Friends of JJ is Being BOLD & Going GOLD this month for Childhood Cancer Awareness by collecting donations for a FUN FUND for the Pediatric Cancer Patients at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center! Friends of JJ will MATCH every donation to MAXIMIZE THE FUN! To Donate visit our website FRIENDSOFJJ.ORG and click the donate tab– every donor will

In early August, Friends of JJ was contacted by a staff member of at a local hospital seeking help for a critically ill 11 year old patient. The child was being treated for a degenerative neuromuscular disease at the hospitals PICU (Pediatric Intensive Care Unit). The child was staying there with their siblings and single

For the past 3 years Friends of JJ has been working with Nichole Melfi of KEEP Collective on a special project dedicated to bringing Sunshine to the moms and caretakers of hospitalized children. Twice a year Nichole sets up this bracelet fundraiser and the response is incredible. So far we have collected over 100 bracelets

Brenna Messana, President of Friends of JJ, received a Recognition Award from the Supporters of Friends of JJ at her annual Ladies Night Out event. Brenna started Friends of JJ in 2014 to honor her brother by bringing smiles to children in local hospitals. Brenna now works with over 20 hospitals impacting hundreds of children

This year we hosted over 130 ladies for our Annual Ladies Night Out Event in Colts Neck, NJ. Our annual event is focused on raising funds for our Halloween & Holiday programs. The night features, live music, buffet dinner, shopping and MORE. This year with the help of our AMAZING supporters we raised over $10,000