Boxathon Benefits Parsippany Child With Rare Cancer

A young Parsippany resident battled a rare cancer at the age of 20 months. Peyton Zitelli was diagnosed with alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare form of cancer that forms in muscle tissue and around town there have been fundraising events.

In February, Peyton's friend and neighbor Matthew Santana, 8, led a fundraising and awareness event and the Police Benevolent Association 131 of Parsippany is hosting a charity boxing event on Oct. 19 called Battle of the Badges.

On Thursday, join Title Boxing Club of Parsippany for a Boxathon to benefit the ‘Prayers and Pledges for Peyton Foundation.' Here's a run down of the day's activities:

• 6 a.m. to 6:45 p.m. - classes run all day 
• 7:15 – 8 p.m. - cocktail hour 
• 8:15 – 9 p.m. -  Tricky Tray drawing
• 9 – 9:30 p.m. - The awards ceremony for the Boxathon

Reserve your bag with a minimum donation of $10 per power hour class. The Parsippany Police Department is a proud partner of the event. For more information, call 973-396-8822 or alinkov@titleboxingclub.com. Title Boxing Club is located at 796 US 46 in Parsippany.

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Now that the Parsippany-Troy Hills Elementaries had their Back-to-School night, it's the middle and high schools' turn:

• Central Middle School 7 p.m.
• Parsippany High School 7 p.m.
• Parsippany Hills High School 7 p.m.