Harrison Students Host Give Hope Bake Sale for PCF

From Co-Communications:

Harrison, NY – (May 16, 2016) – On Saturday, May 14, five students from Harrison hosted the 4th Annual Give Hope Bake Sale to support Pediatric Cancer Foundation (PCF). With cookies, cupcakes and brownies on hand, multiple groups of local students across the country took to the streets and fields to serve up sweets and raise money for the GIVE HOPE BAKE event.

Event organizers, Noah (20), Zoe (19), Sophie (16) and Josh (14) Mittman of Purchase helped lead several groups at the Rye Ridge Shopping Plaza. 100% of the proceeds from this children-led event will go to purchase equipment for PCF-funded, world-renowned researchers and physicians. PCF’s mission is to find a cure for childhood cancer and provides money to doctors for research, treatment, equipment and patient care. After years of watching her mother run chair many PCF events, Sophie, a junior at Harrison High School said, “My siblings and I realize how fortunate we are. After hearing and seeing the plight of so many children with cancer, we decided we needed to do something to give back.”

“We know our efforts are helping kids just like us who are not in the position to help themselves currently,” said her brother Josh. “We are already planning the 5th Annual Give Hope Bake to be bigger and better.” To date, over $45,000 has been raised from the nationwide bake events. To make a donation, run a bake sale or to get involved log, visit www.pcfweb.org or call 914-777-3127.

About Pediatric Cancer Foundation:

Pediatric Cancer Foundation’s mission is to find a cure for childhood cancer. Founded in 1970, this 501(c) (3) non-profit charity raises money for research, state of the art equipment/instruments and patient/parent care for world renowned doctors at the hospitals PCF supports. These hospitals include: NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Stephen D. Hassenfeld Children’s Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at NYU Langone Medical Center, Cohen Children’s Medical Center of NY, Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital at Westchester Medical Center and Comer Children’s Hospital, The University of Chicago Medicine & Biological Sciences. For more information about Pediatric Cancer Foundation, go to www.pcfweb.org or call Nancy Joselson at 914-777-3127.

PHOTO (left to right): Harrison residents Alissa Fogelson, Sophia Jacobi, Nicole Waldman, Olivia DeLuca, Jess Hart, Sophie Mittman