Rudy Food, Sports and Entertainment Hosts "Drive for a Cure" Supporting the PaulieStrong Foundation

From the PaulieStrong Foundation:

New York, N.Y. – The Scarsdale Golf Club and Rudy’s Food, Sports & Entertainment will host the Drive for a Cure, a golf outing and fundraising dinner in support of The PaulieStrong Foundation. The inaugural event will take place on August 29, 2016. Attendees will participate in 18 holes of golf at The Scarsdale Golf Club followed by dinner and drinks, as well as a silent auction at Rudy’s Food, Sports & Entertainment on Central Avenue, in Scarsdale.

The PaulieStrong Foundation was created by Paul Jimenez and Ioana Kreatsoulas Jimenez of Scarsdale, NY, in memory of their brave 10-year-old son Paul Ulysses Jimenez Jr., who suddenly lost his battle to Rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare form of childhood cancer, in January of 2016.

“The PaulieStrong Foundation was created in memory of our son Paul who fought bravely in his battle with Rhabdomyosarcoma. He was such a fun loving and amazing child who was loved by so many. He was our world and we miss him so very much. Until you are pulled into the world of childhood cancer, you just do not realize how little funding goes to support research into a cure. When we found out that childhood cancers get less then 4% of all cancer research funding, we knew our mission,” said Paul Jimenez, co-founder and President of The PaulieStrong Foundation. “The goal of The PaulieStrong Foundation, through our partnership with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center is to raise awareness and funding for researching a cure for pediatric cancers. Today’s children are the world’s future and they deserve more than 4%.”

“To date, the PaulieStrong Foundation has raised over $150,000 to benefit pediatric sarcoma research at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Pediatric cancers are vastly underfunded—only 4% of government funding for cancer research supports pediatrics,” said Kelli Klasko of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. “Therefore, philanthropic support from the PaulieStrong Foundation is crucial in advancing breakthrough research and clinical trails for pediatric cancers. We are deeply grateful to the foundation for their unwavering partnership to help us find a cure for all children with cancer.”

“Drive for a Cure” is aimed at raising awareness and funding for pediatric cancer research. Funds raised from the event will go directly to the Department of Pediatrics at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City to help fund research into pediatric sarcomas. Tickets for the golf outing range from $260 for single golfers, to $900 for a foursome. Tickets for the dinner and silent auction held at Rudy’s sports bar are $45 for adults and $25 for children.

Click here for more information about Drive for a Cure.

Photo credit: PaulieStrong Foundation.