Our Cause
All of us have been impacted by cancer - family, friends, neighbors, peers, staff. The list goes on. There are several students in Roxbury’s school system that have had or currently have cancer. In 2011, we lost a student Nick Russo. Since 2009, we lost four faculty members to cancer - Mrs. Nicole Barbato-Connolly (History, and founder of mini-THON), Mrs. Hopper (English), Mrs. Bauer (Guidance), and Ms. Nagy (Computer Science). In 2019, Rox-THON partnered with the Aulenbach Family to help Henry (8), who was diagnosed with a brain tumor in January of that year. Our leaders worked with Henry to help him get caught up on the school work he missed. Things were great, until they took a turn for the worst in December 2019. The news of Henry's passing was heartbreaking for his family and our community.
Cancer is a horrible disease that devastates families, friendships, and communities. The more we can do to stop this, the better. By hosting a Rox-THON we are helping save the lives of countless children, while working towards finding a cure so that no parent ever has to be told “Your child has cancer”. The money raised from this event helps offset medical bills through Goryeb Children's Hospital (Morristown, NJ) as well as contributes to cancer research through Penn State Health Children's Hospital (Hershey, PA). Just as importantly, hosting a Rox-THON raises awareness and gets more people involved, which helps the effort grow and bring us one step closer to a cure. |