NBPT Marinas MOVEMBER Challenge

Randall Lyons is organizing this fundraiser to benefit Joe Andruzzi Foundation.

Tax deductible

The Newburyport Marinas team has decided to participate in a Movember challenge to raise money and awareness for men's health issues with a focus on Cancer.

What is Movember you ask? Movember is a charity event encouraging the growth of mustaches for the month of November. The goal is to literally change the face of men's health issues. Some of our staff members will be participating in the event and we are encouraging our guests to participate as well.

Who will this fundraiser benefit?
All of the donations collected during this event will go directly to the Joe Andruzzi Foundation. Here is a little more information on the foundation:

The Joe Andruzzi Foundation Story
Jen and Joe Andruzzi were active locally during Joe’s football career with the New England Patriots. That included visiting patients to lift their spirits. Meeting a young man named C.J. Buckley a month after he was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor touched their hearts in an unusual way. C.J. and his family became extended family members to the Andruzzis and his passing left a hole in their hearts. In 2003, the Andruzzis started the C.J. Buckley Brain Cancer Research Fund at Children’s Hospital Boston years before battling cancer became personal.

On May 30, 2007, Joe was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s Burkitt’s lymphoma, predicted to double in size within 24 hours. He had an aggressive chemotherapy treatment over several months both at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Joe fought the disease with strength
and courage helped by the support of his own family, the Buckley family, friends, doctors and nurses by his side. Thankfully, Joe was told that there was no sign of cancer in his body by the fall of 2007 and remains cured today.

“I know first-hand how much your daily routine changes during and following cancer treatment,” said Joe Andruzzi. “Please team up with me in helping others.”

“We fought the toughest fight of our lives and are grateful that Joe is living cancer free,” said Jen Andruzzi.