Love is a seemingly inadequate word to describe the intensity of the feeling a parent feels for a child, but it is the emotion that drives a parent to imagine, plan, and provide for every opportunity for a son or daughter to grow into the person he or she will become. You plan and save to send your child to …
Take Coach Coughlin’s Pledge to #BETHERE by Mark Herzlich, NY Giants Line Backer
In 2009, during the summer heading into my senior year at Boston College, I was diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer. There aren’t adequate words to describe the devastation I felt when I realized I would not touch a football field during that entire season. It was as if my whole world had been taken away …
Childhood Cancer and Why You Need to #BETHERE by First Lady Barbara Bush
No parent is prepared to hear a doctor say the words: Your child has cancer; George and I were no different. When we learned in 1953 that our then three-year-old daughter, Robin, had leukemia, we were both overwhelmed. The doctors told us not to treat her, but to take her home, love her, and she would be gone in a …
Father’s Day: Celebrating a Tom Coughlin Jay Fund Dad
On Father’s Day, we celebrate and honor our dad’s love, strength, sacrifice and encouragement. These traits shine even brighter when a father is tackling childhood cancer with his son or daughter. The Tom Coughlin Jay Fund salutes these brave and courageous fathers; it is a privilege to BE THERE for them and their families. We asked 13 yr. old Megan, …
Tom Coughlin Jay Fund Names Recipients of Annual Cancer Survivor Scholarships
Last year I wrote about why booking too far in advance can be dangerous for your business, and this concept of margin so eloquently captures what I had recognized had been my problem: I was so booked up with clients that I wasn’t leaving any margin for error, growth, planning, or reflection.
Scholarships for Seven Childhood Cancer Survivors
Surviving cancer is a big challenge, but the challenges don’t stop. Right now, seven childhood cancer survivors from Florida, New Jersey, and New York are preparing for a new challenge: college. In an effort to #BeThere for them, the Tom Coughlin Jay Fund Foundation is pleased to announce the 2015 recipients of its cancer survivor scholarships, awarded as an inspiration to …
Tom Coughlin Jay Fund Names Recipients of Annual Cancer Survivor Scholarships
Seven childhood cancer survivors from Florida, New Jersey, and New York prepare for a new challenge – college NEW YORK (June 11, 2015) – The Tom Coughlin Jay Fund Foundation is pleased to announce the 2015 recipients of its cancer survivor scholarships, awarded as an inspiration to survivors in order that they may achieve their full potential in life. Seven young …
NJ.com Covers The 2015 Giants Tour and Sundae Blitz
Jordan Raanan and the NJ.com staff joined the Tom Coughlin Jay Fund and the NY Giants for the 2015 Giants Tour and Sundae Blitz on Friday, May 29th at the team’s training facility. Families took a VIP tour, spent time with Coach Coughlin and NY Giants players, and topped it all with some delicious ice cream! But as you see …
Action News Speaks to Coach Coughlin About The Celebrity Golf Classic
CBS47/FOX30 and Action Sports’ Dan Hicken caught up with Coach Coughlin during Sunday evening’s Tom Coughlin Jay Fund 20th Anniversary Celebrity Golf Classic Dinner and Auction. During the conversation, Coach shares his perspective on being able to BE THERE for families tackling childhood cancer for two decades, as well as how things have changes for the Celebrity Golf Classic and …
Tom Coughlin Jay Fund Announces 20th Annual Celebrity Golf Classic Benefiting Families Tackling Childhood Cancer
Star-studded platinum anniversary event benefits NY Giants Head Coach’s Foundation and celebrates the life of Boston College star athlete Jay McGillis JACKSONVILLE, FL, May 12, 2015 – The Tom Coughlin Jay Fund Foundation today announced its 20th Annual Tom Coughlin Jay Fund Foundation Celebrity Golf Classic will be held May 17-18 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL in …