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### When Valerie Goldstein lost her battle to cancer at the age of 9, her parents Ed and Sue vowed to help families in similar situations gain easier access to more customized care.

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### The Valerie Fund supports comprehensive health care services focusing on psychosocial programs for children with cancer and blood disorders close to home.

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# The Valerie Fund Blog

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## [The 4th Annual Rook Run (and walk)](https://blog.thevaleriefund.org/the-4th-annual-rook-run-and-walk)

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10/26/17

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The 4th Annual 5K Rook Run (and walk) hosted over 3,000 walkers and runners on Sunday, October 8th in Long Branch, NJ at the Great Lawn Amphitheatre. Despite the soggy weather, supporters came out for a day of food and fun and to raise awareness for children with cancer and blood disorders.

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 Topics: [Non-profit](https://blog.thevaleriefund.org/topic/non-profit), [Pediatric Cancer](https://blog.thevaleriefund.org/topic/pediatric-cancer), [Blood Disorders](https://blog.thevaleriefund.org/topic/blood-disorders), [pediatric](https://blog.thevaleriefund.org/topic/pediatric), [childhood cancer](https://blog.thevaleriefund.org/topic/childhood-cancer), [sickle cell](https://blog.thevaleriefund.org/topic/sickle-cell), [5k](https://blog.thevaleriefund.org/topic/5k), [walk](https://blog.thevaleriefund.org/topic/walk), [oncology](https://blog.thevaleriefund.org/topic/oncology), [events](https://blog.thevaleriefund.org/topic/events), [rook](https://blog.thevaleriefund.org/topic/rook), [rook coffee](https://blog.thevaleriefund.org/topic/rook-coffee), [new jersey](https://blog.thevaleriefund.org/topic/new-jersey), [fundraising](https://blog.thevaleriefund.org/topic/fundraising), [nonprofit](https://blog.thevaleriefund.org/topic/nonprofit), [raffle](https://blog.thevaleriefund.org/topic/raffle), [world subaru](https://blog.thevaleriefund.org/topic/world-subaru), [subaru](https://blog.thevaleriefund.org/topic/subaru), [2018 subaru forrester](https://blog.thevaleriefund.org/topic/2018-subaru-forrester)

## [The Valerie Fund Walk & JAG Physical Therapy 5K Run](https://blog.thevaleriefund.org/the-valerie-fund-walk-jag-physical-therapy-5k-run)

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06/28/17

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The 2017 Valerie Fund Walk & JAG Physical Therapy 5K Run was a wonderful success! On Saturday, June 10th, 4,500 people joined us at Essex County's Verona Park for a day of remembrance, hope and strength. 

New supporters of the event this year included samples from Yasso frozen yogurt, Philly Pretzel Factory, and a visit from the Montclair Art Museum (MAM) mobile art studio. Long time supporters and WCBS-TV's very own John Elliot and Vanessa Murdock conducted live interviews with Valerie Fund patients. 

Earlier on CBS Sunday Morning, Communications Director, Bunny Flanders, and Valerie Fund patient, Matthew, promoted the Walk and The Valerie Fund's mission to the station's vast audience. Gallant Entertainment returned this year for a crowd-pumping drumline performance at the start of the Walk. 

 

 

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 Topics: [Blood Disorders](https://blog.thevaleriefund.org/topic/blood-disorders), [Charity](https://blog.thevaleriefund.org/topic/charity), [childhood cancer](https://blog.thevaleriefund.org/topic/childhood-cancer), [5k](https://blog.thevaleriefund.org/topic/5k), [verona](https://blog.thevaleriefund.org/topic/verona), [walk](https://blog.thevaleriefund.org/topic/walk), [walkathon](https://blog.thevaleriefund.org/topic/walkathon), [sponsors](https://blog.thevaleriefund.org/topic/sponsors), [run](https://blog.thevaleriefund.org/topic/run), [new jersey](https://blog.thevaleriefund.org/topic/new-jersey), [40 years](https://blog.thevaleriefund.org/topic/40-years), [fundraising](https://blog.thevaleriefund.org/topic/fundraising), [nonprofit](https://blog.thevaleriefund.org/topic/nonprofit)

## [Morgan Stanley Rec Day 2017](https://blog.thevaleriefund.org/morgan-stanleys-rec-day-2017)

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05/25/17

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On Sunday, May 21st, almost 400 Valerie Fund patients, their parents and sibilings attended this year's Morgan Stanley Recreation Day at Funplex in East Hanover, NJ. "Rec Day" is a day of fun activties for Valerie Fund patients and their families. The Morgan Stanley fundraising campaign supports two fantastic Valerie Fund activities: Rec Day and [Camp Happy Times](https://www.thevaleriefund.org/programs/cht/index.php). Rec Day gives Morgan Stanley first and second year analysts the opportunity to meet and interact with the kids as they volunteer for the day.

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## [Sue and Ed Goldstein: New Jersey Hall of Fame Unsung Heroes Class of 2016](https://blog.thevaleriefund.org/sue-ed-goldstein-new-jersey-hall-of-fame-unsung-heroes-class-of-2016)

 Posted by [The Valerie Fund](https://blog.thevaleriefund.org/author/the-valerie-fund) on

05/04/17

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The Valerie Fund is proud to announce that Sue and Ed Goldstein will be inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame. The determined efforts of the Goldsteins over the last four decades have resulted in access to compassionate care for thousands of children in New Jersey battling cancer and blood disorders. The induction ceremony will be held on Sunday, May 7th in Asbury Park.

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 Topics: [education](https://blog.thevaleriefund.org/topic/education), [Pediatric Cancer](https://blog.thevaleriefund.org/topic/pediatric-cancer), [Blood Disorders](https://blog.thevaleriefund.org/topic/blood-disorders), [Charity](https://blog.thevaleriefund.org/topic/charity), [cancer](https://blog.thevaleriefund.org/topic/cancer), [Founders](https://blog.thevaleriefund.org/topic/founders), [awareness](https://blog.thevaleriefund.org/topic/awareness), [community events](https://blog.thevaleriefund.org/topic/community-events), [new jersey](https://blog.thevaleriefund.org/topic/new-jersey), [40 years](https://blog.thevaleriefund.org/topic/40-years), [nonprofit](https://blog.thevaleriefund.org/topic/nonprofit)

## [Morgan Stanley: Celebrating 25 years with The Valerie Fund](https://blog.thevaleriefund.org/morgan-stanley-25th)

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04/20/17

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On Wednesday, April 12, 2017, Morgan Stanley's annual Valerie Fund campaign to support Camp Happy Times kicked off at the firm's office in New York City. Former Valerie Fund patient, Sierra Spriggs, a three-time cancer survivor and Camp Happy Times veteran, shared her journey from her first diagnosis at age five until now. Sierra will graduate from Colombia University with her Masters in Social work this May.

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## [Inside Our Centers: St. Joseph's Children's Hospital](https://blog.thevaleriefund.org/inside-our-centers-st.-josephs-childrens-hospital)

 Posted by [The Valerie Fund](https://blog.thevaleriefund.org/author/the-valerie-fund) on

03/27/17

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For the first time in seventeen years, a new Valerie Fund Children's Center has opened at St. Joseph's Children's Hospital in Paterson, NJ. The Passaic County-based outpatient facility neighbors the northern New Jersey counties of Morris and Essex where several other Valerie Fund Centers are located. 

The Pediatric Hematology/Oncology division at St. Joseph's Children's Hospital was established in 1996, and treats a diverse population of patients. Much like the population treated at The Valerie Fund's Newark Beth Israel Center, English is not the primary language of patients and their families. At St. Joseph's Center, 60% are Spanish speaking and 10% speak Arabic. 

The Valerie Fund immediately enhanced the existing core services at St. Joseph's, their social work and child life programs and hired a psychologist, educational liaison and financial specialist. This team is led by Dr. Jill Menell, Chief of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, and Bill Copeck, Nurse Manager.  

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## [Inside Our Centers: New York-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital](https://blog.thevaleriefund.org/meet-our-centers-morgan-stanley)

 Posted by [The Valerie Fund](https://blog.thevaleriefund.org/author/the-valerie-fund) on

03/08/17

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New York-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital is renowned for its pediatric healthcare services, and is currently home to the only Valerie Fund Children's Center outside the state of New Jersey. According to *U.S. News & World Report*, [New York-Presbyterian](http://www.nyp.org/morganstanley/about-us) consistently makes the magazine's Honor Roll as one of the best hosptials in the nation. The hospital's pediatric hematology-oncology department is led by Dr. Julia Glade-Bender alongside a multidisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, psychologists, educational liaisons, child life specialists and social workers. Dr. Marie Barnett recently joined The Valerie Fund family as the Center's psychologist. 

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## [Inside Our Centers: Goryeb Children's Hospital at Morristown Medical Center, and Overlook Medical Center](https://blog.thevaleriefund.org/meet-our-centers-morristown-overlook)

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02/16/17

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In 1977, Overlook Medical Center in Summit, NJ, was the first hospital to support Sue and Ed Goldstein in their mission to provide comprehensive health care to children in our area with pediatric cancer and blood disorders. [Forty years later](https://blog.thevaleriefund.org/40-years-of-caring-the-valerie-fund-through-the-years), their dream has come to fruition with the expansion of seven Valerie Fund Children's Centers.

In their book, "Where They Are Now: The voices that cancer & blood disorders couldn't silence,"Sue and Ed reflect, "*The Valerie Fund Children's Centers- *in New Jersey, New York City and the Philadelphia area- evolved into what we had hoped for: institutions delivering expert medical expertise, unconditional support and loving kindness for the children under their care."

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## [Inside Our Centers: Children's Hospital of New Jersey at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center](https://blog.thevaleriefund.org/meet-our-centers-newark-beth-israel)

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 Our next series of blogs will feature each of the seven Valerie Fund Children's Centers located in hospitals throughout the tri-state area. With multidisciplinary teams of doctors, nurses and healthcare professionals, these centers focus on the physical, mental and emotional well-being of the 6,000 patients that are treated each year by The Valerie Fund. This care starts at the time of a patient's diagnosis to well after their treatment has ended.  

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