Get your tickets now for the Nick Strong Foundation event scheduled for The Shed - May 21

Please join the Franklin lacrosse community for a fun night of great food, friends and most importantly, support for the Nick Strong Foundation at Franklin’s most popular gathering spot- The Shed!  

This will be an adult-only (ages 21+) event and with your $50 per ticket contribution you’ll receive shared appetizers and craft kitchen fare, one drink ticket and entry to a trivia contest complete with great prizes. 

All proceeds will go directly to the Nick Strong Foundation to fund the 2024 Nick Gaspar Award and towards the foundation’s efforts to fund pediatric cancer research and support pediatric cancer patients and their families.  

Please use the attached Venmo QR code to register! 

(If you don't have a QR reader follow this link -> https://www.paypal.com/qrcodes/venmocs/c614d743-52eb-4ed8-bfd0-3b619e40ff3f?created=1712579348.5624971   or click on the image )  

Don’t delay-  tickets are limited!!!

Thanks for your continued support, and we can’t wait to see you!

 

Get your tickets now for the Nick Strong Foundation event scheduled for The Shed - May 21

Nick Strong Foundation to directly fund groundbreaking research for germ cell tumors.

We are beyond excited to announce groundbreaking research, being conducted by the Jackson Laboratories, that could potentially find treatments for germ cell tumors. Pediatric oncologist Dr. Ching Lau is a professor at the lab, which is a nonprofit biomedical institution committed to basic research discoveries that will change the landscape of cancer detection and care. Dr. Lau and his lab team have developed a first of its kind assay that can accurately diagnose germ cell tumors using spinal fluid obtained from a less invasive procedure such as a spinal tap.  The Nick Strong Foundation has decided to directly fund these tests that cost about $2,000 per test.  They have about 50 samples ready to test and our goal is to fund these samples and keep going from there! We are honored to be a part of this research in Nick’s memory.

Proceeds from your participation in our upcoming events (The Shed event, our first Golf Tournament) will go directly towards this funding -  THANK YOU!!!

Visit the Nick Strong Foundation online -> https://nickstrongfoundation.com/ 

#1NickStong18 schedules First Annual Golf Tournament - June 17

via 1NickStong18:

First Annual Golf Tournament 

Registration is now open! 

If you don't want to golf but want to join us for lunch, that option is available on the site.

Sponsorship opportunities are available as well! 🩵

Registration & donation info -> https://t.co/a0CDRSPXpL

"Our goal through this year’s tournament is to support a research facility that is testing a robust liquid biopsy platform for diagnosing brain tumors, especially for Germ Cell Tumors. 

The cost for each sample is around $1800. They have around 50 cases/samples they need to test in the coming months.  Nick Strong Foundation is excited about this new partnership with more information to come in the next few months."

Website -> https://nickstrongfoundation.com/golf-tournament-2024/

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Reminder: 1NickStong18 schedules 3x3 basketball tournament

Join us at our first Nick Strong Foundation fundraising event. This will be an annual basketball tournament in memory of Nick Gaspar. All proceeds will go to The Nick Strong Foundation, a 501(c)3, which donates to pediatric brain tumor research and assists pediatric cancer patients and their families.  This event will be run by high school basketball coaches & players.

• Friday November 10, 2023 
• Franklin High School Gymnasium and Horace Mann Middle School
• Time and location TBD. Will update 1 week prior event. Join newsletter to stay updated!
• 2nd to 4th grade girls and boys: 1 hour clinic 
• 5th to 8th grade boys and girls

Registration:  $50.00 (t-shirt included) 

• First come first serve. No spots will be saved without registering. 
• 4 players per team, 3 games guaranteed for 5th -8th graders 
• For Grades 5th – 8th : Your son or daughter may register with one other player of the same gender and grade. We will try our best to accommodate your request. Our goal is to balance teams as best as we can to benefit all and make this a fun event.  
• Note: Players who register together cannot both be on the Metro A roster from last year. 

Register online -> https://t.co/B39jC2rP8S 

Nick Gaspar 3v3 Basketball Tournament - Nov 10, 2023

Shared from ->  https://t.co/ugYziIzfPD

FHS Boys Basketball schedules Gaspar Night - Thursday, Feb 23, 2023

via FHS Boys Basketball:

"Thursday is the Panther's last reg season game and will be Gaspar night. We'll honor our friend, Nick Gaspar & his fight against caner. 

All proceeds will go to Dana Farber in Nick's name. 

Another great way to help is to give blood & platelets. https://t.co/wQ6OOLeUJG  @1NickStrong18"

Shared from Twitter -> https://twitter.com/fhsboysbball/status/1627360093887922176

FHS Panthers

Milford Daily News: "Franklin lacrosse hosts 'Nick Gaspar Night'"

"Around 6:40 PM on Monday, a line of 21 police cars slowly drove onto the track at Pisini Stadium.

They weren’t there for any trouble, however. They were part of a pregame ceremony for a special young man.

In the middle of the motorcade was a gray SUV driven by Tim Gaspar. Gaspar’s 15-year old son, Nick, a freshman at Franklin High, and the rest of the Gaspar family were also in the car. The car circled around the track before coming to a stop on the far sideline at the 50-yard line.

That’s when the Gaspar family exited the vehicle before Nick walked out to midfield, where he was greeted by the Franklin varsity and JV boys lacrosse captains as well as a bunch of Franklin youngsters. He was then presented with a new stick with a custom blue head, the same color as his favorite college basketball team: University of North Carolina."

Continue reading the article (subscription may be required)

https://www.milforddailynews.com/story/sports/high-school/lacrosse/2022/05/04/franklin-ma-boys-lacrosse-nick-gaspar-germ-cell-tumors/9580482002/

#NickStrong
Franklin Vs. Oliver Ames@FranklinHSLax @FHSlax_boosters @FHSSports pic.twitter.com/D1kMEWNZTB

— Varun Desai (@editorvar) May 3, 2022

Franklin freshman Nick Gaspar (#40) poses for a photo with players before Franklin’s game against Oliver Ames at Franklin High School in Franklin on May 2, 2022. Gaspar was diagnosed with a brain tumor and is still undergoing chemotherapy. Daily News and Wicked Local Photo/Dan Holmes