Save the Date Coaches vs Cancer Night - January 30, 2026

Join us Friday, January 30th as the FHS Girls Basketball Program hosts our annual Coaches vs. Cancer Game in support of the Nick Strong Foundation

Save the Date Coaches vs Cancer
Night - January 30, 2026

This night is about more than basketball. It’s about honoring the memory of Nick Gaspar, a former Franklin student athlete and courageous cancer fighter, and coming together to support pediatric cancer research and families battling cancer today.

Let’s pack the gym, stand united, and show what Franklin Athletics is all about.

All proceeds from the night will benefit the Nick Strong Foundation.

Donations will be accepted via cash or Venmo.

Bring your friends, bring your family, and help us make an impact. Together, we can fight cancer, one game, one donation, one community at a time.

Check out our Coaches vs Cancer MVP Donors Website: https://www.masbuildingandbridge.com/

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Register now for the 3rd Annual Nick Gaspar 3v3 Basketball Tournament - Nov 11, 2025 (not a school day)

The Nick Strong Foundation is thrilled to announce the 3rd Annual Nick Gaspar 3v3 Basketball Tournament — happening on Tuesday, November 11, 2025 (Veterans Day – no school!) 🎉

Franklin High School & Franklin Middle School
$50 per player (includes a T-shirt!)

Play in the 3v3 Tournament OR join the Youth Clinic

Open to ALL skill levels — even if you’ve never played before!
No team? No problem — register as an individual and we’ll place you on one!

Come compete, learn, and most importantly, support the Nick Strong Foundation ❤️ — helping pediatric cancer patients and families while funding life-saving research.

Whether you’re on the court or cheering from the stands, your support makes a difference!

Register now: nickstrongfoundation.com/nick-gaspar-3v3-basketball-tournament

Save the date: Tuesday, Nov 11 - The Nick Strong Foundation 3-on-3

The Nick Strong Foundation 3-on-3

Save the date: Tuesday, Nov 11 

The Nick Strong Foundation 3-on-3 is a day of basketball for fun, community, and a cause.  All proceeds support the fight against pediatric cancer.

👀 Registration link coming soon—stay tuned!

More Than a Game. 

#1NickStrong18

SAVE THE DATE: Nick Strong Foundation schedules golf tournament June 16

2nd Annual Nick Strong Golf Tournament

"2nd Annual Nick Strong Golf Tournament.  

Save the date June 16th, 202.  

Registration TBD

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What's happening in Franklin, MA: Tuesday, February 18, 2025 ???

Tuesday, February 18

* No scheduled delay for trash/recycle curbside pick up this week due to the holiday, weather might have something to do about though. Stay Tuned

9:00am Fallen Heroes: Alan W. Willard (Veterans, Walkway, Franklin Town Common) 

9:30am Cool Cruisers! (Franklin Public Library) 

10:30am Juice and Jelly Funtime Band! (Franklin Public Library)

6:00pm Table Top: D&D for Adults (Franklin Public Library)

7:00pm Musical Bingo (Raillery Public House)

* 2nd Annual Nick Gaspar Invitational basketball tournament at Franklin High School = Tue 2/18

1pm Consolation  New Bedford vs. Natick

3pm Championship Franklin vs. Xaverian

*Tickets at gofan ->   https://gofan.co/app/school/MA14576

**  NO   Town Meetings today   **

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Why are there multiple calendars?

What's happening today in Franklin? 

Respectfully, the Library and Senior Center calendars are too full of events to include all their events so we tend to focus on the major events. Town and School meetings are also kept separate. Links for all the calendars are shared here:

Find the full Community event calendar  https://bit.ly/FranklinCommunityCalendar

If you have an event to add to the calendar, you can use the form to submit it for publication:  https://bit.ly/Submit2Calendar

The Library calendar of events ->    calendar link

The Senior Center calendar of events ->   https://www.franklinma.gov/calendar.aspx?CID=37&showPastEvents=false

The Town meeting calendar is found  https://www.franklinma.gov/Calendar.aspx
The School district calendar is found  https://franklinpublicschooldistrictma.sites.thrillshare.com/o/fpsd/page/school-calendars

2nd Annual Nick Gaspar Invitational at Franklin High School - Feb 17 & Feb 18

Join us for the 2nd Annual Nick Gaspar Invitational at Franklin High School

to support the Nick Strong Foundation

2nd Annual Nick Gaspar Invitational

http://nickstrongfoundation.com   @1NickStrong18

Mon 2/17

1pm Franklin vs. New Bedford 

3pm Natick vs. Xaverian

Tue 2/18

1pm Consolation 

3pm Championship 

*Tickets at gofan ->   https://gofan.co/app/school/MA14576

2nd Annual Nick Strong Basketball 3 on 3 Tournament - Nov 11

Nick Strong Basketball 3 on 3 

1NickStong18 (@1NickStrong18) posted:

"The Nick Strong Foundation will be running our 2nd Annual Nick Strong Basketball 3 on 3 Tournament on November 11th in Franklin.  

Registration is now open.  #1nickstrong18 #noonefightsalone Nick Strong

All proceeds will go to The Nick Strong Foundation, a 501(c)3, https://t.co/Wpky0weM4U"

Jen decides to run the half marathon again for @1NickStrong18

Jen Edmunds ATC (@FHSTrainingRoom) posted Fri, Aug 30, 2024:

Remember that time I said I would never run the B.A.A Half Marathon again?  

fund raising for @1NickStrong18

I guess I lied 🤷🏻‍♀️

Find out why I will be running the Boston Half Marathon AGAIN with Team @1NickStrong18 here:

https://t.co/2B0Zhh72dO

#CancerSucks https://t.co/wNVOEuuWST

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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

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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