Infinite Love in the News
Fundraising is NOT easy, but something that always helps our efforts is exposure.
Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to listen and share our story and mission. Whether it's our foundation or another childhood cancer group, please help all of us raise awareness and funds simply by sharing our stories, our social media posts + blogs. Sometimes all it takes is one person to truly make a difference, and you just never know where that person will show up.
Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to listen and share our story and mission. Whether it's our foundation or another childhood cancer group, please help all of us raise awareness and funds simply by sharing our stories, our social media posts + blogs. Sometimes all it takes is one person to truly make a difference, and you just never know where that person will show up.
Running for a Reason
CT '21 SUNDAY SPOTLIGHT:
Local teacher tackles a marathon in wake of loss, cancer
CT '21 SUNDAY SPOTLIGHT:
Local teacher tackles a marathon in wake of loss, cancer
Please take a moment to watch this incredible interview with our VP Jim McCaffrey as he talks about his latest marathon which he ran in honor of his beautiful Mia Rose (Forever 6). Jim, obviously Marian McCaffrey, James, Miles and Vader are beyond proud of you, but know that your Infinite Love family is proud of you too. Mia will never be forgotten because she lives on in the love that is all of you, not to mention the thousands of others who have heard her story. Thank you for opening your heart to all of us.
Infinite Love – One Family’s
Childhood Cancer Story By Andrea Verdone Gorsegner As seen in Grit & Soul- Stories of Lives Lived Boldly "Mom Crush: Meet Andrea Verdone Gorsegner, Founder of Infinite Love for Kids Fighting Cancer" njfamily.com
By Dina El Nabli "With the money raised, we've been able to fulfill 26 research grants to our country's leading research hospitals and facilities." Read more
"Students fight pediatric cancer,
one ponytail at a time" Trumbull Times (September 13, 2018) By Donald Eng "September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and a group of Trumbull High students and faculty are marking the occasion with the first Infinite Love’s Mane Event, a hair donation and fund-raising event to benefit Infinite Love for Kids Fighting Cancer. Infinite Love funds research grants for pediatric cancer and has partnered with the town to fight pediatric cancer one ponytail at a time, by raising money and awareness. Its executive director is Trumbull High teacher Jim McCaffrey, whose daughter Mia passed away in 2017 due to rhabdomyosarcoma. Read More.
"Mom and Daughter Shave their
heads for the best reason." People Magazine (September 11, 2017) By Rose Minutaglio "Andrea Verdone Gorsegner and Hannah Gorsegner had a surprising mother-daughter outing last month that resulted in matching buzzcuts. Read More.
"Childhood Cancer Survivor's
Hit Single - Fighter" Joan Lunden (March 6, 2017) By Joan Lunden "Earlier this month, I had the absolute pleasure of meeting Natalie and Hannah Gorsegner, and singer/songwriter Taylor Tote, who together wrote and recorded the hit single "Fighter." Read More.
"Send Messages of Love & Support to
Trumbull Boy Who Lost Sister to Cancer" Joan Lunden (March 23, 2017) By Casey Donahue "After Mia McCaffrey passed away last week at the age of 6, the charity Infinite Love for Kids Fighting Cancer set out to show love and support for Mia's 5-year-old brother James. The group is asking people to send James cards to help bring him some joy in this difficult time." Read More.
"NJ Trio Write Heartwarming
Anthemfor Kids With Cancer" Lite Rock 96.9 WFPG (November 3, 2016) By Laurie Cataldo "New Jersey musician Taylor Tote has teamed up with 7-year-old cancer survivor Natalie Grace and Natalie’s big sister Hannah to create a true anthem for kids with cancer." Read More.
"Six-Year-Old Cancer Survivor Teams
with Local Singer in Video." Community Magazine (September 2016 issue). By Susan Murphy "Middletown resident Natalie Grace Gorsegner has the makings of a star – and she is only six-years-old! You see, Natalie Grace is a cancer survivor and her greatest wish is to raise as much money as possible so that doctors and researchers will discover less harmful treatments for the thousands of kids who are currently battling cancer."
Read More. "Taylor Tote's Fighter Set For Tuesday Release."
Asbury Park Sun, October 2016. By Michelle Gladden "Due to be released via iTunes Tuesday, Taylor Tote’s “Fighter” is a collaborative anthem to and from the youngest among us who have faced a cancer diagnosis. Tote, 21, cowrote the single with 6-year-old acute lymphoblastic leukemia survivor [ALL] Natalie Grace and her 9-year-old sister Hannah Rose Gorsegner last year." Read More.
“Your Child Has Cancer…”
The Gorsegner’s as seen in Parents magazine (November 2014 issue). By Elizabeth Foy Larsen from Parents Magazine “No parent is prepared to hear those words. But it happens to dozens of families every day: There will be nearly 16,000 new cases of pediatric cancer this year. Read this inspiring story -- and learn how you can help fight for more research to find a cure.” Read More. "Girl, 7, shaves head to support 5-year-old
sister in remission from cancer” By Kerri Zimmer Fraser for Today Parents, October 24, 2014 “I've been working at TODAY for 10 years and have had the privilege of telling many stories, but the story of these two little sisters is one of my favorites.” Read More.
"NJ mom urges public to take action
in the fight against childhood cancer” Daily News By Victoria Taylor October 1, 2014 "Little Natalie Gorsegner of Middletown, N.J., was just 3 years old when she was diagnosed with high-risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia.Her symptoms appeared over the course of a week in August 2012. Her mom, Andrea Verdone Gorsegner, first noticed tiny red dots near Natalie’s eye. The next day, she had a low-grade fever, which persisted for a few days." Read More.
"Middletown’s Natalie Grace, 6, wants help fulfilling her special birthday wish”
By the Monmouth Journal, August 28, 2015 “Aug. 16, 2012 is a day that local residents Andrea and Dan Gorsegner will never forget as that’s the day they were told that their then 3-year-old daughter, Natalie Grace, had high-risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia.” Read More.
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"Middletown Mom to Ride Bike for 24 Hours Straight, to Help Children. You Can Spin 4 Kids Too!" tapinto.net
By Jeanne Wall "Middletown mom Andrea Verdone Gorsegner will hop on her peleton at 9:30am on January 30th and spin until the next morning, January 31st, at 9:30am. The 24-hour Spin 4 Kids, is all in the "names of children” Read more
"Here's a local charity worthy of your consideration." New Jersey 101.5
NJ Christmas tree farm raises awareness for childhood cancer,
News12 New Jersey (Aired: 11.19.18) "For me when Beverly presented my girls with those two red ribbons and told them that she was inspired by them and wanted them to pick a forever tree, they went off running,” Watch video
"The heartwarming story of two illuminated Christmas trees on a Middletown hillside"
Asbury Park Press (November 19, 2018) By Jerry Carino Their gold lights are more than decorative. They represent a promise made to a young girl with leukemia. Read more
Life & Living with Joanna Gagis's interview with Infinite Love founder Andrea Verdone Gorsegner.
PBS (Aired: 11.22.17) "Andrea Verdone Gorsegner, founder of Infinite Love, discusses her family's personal journey with her daughter's leukemia diagnosis." Watch interview.
"Anna and Maybelle share
Infinite Love for Kids Fighting Cancer" The Daily Squeal (November 29, 2016) By Tracey Stewart "Here at the Squeal we have the luxury of watching the beautiful connection between sisters Anna and Maybelle everyday. These gals have been through so much and no doubt have given each other the strength to get through the rough patches.
Recently, we became aware of another truly remarkable pair of human sisters, Natalie and Hannah Gorsegner." Read More. "Middletown mom shaved 2.5 feet of
her hair for pediatric cancer" Asbury Park Press (August 14, 2017) By Jerry Carino "Since her youngest daughter was diagnosed with leukemia four years ago, Andrea Verdone Gorsegner has raised $600,000 for pediatric cancer research."
Read More. "Strong Genes"
Women's Health Magazine (May 2017 issue) "Everything changed for Andrea on August 16, 2012—her daughter Natalie (far left), then just 3 years old, was diagnosed with high-risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia." Read More.
"Fighter Wins RWJ Barnabas Health Award
at Asbury Park Music & Film Festival" New Jersey Stage (April 27, 2017) "Mia McCaffrey and Zachary Fielder bravely fought childhood cancer for months and their spirit and fight will always be remembered in Taylor Tote’s “Fighter” music video. The video, which includes over 20 children from the tri-state area who have either survived cancer or are currently fighting it, added to its list of film festival accolades when it received the coveted RWJ Barnabas Health Award at the Asbury Park Music & Film Festival on April 23, 2017." Read More.
"Taylor Tote: Fighter"
NJ Stage 2016 Issue 10 By Gary Wien "Fighter" is a very special song, written and performed by Taylor, a 6-year-old cancer survivor named Natalie Grace and her 9-year-old sister Hannah Rose. Taylor is releasing the single with a full band version featuring a choir of children currently fighting cancer or cancer survivors themselves. Read More.
"Natalie Grace Gorsegner Shows
What It Means To Be A Fighter." The Navesink Journal (October 2016 issue). "Six-year-old cancer survivor Natalie Grace Gorsegner of Middletown and her sister Hannah are up to some pretty exciting stuff these days. The girls recently collaborated with singer-songwriter Taylor Tote of Tinton Falls on a song and music video titled "Fighter." Local firefighters and an additional 20 children, also cancer survivors and current fighters, are a part of the project.
Read More (pages 84-85). The Gorsegner’s on the Today Show,
September 30, 2014 Watch this five minute segment as the Gorsegner’s raise some much needed awareness and where (then) 7-year-old Hannah Rose announces that she’ll be shaving off her long beautiful red locks in honor of the kids fighting cancer. “This is one of the little ways that I can help kids with cancer and inspire them to be brave in their treatment.” Watch Here. Natalie as seen in a full-page ad in the
July 15, 2013 issue of Time magazine. “Moms raising huge sums for
pediatric cancer research” By Jerry Carino for the Asbury Park Press, September 14, 2015 “The worst part was the powerlessness. Andrea Verdone Gorsegner watched her 3-year-old daughter bleed from the eyes, take giant needles in her spine and endure seizures as she dealt with leukemia and the side effects of chemotherapy.” Read More.
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