September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and we are thrilled to partner again with our friends at the Nod Hill Brewery in Ridgefield, CT. Join us on Sunday, September 18th, from 2 – 5 PM. We will be in the Biergarten with Raffles, Gifts, and a dedicated tap to support Childhood Cancer patient and family…
We are thrilled to partner with the Soccer Club of Ridgefield once again for the Justin’s Smile Memorial Soccer Tournament. If you can’t attend please consider a donation.
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and we are thrilled to partner once again with our friends at the Nod Hill Brewery in Ridgefield, CT. Join us on Saturday, September 18th from 3 – 7:30 PM. We will be in the new Biergarten for Raffles, Gifts, and a dedicated tap that will support Childhood Cancer…
We are pleased to support the Michaelsen’s through your generous donations to Justin’s Smile. The Michaelsen’s own Bartolo Restaurant in Ridgefield and their daughter Tess is battling a secondary cancer. Secondary cancers happen more frequently in those who have survived an initial childhood cancer. All of our best to Tess and her family.
We are thrilled to partner with the Soccer Club of Ridgefield once again for the Justin’s Smile Memorial Soccer Tournament. This year’s tournament will be scaled back from prior years due to the pandemic, we look forward to returning next year bigger and better than ever. If you can’t attend please consider a donation.
Justin’s beautiful smile appeared over Times square around noon on August 19, 2020 thanks to our friends at the Childhood Cancer Research Fund and their Great Cycle Challenge.
Great news from my childhood friend Keith Welz that the team he sponsors from my old little league (Forest Hills Little League) won the championship last night. The team is named Justin’s Smile. Here is a picture of the team after the win. Let’s give a big hand to Keith and the boys.
Tom’s first piece To You My Son was published in June on The Good Men Project. https://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/to-you-my-son-lbkr/ As you can probably tell it is a love letter to Justin describing all of the things they would have done together this spring. Enjoy.
We are thrilled to announce that Justin’s Smile Childhood Cancer Foundation is now selling facemasks! Keep yourself and others safe while supporting a great cause. The minimum donation is $12 for one mask (shipping included). Additional donations are greatly appreciated. The masks are 100% Jersey Knit Cotton and one size fits all. Thank you so…
We are thrilled to announce with your help that Justin’s Smile will be in others’ memories this holiday season. Through your generous donations we were able to donate the following during this holiday season: Donated to a leading childhood cancer organization – the Children’s Cancer Research Fund to continue their research and clinical trials for…
We raised more funds for Childhood Cancer to end Childhood Cancer Awareness Month!!! 30 raffle tickets sold for two Nod Hill Four Packs and dozens of people drank Ace of Wands from the Smile tap. Thanks also to the Me’stezo Grill for some amazing tacos.
Join us on September 28th at the Nod Hill Brewery on Route 7 in Ridgefield, CT. A portion of the proceeds from the Smile Tap and Raffles will go to Justin’s Smile.
Justin’s beautiful smile appeared over Times square around noon on May 22, 2019 thanks to our friends at the Childhood Cancer Research Fund and their Great Cycle Challenge.
Our 3rd Annual Tournament was held on May 11, 2019 and we raised 3x the amount that we have raised in our other tournaments. Over 120 High Schoolers played in the tournament and a couple of dozen high schoolers volunteered their time. During the morning we held skills competitions for the younger players. Over 40…
Thanks to all who stopped by our Justin’s Smile table at today’s Spring Stroll and to our winners of the Justin’s Wine basket from Cellar XV wine market and Justin Peanut Products (donated by Natures Temptation). Over 150 people donated to help the fight against Childhood Cancer. Hope to see many of you at next…
We are excited to unveil our new logo for Justin’s Smile. Many thanks to Stephen Harrington from the Soccer Club of Ridgefield for putting together our beautiful logo which remembers Justin’s Smile. We also are in the process of completing our 501c3 foundation paperwork. We are now incorporated in the state of CT as a…
Please join us for our 3rd Annual Tournament to remember Justin. This year’s event will be bigger and better with more players, more games, clinics and competitions. More baskets (just in time for Mother’s Day) and more food. If you cannot attend, please consider a donation or donation in kind of goods (tickets, sports memorabilia,…
We are proud to announce that the 2nd Annual Justin Cowen Memorial Soccer Tournament organized in conjunction with the Soccer Club of Ridgefield (SCOR) will be held on Saturday, November 11th from 11AM – 2PM. The event will include a round robin tournament between Ridgefield Co-ed Boys and Girls High School House League Plus teams…
Today I start the month long Great Cycle Challenge to ride 100 miles and benefit the Children’s Cancer Research Fund. It is unfortunately too late for our courageous son Justin, so I ride for your family, friends and children in your communities who are battling pediatric cancer. Thank you to those who have already donated…
This past Saturday, April 29th the Ridgefield Little League remembered Justin with a plaque and ceremony just across the street at Aldrich field. The event was announced on the Ridgefield Little League site and in The Ridgefield Press.Justin had just made the Ridgefield Little League team and was able only to attend 2 practices and…
Ronee, Tom and Brandon just attended the two day MIB Agents FACTOR Conference in Miami. FACTOR was the first ever conference for doctors and patients for Osteosarcoma. Doctors and researchers delivered presentations on Genetics, Treatments, Surgery, Radiation and the future. Our heads are spinning listening to two days of research. We are all hopeful coming out…
Those of you who knew Justin knew that two things meant the world to him. Justin’s favorite sports team was the Mets(Tom and Brandon are Yankees fans) and from an early age he wanted to be a sports reporter. Unfortunately, we did not find out that Gary Cohen, Mets TV Announcer lived in our town…
Ronee and I were so thrilled to hear from Meg McElroy letting us know that she was donating the funds from her annual NYC Accidental Fundraiser to Justin’s Smile held in New York City. Meg and her friends raised $10,550 for our foundation. We met Meg at a meeting with the Children’s Cancer Research Fund…
Our friends at the Ridgefield Newcomers Club have graciously put together a cookbook for the holidays with hundreds of recipes. Justin’s family, friends and local restaurant owners also submitted recipes with stories about foods they made for Justin. So pick up some great recipes, learn more about Justin’s food tastes and help a great cause.…
Despite the windy, rainy and cold fall weather, more than 200 attended the Soccer Club of Ridgefield’s Justin Cowen Memorial Tournament and fund-raiser on Saturday, Oct. 22, at Veterans Park in Ridgefield. Supplemented by a donation matching program at CCRF, we are thrilled to say that we raised more than $10k for OS research. Thanks to…