The Kortney Rose Foundation (KRF) is a 501(c)(3) organization that was set up by Kortney’s parents as a way to help channel their grief into something positive. Their hopes are to make a difference, in Kortney’s name, in the fight to find better treatments and ultimately a cure for pediatric brain tumors. Our fundraising efforts will directly benefit pediatric brain tumor research.
In 2009 The Kortney Rose foundation with the help of local NJ legislators drafted and passed a resolution that annually calls on the sitting Governor of New Jersey to declare, by proclamation, that May be recognized as Brain Tumor Awareness Month in the State of New Jersey. We need your help to spread the awareness.…
During the Month of May to celebrate Brain Tumor Awareness Month, Jersey Auto Spa in Long Branch will be asking its patrons to “Buy a Rose for Kortney” to help raise funding for life saving pediatric brain tumor research. At the register, customers will have the option to donate and may write their name on…
WHEN: Sunday August 4th, 2019 at 8AM WHERE: Monmouth Park, Oceanport, NJ The 14th Annual Kortney’s Challenge 2 Mile FUN Run/ Walk at Monmouth Park will take place on Sunday, August 4, 2019. It’s an event that brings the community out to support pediatric brain tumor research and gets everyone moving for a…
Oceanport, NJ – January 7, 2019 – The Kortney Rose Foundation (KRF) announced today that its annual donation to fund research on pediatric brain tumors for 2018 totaled $145,000. This is KRF’s twelfth annual donation made in memory of nine-year old Kortney Rose Gillette, who died from a brain tumor in 2006. The funds raised…
Mike and Melody Minervini joined us on our visit to CHOP. They have been substantial and loyal supporters of The Kortney Rose Foundation since inception. We asked for their feedback after visiting CHOP and the Children’s Brain Tumor Tissue Consortium (CBTTC). Mike’s blog post: “When my wife and I moved into Oceanport in 2005, we…
Kelli O’Brien is the first Social Media/Marketing intern KRF has had and she is with us this summer of 2019. Kelli accompanied us on our trip to CHOP/CBTTC. Read her blog post with her reaction to that trip:
We asked a couple of our attendees to write about their experience attending a group visit with The Kortney Rose Foundation (KRF) to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) to learn more about the research KRF supports including the Children’s Brain Tumor Tissue Consortium (CBTTC) and a tour of the bio repository.
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