Robbinsville High School raised $4,500 for the National Breast Cancer Research Foundation and the What’s My Name Foundation during a two-week-long fundraising effort.
The NBCRF’s “Pink Out” fundraiser, which took place from Oct. 7 through Oct. 10, raised $2,500.
The charity is the largest private funder of breast cancer research worldwide and is the highest rated breast cancer research organization in the U.S., raising more than a billion dollars since 1993.
The Robbinsville High School Executive Council designed pink, long-sleeved shirts for the fundraiser, sold during lunch periods at school. The students showed up in droves to wear the shirts for Robbinsville’s football game on Oct. 10 against Moorestown.
“It was inspiring to see so many people come to the game wearing the pink-out shirts,” said Marcus Rodolphe, an executive council member. “I think it shows how much our school cares about fighting this terrible disease.”
The What’s My Name fundraiser, which raised about $2,000 for the foundation, spanned from Oct. 14 to the conclusion of Robbinsville High School’s football game versus Hamilton West on Oct. 19.
Funds were raised through the sale of T-shirts and wristbands during school lunch periods.
The What’s My Name Foundation was established by Seymour and Marci Josephson, parents of the late Samantha Josephson, a former Robbinsville High School student and senior at the University of South Carolina who was tragically murdered in 2019 by a man posing as an Uber driver.
What’s My Name encourages people to practice caution before entering rideshare vehicles.
Some recommended actions include asking the driver their name to ensure it matches the name on the rideshare application and double checking the vehicle make, model, and license plate number.
RHS student Ryan Emigholz led fundraising efforts for the second year in a row and said he was pleased by his peers’ dedication to such an important cause.
“We take all charity very seriously at Robbinsville High School, but this cause in particular is very close to home,” Emigholz said.
“Knowing something so horrible happened to someone from our school makes us realize it can happen to any of us, he said. “This realization really creates a sense of comradery and pushes us all to make a huge difference.”
