Sunday, May 19, 2013
Tom Coughlin, Mark Herzlich and Chris Snee are scheduled to appear at a benefit for Mahwah grad Frank Chamberlin.
A group of New York Giants will be in the area next month to rally for a fellow NFL player battling brain cancer. Tom Coughlin, Head Coach of the NY Giants and Big Blue players Mark Herzlich and Chris Snee will be at the Wyckoff Family YMCA on Wednesday, June 5. The three will be part of a VIP “Meet and Greet,” happening from 5:30-6:45 p.m. Proceeds from the event will benefit Frank Chamberlin and his family. Frank is a Mahwah High School graduate, Wyckoff resident, and former NFL player who was diagnosed with an anaplastic astrocytoma, a rare form of brain cancer, last year. According to the release from the Y, the Meet and Greet will feature an "intimate reception," and photo ops with Tom, Mark, Chris, and other NY Giants players. …
Thursday, March 7, 2013
The event, happening March 20, will include a lineup of impressive auction items like Broadway tickets and trips to Florida and Las Vegas
A group working to raise $200,000 for a local man fighting a rare form of brain cancer says it is about halfway to its fundraising goal, and that an upcoming event should help add to the growing effort. On March 20, Fight for Frank – a group set up to help Mahwah High School grad Frank Chamberlin and his family – will host a dinner and auction fundraiser at the Venetian in Garfield. According to organizers, the items up for auction are impressive, and include trips to Costa Rica, Florida and Las Vegas, signed sports memorabilia, golf outings, Broadway tickets, sporting event and television talk show recording tickets, over 100 gift certificates and items donated by local merchants. “We are really excited about our auction line up and feel …
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Frank Chamberlin, who played for Mahwah in the 90's and the NFL in the 2000's, recently received a surprise gift from the current Thunderbird team
According to Gwenn Hendrick, a former Mahwah resident whose son, Frank Chamberlin played football for Mahwah High School, Boston College, and in the NFL for the Tennessee Titans, Cincinnati Bengals and Houston Texans, she didn’t know her son was still inspiring Mahwah athletes. “I didn’t know this until this past season, when I was at a Mahwah High School game and I went inside the gym. But, they have one of Frank’s jerseys hanging up in the hallway,” Hendrick said. “I was surprised to see that.” Before her son’s cancer diagnosis last year, Hendrick said she and her family didn’t realize the impact Frank’s success story continues to have on Mahwah athletes. Chamberlin played football all four years at Mahwah High School, graduated in 1996…
Monday, December 10, 2012
Group is working to help pay medical expendes for a 34-year-old Mahwah High grad diagnosed with a severe form of brain cancer earlier this year
Last month, locals started Fighting for Frank. Now, a Mahwah restaurant is giving residents a way to help. ‘Fight for Frank’ was set up to help Frank Chamberlin, who friends say was the picture of fitness and health when he was diagnosed with a severe form of brain cancer earlier this year. Chamberlin, who works at a financial services firm, played football at Mahwah High School, and upon his 1996 graduation went on to play for Boston College, and for five years in the NFL – for the Tennessee Titans, Cincinnati Bengals and Houston Texans. The 34-year-old was diagnosed with anaplastic astrocytoma (Grade III Glioma) in January. Chamberlin underwent surgery that partially removed the tumor, but was left with ongoing seizures and significant …
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Frank Chamberlin played football for Mahwah High School, Boston College and in the NFL. The 34-year-old Mahwah native has been diagnosed with brain cancer.
If you’ve been to an area coffee shop, checked the Facebook status updates of your friends, or belong to local groups, you have likely been asked to ‘Fight for Frank.’ The organization was set up by a group of locals to help Frank Chamberlin, who friends say was the picture of fitness and health. Chamberlin played football at Mahwah High School, and upon his 1996 graduation went on to play for Boston College, and for five years in the NFL – for the Tennessee Titans, Cincinnati Bengals and Houston Texans. Since his football days, Chamberlin has been working for KBW, a financial services firm in Manhattan. In January, Chamberlin, 34, suffered a seizure and collapsed at work. He was diagnosed with anaplastic astrocytoma (Grade III Glioma), a …
david calleo
12:03 pm on Monday, May 20, 2013
This is a wonderful fund raiser for a great guy. Thanks Coach Coughlin, that is such a great thing to do for Frank and his family. more ›