Youth INC and RBC Capital Markets (RBC) held their fourth annual RBC Race for the Kids, a day of athletic challenges and family fun, all to raise awareness and funds to fuel the work of seven organizations helping New York City youth.
A barbecue and golf event at Brookview Sept. 7 garnered $70,000 for students who have a parents that perished in the line of duty. The money, given to the Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation, will help put Gold Star students through an estimated 11 years of college.
Ryan Lee Gehris looked up at the World Trade Center with relief after completing a 3,000-mile journey from San Diego on Friday. Gehris rode across America in honor of all the children of fallen soldiers, better known as “Gold Star families.”
VetsAid, the second annual concert to support veterans and their families sponsored by Eagle’s guitarist Joe Walsh, announced this week the first round of veteran charities that will benefit from this year’s November 11th concert.
Dubbed "Pedaling for Pattie," the cross-country bike ride is a tribute to Gehris' mom, Pattie Stein, who died in 2001. It also serves as a fundraiser for the Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation, which helps provide college scholarships and educational counseling to all students who have lost a parent in the line of duty.