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High School Students Raise $1200 for Brain Cancer Research
Jessica DiCerbo is a senior at John Jay High School in Hopewell Junction, New York and president of the Italian Honor Society. In September 2007, she and her fellow society members gathered to plan potential activities for the 2008-2009 school year and decided to hold the first school-wide soccer tournament to raise money for brain cancer research through AACR.
Before the conclusion of the first semester, a senior from the school passed away tragically from brain cancer. "It was at this moment that the society members voted to support brain cancer research in our soccer tournament," said Jessica.
Within the first week of sign-ups, eight teams registered for what became the John Jay First Annual Charity World Cup Soccer Tournament. Classmates teamed up to represent Israel, Canada, Australia, USA, Ireland, The Netherlands, Croatia, and Sweden. When school alumni learned of the event, they formed an additional team representing Uruguay.
Jessica had tremendous support from classmates, alumni, parents and local businesses, acquiring donations of food, drinks and prizes for a raffle held at the event.
"I am so proud with the outcome of this tournament. A huge undertaking, we managed to pull through, racking up nearly $1200. No one, two, or five people pulled this off, but rather, all 50 people of the Society, and then some. We set a precedent, an example for other clubs in school and future years in the Italian Honor Society to follow. It took months to pull off, but what a rewarding couple of months it was. I had fun. My members had fun. The teams had fun. With the passion to honor our classmate, this tournament, I am proud to say, flourished brilliantly."