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12th Annual Beach Ball Gala & Heroes Reception | Jan 18
For Pete's Sake, Show Your Love! Treat yourself to a fun night with cocktails, delicious butlered hors d'oeuvres, sensational food stations, exquisite dessert and live entertainment by The Original Quake Band. While dancing and sharing your love you can enjoy silent, tombola and exciting live auctions. All of this fun will help adult cancer patients and their loved ones take a break from cancer! View
13th Annual Dinner and Fashion Show | Jan 18
Our special evening features a fashion show highlighting the diverse upscale fashions from Macy*s. While our models hit the runway, our 300+ guests enjoy dinner and drinks in the beautiful setting of the Whitemarsh Valley Country Club. In addition to dinner and the entertaining fashion show, our guests can participate in live, silent and tombola auctions featuring upscale items solicited from the Main Line, Center City and other great towns in the Philadelphia region. View
For Pete's Sake, Walk! | Jan 17
Enjoy VIP access to Citizens Bank Park - without the lines! For Pete's Sake, Walk! is a 3 mile fun walk. Following the 3 mile route, walkers will be allowed to round the bases and take a photo in the dugout!
12 Days of Giving | Dec 12
Help give families a respite vacation! Donations made through December 31st will be matched up to $10,000 by our Board of Directors and the brother of FPS traveler, Oi Yin Gonzalez. View
Check out photos from our Annual Patient Reception! | Dec 2
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Donate Your Camera! | Nov 22
We all have old cameras sitting around! Donate them to For Pete's Sake and help people take a break from cancer. View PDF
FPS Volunteer hosts a Thirtyone Fundraiser! | Nov 21
Purchase a Thirty-one thermal lunch tote by January 13, 2012 and For Pete's Sake will receive a portion of proceeds! View PDF
Young Friends Hosting Ugly Holiday Sweater Party on 12/3! | Nov 8
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Perfect Connection Installations, Inc. to Donate Portion of Proceeds to For Pete's Sake | Oct 19
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LaSalle College High School to Donate Funds to FPS! | Oct 19
LaSalle College will donate a portion of proceeds from their Homecoming Game against St. Joe's Prep on October 28, 2011! They'll also donate funds raised through a Dress Down Day to For Pete's Sake, The Kelly Rooney Foundation and The Breathing Room.
Facing Cancer Together Features FPS | Sep 29
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FPS Golf Tournament Guest Speaker, Dan Schultz, Featured in Main Line Times | Sep 27
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Chris Ambrose Memorial Sea You at the Beach 5K to benefit For Pete's Sake | Sep 20
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Johnny M Foundation to Donate Second Florida Respite Home | Sep 20
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Blue Bell Law Firm Finds New Ways to Support FPS | Sep 16
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Flip Flop Friday | Sep 7
On the Friday before Labor Day, September 2nd, 2011, join local businesses as they help adult patients take a break from cancer while giving their own feet a break! Take advantage of this last Friday in summer to wear your favorite flops! View
Pint Night for Pete at O'Donnell's Pour House | Aug 25
Raise a glass for FPS co-founder, inspiration and namesake, Pete Bossow, Jr! Come to O'Donnell's Pour House in SIC, NJ on 9/1/11 from 5 PM - Close. A portion of pint glass sales will benefit the mission of For Pete's Sake. www.odonnellspourhouse.com
Local Businesses Flip Traditional Dress Code To Help Cancer Patients | Aug 23
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Basketball Tournament Raises over $4,000 | Aug 16
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Start up Sisters - Philadelphia Business Journal | Aug 16
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Top Ten Gratitude List of 2011 | Aug 9
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SIC, NJ Events raise funds for For Pete's Sake. | Aug 2
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Phillips Corporation Joins the For Pete's Sake Team | Jul 12
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Softball for Sue! | Jun 15
The Jamieson Family is hosting an inaugural fundraiser in memory of mother and wife, Sue Jamieson. The Jamieson family traveled to the FPS respite home where they created memories that have sustained them since Sue's passing. Please join them and make their tournament a success! For more information, email softballforsue@comcast.net or call Dave Jamieson at 610-831-9792 View PDF
Go Green with Viridian Energy and Support FPS! | May 20
Need to switch your energy supplier? Want to save costs and help the environment? Take a look at Viridian Energy! Viridian offers green energy at affordable prices. For each month you are enrolled with Viridian as your electric supplier, they will make a $2 donation to For Pete's Sake! View
Get your For Pete's Sake, Walk! home plate photo here! | Apr 27
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CBS Philly Interviews FPS Patient about For Pete's Sake, Walk! | Apr 8
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Raise Funds for FPS with Tony Roni's! | Feb 25
Purchase delicious food from Tony Roni's from now through February 28th, and FPS will receive 10% of sales. Be sure to mention that you are a "For Pete's Sake" supporter and you will help provide funds for future respite vacations! Dine-in, pick-up and delivery are included. View
USA Today discusses importance of palliative care | Feb 24
Some FPS respite vacations can be classified as palliative care for our patients who may not have long to live. This article reflects the importance of our mission in the palliative care movement. View
FPS in the News on CBS Philly | Feb 8
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Gwynedd-Mercy Academy Students Kick Off Backpack Buddies Program | Jan 21
Students at Gwynedd-Mercy Academy honored MLK with their service to For Pete's Sake yesterday! They assembled items for the new "Backpack Buddies" program in which children at the school will be matched up with children in our respite program. These backpacks will contain goodies for the kids to take on their vacation and will also include notes of encouragement from their peers. View
The Philadelphia Sport and Social Club Helps Spread the Word | Jan 18
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Help Oi Yin Raise $16,000 for FPS! | Dec 14
Oi Yin Gonzalez lost her husband to cancer in 2006 and is now fighting cancer, herself. She wants to help other FPS families - For Oi Yin's Sake, will you join her? View
Southwest Airlines Soars with FPS! | Dec 13
Southwest Airlines has provided flights for two FPS families. We appreciate their generosity and support - and our travelers loved their flights! Check out this video of the Pannone family. View
Oi Yin Gonzalez Speaks at FPS Golf Tournament | Dec 13
In 2006, Oi Yin lost her husband, Rafael, to lung cancer. Prior to his passing, the Gonzalez family enjoyed a week long respite at the FPS home in Davenport, Florida. After Rafael's passing, Oi Yin rebuilt her family and was a pillar of strength for their two young children. In 2010, devastation struck again - Oi Yin, herself, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. FPS is honored to have helped Oi Yin travel with her two children a second time to the FPS respite home. This video captures the meaning of her respite and Rafael's respite. View
For Pete's Sake Flies High With Southwest Airlines | Dec 6
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CFL becomes FPS! | Dec 2
Over the years, we have received substantial feedback that our name, Crossing the Finish Line, didn't clearly communicate our mission or service...Our formal name, beginning today, becomes For Pete's Sake Cancer Respite Foundation. We will most often brand ourselves as For Pete's Sake, accompanied by a simple, yet effective tagline that quickly communicates what we do: For Pete's Sake, Take a Break from Cancer. View PDF
Local charity has big plans | Jul 25
Very Shortly after getting off the airplane in southern California, Marci Schankweiler fought the urge to make a sales pitch to the General Motors promotions manager. "I had to pinch myself to not ask for help," she said. "He was one of the first people I met on my trip." Eventually the two exchanged information, according to Schankweiler, founder of Crossing the Finish Line, a nonprofit organization that funds vacations for young cancer patients and their caregivers. View PDF
Julia Roberts to Introduce Marci at All-Star Game | Jul 14
Ben Affleck, Sheryl Crow, Harrison Ford, Salma Hayek, Matthew McConaughey, Julia Roberts and Charlize Theron will appear in a video tribute to the 30 PEOPLE "All-Stars Among Us" winners as part of a special ceremony prior to the 81st Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Anaheim, Calif., on Tuesday, July 13 at 5:00 p.m. PT (8:00 p.m. ET) on FOX. The winners of the PEOPLE "All-Stars Among Us" campaign are being recognized by Major League Baseball and PEOPLE magazine for their selfless acts of giving and service to their communities. Each celebrity will speak about the accomplishments of one of the "All-Stars Among Us" winners, highlighting the importance of giving back to the community. The celebrities View PDF
Philly-area woman who honors husband's memory | Jul 13
TEN YEARS AGO or so, Marci Schankweiler was living a different life. She had a career as a tax attorney and was in the early years of her marriage to a young man named Peter Bossow. They had attended their high school prom together, gone to La Salle University and had looked forward to years of happiness when Peter was diagnosed at age 29 with a rare form of testicular cancer. View PDF
We may have an 'All-Star Among Us' | Jun 14
For the past 10 years, Marci Bossow Schankweiler has helped more than 800 cancer patients and their families go on respite vacations - to the Jersey Shore, the Poconos, Disney World and the Caribbean - through her nonprofit organization. But for every family she's helped, there's one or two more that she's had to turn away because she lacked the resources to help them. View PDF
Aiming beyond home | Jun 12
She considers herself just "one player", and the Greater Philadelphia community is her team. View PDF
Everyday All-Star | Jun 9
Each morning, an executive at a PR firm based in Plymouth Meeting, encourages 16 employees to help Marci Schankweiler win a trip to next month's Major Leagure All-Star game in Anaheim, Calif. View PDF
Crossing the Finish Line helps with the suffering | Jun 2
THE DUEMLERS were small-business owners raising their kids in northern Montgomery County when they were walloped with the news: Dave Duemler had stage IV colon cancer. It was a staggering blow for a 42-year-old previously healthy man. The next nine months were arduous, as Dave underwent chemotherapy. Cancer had unexpectedly reached in and taken an insidious grip over all of their lives and they were powerless to stop it. Dave's wife and two daughters were frantic with worry, as Dave battled nausea, pain and fatigue. There were weekly, two-hour drives to Fox Chase Cancer Center. Those who have been through this kind of thing know that calling it an awful experience is an understatement. View PDF
'People' Magazine and Phillies | Jun 2
Major League Baseball, PEOPLE and the Phillies today announced the three finalists and the start of the voting period for the 2010 "PEOPLE All-Stars Among Us" national campaign, which debuted in 2009 and recognizes individuals who are serving their community in extraordinary ways. View PDF
Gerardi Founder's Award Goes to SICBP | Jun 1
Over the years, Sea Isle City Beach Patrol members have been involved with many charitable efforts, such as Crossing the Finish Line, an organization that was founded by former SICBP member Pete Bossow, who died in 1999. View PDF
Fox Chase Patient Success Stories | Mar 11
Beating the odds is old hat to Barbara Cremean. In 1998, after dropping her daughters off at school, she was hit head on by a drunk driver. "I was on my way to the most important meeting of my career - and my life changed in an instant," recalled Barbara. View PDF
The Copperleaf Foundation | Dec 3
The Copperleaf Golf Club Foundation is pleased to announce its support for Crossing the Finish Line (CFL), a 501(c)(3) cancer non-profit funded by individual and corporate donations. At the crux of CFL's mission is a unique support opportunity - CFL relies on donated homes in various regions of the United States to provide week-long respites to cancer patients, and has been fortunate enough to have had private homes donated in resort regions across the country. Tom Leonard, a Copperleaf Property Owner, is a CFL Board Member and Advocate for CFL.
Crossing the Finish Line Celebrates 10 years | Aug 27
It's always wonderful when a community can come together, especially in a time of economic hardship, to support a great cause. Sea Isle CIty, and the surrounding area did just that on Saturday, Aug. 15. View PDF
Comcast Spectacor Foundation | Aug 17
Philadelphia Flyers Head Coach John Stevens participated in the 2009 Captain Bill Gallagher 10-mile run to benefit Crossing the Finish Line in Sea Isle City, NJ (August 8).
Courier Post Online | Jul 27
John Stevens will be participating in the 2009 Captain Bill Gallagher 10-mile run in Sea Isle City, NJ on Saturday, August 8. View PDF
CBS News | Jul 16
A follow-up to our very first Brotherly Love report on cancer patient Roxanne Ward. On July 7, Roxanne lost her battle with cancer and died with her loved ones at her side. But in typical Roxanne fashion, she was thinking of others at the end of her life. View PDF
The Northeast Times | Apr 1
When Marci Bossow Schankweiler lost her first husband, Peter Bossow, to cancer at age 30 in September 1999, it signaled the tragic demise of many things. It meant the couple would never realize dreams like traveling the world, raising a family and spending their golden years in the intimate comfort of each other's company. View PDF
PANO.org | Mar 1
Crossing the Finish Line (CFL) has been awarded the Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations (PANO) Seal of Excellence for successfully completing the Standards for Excellence certification program. CFL voluntarily opened itself up to scrutiny by a "jury of its peers" who examined the organization for compliance with PANO's Standards for Excellence: An Ethics and Accountability Code for the Nonprofit Sector. View PDF
Northeast Times | Feb 1
Cathy Hughes was devastated. In 2005, the wife and mother of four from Port Richmond was diagnosed with brain cancer. Her doctor at Jefferson University Hospital removed most of the tumor and started her on chemo treatments, and told her she had three to five years left with her family. She was only 32 years old. But on Jan. 20, Hughes and her husband Russell laughed and danced with family and friends under the giant rotunda of Liberty Place at the Beach Ball, a fund-raiser for the Crossing the Finish Line organization, which they credit with their positive outlook on life. View PDF
Redbook | Feb 28
Marci Bossow Schankweiler 37-wife, mom of two, and founder of a cancer non-profit in Philadelphia, always takes time to celebrate life. View PDF