Caldwell Chiefs Football Players Honor Teammate's Aunt With Scholarship Fundraising Effort

West Caldwell, NJ – The Caldwell Chiefs football team recently helped to raise $500 for a scholarship in memory of James Caldwell High School sophomore Jacob Gaynor-Crisci’s aunt, Jill Lecorchick, who passed away from breast cancer.

Lecorchick, who was originally diagnosed in 2010, worked closely with the Mama Mare Breast Cancer Foundation throughout her treatment, a school news release stated.

Pooling their efforts, the team raised hundreds of dollars for the Jilly Bean Scholarship fund.

The Mama Mare Breast Cancer Foundation will award the first scholarship in 2019 to Lecorchick’s son Kyle, a football player at Old Bridge High School, Matawan.

“It is important to give back when and where we can,” Chiefs head coach Ken Trimmer said. “Through these types of projects, the boys learn that it is important to work hard on and off the field.”

For more information on the Mama Mare Breast Cancer Foundation, visit www.mamamare.org.

Photo courtesy of the Caldwell-West Caldwell School District

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