Board of Trustees announces new trustee
2024 Humanitarian Honorees Michael and Ann Marie Marrone along with their son Michael
The Board of Trustees is pleased and honored to announce the appointment of Ann Marie Marrone as a member of the Board of Trustees. Ann Marie’s appointment culminates her 25+ years of dedication as a member of the Board of Advisors, event chairperson of dozens of events and as an unwavering volunteer. She, along with her husband Michael, were recognized as the Foundation’s 2024 Humanitarian Award recipients, as well, Ann Marie was our 2000 Millennium Women Honoree.
Ann Marie has dedicated her life to making a difference in the lives of others, especially children. She has been actively involved with Toys for Tots, The Mahwah Center for Food Action, Josephine’s Garden and Unico events for autism. Ann Marie continues on a daily basis to bring awareness and support to Hope for Children encouraging family, friends and colleagues to participate. In addition to volunteering, Ann Marie owns Ann Marie’s Designs LLC, an interior design and women’s accessory business which she started in 2002.
Congratuations Ann Marie!
OUR MISSION
The mission of Hope for Children Research Foundation is to support children's neurological and cancer research. The purpose of the translational research is the identification of more effective treatments and cures. Central to the mission of the Foundation are the needs of the patients and their families. In essence, the patient remains the center of our professional universe and the identification of effective treatments and cures remains our ultimate goal.
For the past 39 years we have supported the research efforts at the Colleen Giblin Research Laboratories at Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York City.
The Colleen Giblin Research Laboratories are committed to conducting the highest level of molecular and cellular research using the latest advances in molecular and cellular biology and genetics. The Laboratories serve as a forum where physicians and scientists from around the world can combine their efforts to study, and ultimately diagnose and treat, diseases of the developing nervous and muscular systems. Patients and their families are given the opportunity to participate in research on a cellular and clinical level so that advances can be made in understanding the etiology and clinical course of particular disease pathways. Through a combination of laboratory studies, natural history studies, and therapeutic trials, the goal of the Colleen Giblin Research Laboratories is to provide a scientific foundation for ultimately finding more effective treatments and preventive therapies for children.
Hope for Children Research Foundation is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization - EIN #22-3326881.
“I am so grateful for the thousands of volunteers that sacrificed their time, energy and finances. Their contributions over the past 39 years has excelled research, treated and cured children and brought hope for a brighter future for generations to come.”