In March 2021, FPS embarked on our first ever Virtual Experience and it was more than we could have dreamed! Thank you to the incredible people who lent their talent to this production. We invite you to grab some popcorn and take a look!

For the best viewing experience, please click on the gear icon on the video and make sure your quality is set to 1080pHD.

Please enjoy our pre-show

Thank you to our Pre/Post Show performers for sharing their musical talents with the FPS community.

Thank You!

We hope you enjoyed the entertainment and the inspiring stories.  A huge shoutout to hundreds of people who made the virtual experience an amazing “event” that portrayed our mission and celebrated the gift of our community!    So much happens behind the scenes, from data entry to screen records, script writing to popcorn distribution, that makes an evening like this a success! To all our entertainers and guest appearance stars, you had us on the end of our seats smiling with your talent!  To our committee members, chairs, special FPS families, community ambassadors, and “event” volunteers, thank you for being a part of the team and together we are proud!

Recently, I watched a video of a young woman, Sonia Davis, that FPS has helped. She was promoting our event on social media; her words struck me as being so relevant for all of us as we continue running a charity in a pandemic, delivering a mission despite the travel concerns and embarking on the production of virtual event for the first time ever!  “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up!” (from Galatians)

Thank you all for never giving up…these same words that Pete writes in his final list of “to do’s” in life. (which is printed in full in the electronic program book that is on the website; if you haven’t seen it, you should take a look).

Through our donations, sponsorships, auction bids and raffle, we raised over $335,000 net income! These funds will carry our mission forward sending families away monthly to Woodloch Resort and delivering staycation respites to patients’ homes. Our mission continues, so thank you for your generosity!

Should you want to get involved in FPS, have any comments, or just want to say hello, please reach out to me at marci@takeabreakfromcancer.org or on my cell at 215.416.7489.  Together, we change lives.

With gratitude, Marci

Meet Our Special Guests

Host
Julie Chen Moonves

Guest
Anne Hathaway

Guest
Emily Blunt

Guest
Fran Drescher

Guest
Maria Bello

Performer
Darius Rucker

Performer
Dierks Bentley

Performer
Jon Pardi

Performer
Mandy Gonzalez

Performer
Hugh Panaro

Performer
Laura Osnes

Performer
PS22 Chorus of Staten Island

Honorary Co-Chairpersons

Kate and Jerry Hathaway
Erin and Steven Selcher

Virtual Experience Committee Members

Tai Anderson
Bob Asklar
Lisa Barbiero
Alice Ann Bossow
Jeanne Caputo
Rachel Carmody
Ann Casey
Alyce Cerniglia
Jeanne Dolaway
Alison Dufner

Kerry Duggan
Donna Estrele
Courtney Ferrero
Barb Gutt
Kim Heim
Craig Jones
Lakisha Knight
Mariann Ledwith
Dana Linn-Greenhalgh

Patty Martelli
Maria McDermott
Missy McGinn
Julie Noble
Rory O’Fee
Ellie Rittenhouse
Rosemary Stout
Brittany Tressler
Kate White
Gretchen White