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For Pete’s Sake welcomes guest writers in the various areas of health related to our 7 Family Health Pillars. This nutritional education series, written by Judith Elvira Tobal Betesh, BCHNN, [...]

On National For Pete’s Sake Day (2.26.23), the FPS community gathered to celebrate at our 2nd annual Pancakes for Pete event at Blue Bell Country Club. This event celebrates families in our [...]

NBC10 Interviews Marci Schankweiler and invites our Philadelphia supporters to join us at the Annual Gala on 3.4.23!

Extra, Extra! Read all about it! For Pete’s Sake Cancer Respite Foundation and our families are highlighted on People.com! Click here to read. Our Respite Experiences are transformative, [...]

A message from our founder and CEO, Marci Schankweiler: This month, I was privileged to accompany eight families on their respite at Woodloch. What I saw in the faces of all those young parents [...]

The generosity of our community changed a life by contributing to #GivingTuesday. Because of these efforts, our community impacted a young girl Emma, age 11, whose mom Jennifer is battling [...]

  Join us on November 29 and share the mission of For Pete’s Sake Cancer Respite Foundation on #GivingTuesday, a national day of giving. Each year, the success of this one day giving [...]

Dawn is 53 years old with colon cancer. And she is ready to give back to her family. Dawn was diagnosed in 2020 with colon cancer. After Parkland High School’s Take a Break Club connected [...]