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November 6, 2019 – Help For Pete’s Sake Reach their #GivingTuesday Goal and Engage Your Workplace!  Join us on December 3rd and share the mission of FPS on #GivingTuesday, a national [...]

November 5, 2019 – A Reflection of 20 Years of Giving the Gift of Time To Cancer Patients and Their Loved Ones

September 1, 2019 – A message from Marci Schankweiler Today marks 20 years since my first husband, Pete, passed away. 20 years ago, Pete had a vision to help families in a cancer crisis – [...]

As featured in Seven Mile Times: The For Pete’s Sake Cancer Respite Foundation began with young love. Charitable love keeps events – like FPS’s 5th Annual Buttoned-Up BBQ benefit in Stone Harbor [...]

As featured in the Sea Isle News: For a few precious hours Wednesday, Tammy Grosso was able to temporarily forget about all of the consultations with her oncologists, her chemotherapy treatments [...]

Each June, FPS hosts an annual meeting that is open for all its constituents.  This meeting provides a forum to recap the past year and outline the objectives for the upcoming twelve months.  The [...]

For Pete’s Sake Cancer Respite Foundation’s Fashion Show Planning Committee recently hosted its 20th annual fashion show and dinner, featuring fashions of Nicole Miller Philadelphia. The [...]

FPS Traveler, Sean Lahetta and FPS Founder and CEO, Marci Schankweiler, shared information about the FPS Cancer Color Race and For Pete’s Sake, Walk! – both hosted on Sunday, April [...]

“Carl and Suzanne Lahetta took their family of four children on a vacation to Disney World in 2016, just like thousands of other families around the country. Unlike most other families, [...]

“As a social worker listening to patients fears and concerns every day, I need a toolbox. … I need great organizations like For Pete’s Sake Cancer Respite Foundation to help me offer a lifeline [...]