Past Events
Team Julia's Wings at the 43rd Annual Running of the Kent Pumpkin Run
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For the 7th and final consecutive year, Julia’s Wings Foundation partnered with the Kent Chamber of Commerce to bring Team Julia’s Wings to the Kent Pumpkin Run on October 27, 2019. Despite the bad weather (again!) we had a great turnout and Team Julia's Wings comprised a majority of race day participants! We are so grateful to our sponsors, donors, participants, board and event committee for helping us carry on Julia's dreams of helping others in the fight of their lives! |
5th Annual Evening of Hope
Quaker Hill Country Club- Pawling, NY - June 2, 2018
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Julia’s Wings Foundation would like to extend a sincere thank you to all of our guests, those who made donations, volunteers and sponsors that made the 5th Annual Evening of Hope the success it was!
Together we were able to raise $30,000 to give hope to children and families affected by aplastic anemia. We were honored to have Dr. Lisa Minter, Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts as our guest speaker. Her personal connection to our cause, combined with her articulate and heartfelt comments moved every person in the room. In addition, we had two very special families join us this year. The Stoutenborough family from California and The Pervis family from Pennsylvania. Both of these families have children who were affected by this disease and are huge supporters of our mission to raise awareness as well as funds to provide family assistance and advance research on the disease. We are truly grateful to each and every person who volunteers, gives money or supports this journey to honor Julia's wish. Together we will continue to "Shine Bright for the Kids". |
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5th Annual Team Julia's Wings at the Kent Pumpkin Run
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Despite the bad weather, Julia’s Wings once again soared through the streets of Kent at our 5th annual Team Julia’s Wings at the Kent Pumpkin Run (October 30, 2017)! That Sunday afternoon in the town of Kent, we were united for a cause, and brought together in memory of Julia, her fight and her story.
Team Julia’s Wings comprised approximately half of the race participants including the volunteers the day of the race as well as the runners, walkers and supporters! We want to thank the Kent Chamber of Commerce for allowing us to be part of such an amazing event. I truly cannot think of a better way to honor Julia’s beautiful memory than by the hundreds of people who gathered together in our neighboring community on a rainy Sunday, smiling, laughing, crying, running, walking... remembering. From the bottom of our hearts we are so grateful for the continued support from all of our participants, donors and sponsors and to our amazing board and event committee! With your help we raised enough money to help up to 30 families. |
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Annual Julia Malsin Memorial Blood Drive
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On August 5th, 2017 Julia’s Wings Foundation teamed up with the American Red Cross at the Holy Trinity Church in Sherman for our 6th memorial blood drive in honor of Julia. 63 pints of blood were collected bringing our grand total to 440 pints of blood donated! We have reached one of our goals of helping over 1,300 people in need of a life-saving transfusion! It is so important to us to continue to carry out Julia’s desire to hold blood and marrow drives once she was better. Now, it is our mission to carry out her wishes! Thank you to the Holiday Point Association and all of our volunteers for making this blood drive so successful! |
4th Annual Evening of Hope
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Julia’s Wings Foundation is so thankful to all of our guests, donors, businesses and sponsors that made our 4rd Annual Evening of Hope so successful! This event was once again held at the beautiful Quaker Hill Country Club in Pawling, NY. We are so grateful to all of those who were in attendance and to all who so generously donated as we raised over $30,000! We were so honored to have Dr. Colin Sieff, Julia’s doctor from Boston Children’s Hospital, speak in loving memory of Julia and the importance of the work of Julia’s Wings Foundation. From the bottom of our hearts, we would like to thank you for your continued support of our mission and helping us to honor Julia's wishes! |
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3rd Annual Operation Wear Red for Aplastic Anemia Awareness
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The 3rd Annual #OperationWearRed Campaign for Aplastic Anemia Awareness (February 27 - March 4, 2017) was an amazing group effort! We are happy to report that hundreds of people in 43 states and across the world participated in the campaign through social media, displaying red ribbons and lights, sharing information, raising funds and more! Proclamations were made in 4 cities or towns, spurring people to action! The creativity and enthusiasm was nothing short of amazing. With the help of many, the Julia's Wings Foundation was successful in educating thousands of people about aplastic anemia and the importance of registering as a bone marrow donor. THANK YOU!
It was Julia's wish that no child battling aplastic anemia be alone in the hospital, and it is in her honor that we raise funds and awareness to combat this terrible disease. Because of the generosity all those who participated in OWR awareness and fundraising activities, parents will not have to choose between caring for their child, purchasing gas to get to appointments, paying their electric bills or putting food on their tables. Of particular note were the A.A. warriors Michael, Ben, Emily and Emma who with the help of their schools, parents and supporters ran aplastic anemia awareness campaigns and fundraisers at their schools. Many other businesses, community groups and schools got into the action as well. The money raised through OWR will allow JWF to help between 7 and 14 additional families! Every new person that learned about the disease may tell another, and support snowballs from there. Thank you. Together we are making a huge difference for children and families affected by aplastic anemia! |
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4th Annual Team Julia's Wings at the Kent Pumpkin Run
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On October 30th, Team Julia’s Wings took part in theKent Pumpkin Run with another impressive turnout of over 300 participants! We raised awareness of aplastic anemia and our foundation raised approximately $30,000 which will go directly to assisting families of children fighting aplastic anemia! We are so appreciative of the support and generosity of our sponsors, donors, participants and supporters! We also want to thank the Kent Chamber of Commerce for allowing us to be part of such an amazing event. We are so thankful for your support of our mission!
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Annual Julia Malsin Memorial Blood Drive
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On August 6th, Julia’s Wings Foundation teamed up with the American Red Cross at the Holy Trinity Church in Sherman for our 5th memorial blood drive in honor of Julia. 76 pints of blood were collected bringing our grand total to 377 pints of blood donated! We have reached one of our goals of helping over 1,000 people in need of a life-saving transfusion! It is so important to us to continue to carry out Julia’s desire to hold blood and marrow drives once she was better. Now, it is our mission to carry out her wishes! Thank you to the Holiday Point Association and all of our volunteers for making this blood drive so successful!
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3rd Annual Evening of Hope
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Julia’s Wings Foundation would like to give a heartfelt thank to all of our guests, donors, businesses and sponsors that made our 3rd Annual Evening of Hope the success it was!! This year the event was held at the picturesque Quaker Hill Country Club. Together we joined and united we stood to make a difference in the lives of children and their families fighting aplastic anemia. We are so grateful to all of those who were in attendance and to all who so generously donated as we raised approximately $30,000! We were truly honored to have Susan Robinson, Julia’s social worker from Boston Children’s Hospital, speak in loving memory of Julia and the importance of the work of Julia’s Wings Foundation. Susan stressed the financial impact this relentless disease has on families and the limited resources available at this time. We are now receiving applications almost on a weekly basis and there is no way JWF would be where we are in just 3 short years without all of you. So, from the bottom of our hearts, we would like to thank you for your continued support of our mission!
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Aplastic Anemia Awareness Week
2nd Annual Operation Wear Red February 29 -March 6th, 2016 The 2nd annual #OperationWearRed campaign during Aplastic Anemia Awareness Week was another huge success. We are so thankful for all of our supporters near and far who participated. Our hearts are bursting with gratitude and joy about all the awareness and funds that have been raised to combat this disease in Julia's name. Social media profiles and the press were flooded with the color red and information about aplastic anemia - thanks to all of you! From red bows hung from Florida to California to hospital staff and patients in Boston to Washington wearing RED, our awareness spread throughout the country! |
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Bone Marrow Drive at WCSU 11/10/15 Julia's Wings Foundation teamed up with the Student Nurses' Association at Western CT State University on Tuesday, November 10th for a Bone Marrow Registry Drive. The student nurses did a fabulous job explaining the need and importance for becoming potential donors/life savers. Through their efforts they were able to add 33 donors to the National Regisrty! |
Team Julia's Wings at the 3rd Annual Kent Pumpkin Run
Sunday, October 25, 2015
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Julia’s Wings soared through the streets of Kent at our third annual Team Julia’s Wings at the Kent Pumpkin Run. Team Julia’s Wings comprised 1/3 of the race participants as we had an impressive turnout of over 300 runners and walkers! That Sunday afternoon in the town of Kent, we were united for a cause, and brought together in memory of Julia, her fight and her story. Not only did we raise awareness of aplastic anemia, but our foundation raised over $30,000! We are so appreciative of the support and generosity of our sponsors, donors and participants. We also want to thank the Kent Chamber of Commerce for allowing us to be part of such an amazing event.
We are extremely honored to have the opportunity to once again partner with the Aplastic Anemia and MDS International Foundation who will match our fundraising dollars for our second named research fund. In 2016, Julia’s Wings Foundation will disperse two Julia Malsin Research Grants in the amount of $60,000 each. We never thought it would be possible to fund research in the amount of $120,000 over a two year time period! Heartfelt thanks for your support of our mission! |
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Annual Julia Malsin Memorial Blood Drive
August 8th
Holy Trinity Church, Sherman, CT
August 8th
Holy Trinity Church, Sherman, CT
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We had our largest turnout to date!!! 85 pints of blood were donated that day which will help 255 people
in need of a life-saving transfusion! Thank you so much to the Holiday Point Association and all of our volunteers for making this blood drive such a success! |
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Danbury
Westerner's Baseball |
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Julia's Wings Foundation was the guest of the Danbury Westerners, July 29th, as they took on the New Bedford Bay Socks under the lights at Roger’s Park. Tyler Bowe threw the honorary first pitch in memory of his cousin Julia! We had a great time, the weather was awesome. |
2nd Annual
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The Julia’s Wings Foundation would like to thank all the guests and businesses who helped to make our 2nd annual Evening of Hope such a great success. We had over 160 people in attendance and raised approximately $25,000!!! We were honored to have guest speaker Dr. Karan Emerick from Connecticut Childrens Medical Center speak in loving memory of Julia. Dr. Emerick emphasized the importance of having a family member with their child during hospitalizations/treatment and the emotional and financial burden aplastic anemia places on the family. We were so happy to have the Veira family, from NJ, attend the Evening of Hope as we assisted their family in 2014. It truly was a beautiful evening filled with hope!
Back to Boston...
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Julia looked forward to the prospect of going on her 8th grade Boston field trip with her class. She wasn't able to attain this goal, but an idea was born. For the second spring, Julia's Wings Foundation worked with the 8th grade (Alyssa's class) and collected boxes of arts and craft supplies and games to replenish the Resource Room on the hematology/oncology floor at Boston Children's Hospital in loving memory of Julia. |
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Aplastic Anemia Awareness Week
Operation Wear Red
March 1st-7th, 2015
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Aplastic Anemia is a rare and serious bone marrow disease which affects
600-900 Americans each year. This disease can strike people of any age,
race or gender. But it is more common among children, teenagers and
young adults. Federal funding is low because the number of lives
affected by it are considered small. It is still somebody’s daughter,
son, sister, brother, cousin, friend, aunt, uncle, mom, dad or
grandparent! It’s the non-profit organizations like JWF that are paving
the way with research funds targeted at finding a cure for Aplastic
Anemia. We can’t do it alone, we need your help!
Here are some of the awesome ideas from 2015!
SPRING CELEBRATION Shelter Rock Winery graciously selected Julia's Wings Foundation to receive a portion of the proceeds from this event. A check for $500 was awarded to JWF! Thank you to Felicia Saraceno for organizing the event and Giovanni Petretta owner of Shelter Rock Winery for your generosity and support! |
Our first step in reaching our goal for a cure is to raise awareness of this disease! You can help by making a donation of $1 and select a day during awareness week and wear anything RED! Make your school, business or organization RED. Some simple ideas are hockey/athletic tape, sport laces, armbands, ribbons – just to name a few. We can’t wait to hear your ideas! 
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Team Julia's Wings at the
Kent Pumpkin Run
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2nd Annual running of Team Julia’s Wings at the 2014 Kent Pumpkin Run USATF certified course begins at Kent Town Hall, Live music, refreshments and more Learn more about Team Julia’s Wings at the Kent Pumpkin Run
You can be a member of Team Julia’s Wings in many ways- If you want to join us next year |
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Red Cross Blood and Donor Drives
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Evening of Hope 2014
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