January 2025 – The Spencer Foundation

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Scholarship Application Process Now Open for 2025 – 2026 Academic Year

January 13, 2025 Tina Turtle

Through the auspices of the National Children’s Cancer Society (NCCS), the Jean & Jeanine Spencer Beyond the Cure (BTC) Ambassador Scholarship Program will award $3,500 each to 4 applicants for the 2025 – 2026 academic year. Jessica Cook, Vice President of Patient and Family Services at NCCS, said “The generosity of the Jean and Jeanine Spencer Foundation plays an impactful …

A Sassy Start for the New Year for Stony Brook Children’s Hospital

January 10, 2025 Tina Turtle

Two Child Life staffers at Stony Brook Children's Hospital with wagons full of clothes and toys

Right after the holidays, the Child Life Staff at Stony Brook Children’s Hospital reached out to The Spencer Foundation with an urgent request for pajamas for newborns up to 6 months old and PlayDoh sets for toddlers. On January 9th, Sassy sped out to Stony Brook with Jeanine Spencer (as always, Sassy’s loyal chauffeur) to deliver the goods. Sam and …