Mama Mare Breast Cancer Foundation
Think Pink School Program
Nearly $40,000 in high school scholarships for students whose lives have been touched by breast cancer
- Nearly $40,000in high school scholarships awarded to students whose lives have been touched by breast cancer
- $34,500awarded to students at Monroe Township High School (NJ)
- $5,000awarded to students at Old Bridge High School (NJ)
Investing in the next generation
When breast cancer touches a family, it touches the kids, too. Students juggle schoolwork, college plans, and everyday teenage life while a parent or loved one goes through diagnosis, treatment, and recovery — and sometimes loss.
Our Think Pink School Program recognizes these students. Each year, the Mama Mare Breast Cancer Foundation awards scholarships to graduating high school seniors whose lives have been touched by breast cancer, honoring their perseverance and helping them take the next step in their education.
The program grew out of the Jilly Bean Scholarship, created in loving memory of Jill Gregorin Lecorchick, and is led by Jill's sister, Tricia Rutherford, our Think Pink School Program Director. To date, we have awarded $34,500 to students at Monroe Township High School and $5,000 to students at Old Bridge High School in New Jersey.
Interested in bringing the Think Pink School Program to your school or sponsoring a scholarship? Email us at kristakasper@mamamare.org.
When breast cancer touches a family, it touches the kids, too. Students juggle schoolwork, college plans, and everyday teenage life while a parent or loved one goes through diagnosis, treatment, and recovery — and sometimes loss.
Our Think Pink School Program recognizes these students. Each year, the Mama Mare Breast Cancer Foundation awards scholarships to graduating high school seniors whose lives have been touched by breast cancer, honoring their perseverance and helping them take the next step in their education.
The program grew out of the Jilly Bean Scholarship, created in loving memory of Jill Gregorin Lecorchick, and is led by Jill's sister, Tricia Rutherford, our Think Pink School Program Director. To date, we have awarded $34,500 to students at Monroe Township High School and $5,000 to students at Old Bridge High School in New Jersey.
Interested in bringing the Think Pink School Program to your school or sponsoring a scholarship? Email us at kristakasper@mamamare.org.
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After years of challenges I am fortunate enough to say that my family has luckily made it to the other side of this cruel illness. However, I would never change what happened to my family and I because I have gained an extreme sense of perseverance and resiliency. … I will be sure to make Jill proud.
Jillybean Scholarship Award
Monroe Township High School · May 2024
Board member Tricia Rutherford, sister of the late Jill Lecorchick, presented a Monroe Township High School senior with the Jillybean Scholarship Award on behalf of the Mama Mare Breast Cancer Foundation.
Thanks to the support school districts show us throughout the year with their pink outs and fundraising efforts, we are able to pour back into the lives of students who have been affected by breast cancer. We wished this well-deserving senior all the best as he embarked on the next chapter of his promising future!
Thanks to the support school districts show us throughout the year with their pink outs and fundraising efforts, we are able to pour back into the lives of students who have been affected by breast cancer. We wished this well-deserving senior all the best as he embarked on the next chapter of his promising future!
Communities That Think Pink
Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2025
Breast Cancer Awareness Month always brings out so much beauty within the community! We received an incredible, unexpected donation of $5,000 from one of our amazing local supporters, who used her TikTok platform to raise awareness, raise funds, and share her light.
We were so grateful to receive the donation live on her channel, so her followers could see their donations going directly to the cause. Thank you so much, Katie and Bull Nation, for everything you did to help us continue our mission!
Pink outs, fundraisers, and community support like this make our Think Pink scholarships possible.
We were so grateful to receive the donation live on her channel, so her followers could see their donations going directly to the cause. Thank you so much, Katie and Bull Nation, for everything you did to help us continue our mission!
Pink outs, fundraisers, and community support like this make our Think Pink scholarships possible.
Help a student take the next step
Your donation funds Think Pink scholarships for students whose families have faced breast cancer.