PUNT Pediatric Cancer Collaborative

Happy Birthday, Jonathan! 🎉💛

Today we celebrate Jon McGrath, our Director of Mission Advancement and one of the most genuine, kind, and selfless people you could ever know!

After the unimaginable loss of his son Cooper to cancer in 2021, Jon chose purpose from his pain, transforming grief into hope and tireless advocacy for families facing pediatric cancer. Because of his relentless heart for this mission, every service PUNT Pediatric Cancer Collaborative provides has grown in reach and impact. He also co-founded our region’s new peer-support grief center, WNY Compassion Connection, extending compassion to bereaved families when they need it most including starting a “Dads Navigating Grief” group.

Jon is the ultimate team player — an authentic leader who is always looking for ways to lift others, support the mission, and lead with care.

We are endlessly grateful for his heart, his dedication, and the sincerity he brings to this work every single day.

Wishing Jon a birthday filled with love, peace, and all the goodness he so freely gives to others. 🧡🎈

From the starting line to the finish, former CBS journalist and Buffalo native Jeff Glor helped move our cause forward at full stride! Thanks to News 4 WIVB Buffalo for sharing his “why.”

Jeff Glor runs Buffalo Marathon, fundraises for P.U.N.T. program BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Jeff Glor, a well-known journalist and Town of Tonawanda native, ran the Buffalo Marathon this weekend for P.U.N.T. Pediatric Cancer Collaborative. The money Glor helpe…

Yesterday, Parkdale Elementary School in East Aurora was encircled with love and legacy in memory of cancer warrior Nate Ljungberg through the The 2.8 for Nate Foundation Walk.

It was a true privilege to serve this remarkable young man during his battle with Ewing’s sarcoma, and an even greater honor that we can serve others in Nate’s name as a beneficiary of the foundation’s efforts.

Nate was kind and courageous, a star lacrosse player and an amazing son, brother and friend who continues to inspire impact in his school community and far beyond…✨✨✨✨🎗️