Gio Urshela and Kenan Thompson Help CRF Kick-Off Brain Tumor Awareness Month...

Gio Urshela and Kenan Thompson Help the Cristian Rivera Foundation Kick-Off Brain Tumor Awareness Month by Honoring “Rock Star” Warrior, Maria Kuenster
To kick off Brain Tumor Awareness Month this May, the Cristian Rivera Foundation arranged for the “Rock Star” Warrior, Maria Kuenster to receive great seats at the Minnesota Twins game last weekend and to meet the CRF 2021 “Heroes Award” winner Gio Urshela. The next morning, they flew her to NYC where she also received special seats for a showing of Saturday Night Live from one of CRF’s most generous board members Kenan Thompson, who also greeted her after the show.
This is just a small way that the Cristian Rivera Foundation supports their warriors who mean everything to them. This giving and generous foundation supports research, families, awareness and clinical trials that aim to find a cure for DIPG (Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma), a rare inoperable pediatric brain tumor. Their mission of finding a cure is possible because of the help and support of many, including Gio Urshela and Kenan Thompson.
Urshela and Thompson provide their encouragement and assistance to the Cristian Rivera Foundation, in addition to being supportive friends of CRF founder, John “Gungie” Rivera, who was inspired to start this foundation after losing his son to this horrific disease in 2009.
Gio Urshela is known for his generous work of visiting pediatric cancer patients and showing his support to his community. Because of his heart for community service, the Cristian Rivera Foundation awarded him the “Heroes Award” in 2021. The baseball player was also honored with an “Ambassador Award” from Hackensack University Medical Center for his several visits to the pediatric wing where he delivered cheer and encouragement to the patients there. When thanked for giving Maria the opportunity to meet him and watch the Twins game last weekend he said, “It was an absolute pleasure to be able to put a smile on Maria’s face.”
Kenan Thompson also is a huge support to the Cristian Rivera Foundation where he serves as a Board Member. Thompson, known for his amazing career in TV, film and comedy, is also one of the Cristian Rivera Foundation’s most generous donors. He is currently hosting the Kenan Thompson Ultimate Comedy Experience around the US where a portion of the proceeds will go to supporting the Cristian Rivera Foundation’s mission. He has also been a part of many fundraising events for this foundation, appearing at the Annual Cristian Rivera Foundation Celebrity Galas.
When thanked for giving Maria the chance to watch him live on SNL, he responded, “It’s what we do.” It’s inspiring how much these two celebrities have given of their time and money to support this amazing cause, especially in honoring DIPG warrior Maria Kuenster.
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