IN THE NEWS:
Aug. 5, 2010 Site member
Amber Staska appeared in the Sept. issue of Seventeen Magazine holding a Casey, Stop For Pedestrians poster, in a story about Amber and
Phi Sigma Pi’s benefit concert and pedestrian safety campaign.
July 17, 2010 was a wonderful tribute to
Casey in service and remembrance.
Read the article on the Foundation News and Updates blog and
view photos on the Memories website.
July 16, 2010 A pink tree dedication to
Casey took place in Millvile, N.J. Five pink tree have now been dedicated to Casey in South Jersey.
View all of the photos as well as news articles here.
June 2, 2010
John Gildea,
Dianne Anderson, and
Joel Feldman present the first Springfield High School Casey Feldman Memorial Foundation Scholarship.
Read the article on the Foundation News and Updates blog.
May 23, 2010
Casey is awarded an honorary Cappie for her dedication to theater and journalism, accepted by
Dianne Anderson and
Joel Feldman at the the Greater Philadelpia Cappies Gala.
View photos and a video of the award presentation.
May 15, 2010
South Jersey Traffic Safety Alliance (SJTSA) features Casey in their summer safety campaign.
Read the article on the Foundation News and updates blog.
May 5, 2010
Kelsey Butler's heartfelt article,
The Sunset of My Senior Year, In Loving Memory of Casey Feldman is published in the last issue of the Fordham Observer.
May 1, 2010
Sea Isle City dedicates a pink remembrance tree to Casey.
Read the article on the Foundation News and Updates blog or
view photos from the ceremony.
Ap./May 2010
Brooke Burdge is recognized as "Featured Volunteer" at Animal Haven in NYC.
Read the Foundation article or click on the
Show Animals Love group discussion on this site.
Apr. 27, 2010: Casey Feldman Memorial Foundation Scholarship recipients,
Brooke
Burdge and
Ashley Wennersherron recognized at
Fordham University Senior Leadership Awards Ceremony.
Apr. 22, 2010:
Just published on the Foundation News and Updates blog:
PIIE Awards First Casey Feldman Memorial Foundation Scholarship
Apr. 19, 2010:
On the Foundation News and Updates blog
CU airs TV News clip, “Casey Feldman Inspiration”
and Feldmans Meet Scholarship Recipients
Apr. 5, 2010: Casey's father,
Joel Feldman wrote an article on easing the pain of grief, published in the Opinion section of the Philadelphia Inquirer. Click here to
read the article.
Mar. 31, 2010:
Casey's parents,
Dianne Anderson and
Joel Feldman, took part in a series of press conferences in Newark, Cherry Hill and Ocean City, N.J. announcing a new law inspired in part by Casey’s story, which requires motorists to stop and remained stopped for pedestrians in crosswalks.
. Read more about this and view TV news coverage of the press conferences.
Mar. 24, 2010:
Dianne Anderson, Joel Feldman, and
Christina Halligan joined
Allie Mills and other CU Boulder students volunteering at “God’s Love We Deliver” in NYC.
View photos here and read more about this on
the Foundation blog.
Mar. 20, 2010:
Amber Staska and members of Phi Sigma Pi at West Chester University held a weeklong pedestrian safety campaign which culminated in a benefit concert to honor Casey's life. The event raised some $1,200 for three charities, to be matched by the Casey Feldman Memorial Foundation.
Read the article
on the Foundation news blog,
view photographs and videos , or view the 7 minute Phi Sigma Pi "Because of Casey"
video here.
Feb.-Mar. 2010:
Casey's high school theater friend
Henry Gibson plays Lenny in "of Mice and Men" at DeSales University and dedicates his performances to Casey.
Click here to view photographs in the photo gallery of the Memories website or, view photos of
Casey's high school theater performances.
Feb. 21, 2010:
Sami Csaniz, Elyse Marinelli, Lindsey Burke and
Erin Burke joined others as volunteers at
Francisvale No-Kill Animal Shelter.
Feb. 20, 2010:
Christine Graham, Kayleigh Taylor, and
Brooke Burdge participated in the
4-Mile Run for Haiti, which raised over $400,000 for NYC's Haiti Relief Fund.
Feb. 15, 2010: Casey's roommates,
Kelsey Butler and
Janine Repka, hosted a rice dinner to raise funds for
The MacDella Cooper Foundation to help feed the hungry in Liberia.
Jan. 3, 2010:
Dianne Anderson, Joel Feldman, Melissa Moritz, Rachel Kemmey, and
Jackie Cahill began their volunteer work at the
Francisvale No-Kill Animal Shelter in PA.
Dec. 16, 2009: Articles ran in the Springfield Press and the News of Delaware County about the Springfield High School STW tribute to Casey.
Please click here to read the article.
Dec. 7-9, 2010: Casey's Fordham roommate,
Christina Halligan, directed the play,
"Three Days of Rain", dedicating the show in loving memory of Casey. Christina's bio in the program noted, "And to Casey, you have taught me the importance of home and love. This one's for you."
Dec. 3, 2009:
Employees of Joel Feldman's firm, the Anapol Schwartz law firm in Philadelphia, made pink pillows in memory of Casey. The pillows were donated to breast cancer reconstruction patients at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
Click here for photos.
Nov. 30, 2009: Inspired by Casey, Fordham student
Kayleigh Taylor will run the Vancouver Marathon with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Team in Training.
Help her meet her fundraising goal!
Nov. 20, 2009: Springfield High School hosted a "Pink Performance" production of The Laramie Project, directed by
John Gildea. A plaque for Casey was presented before the production. The 2009-2010 STW theater season is dedicated to Casey Feldman. To view photos,
click here.