Team Danielle

Westchester Walk

We're fundraising for Lustgarten

Dear Friends & Family,

On behalf of the Kalt and Schiavone families, Team Danielle is back and excited to participate in this year's Lustgarten Pancreatic Cancer Research Walk in Westchester on April 14th!  My family and I would be thrilled for you to join us at Westchester Community College.  Not only is it important to my family to raise money for this incredibly worthy cause, but it's equally important for us to gather and take time to honor and celebrate Danielle's life. We will be hosting a breakfast at the Team Danielle tent before the walk - email me for details! 

It's hard to believe that in September 5 years have passed since I lost my sister Danielle Schiavone to pancreatic cancer.   It's well known that I wear my heart on my sleeve, so you all know how devastating this loss has been to me and my family. I think about Danielle every day and still can’t believe that she is no longer with us.  Not a day goes by when I don't have to contend with the reflex to call or text, to check in on Danielle, to see how she's feeling or to just replay and marvel at the latest craziness in the world. But alas, Danielle lost her battle against this horrific disease which took her body, but never dampened her spirit. We would like to continue her fight and the best way to do that is by supporting Lustgarten.  What makes this year's walk so special for our family is that my daughter Gemma Kalt along with the rest of Team Danielle will be raising money and awareness as her mitzvah project for her Bat Mitzvah this June.  

Pancreatic cancer accounts for just 3% of all cancers diagnosed in the United States each year, yet it is the third leading cause of cancer related deaths, and it is expected to become the second by 2030.  Lustgarten’s singular focus is improving patient outcomes.  Research is fundamental to making that a reality.  The comprehensive research program focuses on early detection and interception, therapeutic development, and personalized medicine so that they can bring the most cutting-edge science from the lab bench to the clinic, where it can be tested on patients, with the goal of giving patients a better quality of life and hope for a cure.  Lustgarten is leading the way in advancing the best science transform pancreatic cancer into a curable disease.  These breakthroughs are only possible because of generous support from the Lustgarten community.  Since they began this initiative in 1998, the five-year survival rate has more than tripled to 12%. Our generosity is helping make real progress but there is still much work to be done. 

I want to thank everyone who has supported us in the past, we really appreciate it. If you are so kind to join me and my family as we continue my sisters fight against pancreatic cancer our Team Danielle site is now open at Lustgarten Foundation - Team Danielle . If you want to support Gemma and her mitzvah project Lustgarten Foundation - Gemma Kalt .  I have also attached below the link to The Lustgarten 2023 Annual report.  Please look as they are doing some amazing things. 

 

***100% of donations go directly to Pancreatic Cancer Research***

 

Thank you for your support and I hope you will join us in the fight for hope! 

 

#TeamDanielle

Marc, Michele, Jackson and Gemma Kalt

Brenda and Saul Kalt

Michael, Gavin and Peter Schiavone

 

FY23 Lustgarten Annual Report

 

Our Achievements

Top 10 Team

Top 3 Team

Received 15 Donations

Raised $500

Raised $1000

Reached Goal

Thank you to our Donors

$10.02k

Jay Goldman

$5.02k

The Kalt Family

$2.7k

Even

Team Danielle

$1.5k

Brenda And Saul Kalt

We are so proud of you Gemmala for doing the Lustgarten walk for your BatMitzvah in memory of your aunt Danielle Love you so much. Gee and Papa

$1.02k

Bo Yang

$1.02k

Evan Kornhauser

$1.02k

Michael Schiavone

On behalf me, Gavin and Peter, thank you all! Danielle would be so honored. Much love.

$1.02k

Richard And Jacqueline Meisenberg

$1,000

Phillip Cope & Jessica Sbarsky

in memory of Pamela Cope Rife July 4th 2020

$1,000

Adam Lewis

$900

Evan Seidenstein

$520

Jeffrey And Lucy Udell

Good for you Jemma!

$520

Scott, Jenny And Logan Damast

$520

Dominic Schiavone

$520

Arthur & Nina Damast

Gemma...This is a wonderful Mitzvah Project...great job! Love Grandma Nina & Grandpa Arthur

$516

Cablayan Family

Go Team Danielle!

$500

Perelman Family

$500

Gabrielle And Eric Brown

$500

Joseph Magaro

$500

The Pryluck Family

Congrats Gemma! Such an amazing effort for an incredible cause.

$380

David Mack

Good luck today and on your bat mitzvah as well!

$360

Douglas Newton

$318

Sara Benson

$266

The Scerbo Family

$264

Juan-carlos Ruck And Family

May Danielle’s memory always be a blessing to all who knew and loved her…

$264

Craig Kornhauser

$264

Craig Kornhauser & Family

$264

Jason And Alana Lustig

$264

Justin & Lindsey Leibowitz

$264

Lloyd & Solange Frischer

Keep up the great work, Gemma!

$264

Michael Maresca

$264

Marc Yukelson

$264

Dustin Seidman

$264

Greg Delmonte

$264

Jeffrey Nathan

Great cause!

$264

Viking Global Matching Gifts

$263

Lisa And Evan Feingold

Congratulations on your Bat Mitzvah

$255

Alstodt Family

Beautiful Mitzvah Project. Great job!

$250

The Mulé Family

$211

Pierre Neury

$211

The Stergiou Family

What a special Mitzvah Project. May your Aunt Danielle’s memory be a blessing. Xoxo

$200

Aylin Ozgener

Love you Danielle!

$200

Jacob Toporek

$190

Seth Woolf

$190

Laura & Mike Graffeo

$181

Freedman Family

Mazel Tov!

$180

Adam Zucker

$158

The Carrea Family

$136

Aaron Fischman

$124

Andie Silverstein

$124

Amir Erez

$118

Marcelo And Marcy Modica

Mazel Tov Gemma!!

$106

Melissa Himmelman

Girlfriend! I Love you and miss you

$106

Bank Of America Foundation Matching Gifts

$106

Tamara, Hernan, Adrian, & Zoe Chebar

Danielle and your family are always in our thoughts.

$106

Kari Fitzpatrick

$106

Fran & Jack Berkowitz

$106

Matt Goldstein

Good luck Gemma!! The Goldstein’s

$106

Elizabeth Domasica

Bless Team Danielle and Gemma Kalt

$106

Jason Schwartz

$106

Steven Lubitz

$106

Steven Lubitz

$106

Brian Lapin

$106

Michael Juliano

Great work, Gemma. Thank you for letting us participate in your project.

$106

Michael Juliano

My best to the Kalt and Schiavone families.

$106

Carlos Capellan

$106

Robert Hurvitz

$106

Kym Vanderbilt

$106

Greg Waldman

$106

Doug Levine

$106

Joseph Long

$106

The Begun Family

Keep up the great work guys!

$106

Joseph Long

$106

Debbie Habshoosh

Sending Love ❤️

$106

Matt Benson

$106

Gretchen Kocica

$105

Lauren & Matt Friedman

Congrats! What a great Mitzvah Project Gemma!

$105

The Maddox Family

Missing our friend Danielle. Sending love to all of you. Caryn, Brian, Ava and Will

$105

Jason Schwartz

$105

Aunt Carol

Thinking of everyone. Sending love

$101

William Hite

Print

$101

The Schenk Family

Way to go Gemma!

$101

Scott And Michelle Sherman

$101

Scott And Michelle Sherman

$101

Scott Lipaon

$101

Hilary Schisselman

$100

Stuart Mayer And Family

$100

Michele And Jordan

In honor of Danielle and her beautiful soul and fighting spirit! ❤️

$100

Keith Wachtel

$100

Jon Levy & Family

Mazel Tov Gemma!

$100

Steven Gordon

$100

John Bellis

$100

John Bellis

$79

Jennifer Tedeschi Wiley

In memory of Danielle 💕

$79

Rosaria Peplow

Always in our hearts

$79

Chelsey Steedman

$79

Andrew Levine

$57

Anonymous

$54

Monessa Van Cise

In support of Gemma, her Grandparents Brenda and Saul, and all of Danielle’s family.

$53

Coleen Chin

$53

Chase Killeen

$53

Dennis Seff

$53

Barbara & Howard Englert

Miss her all the time. Hard to believe it’s 5 years. Our thoughts are with Team Danielle. Love Always❤️

$53

Marni Maresca

$53

Susan & Alan Edenzon

Congratulations on your Bat Mitzvah and your wonderful mitzvah project!

$53

Anonymous

$53

Raquel Israel

$53

Raquel Israel

$53

Arlene And Jay Dobrow

$53

Jodi Kranes

$53

Hurvitz Family

$53

Michael Cohen

$52

Marc Stenzler

$50

Keith Wachtel

$26

Alessandra Fusco

$26

Cory Liberman

$26

Lisa Botterill

$26

Lisa Botterill

$26

Vanessa Sullivan

$26

Caryn Maddox

Mazel Tov Gemma! ❤️ Aunt Danielle’s friend Caryn

$26

Rebecca And Jason Berrebi

We are happy to support you and this very worthy cause!

$26

Beth Eisgrau-heller

Always happy to support this cause. Sending love to the Kalt and Schiavone clans.

$26

Ellice/ron Gerson

Go team go!

$26

Anonymous

$26

Charles Atanasio