Scarsdale Concours to Support the PaulieStrong Foundation

The Scarsdale Concours has added the PaulieStrong Foundation as a new beneficiary for their 2016 event. The mission of the PaulieStrong Foundation is to raise awareness and funding for pediatric cancer research.

In October 2015, Paul Ulysses Jiminez of Greenacres was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare cancer that forms on soft tissue. It took his life after just two and half months on January 5th 2016.

He was a happy and loving child who will be remembered for his infectious smile and laugh. He saw the good in everybody and anyone who was lucky enough to have met him instantly knew how special he was.

Paul was wise beyond his ten years and after his diagnosis it was his idea to create a campaign to raise funds to find a cure for cancer. PaulieStrong will raise awareness and raise funding to help all children who have to battle cancer which, according to the National Cancer Institute is the #1 disease killer of children in the United States. Nearly 16,000 children and adolescents are diagnosed each year and yet, less than four percent of all funding from the National Cancer Institute goes to research into childhood cancers. Most clinical trials are to treat adults. In the last 20 years, only two major drugs have been developed for children.

Funds raised through The PaulieStrong Foundation will go directly to the Pediatric Oncology Team at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City to help fund research into pediatric sarcomas.

Mark your calendar to attend the 13th annual Scarsdale Concours in Scarsdale Village on Sunday October 2 where you can see a great display of vintage automobiles and support PaulieStrong and other worthy causes.