Front Row Sporting Events

Meet Phil Thomson.  He’s an energetic, fun-loving 30 year old; who’s the kind of person who uses his energy towards helping others before himself.  

For being someone so full of life and energy, Phil would have never thought that the simple cough that bothered him all summer could ever be cancer. In September of 2009, three months after the symptoms began, Phil was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.  Read and see more of the event ...

Meet Jaiden.  He’s 5.  He was diagnosed with Stage 4 Neuroblastoma Cancer almost 3 years ago.

Jaiden has endured more than his share of treatments due to his cancer, often leaving him too sick to play, and just wanting to sleep.

But one thing can perk Jaiden up, even on his worst days of chemotherapy reactions, and that is NASCAR.  Read and see more of the event ...

You would never know from meeting Ryan that he is battling cancer. An athletic 21 year old from Marshall, North Carolina and once state leader in hits during his high school baseball career, this vibrant young man touches your heart from the first time you meet him. Ryan had always wished for an opportunity to go to a Phillies game.  He just never knew that cancer would eventually bring him to Philadelphia where he would realize this wish.  Front Row Foundation along with Kristin and Michael Schriks, both who work at the Cancer Treatment Center of Philadelphia, stepped in to make this dream come true for this exceptional young patient. It was definitely a night to remember for his parents, girlfriend and for Ryan!

On April 25, 2009, 28 year old Mike Boyd got a chance to sit up on the Green Monster at Fenway Park to watch the Boston Red Sox take on the New York Yankees in the front row!  Mike was with some of his great childhood friends; Jamie, Brendan, Dave Adam and Chris all of whom grew up together in Reading, MA.

Event Coordinators of Mike, Katherine Otway and Chris Cuffe put together a special day of events and treats for their friend Mike!  The day began in Reading when a stretch Hummer limousine picked up the crew of 6 and drove them into Boston for lunch at one of the finest steak houses in the city, Abe and Louie’s Restaurant.  When Joe the limo driver, dropped Mike and his friends off on Boylston St. it was the nicest day of the year at 80 degrees and without a cloud in the sky!

Andrew Cherpak is a young man in his twenties battling a life-threatening illness. This illness has left him legally blind, unable to walk and in constant pain. He loves baseball, especially the New York Yankees.
 
His Front Row day began early and was short but sweet. At 8am, Andrew, his mom Lee Ann and his medical team (from North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System EMF) left from his home in Bayville, Long Island to be driven in an ambulance to Yankee Stadium. The ambulance arrived at Yankee Stadium a little after 9am.  They met up with Jeffrey Paul Bobrick, who was the person who planned and delivered this memorable day for Andrew and his family.

Heather is an amazing woman. Diagnosed with cancer in August of 2006, she and her family have successfully been fighting this horrible disease. After her husband Fred let us know how much she loved the Eagles, the Front Row staff went into high gear to create a day with her two amazing boys Nick and Chris, sister Marlies and loving husband Fred. After securing the best seats available in Lincoln Financial Field, it was good luck to say that least that the day would turn out to be the highest scoring Eagles game in franchise history.