The night began with house made mojitos by Beau’s Grille as guests arrived at the home of Steve Comunale. Guests then walked into an airy, colorful, and welcoming tent designed by Mary McBride of the Hilton Akron/Fairlawn and Neil Leeson of Neil Leeson Decor Floral, Inc. It was filled with lime green and teal linens […]

Members of the Comunale family channeled profound sorrow into a foundation that is making a significant impact in the lives of cancer patients This story originally appeared in the Winter 2020 edition of Promise magazine. How can you endure the grief of losing your 27-year-old son and namesake to cancer? For Stephen A. Comunale, the […]

By Beacon Journal/Ohio.com Updated May 16, 2019 at 5:37 PM  Full Article The Stephen A. Comunale Jr. Family Cancer Foundation will distribute $375,000 in grants this year to help individuals facing economic struggles because of the disease. The cancer fund has more than doubled its annual support for cancer patients and their families in the […]

The Stephen A. Comunale, Jr. Family Cancer Foundation has announced record-high grant allocations. The Foundation is dedicated to helping patients and families that incur high medical costs and job interruption or loss due to cancer. While dealing with cancer treatments, Stephen A. Comunale Jr., his family and friends observed repeated incidents of patients and families […]

Kerry Walley was devastated when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. About a week later, her employer announced that her job would be shutting down. “My first question was ‘Am I going to die,’” said Walley, 43. “Being a single parent, the questions that followed were: ‘How am I going to support my family? How […]

On Saturday, Oct. 31, the Stephen A. Comunale, Jr., Family Cancer Foundation is hosting its fourth Spin For Life fundraising event in the Grand Ballroom at the Hilton Akron/Fairlawn. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. and the event will run from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. The Comunale family formed the Foundation in 2006 in memory […]