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About The Jeff Musser Foundation

In 1999, I was diagnosed with acute leukemia. My choices at that time were to get into remission and have a bone marrow transplant or to try and endure a 2-year chemotherapy program when I got into remission. My doctors felt if I could survive the 2-year chemo program my chances of longer life would be better.

I chose to take the 2-year program, and during the time I was making this decision, my friends were already planning a golf tournament in my name to raise funds for me as I was going through my treatments. Fortunately after my 2 years of treatment, I didn’t need the money, and this is how the foundation got started. I just needed to decide what to do with the monies raised.

Looking back over those 2 years, the hardest thing for me was to watch children and their families going through the same thing as I. So I decided to use the monies to give financial aid to families with children in Lancaster County battling cancer. We have been helping families since 2002 and have continued the golf tournament every year. We have also added our Cadillac dinner event in the fall, and are blessed to receive grants and donations from other organizations who support our mission. We have also expanded our territory due to the growth of our funds and the needs in south central Pennsylvania.

The majority of the families that we help are referred to us by social workers from Penn State Children’s Hospital, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, or Nemours Children’s Hospital.  We try to satisfy the requests made by the social workers on behalf of the families they follow, or I contact the families to determine how to best meet their needs. A lot of our recipients are two income families that go to one income because of the need to take care of their child and transport them to doctor appointments and chemo treatments. The foundation will usually pay things like rent or mortgages, utilities, insurances, and travel expenses for treatments. We are making a difference in these families’ lives and have given out over $2,677,330 since 2002.

Thank you.

Learn More: Watch Jeff’s Story

Contact The Musser Foundation

Donate

To donate at any time of year, contact Jeff Musser or use the information below:

Jeffrey L. Musser
PO Box 216
Akron, PA 17501
1-717-673-6333 Phone
Charity Tax ID# 54-2083877

Families We’ve Helped

2003
Hurst Family
Johnson Family

2004
Ziyas Family

2005
Smith Family
Loose Family

2006
Smith Family
Chapman Family
Gallagher Family
Horton Family
Feliciano Family

2007
Horton Family
Barritt Family
Berger Family

2008
Loose Family
Weinsheimer Family
Barritt Family

2009
Coco Family
Sickmeier Family
Pollizzi Family
Walker Family
Staley Family
Miller Family

2010
Sickmeier Family
Miller Family
Holland Family
Rinier Family
Haba Family
Thomas Family

2011
Henry Family
Rinier Family
Holland Family
Kham Family
Staley Family
Sampson Family
Davis Family

2012
Elusme Family
Goldsmith Family
Henry Family
Holland Family
Martinez Family
Rinier Family
Shepler Family
Staley Family
Toomey Family
Winters Family

2013
Anes Family
Bates Family
Brennan Family
Bortner Family
Brown Family
Bryson Family
Camp Family
DJD Foundation
Elusme Family
Foller Family
Flores Family
Getshall Family
Goldsmith Family
Hart Family
Holland Family
Johnson Family
Keller Family
Leisey Family
Lopez Family
Morales Family
Nolasco Family
Ocker Family
Olan Family
Pennypacker Family
Relay for Life
Smith Family
Sperduto Family
Stevens Family
Tate Family
Toomey Family
Thomas Family
Weis Family
Zinn Family

2014
Anes Family
Armstrong Family
Bartolucci Family
Bates Family
Bectach Family
Bishop Family
Bortner Family
Brenna Family
Brown Family
Bryson Family
E. Flores Family
Fry Family
Garcia Family
Geissler Family
Gibbons Family
Hart Family
Hurst Family
Janvier Family
Johnson Family
Ocker Family
Olan Family
Payne Family
Pennypacker Family
Lynch Family
Miller Family
Murray Family
Nolasco Family
Rodriguez Family
Rosati Family
Sables Family
Simmons Family
Smith Family
Smith Family
Sullivan Family
Weiss Family
Westrick Family
Zinn Family

2015
Armstrong Family
Bartolucci Family
Bechtach Family
Bishop Family
Brown Family
Butler Family
Elliott Family
Flores Family
Francart Family
Fuller Family
Garcia (Astrid) Family
Garcia (Josiah) Family
Geissler Family
Hill Family
Hurst Family
Javier Family
Josey Family
Kelly Family
Miller Family
Murray Family
Poff Family
Reese Family
Rodriguez Family
Rosati Family
Ruiz Family
Sable Family
Smith Family
Sperduto Family
Sullivan Family
Thacker Family
Twardzik Family
Walker (Caleb) Family
Walker Family
Westrick Family
Yabut Family
Zinn Family

 

2016
Adams Family
Alfieri Family
Armstrong Family
Astacio Family
Atterberry Family
Baskerville Family
Bender Family
Cassel Family
Cecil Family
Cleary Family
Cook Family
Diziki Family
Drzewiecki Family
Eberly Family
Gabino-Soto Family
Garcia Family
Gerace family
Gretchell Family
Guzman Family
Harmon Family
Harrell Family
Illicete Family
Jones Family
Kerchner Family
King Family
Maher Family
Maniscalco Family
Martinez Family
McAlonan Family
Myers Family
Pine Family
Pritchard Family
Rivera Family
Rock Family
Rodriguez (Arielis) Family
Rodriguez(Matthew) Family
Schmehl Family
Sinyagin Family
Stonesifer Family
Thorpe Family
Velez Family
Weinhold Family
Welsh Family

2017
Adams Family
Abdullah Family
Armstrong Family
Astacio Family
Baskerville Family
Cecil Family
Cook Family
DiStefano Family
Diziki Family
Downie Family
Drzewiecki Family
Eberly Family
Flores Family
Gabino-Soto Family
Gerace Family
Getchis Family
Harmon Family
Harrell Family
Illicete Family
Johnson Family
Jones Family
Kenny Family
King Family
Maria Family
Marquez Family
Martinez Family
McAlonan Family
Moreno Family
Myers Family
Newswanger Family
Ortiz Family
Pressley Family
Rodriguez, A. Family
Rodriguez, M. Family
Rodriguez Family
Santiago Family
Schmehl Family
Shacreaw Family
Stonesifer Family
Sweger Family
Thomas Family
Vosburg Family
Zepeda Family

2018
Abdulkarem Family
Amaro Family
Baptiste Family
Blaine Family
Broadwater Family
Claussen Family
Colon Family
Cook Family
Coyne Family
Dalen Family
Dellinger Family
Denson Family
Diziki Family
Downie Family
Drummond Family
Eckenrode Family
Espejo Family
Flores Family
Garcia-Ramos Family
Gehman Family
Hall Family
Heverly Family
Howard Family
Jennings Family
Josey Family
Kemper Family
King Family
Lauer Family
Leader Family
Martinez-Rodriguez Family
Mayer Family
McAlonan Family
Melgar Family
Mendez-Vazquez Family
Miller Family
Moreno Family
Musser Family
Myers Family
Newswanger Family
Nicholl Family
Oakley Family
Obeng Family
Olivarez-Sanchez Family
Olivera Family
Oppel Family
J. Ortiz Family
X Ortiz Family
Pipitone Family
Port Family
Rhakimova Family
Rejniak Family
Rider-Graham Family
Rivera Family
Roberts Family
Rodriguez Family
Ross Family
Ruiz Family
Rutherford Family
Santoyo Family
Schmehl Family
Sellers Family
Shapiro Family
Shorter Family
Simpson Family
Sproch Family
Stonesifer Family
Sweger Family
Thomas Family
Tourat Family
Velez Family
Watters Family
Workman Family
Zander Family

2019
Albright Family
Almadih Family
Amara Family
Cepeda Family
Colon Family
Dalton Family
Garcia Family
Garcia-Fuñez Family
Garcia-Ramos Family
Gehman Family
Gensert Family
Goshorn Family
Harper Family
Haynes Family
Heath Family
Jurado Family
Lance Family
Loye Family
Masunungure Family
Mayer Family
McSweeney Family
Messenger Family
Mitchell Family
Mohr Family
Money Family
Moreno Family
Myers Family
Nicholl Family
Noll Family
Olivares-Sanchez Family
Olivera Family
Ortega Family
Ortiz, J. Family
Ortiz, X. Family
Regalado Family
Reisinger Family
Rejniak Family
Rodriguez Family
Salem Family
Schachtel Family
Sellers Family
Shaffer Family
Simpson Family
Smerick Family
Thomas Family
Tisdale Family
Villarroel Family

2020
Adams
Albright
Almanza-Osorio
Banks
Barnes
Bloyd
Bowman
Byers
Camp
Cruz
Dietrich
Fournier
Fralin
Frysinger
Garcia
Garcia-Fuñez
Gonzalez
Goshorn
Gray
Harper
Heffernan
Hegazy
Hoover
Jones
Jurado
Lapp, B.
Lapp, L.
Leaman
Lopez-Sandoval
Loye
McCaughey
McKinney
Mitchell
Moreno
Munger
Nichol
Noll
Oakley
Oedonez-Gomez
Ortiz, J.
Ortiz, X.
Perez
Phillips
Rejniak
Rodriguez
Shaffer
Vazquez
Velez
Walker
Wiseman

2021
Adkins
Almanza-Osorio
Baltimore
Bard
Barrios-Ruano
Candelario
Carey
Chambers
Chen
Coon
Crawford
Cruz
Cuapio-Dominguez
Dos-Santos
Fairclough
Fofana
Fournier
Heffernan
Himmelberger
Kenny
Kreider
Langner
Leisey
Lilick
Mayle
McKenna
Mientus
Miller
Morris
Oakley
Perez
Rios
Rodriguez-Matos
Schaffer-Bream
Scherer
Schmidt
Serrano-Cruz
Sloan
Smith
Strada
Sumpman
Thomas
Waltemire
Watson
Wheeling
Whitten

2022
Adams
Adkin
Almanzar
Arias
Baltimore
Barrios-Ruano
Bennett
Britigan
Brown
Burns
Candelario
Carey
Chandler
Civitarese
Cuapio-Dominguez
Dalen
Dedic
Dolinger
Donnelly
Facer
Flear
Floyd
Gonzalez
Hoglund
Hollenbaugh
Jones
Kanyangarara
Kauffman
Lane
Ledee
Mientus
Miller
Neary
Negeiros-Herrera
Nicholl
Noland
Opoku-Amoah
Ortiz
Ortiz-Morales
Pisle
Rejniak
Resto
Rios
Rodriguez
Rodriguez-Matos
Ross
Rousseau
Salazar
Scales-Staub
Schamber
Shaffer
Sloan
Smalls
Solis
Stroehr
Sumpman
Tse
Tuerke
Vasta
Waltemire
Wanas

 

2022
Adams
Adkin
Almanzar
Arias
Baltimore
Barrios-Ruano
Bennett
Britigan
Brown
Burns
Candelario
Carey
Chandler
Civitarese
Cuapio-Dominguez
Dalen
Dedic
Dolinger
Donnelly
Facer
Flear
Floyd
Gonzalez
Hoglund
Hollenbaugh
Jones
Kanyangarara
Kauffman
Lane
Ledee
Mientus
Miller
Neary
Negeiros-Herrera
Nicholl
Noland
Opoku-Amoah
Ortiz
Ortiz-Morales
Pisle
Rejniak
Resto
Rios
Rodriguez
Rodriguez-Matos
Ross
Rousseau
Salazar
Scales-Staub
Schamber
Shaffer
Sloan
Smalls
Solis
Stroehr
Sumpman
Tse
Tuerke
Vasta
Waltemire
Wanas

2023 
Adams
Adkin
Al Kerdi
Anderson-Finney
Arocho
Ayesu
Benitez
Benstead
Bergey
Bernal-Hernandez
Bilal
Booth
Britigan
Brown
Buchanan
Cannon-Brown
Carrillo-Ramirez
Chiccharine
Civitarese
Coker
Coon
Cortazar
Courbis
Dedic
Deen
Derise
Dolgos
Donnelly
Floyd
Franklin
Frisby-Winder
Fuhrman
Galaj
Gonzalez
Hernandez-Arriaga
Hoglund
Hoover
Huggler
Kanyangarara
Kauffman
Kiage
Ledee
Liebl
Macchione
Melendrez
Metzler
Musser
Neary
Negeiros-Herrera
Noland
O’Brien
Opoku-Amoah
Ortiz
Patchell
Pisle
Private
Ramirez
Ramos
Rodriguez
Romero-Castaneda
Russell
Saenz
Scales-Staub
Schamber
Seabrook
Sensinger
Silver
Sloan
Snyder
Stoehr
Talton
Telesco
Thomas-Rahman
Tse
Tuerke
Umesh
Valentin
Ventura-Reyes
West
Wright
Zandick
Zdon
Ziegler
Zook