The CulleyStrong Foundation

05/06/2026

It is with great appreciation to all of you who have helped us throughout the years that we share this announcement. Through your support, generosity and kindness The CulleyStrong Foundation has blossomed. We started out implementing Hope Squad into just one school (the first in NJ) and now we’ve helped Hope Squad join 30 different schools! This success could not have been instituted without our family, friends, donors, participants in our fundraisers and Sean’s most dearest friends.

The decision to not have a run this year, after so many successful years, did not come easy. It came with mixed emotions, many tears and a heavy heart to say the least.

The CulleyStrong Foundation is not closing its doors. We are still involved with Hope Squad and want to continue making a difference. What the future holds is yet to be seen. Through prayers and our deepest faith and guidance from our Angel Sean, we will take this time to see where we are led.

We hold each of you close to our hearts and are beyond grateful for all we have accomplished thus far because of YOU! 🧡

03/31/2026

Spring has sprung! Spring is often a symbol of birth, new beginnings, but so many of us hold ourselves back from our own new beginnings even when they are happening right in front of us. Remember that you don’t have to wait for things to be perfect for things to be good. You don’t have to hold back until you “deserve” joy. There is so much beauty to be seen in the little things and it’s easy to miss, especially if we don’t think we’re ready yet, deserving yet, done yet. The truth is you’ll never be done growing and you’ll also never be done experiencing hard things. The good news is that’s ok because the world is also constantly trying to show you good things too! So sip your coffee a little slower, open the windows and breathe the fresh air, snap a picture of the blooming flowers, do whatever you have to do to notice you are right in the middle of your beautiful life.

01/24/2026

7 years ago the world lost the bright light that was Sean. His character really shines through these photos, with his contagious love, laughter, and smile. To know Sean was to love him and unfortunately all that love now translates into grief. If you are experiencing grief, take a moment to reflect on the love it comes from, on how lucky you are to have known and loved Sean (or whomever) for as long as you did. We may not have gotten the future we wanted, but the past is just as precious. 🧡

~Take the love you have for me and pass it along~

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12/26/2025

Thank you and .swenarton for another successful Milk Mile!! It is such an honor to have Sean’s memory carried on. Sean was a sports lover whether it was playing casually with friends on the block or in parks, competitively on teams, or just watching on TV. He was a man of many talents and St. Rose is where he grew is running skills. Thank you to all for running, chugging, donating, but most of all remembering 🧡

12/22/2025

Huge congratulations and thank you to on their 5th annual charity ball! It was yet another beautiful, successful Christmas fundraiser that we are blessed to be a part of! 💚❤️

12/18/2025

The holiday season is in full swing! This time of year can bring up a lot of mixed emotions. It’s important that you take care of yourself, however that looks for you! TCSF wishes you peace, health, and happiness this coming year. However, if that doesn’t find its way to you, may you always remember that you are not alone and no matter how dark your days are, brighter ones lie ahead.

Art by: .whimsy

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10/19/2025

26 would have been nice, but grateful for 19 🎂
Happy Birthday Sean. On your birthdays and every other day, we will miss you, honor you, and love you forever 🧡

10/07/2025

Thank you to everyone who came out to play, volunteer, or otherwise support us at our second annual CulleyStrong Golf Outing! ⛳️It’s an honor to see our community come together in support of our mission 🧡

~Take the love you have for me and pass it along~

***deprevention

08/07/2025

A new study by Bijesh Gyawali, a third-year doctoral student in the UMass Department of Resource Economics, has shown that anti-bullying laws are highly effective in reducing suicidal behaviors among high weight high school students in the U.S.
"In particular, the channel where these laws are working is the peer interaction, the peer bullying," says Gyawali. The research shows a decline of 19% in su***de attempts requiring medical treatment after anti-bullying laws were enacted, and a nearly 9% reduction in su***de attempts overall.

Read more about the study here 👉🏻 https://www.umass.edu/news/article/umass-amherst-researcher-finds-state-level-anti-bullying-laws-curb-su***de-attempts-19

07/19/2025

https://uknow.uky.edu/professional-news/uk-s-julie-cerel-honored-international-award-advancing-understanding-su***de-s

Julie Cerel, Ph.D., professor in the College of Social Work (CoSW) at the University of Kentucky, has been honored with the Norman Farberow Award for Bereavement and Lived Experience by the International Association for Su***de Prevention (IASP). The award recognizes her research, which expands our....