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HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS!!! Our scholarship is official

HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS!!!
Our scholarship is officially open! If you are committed to, or will be committing to the University of Delaware as a fall 2024 freshman apply for a chance to earn $1000 scholarship! Please reach out with any questions and good luck!

Thank you for sharing a wonderful evening with us

Thank you for sharing a wonderful evening with us at our Grape Escape Wine Event! We appreciate our friends and family weathering the rain to be a part of something bigger. Garret always strived to be part of something bigger and our mission is to continue, in honor of Garret, to do the same by supporting others through our philanthropic work. The work we do at Garret Cares would not be possible without all of you. To all who attended our event and to all that were not able to attend and graciously donated online , we are extremely grateful. For every person and organization that donated items for our silent auction -your generosity is boundless.
65” Samsung TV Jon Trimboli
@phillies Phillies Merch autographed baseball (Carl)
@garrettstubbs @jp3.baseball JP3 Baseball for autographed Garrett Stubbs game bat
@nygiants Giants VIP Game experience ( Murpies)
@dianaplangphotography Diana Lang Photography (10 digital photos)
@peddie_golf (Game for 4)
@trentjewelers T ( Italian silver necklace)
@dunkin Dunkin’ Donuts
@sky_nailzone Sky Nail Zone
@vintageamericancandke
@crunch_eastwindsor Crunch Fitness
@organickitchenmaroc Organic Kitchen
@rustic.olive
@ivy_on_main
@bellalunasalonnj
@beautiquestylingbar Beautique
@miasalon719 Mia Salon
@bloomersnthings Bloomers and Things
@olive.and.spoon Olive wood Spoon
@lapiazza.nj
@vucciria_italian_market Vucciria
@themothcoffeehouse Moth Coffee
@oldhightsbrewing Old Hights Brewing
@mercerbuckspickleball Mercer Bucks Pickleball and online donation
@nolabglutenfree Nola B gluten free bakery
@floral_designs_by_linda Floral Designs by Linda
Cookies by Monika
Handmade Quilt by Judy
@1000browneyedgirl Electronics Nimi
@angela.11 Imported Italian food Angela
@emily_ariane Hightstown Fun by Alexis
Chocolate covered pretzels by Carly
@mpetillo86 Garret Cares candles by Maureen
@joscelynedelgado Audio provide by Joscelyne
@grapeescapenj Grape Escape for the venue!
And to our dear friends and family that volunteer numerous hours to make this possible, we are forever grateful. We raised over 5k for our community. Special shout out to @etrimboli @robtrimboli Rob and Ellen for making this happen Thank you for loving Garret too❤️

Thank you to everyone near and far @udelaware and

Thank you to everyone near and far @udelaware and @beta_delaware that participated in putting over 100 kits together for superhero children with medical needs. May the power of play help their healing process.
Garret brought us to @projectsunshine Project Sunshine and we will continue to honor his legacy. ❤️

Today is Garret’s 26th Birthday. Today we celebr

Today is Garret’s 26th Birthday. Today we celebrate the love , positivity and happiness Garret brought into our lives. Happy heavenly birthday to our son, brother, and kindest friend.
Though we miss him every day, today we miss him even more.

Wishing you a beautiful birthday in heaven Garret from all of us who love you , think about you and miss you everyday, and we always wish you were here with us❤️

We carry your love of life and kindest heart forward in everything we do. It is what gives us strength to put a little bit of good back into our little tiny corner of the world.

Some of you may know Garret was the liaison and volunteer for Project Sunshine from UD during his time there. Project sunshine is a compassionate non profit that brings volunteer-led programming to pediatric patients and their families in a variety of medical settings.
For Garret’s birthday, we honor him by helping to bring some joy to young children as they receive medical care by putting super hero kits together. We thank all that we were able to join us to support this cause.
We also are honoring Garret‘s love of learning by offering a small token of gratitude to 2 teachers today by awarding funds for school supplies.
We know how much Garret love to learn and thank you for all you do.

Please take a minute today to share a smile or a kind gesture with someone you love or someone who may need some love, please do so in honor of our angel Garret , especially today❤️💙🧡
Thank you.

To help us celebrate Garret’s 26th birthday on F

To help us celebrate Garret’s 26th birthday on February 27th, we would like to honor our boy by giving away a $150 Amazon gift card to an amazing Teacher for their classroom /school supply needs.

To enter
💙follow us on Instagram or Facebook
🧡DM us your name and school name by Feb 26th ( through ig or fb)
💙for an extra entry repost on your social media and pls tag Garret Cares
🧡random drawing on Garret’s Birthday

Please share this post with your favorite teacher for a chance to win too.

Thank you for helping us to honor Garret’s love for learning on a day we miss him even more.
We love and miss you Garret❤️

Hightstown High School Senior Roberto Flores recei

Hightstown High School Senior Roberto Flores receives a Higher Up Scholarship, graciously funded by Garret Cares @garretcares and Donors Susannah Hollister and Josh Carlisle, to enroll in a CAD class at Mercer County Community College. The computer-drawing program will prepare Roberto for his Higher Up summer 2024 placement with the architecture firm Gittings Associates, Princeton. Pictured Left to Right: Wendy McDade, Susannah Hollister, Roberto Flores, Dave Christino of Garret Cares, and Rosa Prada-Rodriguez.

Through meaningful summer jobs and internships, Higher Up supports local students in shaping their dreams and reaching their highest potential.
Higher Up is a new non-profit that serves current and graduated EWRSD Hightstown High School students, including those who are underrepresented and underprivileged, by curating and coordinating meaningful summer jobs and career-essential internships. Paid placement opportunities are complemented by an on-point readiness program that incorporates resume building and interview coaching; business etiquette and wardrobe basics; and engagement with motivational speakers and affinity-building mentors and cohorts.

Higher Up students come to feel confident in their honed skills, experientially on-par with their peers, and excited about reaching towards their future achievements. Hometown businesses, skilled tradespeople, sponsors, donors and volunteers feel proud and socially responsible as they commit to the growth and development of local students and come to share in their success. Higher Up is an inspirational, collaborative and vital resource for the whole of our local community. To learn more, please visit higherupnj.org or e mail info@higherupnj.org.

Garret Cares is privileged to give $1,000 to the H

Garret Cares is privileged to give $1,000 to the Hightstown Youth Wrestling program. This money will support these wrestlers by allowing the team to participate in tournaments and wrestling development camps that will provide skills they will take with them throughout their lives. This donation allows us to remember Garret’s dedication and participation in the Hightstown Youth Wrestling Program.

Garret Cares would not be able to support these types programs without your generosity. Thank you for making this happen.

We hope you can join us!

We hope you can join us!

2023 was filled love and support from family, frie

2023 was filled love and support from family, friends old and new.
We appreciate meeting so many of you!
We are grateful we are able to give back in many ways to our community , host special events , stay present in the precious moments and are continuously humbled by every person/organization that help us to leave this unpredictable world just a little better than yesterday by reaching out more.
This is our only mission.
We could not make any of this possible without our dedicated team of family and friends. ❤️
We miss our Garret along with our all of our precious loved ones gone too soon.

This year we were able to award scholarships to 6 deserving HS students, supported the East Windsor - Hightstown wrestling club program , help provide school age children with filled back packs through @njrise Rise, enabled critical medical treatments for young children , adopted 4 families through St Anthony of Padua (Hightstown) and St Andrew’s church (Newtown) , and supported a deserving HHS student a corporate internship through Higher Up a new local non-profit.

You are helping to make a difference. ❤️❤️

Sending Much love to all and Thank you!

(2023 Recap and memories video with one of Garret’s favorite songs)
#2024herewecome❤️❤️ #reachoutmore #honoringourlovedonesinheaven
#leavetheworldabitbetter
#garretcares

During the holiday season you could not come to th

During the holiday season you could not come to the Christino home without participating in making a ginger bread house.
And as Garret got older, it became somewhat of a friendly competition among family and friends.

We are so grateful we could honor Garret through this event and really appreciate everyone that was able to join us. Through this event we were able to raise $4000 to help support our mission of giving back to underserved communities , aid in supporting healthcare and scholarships to support furthering education.

Thank you to all who made this event possible, our amazing Garret Cares board, The Americana Kitchen + Bar for the beautifully decorated event space, the wonderful food and ginger bread houses and to the Ryan family for planning and executing the event!

Thank you to everybody that helps us to keep Garret’s spirit and legacy alive.

Congratulations to all of our winners and to everyone that participated and much gratitude to all those who donated but could not attend❤️

There’s still time to secure your spot for the G

There’s still time to secure your spot for the Garret Cares Garret’s Gingerbread House Event! Join us to toast the holidays! Scan the QR code or click the link in our bio to sign up by 12/10

Thank you Kal Pipo , ( District Chief For Beta The

Thank you Kal Pipo , ( District Chief For Beta Theta Pi and Garret Cares Advisory Board member ) for sharing this precious memory of Garret as the Chartering President swearing in the new Beta Theta Pi Executive Board December 2019 at University of Delaware.
Garret’s fun spirit is shown here along with all the brothers dressed up for the ceremonies in holiday mode.
We miss and love you Garret and your unique ways for making such treasured memories. ❤️💙🧡

We hope you can join us for a toast to the holiday

We hope you can join us for a toast to the holidays! Scan the QR code or click the link in our bio to make a donation and secure your spot! If you are unable to join but still want to make a donation feel free to visit our website.

SAVE THE DATE!! Garret Cares is excited to announc

SAVE THE DATE!! Garret Cares is excited to announce that we will be having a brunch and gingerbread making fundraiser on Sunday, 12/17 from 11-3 at the Americana! Stay tuned for more information on pricing, gingerbread house contests and prizes! we hope to see you there!

Don’t forget to send in your furry friends in th

Don’t forget to send in your furry friends in their most creative costume for a chance to win some pet treats, toys and of course Garret Cares merch!! We will be accepting submissions until the 28th, good luck!! 💙🧡

On behalf of the Christino Family and the Garret C

On behalf of the Christino Family and the Garret Cares Foundation we would like to express our sincere gratitude to the men of Beta Theta Pi at UD for hosting the 3rd Annual Garret Cares 5k Run.

Remembering Garret at a place he loves so much where he connected with so many amazing people and friends ,including this brotherhood, keeps us close to him and to this organization and his school.

It was a precious day with Beta Theta Pi brothers current and alumni, and some of Garret’s dearest friends and a few of our scholarship winners. We so appreciate spending time with each of you! Thank you for taking your time to be there and support us. ❤️

A special shout out to Frankie for leading this event, Jackson with all of the brothers and one of Garret’s valued mentors and our friend, Kal , for your ongoing love and support in making this happen.

Thank you all ( here and that were not able to join )for keeping our Garret’s memory alive. 💛💙💗

Halloween is one of Garret’s favorite celebratio

Halloween is one of Garret’s favorite celebrations of the year. Every year Garret would try to be more creative from the year before and we are pretty certain Garret’s enthusiasm for Halloween grew as he became older.

Garret and Elina used their creative brains and helped our dog Harley ( aka Marilyn Dogroe) to win a few pet costume contests over the years. We have some very precious memories with Garret from this time of year.

We would love to honor Garret’s festive spirit with your fur babies dressed in their best Halloween costumes!

The winner will be voted by you our followers via Instagram poll and announced on Halloween

So please Garret Cares friends , family, followers, do send your pet photos to garretcares@gmail.com by 10/28.
Please include your name ,pet’s name, your instagram/Facebook handle.

The photos will be entered by number in our first GARRET CARES PET COSTUME CONTEST.

The winning fur baby will receive a Pet themed gift basket with treats, toys, Garret Cares pet apparel plus more! 🧡💙
Good luck! ❤️

Join us at the 3rd Annual Garret Cares Fun Walk/Ru

Join us at the 3rd Annual Garret Cares Fun Walk/Run sponsored by Beta Theta Pi on Oct 15th 12-2p at UD.

We are excited to team up with @beta_delaware for the third year to remember our Garret and hope you can help support our mission of giving back to our community. Please head to the sign up link in our Bio!
If you are not able to join, any donation amount is also appreciated.
We hope to see you!

Ensuring the children in our community have what t

Ensuring the children in our community have what they need to be successful in school is just one way we strive to honor Garret. Because of his love of learning and of course his love of backpacks supporting @njrise with their annual backpack drive is one of many ways we keep Garret close. And of course a huge thank you to our volunteers. We would not be able to do what we do without the support of our Garret Cares family 🧡💙

Today marks 3 years without our Garret. 3 years o

Today marks 3 years without our Garret.
3 years of remembering Garret each day in everything that we do and try to be.
In Garret’s name we hold onto optism ,kindess and making each day count by cherishing those we love , those we care about and helping one another.
We honor Garret by doing our best to let hope and faith guide our choices and ‘Reach out more’ to make someone’s day a little better than the one before.
If you were around Garret you immediately felt his positive energy , heard his infectious laughter and felt his special way of making you feel seen.

Please help us honor Garret by reaching out in your own way and making someone’s day a bit better.

We miss you , remember you and love you everyday Garret. ❤️

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