Sunday at Tantum Park’s three baseball fields, is not the first time the community has come together to show its support for the Nemazie family. The Home Run Derby, which will take place from 1 p.m. ”His few trips back to Robbinsville brought smiles to his face and we know he looks forward to coming home for good someday soon,” Ms. Sean, who transferred from Kessler to the JFK Hartwyck rehabilitation facility in Edison on June 17, has been able to make the occasional day trip home to Robbinsville - most recently for the July 4 holiday. In the meantime, Sean communicates with his family and friends by using hand signals, charts and his laptop computer, she said. ”He works hard each and every day in speech therapy and physical therapy and we are confident that he will someday regain those skills,” she said. Kathy Nemazie, Sean’s mother, says her eldest son has made “great strides” in his recovery during the past seven months, and while his cognitive skills are good, he is not yet able to speak and walk. Sean suffered severe head trauma and spent 11 days in an intensive care unit before being transferred to the Kessler Rehabilitation Center in West Orange. Sean and a friend were heading to the gym for a workout when the car his friend was driving went out control on Route 130 and smashed into a tree. 4 while home on Christmas break from the University of Delaware. “The fundraiser for Sean is only a one-day event, but I’m still hoping that with a good turnout we can raise at least $500 to $1,000.” ”We did this last year with pink hair extensions and raised $5,000 for breast cancer in September and October,” Mr. The stylists will be at the park’s gazebo, he said, and proceeds will go to the Nemazie family. Those willing to part with their rally caps for a few moments can have stylists from Bijou Salon weave hair extensions of blue and gold - Sean’s college colors - into their own locks to show their solidarity with Sean.īijou Salon owner Pasquale DiChiara, a friend of Sean’s father, Frank, from their days coaching Little League baseball together, said the hair extensions will cost $10 for a single color and $20 for both blue and gold extensions. Residents not participating in the derby itself are encouraged to come out Sunday afternoon to cheer on the contestants and show their support for the Nemazie family. The players will be grouped as evenly as possible by age, she said, and winners will receive prizes donated by local businesses. DeAngelis said, noting she and her twin sister, Brittany, have been registering derby contestants who are in their late 40s and children as young as 8. The registration fee is $10 and all proceeds go to the Nemazie family for Sean’s medical care, according to one of the event’s organizers, Courtney DeAngelis. The final chance to register for Sunday’s friendly slugfest is tonight, Thursday, from 6 to 8 under the Tantum Park pavilion. ROBBINSVILLE - The community is stepping up to the plate with a Home Run Derby to raise funds for Sean Nemazie, the 2009 Robbinsville High School graduate who suffered a traumatic brain injury in a car crash seven months ago. Home Run Derby to benefit accident victim
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