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Sabrina Navaretta Memorial Foundation to raise money to support grief education to parents and siblings

Sophia Chen
Reporter · Tuesday, November 3, 2026 at 3:03 PM · 1 min read
Sabrina Navaretta Memorial Foundation to raise money to support grief education to parents and siblings — Peekskill Schools news

After nearly three years of operating the Sabrina Navaretta Memorial Foundation, Mara and John Navaretta have have renovated a larger space at their workplace to help parents grieving the loss of a child. The Navarettas began the foundation in 2023, just months after their daughter was killed in a car crash while returning from a University of Delaware sorority event. Now, they raise money with a hockey tournament for the foundation, which provides scholarships, funding to send kids to camp and grief education for parents who have lost children.  Mara Navaretta said she and her husband became affiliate leaders and grief educators through the Helping Parents Heal nonprofit after meeting David Kessler, a grief expert. [caption id="attachment_378677" align="alignnone" width="700"] 2025 Sabrina Navaretta Memorial Foundation scholarship recipients. (Provided by the Sabrina Navaretta Memorial Foundation)[/caption] “When we see the parents come to our meetings in person, they're s

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