ALEX'S PIGGY BANK
On September 26, 2018, we lost our lovely Alexandra to the ravages of a very rare autoimmune disease. Alex, the daughter of Elaine Belfer Raucher and Ben Raucher, the niece of Bruce and Marc Belfer was 14 years old when she passed.
To honor our girl, the Belfer Family created the Alexandra Raucher Memorial Fund to provide funding and scholarships to support her ideals and loves. These include high school scholarships, STEM programs, robotics, engineering, Girl Scouts, school and art. The foundation also supports grief services and families in crisis.
To make a donation to Alex's Piggy Bank, please use Venmo
https://account.venmo.com/u/alexspiggybank
or contact Elaine Belfer Raucher at ebelfer@belfer.com
Alexandra Raucher Memorial Foundation
a 501(c)3 foundation
Alex loved so many things in her life - her family, friends, Robotics, Girl Scouts, Harry Potter and art. She was, in true Belfer form, a budding engineer and was accepted into the Ocean Township High, School of Technology. She was a long time member of the Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore, First Tech Challange (FTC) Robotics team and a graduate of the Monmouth County Arts and Education Middle School Program. Alex did so much with her life. She was bright, accomplished, loving and a fine young lady.
Each Alex's Piggy Bank donation or scholarship represents Alex's actual piggy bank, an electronic safe, which held her life's savings of $552.48. Each donation, each scholarship, each check is for this exact amount to honor her completely by giving her piggy bank. It is a way for us to remember that she gave her all ... she always did.
Officers and Directors
Elaine Belfer Raucher (mom)
ebelfer@belfer.com
Benjamin Raucher (dad)
benraucher@aol.com
Bruce D Belfer (uncle)
bbelfer@belfer.com
Marc D Belfer (uncle)
mbelfer@gmail.com
Patricia Murch Derick (aunt)
pmurch88@verizon.net
Junior Directors:
Shayna Raucher and Lauren McGregor
Donations and Scholarships
Ocean Township High School,
School of Technology
2022
Scholarships (2) awarded to women graduates attending Rutgers School of Engineering in September of 2022
2023
"You are Not Alone" Scholarships (2) awarded to graduates attending a college, university or trade school who has lost a parent or sibling
Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore,
FTC Robotics Team #6934
2021
Donation to purchase materials for the 2021-2022 FTC season
2022
Donation to purchase a 3D Printer to make materials for the 2022-2023 season
Ocean Township Intermediate School
2023
Donation to support the MakerSpace Club and SandPebbles Literary Magazine
Resources
Granulomatosis with Polyangitis (Wegner's GPA)
www.rheumatology.org
www.mayoclinic.org
www.hopkinsvasculitis.org
Grief Support at the Jersey Shore
Stephy's Place, a support center for grief and loss
Common Ground Grief Center
Organizations
Ocean Township High School, Spartan School of Technology
Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore, FTC Robotics Team #6934
Ocean Township Intermediate School