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Taralynn Van Brunt
Executive Director
Taralynn@NextGenerationFoundation.com

Taralynn was born, raised, and currently lives in Monmouth County, New Jersey. She considers the close bond she shares with her family and long time friends to be one of her greatest achievements. In September of 2006 her mother, Donna VanBrunt, was diagnosed with Breast Cancer. Donna bravely fought and beat her cancer. Wanting to help make a difference; Taralynn began fundraising for the cause and participated in her first Avon Walk for Breast Cancer. This experience motivated Taralynn to do more. In 2007, she, Deana Rosenthal and Gabrielle Wile founded the Next Generation Foundation. Along side her family and friends Taralynn hopes to comfort those touched by cancer, raise awareness for early detection & treatment, and help fund research.


The mission of The Next Generation Foundation is to get young men and women involved with cancer awareness. Cancer gives no allowance when it comes to age, race or gender. Therefore, we all need to do what we can to help eradicate this disease.

It is our generation that needs to set the example for young men and women to follow. There is so much that each of us can do, but not everyone knows where to start. Learn more

The truth is that so many of us wait til someone we know and love is diagnosed or lost to the terrible disease called Cancer. Together, you can help us to change this!

We shouldn't be waiting for a loved one to become part of a statistic, but rather coming together with our loved ones to try to change these statistics so that we are hearing more and more survival stories that fuel the inspiration Learn more