A MIDWINTER NIGHT'S DREAM EVENT TO RAISE MONEY FOR ALS RESEARCH
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WHAT: A Midwinter Night's Dream is an annual charity fundraiser held by the Northport High School Chapter of the National Honor Society. The event supports Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig’s Disease) research and is unique in that it is run entirely by high school students, ranging in age from 15 to 17. Each year the students produce a full-scale charity dinner at the beautiful Oheka Castle, complete with live and silentauctions and celebrity guests.
The students became proactive in fighting ALS after two teachers in their district were diagnosed with the disease. In the seven years since the event was founded, the group has raised more than $1.5 million for ALS research and related causes. In addition to their highly successful fundraising campaign, AMND has also created and funded a variety of ALS related initiatives. These include a research center at Stony Brook University, a patient services program for those diagnosed with ALS, a student research program, which sends high school students to work in ALS research labs across the country, and a Philanthropy Center, which teaches grade school kids about the importance of philanthropic work.
WHO: Students and faculty of the Northport High School
Billy Baldwin – Gossip Girl
Robert Burke – Blue Blood
Curtis Granderson – New York Yankees – HERO FOR HOPE
Adam Graves – New York Rangers
Sarah Hughes – Olympic Gold Medalist
Richard Kind – Comedian/Toy Story 3
Curtis Martin – New York Jets – HERO FOR HOPE
Jackie Martling - Comedian
Chris Pendergast – Northport High School – HERO FOR HOPE
Vincent Piazza – Boardwalk Empire
Caroline Rhea – Comedienne/The Biggest Loser
Zuzanna Szadkowski – Gossip Girl
WHEN: Thursday, January 6, 2011
6:00 pm – 11:00 pm
6:30 pm – Media Call Time
WHERE: Oheka Castle
135 West Gate Drive
Huntington, NY 11743
631.659.1400
CONTACT: Traci Coulter / traci@tcopr.com / 917.776.9184
Deirdre Corley / deirdrecorley@gmail.com / 917.753.2792
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