Event Raises Funds for Children's Diseases

On Thursday, November 13, 2008, 7-11pm, at Oheka Castle in Huntington, Angela’s House will host Night for a Cure, to benefit organizations dedicated to finding cures for some of the rarest and most serious children’s diseases in the world.
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Children’s Diseases & Disorders

October, 2008, Hauppauge, NY . . . On Thursday, November 13, 2008, 7-11pm, at Oheka Castle in Huntington, Angela’s House will host Night for a Cure, to benefit organizations dedicated to finding cures for some of the rarest and most serious children’s diseases in the world.  Hors d’oeuvres and cocktails will be served.  Entertainment includes live music, dancing and a Chinese Auction.

Net proceeds from Night for a Cure will go towards the research organizations battling the following conditions: Ocular Albinism; Protein-losing Enteropathy; Cloacal Exstrophy; Cockayne Syndrome; Brain Tumors; Leukemia; Chiari Malformation; Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome; Epidermolysis Bullosa; Spinal Muscular Atrophy; Freidrich’s Ataxia; Rett Syndrome; Sanfilippo Syndrome; Pallister-Killian Syndrome; Charge Syndrome; and Muscular Dystrophy.  Organizers hope that this event will not only raise much-needed funds, but also stimulate dialog and raise awareness about how these devastating diseases and disorders have a profound effect not only on the children who suffer from them, but also on the parents that often feel helpless in the midst of these tragedies.

About Angela’s House . . .
Angela’s House was established by Bob and Angie Policastro in the fall of 2000.  The couple learned, first-hand, what it’s like trying to care for a medically frail infant with little or no community resources.  On August 30, 1989, Bob and Angie welcomed Angela into the world.  The infant had suffered irreversible brain damage, and needed round-the-clock medical care.  

After Angela’s release from the hospital, the Policastro’s were faced with the emotional and financial trauma of caring for her.  They had few options.

Angela passed away just after her first birthday.  In her memory, Bob and Angie founded the Association for Technology-Dependent Children (ATDC).  Its mission was to simplify home-care options and coordinate an extensive array of social and medical resources on behalf of families in need.  

Eventually, ATDC formed a relationship with Independent Group Home Living (IGHL), a Long Island, not- for-profit agency dedicated to enriching the lives of people with developmental disabilities.  This affiliation tirelessly worked together to build Angela’s House, which is now a fully equipped facility on Long Island that provides a loving environment and 24-hour care to desperately ill children.

Angela’s House fills a void in the system.  Until very recently, no such facility existed on Long Island. Parents facing the tragedy of caring for a severely sick child sometimes had to travel out-of-state in search of support.  

For tickets to Night for a Cure, or for more information about Angela’s House, ATDC or IGHL, call: 631.979.2620.  Email Bob Policastro: BPolicastro@angelashouse.org.  Visit: www.angelashouse.org.  For information about Oheka Castle, visit their website: www.oheka.com.

Active Web Group, a full-service web marketing and development firm in Hauppauge, NY, has been supporting Angela’s House since 2004.    For more information about Active Web Group, contact Gina De Haan at 631.846.2019.  Visit: www.activewebgroup.com.

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Active Web Group is an innovative, full-service web development/marketing firm in Long Island, NY,specializing in Web Design, SEO, E-commerce, & Email Marketing. www.activewebgroup.com
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