NYIT Student Society Supports American Cancer Society
Old Westbury, N.Y., March 8, 2007: New York Institute of Technology’s (NYIT) Physician Assistant Student Society (PASS) is hosting a fundraiser to benefit the American Cancer Society’s Camp Adventure, a summer sleep-away program for children with cancer and their siblings, ages 6 to 18. The event is on Friday, March 30, 8 p.m. to midnight, at Tin Alley Grill, 630 Stewart Ave., Garden City, NY. The cost to attend is $20. There will be live music, an appetizer buffet, door prize raffle, 50/50 raffle, and a Chinese auction.
To purchase tickets to the fundraiser, please contact Danielle Koshofer, charity organizer, at 516.382.6216 or dkoshofe@nyit.edu. Community members unable to attend, but interested in making a contribution, can make their checks payable to Camp Adventure and mail to, Lauren Iannone, 41 Sheep Lane, Levittown, NY 11756.
Event Sponsors who donate $250 or a prize of equivalent value receive four fundraiser admission tickets, a plaque of appreciation, and name recognition at the event. Event Promoters who donate $150 or a prize of equivalent value, receive two admission tickets, a certificate of appreciation, and name recognition at the event. Event Friends who donate $100 or a prize of equivalent value, receive one admission ticket and a certificate of appreciation.
Camp Adventure was founded in 1990 by professionals and community members who recognized a need for a special camp for Long Island families coping with childhood cancer. The experience helps campers gain independence, build self-confidence, learn new skills, and strengthen bonds with their peers. Camp Adventure takes place in August on Shelter Island, N.Y.
Founded in 2001 by Barbara Piccirillo, NYIT’s assistant professor of physician assistant studies, PASS is a pre-professional organization that stresses the importance of “giving back” to the community. The society honors the academic traditions of medicine, as well as affirms the sound and ethical responsibilities of the physician assistant profession. PASS sponsors several annual community service projects each year, including a holiday toy drive, NYIT’s health fair, and the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation’s 5K Race for the Cure. Each year PASS also hosts a benefit supporting a local charity.
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