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November 20, 2018Epilepsy Foundation of Northeastern New York Celebrates Donors, Volunteers and Achievers
The Epilepsy Foundation of Northeastern New York celebrated donors, volunteers and achievers at their Annual Awards Dinner held on November 15th at the Shaker Ridge Country Club. The event also showcased the artwork of our art therapy participants from Studio-E.
Kicking off the night, we said thank you to our 2018 Winning Kid, Whitney. She was an incredible representation of children with epilepsy. We were so lucky to have her share her story and become the face of our #EndEpilepsy campaign. Connor McCagg was also recognized for winning not one, but two scholarships through the agency. We honored staff member, Mike Schmidt for 15 years of service. Alongside him were board members Mike Hoffman for 10 years and Rusty Senecal for 15 years. We thank you for your dedication to our mission.
Companies were recognized for their support during 2018, including the Red Flame Corporate Partners who donated $5,000 or more, which included Center for Disbaility Services, KeyBank, Lundbeck, The William and Irene Sedutto Family Fund, Sunovion, Supernus, and Turf Hotels. We also thanked our many, many Special Event Corporate Sponsors. Because of their help, we raised a total of $218,000 during our 2018 special events.
We congratulated Mazzone Hospitality for their winning Confections in Chocolate Best Themed Dessert. We honored WVCR 88.3 The Saint with the Epilepsy Awareness in the Media award. Darlene McGraw won the Individual Advocacy and Achievement Award and she gave a killer acceptance speech. Bob and Debbie Bain were honored with the Julie Eisele Advocacy award Lifetime Achievement and also had a wonderful acceptance speech. We recognized our Create Community Studios Art Therapy students and showcased their fine work during cocktail hour. Finally, and most fitting with the incoming weather, we honored Nolan Dutcher, Barbara and Ed King and Siena College- Franciscan Center for Services & Advocacy with the Spirit of the Holidays Award!
The Epilepsy Foundation of Northeastern New York is a non-profit organization serving 22 counties in northeastern New York including the Capital Region, North Country and Upper Hudson Valley.
