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Golf & Tennis & Dodgeball Evan’s Team 2014

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You are invited to attend:

Evan’s Team Day at Trump National

TIME TO REGISTER:

NOTE: We have been getting questions after the invitation was sent last week.  Due to a conflict, the date was changed from the original Save-the-date (no longer Aug 6th).  Sorry for the confusion but who wudda thunk people pay attention to save-the-dates).

A unique combination and something for everyone:

Golf on a beautiful course.
A creative Tennis event
Dodgeball/Funball Tournament
Dinner & Auction

Tuesday August 12th, 2014

Take advantage of the FAMILY BARGAIN.  Evan’s Team is about the community and never about breaking the bank.  Any paying golfer can add a family member for tennis, dodgeball or dinner (with open bar) for $25 per family member. Tennis players can add dodgeball and dinner guests for $25 as well.

Last years Dodgeball was a huge success. Bruce Murray from SiriusXM NFL Radio is again doing the play-by-play with his local-legend color commentator Rick Birdoff.  An important barrier was broken last year when some geriatrics not only competed, but they were formidable.  The prediction is several more gray-haired teams will be wreaking havoc this year.  We are expecting another lively tournament and are providing betting lines for the spectators to win some very cool prizes while appetizers and cocktails are being served.

Register today for your activity!!!

We look forward to seeing everyone –

Tuesday August 12th 

11:00 Registration begins
11:30 -12:45 Buffet Lunch
1:00 Shotgun Start
(Lots of fun competition, contests & The Famous Heineken Cart)
12:30 Tennis Tournament
6:00  Cocktails/ Dodgeball/ Dinner/Open Bar

(This year dinner/drinks will be held outside on the tennis courts at the conclusion of dodgeball)

HOSTED BY:
Michael Brooks
Robert Fuhrer
The Lieberman Family
The Evan’s Team Foundation

Trump National Golf Club

399 Pine Road, Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510

Events:

Golf, Buffet Lunch & Dinner ~ $395
Tennis & Dinner ~ $150
Spectator & Dinner ~ $100
Dodgeball & Dinner ~$50 suggested donation

FAMILY BARGAIN PLAN: ~$25 per family member

(Golfers can add family members to play Tennis, Dodgeball or as  Dinner guests for $25 per)
(Tennis players can add family members to play Dodgball or Dinner guests for $25 per)

REGISTER HERE

evansteamWhat is Evan’s Team?

Evan’s team is a group effort committed to helping the community. There are times we need to raise awareness or times we need to raise funds. But either way, we all enjoy working together and making something good happen.

Our team continues to challenge ourselves with events that are fun in participation, but also very relevant in accomplishing ambitious goals.

Our first project is aimed at helping trauma patients and families at the Westchester Medical Center by aiding in a much needed remodeling of the family area. On a daily basis, helicopters efficiently medevac patients from all over New York State for what will inevitably be an extended stay for that patient. Effectively treating a trauma victim also includes aid to family members who have been surprised by a loved-one’s injury and need to be educated on life-sustaining decisions. However, the current waiting-area leaves a lot of room for improvement as the family members are hunkering in for a long stay as well. Our idea is to create a block of rooms where those families can rest comfortably when possible and doctors can consult privately.

Want to join our team?  Click Here to Learn More about Evan’s Team

Chappaqua Women Rally to Support “Cycle for Survival”

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A local Chappaqua baseball team sponsored by Cycle for Survival.
A local Chappaqua baseball team sponsored by Cycle for Survival.

By Alicia Sands

Cycle for Survival, an annual life-affirming, national team cycling event and fundraiser that supports cutting-edge cancer research at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC), has found growing popularity and support right here in Chappaqua.

Several teams of Chappaqua women (including my own team: Fearless4Jen) cycled at Equinox gyms this past March to raise money for the event, which happens to have been founded in 2007 by a fearless superwoman, a generous and loving aunt to my four kids and my steadfast friend for more than 25 years, Jennifer Goodman Linn, as a way to thank the doctors and nurses who had treated her in her battle against sarcoma. Even one of the Chappaqua under-10 boys baseball teams was sponsored this year by the event.

Every dollar of the over $20 million that was raised just this last year will be put to crucial use in 28 different Memorial Sloan Kettering labs and clinics. That’s because 100% of donated funds go directly to MSKCC.

The funds raised target a wide range of rare cancers, including all pediatric cancers, carcinoma, leukemia, lymphoma, sarcoma, melanoma, pancreatic, ovarian, brain and thyroid cancers, and many more. Cycle for Survival has fully funded 85 clinical trials and research studies at MSKCC. In total, Cycle has raised more than $51.5 million since its inception more than seven years ago!

Please support your neighbors by attending the next Chappaqua fundraiser in early 2015 (stay tuned for more info!), as we gear up for our March 2015 ride. For more information on Cycle for Survival or to make a donation, please visit www.cycleforsurvial.org.  For information on local Cycle for Survival events, please email chappaquacycle4survival@gmail.com and you will be added to our mailing list.

Alicia Sands is a psychiatric social worker who has been living in Chappaqua for the past four years with her husband and four children.

Heavenly Productions Foundation’s 4th Annual Backpack Outreach Project

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Please Help A Child In Need By Giving Them A Backpack And School Supplies For September, 2014.

Over the last 4 years, with your help, we have successfully distributed over 2500 backpacks along with books, teddy bears, music cd’s, classroom & school supplies for schools in Harlem, Bronx, Far Rockaway and Yonkers, NY. Please consider making a tax deductible donation to help a child in need.

givingbackPlease watch our documentary so you can see the smiles on these children’s faces. Thank you.

Please help a child in need by mailing a check to:

Heavenly Productions Foundation
11 Wampus Close
Armonk, NY 10504

With deepest gratitude,  ~Heavenly Productions Foundation Board Members~

Wendy Browder, Esq., Frederic Chiu, James Fallon, Dr. Kathy Fallon,  Rosemary Haber, Gregory Knowles, Dr. Catherine McGovern, Sheryl Nolletti, Lori Rocco, Dr. Sandra Vojcic, John Wallace, Fran Weissler

Gov. Signs Medical Marijuana Bill

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News from Gov. Cuomo’s office..

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today signed a bill to establish a medical marijuana program for New York State. The new law includes provisions to ensure medical marijuana is reserved only for patients with serious conditions and is dispensed and administered in a manner that protects public health and safety.

“This new law takes an important step toward bringing relief to patients living with extraordinary pain and illness,” Governor Cuomo said. “The legislation I am signing today strikes the right balance between our desire to give those suffering from serious diseases access to treatment, and our obligation to guard against threats to public health and safety. I applaud the lawmakers and advocates whose efforts over the past years were crucial in making medical marijuana a reality in New York State.”

Senate Co-Leader Jeffrey D. Klein said, “Today we take the historic step of offering a new level of patient care to the citizens of New York State. Under one of the safest, most tightly regulated medical marijuana programs in the country we will bring much needed relief and effective treatment to thousands of desperate patients suffering across this state each day. This is a common sense, patient-centric program that will continue to stay on the cutting-edge of care to ensure the best possible treatment for New Yorkers in need for years to come.”

Speaker Sheldon Silver said, “The Assembly Majority has been passing the Compassionate Care Act for many years, and now thanks to Governor Cuomo’s leadership we finally have a law that will deliver much-needed relief to patients in New York. Our goal now will be to get this program up and running swiftly, safely and efficiently so that they can get the treatment they need.”

Senator Diane Savino said, “From this day forward New Yorkers will now have access to the same life-changing treatment that other patients across the country have had. This is an historic victory for the countless health care professionals, physicians, advocates, families and patients who know that the safe and reliable use of medical marijuana is a sensible, compassionate course of treatment for debilitating illness and disease. I stand with the thousands of New Yorkers who now will no longer have to suffer needlessly through their courageous medical battles.”

Assembly Member Richard N. Gottfried said, “This is a major victory for patients. If the patient and physician agree that a severe debilitating or life-threatening condition should be treated with medical marijuana, it is cruel for government to stand in the way. Now it’s important to work to get the law implemented as quickly as possible.”

Medical Marijuana Reserved for Patients with Serious Conditions:

To ensure medical marijuana is available only to patients with serious conditions who can most benefit from the treatment, the law establishes a certification and registry process for physicians to administer the drug.

To be prescribed medical marijuana, a patient must receive a certification from a licensed practitioner who must register with the Department of Health and be qualified to treat the serious condition for which the patient is seeking treatment. The serious conditions for which medical marijuana can be prescribed are cancer, HIV/AIDS, ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease), Parkinson’s Disease, multiple sclerosis, damage to the nervous tissue of the spinal cord with objective neurological indication on intractable spasticity, epilepsy, inflammatory bowel disease, neuropathies, Huntington’s Disease, or as added by the DOH commissioner.

To ensure medical marijuana is in the hands of only individuals in need and their health care provider, Registry Identification Cards will be issued by DOH to certified patients. The card will contain any recommendation or limitation on form or dosage imposed by the practitioner as well as other information. The Department will be able to suspend or revoke the card of a patient who willfully violates any provision of the new law.

Health insurers will not be required to provide coverage for medical marijuana.

Administering Medical Marijuana Safely:

Any form of medical marijuana not approved by the Department of Health is prohibited, and under no circumstances will smoking be allowed. DOH will issue guidelines regulating the allowed dosage amounts, and patients will not be allowed to possess an amount of medical marijuana in excess of a 30 day supply. Additionally, the patient will be required to keep the medical marijuana in the original packaging in which it was dispensed.

The law puts in place a process for patients to obtain, and manufacturers to dispense medical marijuana. Organizations seeking to manufacture or distribute medical marijuana must be registered with DOH and conform to a specific list of requirements. Registration will be valid for two years at a time, renewable, and subject to revocation. Registered organizations will be required to comply with strict security and record keeping requirements. The law allows for five registered organizations that can each operate up to four dispensaries statewide. Registration identifications and registrations for organizations will be issued no later than 18 months after the effective date of the bill, unless DOH or the Superintendent of State Police certifies that the new program could not be implemented in accordance with public health and safety interests.

Registered organizations will be able to dispense medical marijuana to individuals who present a registry identification card. The organization will not be able to dispense an amount greater than a thirty day supply to a patient. The medical marijuana will be dispensed in a sealed and properly labeled package with a safety insert included. All manufacturing and dispensing of medical marijuana by registered organizations will take place in New York and registered organizations will contract with an independent laboratory to test the medical marijuana.

Tough Penalties for Individuals and Physicians Who Abuse Medical Marijuana Program

The law makes it a Class E felony for a practitioner to certify an individual as eligible to facilitate the possession of medical marijuana if he or she knows or reasonably should know the person who is asking for it has no need for it. The law also makes it a misdemeanor for recipients of medical marijuana to sell or trade the medical marijuana, or retain beyond what is needed for treatment the marijuana for their own use or the use of others.

Distribution of Tax Revenue from Medical Marijuana

The law puts in place a 7 percent excise tax on every sale of medical marijuana by a registered organization to a certified patient or designated caregiver. Proceeds from the excise tax will be allocated as follows: 22.5% to the county in New York state in which the medical marijuana was manufactured; 22.5% to the county in New York state in which the medical marijuana was dispensed; 5% to the State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services to be used for additional drug abuse prevention, counseling and treatment services; and 5% to the Division of Criminal Justice Services to support law enforcement measures related to this law.

The law grants DOH the authority to issue any necessary regulations to implement the state’s medical marijuana program, as well as set a price. The Governor will also be allowed to suspend or terminate any provisions of the program based on the recommendations of the Commissioner or Superintendent.

The bill will take effect immediately and sunset in seven years.

Chappaqua Swim & Tennis to Hold 3rd Annual Swim Across America Long Island Sound Fundraising Event July 13

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swimacrossamericaWhen it comes to raising much needed funds for cancer research, prevention and treatment programs, Chappaqua Swim & Tennis knows how to make a splash. On Sunday, July 13, from 6:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., CST will host its third annual Swim Across America, Long Island Sound Chapter (SAA-LIS) pool swim. The fundraiser will offer swimmers of all ages and from all area pools the opportunity to swim one mile or a half- mile, individually or with a team.

As a bonus, the event features a clinic on competitive swim techniques with 1976 Olympic medalist and Katonah resident Bobby Hackett, who won silver for the U.S. in the 1500 meter freestyle competition.

The CST swim has been a contributor to the success of the SAA-LIS chapter in the past few years. In 2013, CST raised over $38,000, becoming the third most successful Swim Across America pool event in the New York area.

SAA-LIS is rolling out eight other participation opportunities throughout the summer, including an open-water swim course on Long Island Sound that will offer participants the option of swimming 2K, 5K or 10K. The chapter’s open-water swim in Larchmont was recently recognized by the World Open Water Swimming Association as one of America’s Top 100 Open Water Swims.

Those interested in participating in the 2014 SAA-LIS events can register to swim, volunteer to help, or sponsor a swimmer at www.swimacrossamerica.org/long_island. Donations can be sent to SAA-Long Island Sound, P.O. Box 217, Larchmont, NY 10538.

“Last summer we raised approximately $1 million for cancer research thanks to the efforts of more than 1,000 swimmers and volunteers,” says Mr. Sibio. “We have a tremendous group of swimmers who participate every year, and we are very grateful to them and their commitment to finding effective new treatments for cancer. Of course, we are always looking to expand our family of swimmers and transcend last year’s record.”

Proceeds from this year’s SAA-LIS will be donated to the Cancer Support Team (serving lower Westchester), the Tommy Palazzo Fellowship for Columbia University and Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital at New York-Presbyterian, The Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center’s Swim Across America and DeMatteo Research Laboratories, and United Hospice of Clarkstown.

Swim Across America, Inc. was founded in 1987 and currently offers nearly 50 swims in 14 states. The organization has raised over $40 million for cancer research and prevention programs at the country’s finest hospitals and managed-care facilities.

The Long Island Sound chapter was started in 1992, and has grown to be the largest in the organization, having raised over $12 million since its inception, and over $1 million in 2013 alone. Beneficiaries include: Swim Across America & the DeMatteo Research Labs at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, the Tommy Palazzo Fellowship for Pediatric Oncology Research at Columbia-Presbyterian Children’s Hospital, the Cancer Support Team of Westchester, the United Hospice of Rockland County.