Corey Ribotsky News

The goal of the Heather on Earth Music Foundation is to bring music therapy to children while they heal. It provides an outlet for pediatric patients and their parents. Find out more about this amazing program, and the inroads they are able to make with generous contributions from Corey Ribotsky and many others.

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In recent news, the Heather on Earth Music Foundation has given a grant of $34,000 to the Winthrop-University Hospital to create a Music Therapy Program for pediatric patients. The idea behind the new program is to benefit children in Winthrop’s Hagedorn Pediatric Inpatient Center and its Cancer Center for Kids.

The new program will be part of the Winthrop Child Life Program which works to minimize children’s anxiety and fear during their hospital experience. As AnnMarie DiFrancesca, Director of Winthrop’s Child Life Program explains, “The addition of a music therapy program will provide a unique alternative coping mechanism through which children may express their emotions, cope with their illness, and master their own hospital experience.”

The Heather on Earth Music Foundation is grateful to be able to provide this service, thanks to their many donors including Corey Ribotsky and others.

The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research is one example of the many outstanding things that the North Shore-LIJ Health System provides to New York, and to the health care industry in general. They are the research branch of the North Shore – LIJ Health System and they work to bridge the gap between their research and patient care. They use their resources to collaborate with clinicians through the system and to develop all sorts of new therapies and diagnostics.

At the moment, they have more than 800 scientists and investigators conducting research in a wide range of medical fields from pediatrics and oncology to genetics and psychiatry. The Health System, including Board of Trustee members such as Corey Ribotsky, believes in the medical work that they are doing and support their endeavors wholeheartedly.

This March there will be a fun and festive cocktail party and auction to raise money for the Sunrise Day Camp. The event will take place at the Glen Head Country Club in Glen Head, New York on Thursday, March 18^th, 2010. As part of the evening’s activities, Stacey and Corey Ribotsky will be honored with the Sunrise Community Partner Award for their many contributions.

Sunrise Day Camp is the only camp in the country that is dedicated exclusively to children with cancer and their siblings. Children between the ages of 3.5 and 16 can enjoy fun and friendship free of charge as a result of the fundraising efforts and generous contributions made my so many in the community.

The evening will include an open bar, dinner, a D.J. and dancing and a great auction.