News and Events

We were delighted to present Grant funding to Birthday Wishes of Long Island. Birthday Wishes’ goal is to ensure that children experiencing the trauma of homelessness can have the opportunity to celebrate their birthday joyfully, surrounded by family, friends and others who care.

We were happy to again support New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program with a Grant to support their mission of offering horses a safe haven through rehabilitation, retraining and ultimately rehoming to qualified and loving adopters. They have placed more than 7,500 retired Thoroughbred and Standardbred racehorses from more than 40 different racetracks with experienced, educated, and appropriate adopters throughout the country.

We were happy to provide Grant funds to Amaryllis Farm Equine Rescue, located on Long Island, NY. Our funds will support their mission of intercepting slaughter-bound and distressed horses and ponies that still have quality of life, rehabilitate them as necessary and give them a second chance at life and being loved. They subsidize their operation with horsemanship, care and foundational riding lesson workshops, equine assisted life projects and more. They do not jump or compete, and teach everything from the horse’s perspective.

We were happy to return to CP Rochester to present Grant funds for their Family Dental Center. The Dental Center serves individuals with intellectual, developmental and/or physical disabilities, older adults, and the socio-economically disadvantaged. Many patients require extended appointment times or shorter, more frequent appointments to successfully complete services for which Medicaid and Medicare do not fully reimburse the Center.

We were thrilled to present Grant funds to Make-A-Wish Suffolk County, NY. Our Grant funds will be used to support their program of granting wishes to children between the ages of 2 ½ and 18 with critical illnesses. These wishes provide children with more than just a great experience. Granting a wish helps children feel stronger, empowered to take back control of their lives and more willing to comply with difficult treatments. For many of them, it marks a turning point in their fight against their illnesses.

We were happy to support Stack UP by providing Grant funds to support their therapeutic video gaming programs to help with mental illness and suicide prevention. Virtual reality gaming has been utilized by the VA and has shown to be an effective treatment for PTSD with certain groups of veterans. Stack UP promoted online communication, which enhances the quality and quality of communication. This leads to greater closeness and intimacy.

We were happy to fulfill a Grant request to JDRF. JDRF is the leading global organization funding Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) research. Their strength lies in their exclusive focus and singular influence on the worldwide effort to end T1D. Their Vision is a world without Type 1 Diabetes. Their Mission is improving lives today and tomorrow by accelerating life-changing breakthroughs to cure, prevent and treat T1D and its complications.

We were delighted to fulfill a Grant request from Angel Flight Soars, supporting their “Connecting Kids To Care” program. Our funds will be used to coordinate 48 mission flights serving children and their families and facilitate educational outreach to notify others of this life-saving community service.