Below are the organizations where the 2009 Stay Awake A Thon money will be donated to.
Maria Fareri Children's Hospital - click HERE to visit their website...The Maria Fareri Children's Hospital povides elite medical care for the whole Hudson Valley. It is a local hospital devoted to helping children of the area who are seriously injured or ill. These kids are attended to with open-heart surgery, organ transplantation, advanced chemotherapy, emergency trauma surgery and other medical and surgical programs that are not available anywhere else in the Hudson Valley region. Furthermore, the hospital contains an entire wing soley dedicated to children diagnosed with cancer. The Maria Fareri Children's Hospital complies for the growing number of severly injured or ill patients. Each year, 20,000 critically ill infants and children receive life-saving care from the more than 400 pediatric specialists at the hospital. The Maria Ferari Children's Hospital is "the wish of every parent".
Make A Wish Foundation - click HERE to visit their website...The Make-A-Wish Foundation has been inspiring and enriching the lives of many children with life-threatening medical conditions since 1980. This foundation was founded after a little boy named Christopher James Greicius realized his dream was to become a police officer. With the help of his mother and her friends, his wish was fulfilled. Because of this, the foundation has blossomed into a worldwide establishment. With a mission to change the lives and impact as many children as they can, the Make-A-Wish Foundation grows and matures each day. Already reaching out to more then 167,000 children, the organization hopes to assist and aid as many children as they can.
Leos Community Cancer Fund...The Leos Community Cancer Fund is a fund that will provide money to those in our community who have this horrible disease and cannot afford the medical costs.