Staci and Rich Grodin Recapping a Tremendous Year...
Happy spring to all and thank you for taking the time to
read our newsletter. I am sure you are all as excited as I
am about the warmer weather and longer days, but I want to
be sure to alert you that this is the time you should be the
most aware of Lyme disease. As the weather becomes warmer,
the dangers of contracting Lyme disease become increasingly
ever present, as new research shows that warmer weather and
a higher moisture content lead to an increase in infected
tick populations. If you have not read our press release on
the dangers as well as the measures for preventing Lyme
disease for you and your family please
click here.
We have been working diligently to keep tabs on all the
current programs we have funded, as well as to strategize on
how to continue to increase awareness of this debilitating
disease. We are currently in the process of launching a new
program called the Lyme Disease Educational
Awareness Series, and we have scheduled the
Fourth Annual At the Net Tennis Event and Tournament.
Please reference the Fund-Raising Events
section of this newsletter for more information on these
programs.
Thank you so much for your continued support and faith in
Turn the Corner. As you read this newsletter you will get an
idea of the significant progress we have made since we
started this foundation in 2002. We would not have been able
to do this without all of your generous support. Enjoy this
beautiful time of year, and you can always feel free to
e-mail if you have any questions. If you want
more detailed information regarding the Foundation, please
feel free to visit our website at
www.turnthecorner.org.
Spring and Summer Fundraising Events - Lyme
Disease Awareness Coming to a City Near You...
We have recently created and launched a
complimentary education series called the Lyme Disease
Educational Awareness Series.
This educational program will tour multiple communities in
the tri-state area and provide attendees with the
opportunity to meet world-renowned Lyme-literate physicians
and learn all they need to know about Lyme disease.
Please click here to
view a list of the cities we will be visiting and to reserve
your seat as space is limited.
Discussion topics include:
- How to protect your children from Lyme disease;
- How to tell if your child has Lyme disease;
- What to do if you or someone in your family is
infected;
- The latest information on Lyme disease and its
treatments; and
Much, much more.
Please
click here for a listing of the upcoming communities
we will be visiting; and if you are interested in sponsoring
this program in your community, please
click here.
We are also very happy to announce that the Fourth Annual At
the Net Tennis Event and Tournament will be held on
September 17th at the US Tennis Center, Home of the US OPEN.
If you are interested in playing, sponsoring or volunteering
for the event,
please e-mail us for more information.
Making a Difference - Close to half a million
dollars donated...
Since the inception of the Foundation, we have granted
approximately $500,000 to several
organizations including the International Lyme and
Associated Diseases Society (ILADS), the Lyme
Disease Association (LDA) and Columbia University.
We continue to monitor these programs and are happy to
report that they all continue to be very successful in
helping us create awareness and provide education to the
general public as well as to physicians worldwide. From an
aggressive media campaign that has reached millions of
people - to the training of physicians worldwide, to
creating and disseminating standards of diagnosis and
treatment to physicians, to working to help major insurance
carriers understand the needs of Lyme patients and these
programs have made a significant difference in both
diagnoses and treatment of this disease that has ruined so
many people's lives.
For more specific information on the money that has been
granted to date, please
click here.
Volunteer Spotlight - Giving Time for a
Wonderful Cause...
Our volunteer base, consisting of the Executive Board,
Advisory Board, Medical Advisors and Event Committee, makes
us a very unique organization. Many of these volunteers are
from prestigious organizations and corporations and work in
such lines of business as hedge funds, law firms, investment
banks, public-relations firms, entertainment companies and
not-for-profits. In each newsletter, we will introduce you
to one of these volunteers to give you a better idea of the
great people that help make this Foundation so successful.
To learn more about how to volunteer your time in these
areas, please feel free to contact us.
In this newsletter, we would like to introduce one of our
Event Committee members, Nicole Kalish.
Nicole is 34 years old and received her undergraduate degree
from Syracuse University. She has been
employed as Vice President of National Publicity for
New Line Cinema over the past several years, and
prior to that she worked for Universal Pictures
and Miramax Films. Her interests include
tennis, movies, art and travel.
Nicole has been very close friends with Staci Grodin since
their years in college together, and she has seen first hand
how the disease has affected Staci's life. When Staci told
her she was starting a foundation to help eradicate the
disease, Nicole offered Staci help in any way possible to
help make it a success. Since volunteering for the
Foundation, Nicole has been instrumental in helping acquire
items for the auctions and raffles which were used to raise
significant donations.
We are so grateful for Nicole's hard work and dedication and
look forward to continuing to have her as a key member of
the volunteer team.
Special Thanks - It Could Never Have Happened
without the Help of...
Thanks to everyone that has contributed to the success of
this Foundation. We could not have made this tremendous
progress without your support. If you would like to make a
donation to the Turn the Corner Foundation, please feel free
to send a check made payable to the Turn the Corner
Foundation and mail it to 15 West 63rd Street, Suite 23A,
New York, NY 10023, or visit the donate section of our web
site at
www.turnthecorner.org.
We would like once again to thank all the
corporations and
individual sponsors of the Third Annual At
the Net Tennis Event and Tournament.
Sincerely,
Staci and Rich Grodin
Click
here to view our January 2005 Annual Newsletter.
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