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In 2008, the New York-Presbyterian Hospital held its annual black-tie gala in support of Emergency Medicine departments. The legendary Stevie Nicks performed at the end of the evening. The event raised almost $3 million for the hospitals.

The gala honored the doctors, nurses and staff at the Emergency Medicine departments that offer outstanding care for more than 230,000 patients every year. Dr. Neal Flomenbaum of NYP-Weill Cornell and James Giglio of NYP-Columbia were both recognized. Philanthropists, business people and celebrities such as Jane Och, Connie Milstein and Christy Mack attended this event.

This is an illustration of the NYU Constance Milstein and Family Academic Center. The building is 12 stories high, and has 75,000 square feet of space. The building will feature meeting spaces and offices, seminar rooms, a lobby and student lounge, as well as a 200-seat auditorium. The upper floors will be dormitories and visitor’s apartments. It will be built in Northwest Washington, mere blocks away from the World Bank, the White House, the Smithsonian and the cultural sites on 14^th Street.  The groundbreaking took place this past September, and the Academic Center is expected to open its doors in September of 2012.

This past summer, over 850 museums throughout the United States opened their doors to military personnel and their families, thanks to the initiative of Blue Star Families, with board member Connie Milstein, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Following the success of this operation, Blue Star Families launched an art contest for army children. Running from July 1^st through September 12^th, the contest was meant for children with a parent or sibling (including step parents/siblings) who served in active duty, either on reserves or in the National Guard. The contest enabled the children to express themselves and their feelings, give thanks to the supportive museums, and also win prizes.

The children painted, colored or sent photos of their experiences or thoughts during a visit to a Blue Star Museum. Every picture was sent with a short explanation and was required to depict the blue star in some way. The winning artists, who received savings bonds, were chosen by a panel of judges from Blue Star Families, and announced on October 8^th.

Each year, Connie’s Bakery and General Store, owned by Connie Milstein, selects six non-profit organizations.  They become Charitable Partners of Connie’s store, which means that they promote the work of their partners in their stores and on their website. Connie’s Bakery also gives financial contributions to these organizations.

This year’s non-profit organizations includes:

Breadwinners Foundation
Career Closet
The Family Resource Center of Peekskill, Inc.
The Food Bank of the Hudson Valley
Visiting Nurse Association of Hudson Valley

Enjoying an evening at the Ford’s Theatre in Washington D.C., where Connie Milstein is on the Board, is certainly a treat and a unique experience.  The Society Director Paul Tetreault has recently announced the Theatre’s 2010-2011 season which includes a fantastic line-up.  Certainly, this season will be eagerly anticipated by all.

The 2010-2011 line-up includes Sabrina Fair by Samuel A. Taylor, A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, The Carpetbagger’s Children by Horton Foote, Liberty Smith based on the original story by Marc Madnick and Eric R. Cohen and more.

Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy has a number of interesting upcoming events and a few that just happened.  CURE just hosted Gia’s Hope for a Cure on June 13^th, 2010. This event took place at the Miller Beach Surf Club in Miller Place, NY with guest speaker Dr. David Anschell.

On June 17^th, The 22^nd Annual Loeffel Epilepsy Golf Benefit takes place at Hawk’s View Golf Club. This is in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.  Looking farther ahead, from August 8-13, at Colby College in Waterville, Maine, there will be the Gordon Research Conference.  This conference will focus on Mechanisms of Epilepsy & Neuronal Synchronization.