Stand Among Friends is conducting the First Annual emb(race) on Sunday, February 27, 2011 on a course located at the Disability Center at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida. This is an opportunity for the community to come together to learn about each other and emb(race) our differences as individuals. The day will focus on everyone's abilities and celebrate the uniqueness of us all. Check in time is 6am. 10K run at 7:15am; 5K run, 7:20am and the 1 mile Family Walk 8:30am—rain or shine.

At the Stand Among Friends website, www.standamongfriends.org, whether people want to run, walk, stroll or roll, they can register to participate in the emb(race), or support someone already participating. People can also create or join a team. For those who want to help get the word out and make the emb(race) an amazing experience, they can send emails to friends and family asking them to help you raise money to support the emb(race). Tel. 561-297-4400; Email: events@standamongfriends.org.

For all serious runners, the 10k and 5k are on courses certified by local running icon Gene Witkowski and the scoring will be handled by Accuchip Timing.

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The Dancer's Alchemy and Southern Dance Theatre, hosted by The Volen Center present an afternoon of song and dance at the Countess de Hoernle Theater at Spanish River High School, Boca Raton, FL.

Single tickets: $25. Seniors of age of 65 or group of 10 or more $20 each.

Day of event single tickets: $35. Call 561-395-8920, Ext. 243 for info.

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Our ANNUAL CONCERT FUNDRAISER.
7-time Grammy Award Winning Artist...
John Mayer
with opening band Owl City
(featuring their hit song "Fireflies")
Join Us September 11th
Cruzan Amphitheatre - West Palm Beach
an evening of Great Friends, Good Food,
and Wonderful Music!
All Pavilion Seating
5:30pm Cocktail & Dinner Party Reception
For more information, please contact
Charmaine at 561-297-4402 or email events@standamongfriends.org

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Vizcaya residents attend Susan G. Komen fund raiser
Saturday April 26, sponsored by their TGIF Club.

The main ballroom of the Vizcaya clubhouse was filled with 135 residents, friends and relatives this past Saturday evening at 7:30 P.M.—many of them cancer survivors themselves—to raise money for the Susan G. Komen cancer research fund. The evening was hosted by Vizcaya
residents Event Chairlady Rusty Rosenblatt and TGIF President Jack Prestigiacomo. Mike Jacobs served as MC and auctioneer.

Snacks, sodas and set-ups were provided. DJ’s John and Tina provided dance music. Coffee and cake was served at the conclusion of the evening.

Every one attending had the opportunity to win a door prize with the small red ticket they received when they made their reservation for the event. Most important was the generosity of the residents to purchase raffle tickets and bid on the quality items that
were put up for auction such as framed art and gift certificates.

A total of $3,200 was collected that will go to the charity for this important research.

(Shown in photo: Rusty Rosenblatt, Jack Prestigiacomo)

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Stand Among Friends founder Shawn Friedkin invited supporters to the Donna Summer Concert held at the Sinatra Theater at Bank of America Arena in Sunrise Sunday evening February 17, 2008. The fund raising affair drew a loyal group of 300 SAF regulars who contribute to the non profit SAF Center for the Study of Neurological Disabilities based on the campus of F.A.U.

Friedkin thanked all those in attendance and told them that "Stand Among Friends is all about helping people with disabilities to be the best they can be. We help them find answers to everyday questions, we help them find jobs, we educate the public through our TV show Life Without Limits, and we help them stay healthy with our programs like MS/yoga, Parkinson's exercise and pressure sore prevention!"

Donna Summer (her husband is on the keyboard) and her troupe of outstanding musicians produced a show filled with loud and boisterous disco music that the large audience adored. They stood, danced, cheered and applauded every number. It was a love fest happening!

FACT: 1 in 5 Americans will face the devastating effects of a neurological disability in their lifetime like: Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, ALS, MS, Spinal Cord or Brain Injury. At Stand Among Friends Center for the Study of Neurological Disabilities on the campus of Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, we are working diligently to help all those affected so that they can live a Life Without Limits.

Mazor Photos

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On Monday, February 11, the 18th Annual Fund Drive and Awards Luncheon headed by Committee co-chairs Mrs. Howard Grossman Mr. Joseph Motisi, was held at Gleneagles Country Club. At the conclusion of the luncheon they presented a “down payment” check of $10,000 to Father Matthew Didone, pastor of Our Lady Queen of Peace for use in the Mission Medical Center which provides medical, dental and optometry services to migrant workers and their families.

Three hundred and twenty six guests from Gleneagles and neighboring communities attended to honor Mrs. Maria “Conchy” Arauz and Mrs. Minnie (Cortez) Garcia who were selected as Honorees of the Year. Palm Beach County Commissioner Burt Aaronson was the guest speaker.

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‘With 24 hit albums and dozens of top singles, Donna Summer is the featured artist for the eighth annual concert benefit at 6 p.m. Sunday Feb. 17 to support projects and programs for people with neurological disabilities.

Stand Among Friends, a nonprofit organization that helps people with disabilities to live with independence and success, organizes a major concert party each year to raise money for the Center for the Study of Neurological Disabilities, which opened in December 2005 at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton.

Stand Among Friends has secured 300 tickets in the intimate Sinatra Theater at the Bank Atlantic Center for this year’s pre-concert cocktail and dinner party, which begins at 6 p.m. Feb. 17, two hours before Donna Summer takes the stage. Sponsorship packages range from $1,500 to $15,000. Individual reservations for the pre-concert party are $225 each and include prime seating in the first 12 rows and a parking pass.

“Like Donna says, we ‘work hard for the money,’ but this will be a fun, enjoyable way to raise money for a terrific cause – namely, the one in five of us who are disabled,” explained Shawn Friedkin of Boca Raton, president and founder of Stand Among Friends. “Fund-raisers like our annual concert event help us fund programs and services so that people with disabilities may lead stronger and more productive lives. So please join us as we disco with Donna!”

For details or reservations, call (561) 297-4402 or reserve on line click here.
 

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This morning at 9 A.M. over 500 citizens participted at Lake Ida Park in a Walk-A-Thon
sponsored by Hadassah to raise funds and awareness for Stem Cell Research.

Grand Marshall was Shawn Firedkin, Founder of Stand Among Friends, a non-profit organization that established the Center for the Study of Neurological Disabilities
(The Center) in the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing on Florida Atlantic University's (FAU) Boca Raton Campus in 2006.
Friedkin gave a stirring and informative talk on the importance of Stem Cell Research in trying to find a cure for neurological disorders including Parkinson's Disease, Alzheimer's, ALS, Spinal Cord Injury, MS.

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