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Event details

Mamaroneck Beach & Yacht Club in Mamaroneck, NY
May 31, 2024
7:00 PM to 7:00 PM

For further information, call (914) 305-0594 or go to: www.thecdf.org

The Children’s Dream Foundation (CDF) will hold its annual benefit on Friday, May 31, 2024 at the Mamaroneck Beach + Yacht Club in Mamaroneck, New York, celebrating 32 years of providing grants to medical organizations to ensure that the most advanced pediatric health care is available to infants and children in New York’s Hudson Valley region. Help us raise money to improve emergency pediatric health care.

We are pleased to honor the following distinguished women in medicine who have made significant contributions to and have had a substantial impact on our community as well as in the lives of so many children:

Sumathi Kasinathan, MD, FAAP

Director of Pediatrics for Westchester Community Health Center (WCHC) and

Their School-Based Health Centers

Dedicated to the Wellness of Children

In recognition of her lifelong work of providing quality pediatric care to children throughout Westchester County and her meaningful contributions to the community

2024 Medical Service Award

Marie-Micheline Lominy, MD, FAAP

Pediatrician, Pediatric Adolescent Medicine – BCHP

Attending Physician, Pediatric Emergency – Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center

Attending Physician, Nursery – NYP Lawrence Hospital

Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics – New York Medical College

Hospital Affiliation – Montefiore New Rochelle

In recognition of her lifelong work in pediatrics as both a pediatrician and an educator.

Attendees will enjoy a wonderful cocktail hour overlooking the picturesque Long Island Sound with music by Water’s Edge, followed by a delicious dinner and a fun live auction with some very exciting items. Hope you can join us!

Since 1992, CDF has provided grants to health care organizations in the Hudson Valley to improve pediatric emergency health care. Grants awarded in 2023 included:

Elizabeth Seton Children’s Center – funds toward the purchase of a Specialized VOCSN Multifunctional Ventilator which integrates five devices into one: ventilator, oxygen concentrator, cough assist, suction and nebulizer.

Mercy University, School of Nursing – numerous items for their pediatric simulation lab. Items included a Pediatric Drager Evita XL Ventilator with NeoFlow, The Kangaroo Joey Enteral Feeding Pump, and a Shiley Pediatric Tracheostomy Tubes in two sizes.

New York Medical College – Laerdal Newborn and Adolescent Task Trainers including (1) Baby Touch Vital Signs Simulator, (1) Newborn Anne Simulator, (4) Newborn Injection Training Arms, and (2) Diagnostic and Procedural Ear Trainer w-Pneumatic Otoscopy Kits.

Putnam Hospital – Infant Safe Sleep Program to improve infant safety by providing every baby born at Putnam Hospital in 2024 with a free custom Omni Swaddle Sack and safe sleep educational materials.

St. John’s Riverside Hospital – a Laerdal Portable Tablet for their mannequin which allows them to teach a greater number at the same time and two Pediatric Foreign Body Balloon Extractors.

Westchester Community College’s School of Health Careers, Technology, and Applied Learning – funds toward the purchase of a Laerdal SimJunior Dark Plus Accessories.

Westchester Community Health Center (formerly MVNHC) – medical equipment for two examining rooms at one of their new school-based health centers (SBHC) in a school in Mount Vernon. This SBHC will provide primary and preventative care in a convenient, comfortable environment.

The Children’s Dream Foundation is appealing to the community for support through advertising in the journal, auction donations and/or the purchase of event tickets. The annual dinner, auction and journal have always provided most of the grant funding. Like many small charitable organizations, they depend on community support of their event. Please visit their website www.thecdf.org or call their office 914-305-0594 for details.

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About Us

For 32 years, The Children’s Dream Foundation (CDF), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, has provided grants to healthcare organizations in the Hudson Valley to improve emergency pediatric health care.

CDF provides grants in three main areas:

Pediatric Treatment Facilities and Equipment: As demand for emergency facilities has risen, CDF has supported area hospitals by donating pediatric treatment areas and specialized equipment that is properly sized for babies and children.

Training for Medical Personnel: To save the lives of children in life-threatening emergencies, CDF provides grants for training equipment and training sessions for medical personnel and first responders.

Preventative Care and Safety Programs: CDF believes that good preventative care is the best way to give the consistent care that keeps children from visiting emergency rooms. Grants are given to community healthcare centers for crucial healthcare programs, safety equipment and education.

The Children’s Dream Foundation, 7 Rye Ridge Plaza, Suite 101, Rye Brook, NY 10573; 914-305-0594.