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• Friday, January 2nd, 2015

  My Country 96.1 FM for Angela’s House

  

• Saturday, November 8th, 2014

  Fall 2014

  Angela’s House offers programs and supports and will coordinate services to families who need care for their medically frail children at home. For children who cannot be cared for at home, Angela’s House I, II and III are specially designed homes that provide a warm environment with 24-hour nursing care to accommodate the children’s complex medical and physical needs.

  
  

  

  First Time Shopping Experience at
  Brooks Brothers

  

  Summer Party at
  White Post Farms

  
  

   

  Message from the Executive Director Bob Policastro

  This past summer marked 25 years since the birth of my daughter Angela who was left medically frail after her accident at birth. It feels like it was yesterday that my wife Angie and I were left trying to figure out what to do. It was this confusion, caused by the lack of support services, that lead me to advocate for assistance for others families in similar situations.

  The memories of this heart wrenching experience drives us at Angela’s House every day. When I was advocating, I often felt totally alone, but it was these memories that helped push me through. Even simply discussing what a medically frail child was caused difficulties because of the lack of the pervasiveness of the term. However, when you start from nothing, it really makes you appreciate all the advancements you can now see.

  Although everything is not perfect, it is remarkable what was accomplished with the continued support from the community. As a recent example, when you see the photos below of the Boy and Girl Scouts, I am truly amazed by these kids and the projects they have done for us with donated time and money. These projects help to make our homes more beautiful and personable, they save us money, and help foster a warm environment for the children. I am very thankful for all the support we received from them and everyone else over the years.

  We also recently had some exciting events. We had our second annual summer party for families this past July, hosted by White Post Farms. As you can see from the cover photos, everyone had a fantastic time. We also had some of our kids offered a first time shopping experience, graciously sponsored by Brooks Brothers.

  Thank you for your help in assisting medically fragile children in our community and we look forward to your continued support into the future.

  Come join us on Facebook, Twitter, and our website to learn about the exciting events and activities we do all year.

   

  Thanks to Our Supporters

  

  JVC’s car show invites Angela’s House and Race for Kids

  

  JVC’s car show invites Angela’s House and Race for Kids

  

  A beautiful inscribed bench with our logo is donated

  
  

  

  Smithtown H.S. East Boys’ Varsity Soccer and the Leadership Class dedicated a game to Angela’s House

  

  Kyle painted characters to hang at Angela’s House

  

  Hanks Yanks helps with work at our new home in Stony Brook

  
  

  

  John J. Kutner dedication for Angela’s House III

  

  Brooks Brother presents a grant check

  

  Angela’s House Running Team Smithtown Chamber 5K Run

  
  

  

  Summer Party at White Post Farms

  
  

   

  Amazing projects by the Boy and Girl Scouts at Angela’s House

   

  

  Edwin’s Eagle Pergola Swing Project

  

  LeaAnn’s Gold Award Garden Project

  

  Melissa’s Gold Project

  
  

  

  Troop 1125 Silver Garden Project

  

  Colin’s Eagle Garden Project

  

  Troop 428 Bronze Garden Project

  
  

  

  Frank’s Eagle Garden Project

  
  

  

  Save the Date: Angel of Hope Candlelight Vigil

  December 6th, 2014 – 4:00 PM at Eisenhower Park

  For all families that have lost a child.

   

  Angela’s House Golf Outing

  Our 12th annual golf outing was sold out on June 9th at Indian Hills Country Club. Thank you to our sponsors Empire National Bank, SJS Construction Co., SIW Inc. and Tom Collins/Chris Panatier 9-11 Memorial Foundation Inc. Guests enjoyed this beautiful private golf course along with a full breakfast, lunch and dinner. During the dinner there were two videos played to show our new home in Stony brook and the story about one of our families we assist in home care.

  

  Bob Policastro and Paul Dill

  

  News 12 interviewing at the golf outing

  
  

   

  Your Gifts Make a Difference

  Donations can be sent to:
  Angela’s House, PO Box 5052, Hauppauge, NY 11788. Angela’s House is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization; your gift is tax deductible to the full extent of the law.

  Angela’s House uses public programs, grants and donations to assist families caring for their children with special health care needs that are medically fragile, chronically ill or living with a life threatening illness. Your donations and assistance with fundraising allows us to ease the financial burdens our families experience with the day-to-day care of these children. These funds are very important especially for children who need help right away but often must wait months to get assistance through public programs. These funds are used to purchase medical supplies, medical care, therapeutic equipment, and other items not covered by insurance. Below are a few of the families and children we assist in our programs.

  

  Emma

  

  Evelynn

  

  Tyler and Mackenzie

  
  

  

  Christopher

  

  Emma

  

  Grace

  
  

  

  Jake

  

  Gary

  

  Jake

  
  

  Donations in Memory Of:
  Grace Bellontine
  Dominic Capone
  Zachary Cashin
  Antonella DiGiovanni
  Josephine Early
  Bonnie Farrell
  Kelly Anne Ficken
  Paula Gould
  Graham Gurcan
  Katelyn Hesselbirg
  Brandon LeMaire
  Ron Lupo
  Joan P. Murray
  Emma Nelson
  Matthias Phetts
  Angela Policastro
  Paulie Poloskey
  Anna Porsia
  Joan Prisco
  Michael Stanton

  Donations in Honor Of:
  The Altbacker Family
  Caroline Caggiano
  Joseph Guadagno
  Nell Kempton
  The Serva Family
  Jake Spadalik

  Donation in Lieu of Flowers:
  In a time of grieving, these families displayed great generosity by requesting donations be made to Angela’s House in lieu of flowers:Grace Bellontine
  Emma Nelson
  

   

  Fishing Charter Fundraiser

  The 8th Annual Angela’s House Fishing Fundraiser had four boats full of guests that joined us for this fun event sponsored by Captain Chris from the charter boat Fishtail.

  

  

  
  

  Pace Family Memorial Golf Outing

  A perfect day for golf honoring our friends Pat Barry, Steve Milvid, Tony Cosentino and Don Donaudy who have faithfully supported us for the past 10 years.

  

  

  Rinaldo and Jimmy Pace with Bob Policastro.

  
  

  SAVE THESE DATES:

  • Spring Gala – March 19, 2015, Watermill Inn
  • Golf Outing – June 8, 2015, Indian Hills Country Club
  • Follow us on Facebook or our website to see our upcoming events and activities

  For more information, sponsorships or to register online, visit www.angelashouse.org or call 631-979-2620

• Saturday, September 27th, 2014

  All for kids fundraising at the LI truck show

  All for Kids Fundraising setup blow up rides and obstacle courses to raise money at the LI truck Show

   

  

   

   

  

• Saturday, September 27th, 2014

  Smithtown Chamber 5K

   

   

   

  

• Friday, September 26th, 2014

  Girl Scout Silver award project at Angela’s House III Stonybrook

  

• Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014

  Smithtown East HS Soccer and leadership class dedicated a game to Angela’s House

  

• Saturday, September 20th, 2014

  Eagle Scout Project By Edwin McCray

  

• Saturday, September 13th, 2014

  Dedication and drawing of Jay Kutner goes into Angela’s House III Stonybrook

  

• Saturday, September 13th, 2014

  My Country 96.1 FM supports Angela’s House

  My Country 96.1 FM held a raffle at the summer concert
  

• Wednesday, September 3rd, 2014

  Kyle does art work for Angela’s House