PEPP Networking Event to Benefit Friends of Karen

An
evening of dinner, dj music, dancing, drinks and a silent auction will be held on
Saturday, December 21st  at 6:30 pm at Watermill
Caterers, 711 Smithtown Bypass, Smithtown, to benefit Friends of Karen.

Hosted
by PEPP (Personal Equity Protection Plan) Networking, the event will support Friends
of Karen, which provides emotional, financial and advocacy support, at no cost,
to families in the tri-state region who are caring for a child with a
life-threatening illness.  

“We are so pleased to
be able to help an organization that has assisted so many families in our very
own neighborhoods going through such a difficult time in their lives,” said Ray
Trinkle, Operations Manager at Equity First, LLC and one of the organizers of
the event. “This is our way to help give back to our communities. 

Tickets are $65 and
must be purchased by December 14th. For ticket and sponsorship
information, contact Ray Trinkle at 631.942.4319 or Rachael Ringold at
516.523.1869.  For information on Friends of Karen, please call Patricia
Conway at 631.473.1768, ext. 303 or visit www.friendsofkaren.org

Friends of Karen began in 1978 when family friends came to
the aid of a couple and their daughter, Karen, who was terminally ill. A
fund-raising campaign for medical and other costs enabled Karen to spend her
precious last days at home surrounded by loving family and friends. More than
35 years later, Friends of Karen has expanded to a tri-state children's charity
that serves children from birth to 21 who are diagnosed with cancer or another
life-threatening illness. To date, more than 12,700 children and their families
have benefitted from Friends of Karen’s services.