https://www.PR.com/ Latest news releases from PR.com for Friends of Karen. Mon, 05 Oct 2026 20:16:30 -0400 © 2026 PR.com 60 en-us https://www.PR.com/images/logo_white.jpg https://www.PR.com/ 68 69 PR.com provides press release distribution, and is a unique directory of businesses, products and services. Find full company profiles. https://www.pr.com/press-release/714051 Thu, 27 Apr 2017 11:11:50 -0400 One mom is on a mission to amend the public health law in NY State. For families with a seriously ill child being discharged from the hospital with a Central Venous Catheter or “central line,” Diana Lemon is their advocate. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/714051 Friends of Karen https://www.pr.com/press-release/710505 Wed, 29 Mar 2017 03:00:00 -0400 Friends of Karen, which supports critically-ill children and their families, will hold its summer gala benefit, Catch the Spirit! on Friday, June 2, 2017 at the Brae Burn Country Club in Purchase, NY. The evening will include gourmet dining, fun cocktail tastings, musical entertainment, and inspiring stories. The event will be hosted by CNN’s John Berman, and will celebrate two outstanding honorees for their [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/710505 Friends of Karen https://www.pr.com/press-release/703725 Wed, 01 Feb 2017 03:00:00 -0500 Friends of Karen, a non-profit that helps families in NY, NJ and CT who have a child diagnosed with a life-threatening illness, names two new board members. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/703725 Friends of Karen https://www.pr.com/press-release/691999 Thu, 20 Oct 2016 03:00:00 -0400 7th Annual Benefit for The Adina's Angels Fund at Friends of Karen to be held Thursday, October 27, 7:00-10:00 pm at Mulino's at Lake Isle, Eastchester, NY. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/691999 Friends of Karen https://www.pr.com/press-release/674291 Wed, 08 Jun 2016 03:00:00 -0400 Friends of Karen, which supports critically-ill children and their families, will hold its spring gala benefit, A Summer Soirée, on Friday, June 17, 2016 at Brae Burn Country Club (Purchase, NY), hosted by CNN anchor John Berman. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/674291 Friends of Karen https://www.pr.com/press-release/667005 Fri, 15 Apr 2016 03:00:00 -0400 For the first time, there’s a set of national standards that highlights why it’s critical to address the many needs of families caring for a child with cancer. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/667005 Friends of Karen https://www.pr.com/press-release/661660 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 03:00:00 -0500 Friends of Karen, a charity serving families in the New York Tri-State region, announced that Jacqueline Holtzer was elected to its Board of Directors. Ms. Holtzer, a former Human Resources executive in the banking industry, was introduced to Friends of Karen in 2004. A visit to the organization’s North Salem headquarters was, she recalls, “an absolute eye-opener.” She began volunteering immediately on [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/661660 Friends of Karen https://www.pr.com/press-release/646437 Fri, 13 Nov 2015 10:45:35 -0500 Friends of Karen, a children's charity, needs volunteers to bring the holiday season to local families caring for a child with cancer or another life-threatening illness. "We want them to have joyful memories, even in the midst of illness." [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/646437 Friends of Karen https://www.pr.com/press-release/639621 Thu, 01 Oct 2015 03:00:00 -0400 Friends of Karen's fall gala, "An Evening at Tribeca Rooftop," benefits children with cancer or another life-threatening illness. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/639621 Friends of Karen https://www.pr.com/press-release/632760 Fri, 14 Aug 2015 03:00:00 -0400 Friends of Karen, a charity that provides vital and comprehensive support to local families who are caring for a child battling cancer or another life-threatening illness, has received a $2,500 grant from KeyBank Foundation. The funding will be used in its Family Support Program, which ensures that each Friends of Karen family receives the emotional, financial and advocacy help they so desperately need to remain [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/632760 Friends of Karen https://www.pr.com/press-release/627584 Thu, 09 Jul 2015 03:00:00 -0400 Friends of Karen, a children's charity that provides vital support to local families caring for a child battling cancer, aims to fill 800 backpacks for the upcoming school year. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/627584 Friends of Karen https://www.pr.com/press-release/619910 Sun, 17 May 2015 03:00:00 -0400 "Who is James Cameron." That was the answer that made John Berman the winner on "Celebrity Jeopardy!" netting $50,000 for children's charity Friends of Karen. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/619910 Friends of Karen https://www.pr.com/press-release/618048 Wed, 06 May 2015 03:00:00 -0400 NBC National Correspondent Kate Snow and CNN Anchor John Berman join forces to emcee "Portraits of Strength, Hope, Courage and Love," children's charity Friends of Karen's spring gala. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/618048 Friends of Karen https://www.pr.com/press-release/588442 Fri, 24 Oct 2014 03:00:00 -0400 Help deliver the holiday spirit to those who need it most by fulfilling a child's wish list. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/588442 Friends of Karen https://www.pr.com/press-release/587228 Fri, 17 Oct 2014 03:00:00 -0400 The owners of Mamma Rosa Ristorante present a lovingly prepared dinner with wine to thank Friends of Karen for their support when their son battled cancer. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/587228 Friends of Karen https://www.pr.com/press-release/584822 Fri, 03 Oct 2014 03:00:00 -0400 Friends of Karen announced that Anne Angeles, a senior marketing executive who has developed strategic initiatives for building the American Express, Prudential Financial, and American International Group brands, has been elected to its Board of Directors. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/584822 Friends of Karen https://www.pr.com/press-release/575917 Fri, 15 Aug 2014 03:00:00 -0400 Friends of Karen, a charity that provides vital, practical and comprehensive support to families caring for a child battling cancer or another life-threatening illness, needs help filling backpacks for 800 children with school supplies and a $25 gift card to get something new to wear to start the school year. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/575917 Friends of Karen https://www.pr.com/press-release/574340 Thu, 07 Aug 2014 03:00:00 -0400 Paul Barger, an attorney whose practice focuses on children with special needs, has been elected to the Board of Directors of Friends of Karen, a children's charity. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/574340 Friends of Karen https://www.pr.com/press-release/567674 Wed, 02 Jul 2014 03:00:00 -0400 Friends of Karen, a children’s charity, had one of its most successful events ever with its June 14 gala “An Evening in Venice” benefit, raising $370,000 to help hundreds of children battling cancer or another life-threatening illness in the New York Tri-State Area. Yankees legend Mariano Rivera, who received its Humanitarian Award, ran a surprise auction that wowed the crowd. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/567674 Friends of Karen https://www.pr.com/press-release/566233 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 03:00:00 -0400 Children's charity Friends of Karen hopes to raise $150,000 to help children with cancer or another life-threatening illness with their September "Journey of the Heart" bike tour in the New England countryside. Let a child be your inspiration. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/566233 Friends of Karen https://www.pr.com/press-release/563977 Fri, 13 Jun 2014 03:00:00 -0400 The John and Janet Kornreich Charitable Foundation has pledged $525,000 to Friends of Karen to help provide the resources needed to reach and help even more families across Long Island caring for a child with cancer or another life-threatening illness. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/563977 Friends of Karen https://www.pr.com/press-release/557685 Tue, 13 May 2014 03:00:00 -0400 Yankees legend Mariano Rivera will be honored with Friends of Karen’s Humanitarian Award at the charity’s gala benefit “An Evening in Venice” on June 14, 2014, at the Mamaroneck Beach & Yacht Club. Former White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer and former president of The Junior League of Northern Westchester Becki Fleischer will receive the Sheila W. Petersen Award. CNN's John Berman is the emcee. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/557685 Friends of Karen https://www.pr.com/press-release/554175 Wed, 23 Apr 2014 03:00:00 -0400 For 25 years, The Hope For Youth Foundation has raised money by producing and selling the beautiful "Hudson Valley Weather Calendar," donating every penny to local children's charities. Back when it started in 1989, Friends of Karen was the very fist charity to receive a grant. It just received another. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/554175 Friends of Karen https://www.pr.com/press-release/552010 Thu, 10 Apr 2014 03:00:00 -0400 April is National Volunteer Month, a time to celebrate the people who freely give their time, energy and expertise to solve problems and improve lives. Last year, volunteers dedicated more than 3,800 hours to enable Friends of Karen, a small children's charity, to help families caring for a child with cancer or another life-threatening illness. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/552010 Friends of Karen https://www.pr.com/press-release/550095 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 03:00:00 -0400 Friends of Karen, a local children's charity, helps families caring for a child with cancer to celebrate the springtime holidays. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/550095 Friends of Karen https://www.pr.com/press-release/526635 Sat, 09 Nov 2013 03:00:00 -0500 Friends of Karen needs "a few good elves" to make sure each of their sick children and their "well" siblings receives a holiday gift from their wish lists. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/526635 Friends of Karen https://www.pr.com/press-release/524164 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 03:00:00 -0400 For families caring for a child with cancer or another life-threatening illness, Thanksgiving may be just another day of worry at the hospital. Friends of Karen has a way to make it better. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/524164 Friends of Karen https://www.pr.com/press-release/515250 Thu, 12 Sep 2013 03:00:00 -0400 Emmy Award-winning CNN anchor and correspondent Randi Kaye will be the Master of Ceremonies at children's charity Friends of Karen's "An Evening at Tribeca Rooftop" benefit gala, which will honor Jody and J Durst. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/515250 Friends of Karen https://www.pr.com/press-release/507429 Sat, 03 Aug 2013 03:00:00 -0400 Friends of Karen, a local charity that provides vital, practical and comprehensive support for families caring for a child with a life-threatening illness, needs help filling 650 backpacks for their back-to-school program. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/507429 Friends of Karen https://www.pr.com/press-release/506468 Wed, 31 Jul 2013 03:00:00 -0400 Kristi Hennessy has joined Friends of Karen, a charity that provides support for children with a life-threatening illness and their families, to spearhead a new Development Department program. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/506468 Friends of Karen https://www.pr.com/press-release/491427 Thu, 16 May 2013 03:00:00 -0400 Friends of Karen's spring gala commemorates 35 years of service with a "Celebration on the Sound," featuring NBC's Kate Snow as emcee. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/491427 Friends of Karen https://www.pr.com/press-release/488856 Thu, 02 May 2013 03:00:00 -0400 With more demand than ever for its services, children's charity Friends of Karen has added three more professionals to its Family Support Services team to deliver more vital, practical and comprehensive services to families caring for a child with a life-threatening illness. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/488856 Friends of Karen https://www.pr.com/press-release/477818 Sun, 10 Mar 2013 03:00:00 -0400 The Blazer Pub holds a raucous St. Patrick's Day auction on March 16-17 to benefit children's charity Friends of Karen. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/477818 Friends of Karen https://www.pr.com/press-release/474319 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 03:00:00 -0500 Friends of Karen has announced that Patricia (Trish) Lobenfeld was elected to its Board of Directors. Ms. Lobenfeld first learned about the organization in 2004 at an event it hosted. “We’ve been blessed with two children who have never been critically ill and never been in danger of losing their lives,” Ms. Lobenfeld says. “I could not imagine the suffering that parents endure when their child [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/474319 Friends of Karen https://www.pr.com/press-release/443691 Thu, 27 Sep 2012 03:00:00 -0400 After losing her husband, son and daughter within five months, Paula Berkowitz established The Adina's Angels Fund at Friends of Karen, and has raised over $100,000 so far. "In this endless fight for critically-ill children and their families, Friends of Karen is a lifeline," she says. On October 12, "Dance The Night Away for Adina's Angels" continues that mission. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/443691 Friends of Karen https://www.pr.com/press-release/442061 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 03:00:00 -0400 Manhattan skyline is the backdrop for Friends of Karen's gala fundraiser, which will honor Beth Leventhal and First Data Corp., and benefits children with cancer or another life-threatening illness. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/442061 Friends of Karen https://www.pr.com/press-release/437243 Thu, 30 Aug 2012 03:00:00 -0400 Friends of Karen's "Journey of the Heart" bike riders pedal through the Hudson Valley, each one inspired by a criticially-ill child. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/437243 Friends of Karen https://www.pr.com/press-release/427885 Thu, 19 Jul 2012 03:00:00 -0400 Friends of Karen, a regional charity that provides emotional, financial and advocacy support for children with a life-threatening illness and their families, is aiming to put supplies, backpacks and clothing gift cards in the hands 650 children this September. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/427885 Friends of Karen https://www.pr.com/press-release/415131 Thu, 24 May 2012 03:00:00 -0400 Friends of Karen, a children’s charity, has received a $15,000 grant from Entergy Corporation to help families with a critically-ill child. This is the fifth consecutive year that Entergy has recognized the terrible toll that families have to pay when caring for a child with cancer or another life-threatening illness, and how Friends of Karen makes a difference in their daily lives. “It is such an honor for [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/415131 Friends of Karen https://www.pr.com/press-release/405989 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 03:00:00 -0400 Friends of Karen, a children’s charity, has received a $75,000 grant from the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation to expand its Sibling Support program. “We have been impressed and moved by the compassion and support that Friends of Karen provides to the sometimes forgotten brothers and sisters of children who are seriously ill,” says Betsy Myatt, Executive Director, Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation, [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/405989 Friends of Karen