  The mission of Friends of Karen is to provide emotional, financial and advocacy support to children with a life-threatening illness and their families.
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Arnold Ursaner Elected to Friends of Karen Board of DirectorsArnold Ursaner Elected to Friends of Karen Board of DirectorsFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT:  Friends of Karen has announced that Arnold Ursaner has joined its Board of Directors. Mr. Ursaner and his wife Roberta have long been involved with charitable activities in Westchester and beyond – in fact, they met at a fundraising event. Their commitment to Friends of Karen began in the 1990s when Mr. Ursaner learned that the child of two college friends had a brain tumor, and that Friends of Karen was helping the family cope with this nightmare. “This is an organization of dedicated professionals who guide families in crisis,” says Mr. Ursaner. “Friends of Karen has a unique approach, it is really family care in a way that is unprecedented. For this reason, it is my most significant charitable commitment. I am honored to join the Board and look forward to taking a greater role in helping this wonderful organization achieve its goals of meeting the emotional and financial needs of families with a critically-ill child.” Mr. Ursaner has been on the boards of Purchase Community, Inc., Metropolis Country Club, and High 5 Tickets for the Arts. His Wall Street career includes positions at Bear Stearns, Credit Suisse First Boston, and Smith Barney. In 1997, he founded CJS Securities (named with the first initial of his three children’s names), an independent provider of research to institutional clients, focused on small cap stocks. “I’m proud to be leading a board that is so pro-active, both for our sick children and in their communities,” says Beth Leventhal, president of Friends of Karen’s Board of Directors. “Arnie has a proven track record of being deeply involved in causes he believes in. I know he will be a meaningful member of our board to support Friends of Karen’s plans and growth.” Adds Mr. Ursaner, “When you learn about what Friends of Karen does, how can you not want to help?” Friends of Karen is the only organization that provides emotional, financial and advocacy support to families of a child with cancer or another life-threatening illness, from diagnosis through treatment. Since 1978, we have touched the lives of over 10,000 children in the New York Metro region. With compassion, dedication and expertise, Friends of Karen helps sustain the entire family during an overwhelmingly frightening, confusing and turbulent time. Friends of Karen serves all qualified families without regard to race, religion, or national origin. For more information, visit www.FriendsOfKaren.org or call 914-617-4040. ####### ###
About Friends of KarenFriends of Karen began in 1978 when family friends came to the aid of a couple and their 16-year-old 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 32 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 life-threatening illnesses. Last year, 1,344 children benefitted from services of Friends of Karen. Friends of Karen provides direct financial assistance with medical and illness-related expenses such as transportation for medical treatment, childcare for siblings while parents are with their hospitalized child, household expenses and rent or mortgage payments, bereavement support, as well as living expenses for parents in out-of-state hospitals, telephone, television services and parking. |
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