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You are invited to check out friends of karen at http://www.friendsofkaren.org

Friends of Karen, headquartered in Purdys, New York, provides financial assistance, emotional and advocacy support for children with life threatening illnesses and their families. Friends of Karen was named after North Salem teenager, Karen MacInnes, who suffered from a rare genetic illness. Sheila Petersen, a family friend, had appealed to the community to contribute the funds needed for Karen’s care at home. After Karen died, her family expressed their wish that Sheila support families caring for seriously ill children. Thus the organization that bears Karen’s name has become a permanent part of the Northern Westchester landscape and in over 30 years now helps to helping hundreds of families in the tri-state area each year.