Corey Ribotsky Info

This year, the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) 2011 Man & Woman of the Year campaign raised more money that it ever has in the 21 year history of the program.  The campaign offers people the title of 2011 Man of the Year and 2011 Woman of the Year for the people who raise the most money in a ten week time period for the LLS.  Certainly, fundraisers of this sort and donors like Corey Ribotsky enable the LLS to continue their important cancer research work.

This year’s campaign raised $14.5 million, which is $2.7 million more than the high reached last year.  650 candidates competed to raise the most money. The winners were New York City classic rock DJ Ian O’Malley and Kelley LaFontaine of LaFontaine Automotive Group in Highland, Michigan.

This is a video which lends a deeper understanding of the “Child Life” program. This program was initiated by the Children’s Medical Fund of New York, where Corey Ribotsky serves as president.

This amazing video (http://www.diamonddash.com/) shows some of the highlights of The Michael C. Fina Diamond Dash that took place recently to benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.  Each year, Michael C. Fina hosts this brilliant event, sending up to 500 couples running around New York City on a scavenger hunt. The winners receive a $20,000 Tacori engagement ring, a 5 day all-inclusive honeymoon to Aventura Spa Palace in Riviera Maya in the Mexican Caribbean and more.

The best part of the event is that the entire event benefits The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.  With each couple donating $100, and with many sponsors of the event, the entire day is a fun way to benefit the organization that does so much to fight cancer.

Certainly, this is one of the many creative ways that donors of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, like Corey Ribotsky of the NIR Group, show their support.

Sunrise Day Camp is the only dedicated camp in the country exclusively for children with cancer. It is able to continue running with the dedication of its employees, like Michele Vernon, the Executive Director, and with donations from people like Corey Ribotsky.

Michele Vernon has over 25 years of experience in the JCC and camping fields.  AS she explains, “This position utilizes all of the skills I have honed during my professional career.”  She was a camp director for two overnight camps and a supervisor of three JCC day camps.

She holds an undergraduate degree from Lehman College and a Master’s Degree from Yeshiva University, Wurzweiler School of Social Work.

Help the Children’s Medical Fund of New York, where Corey Ribotsky is the President, to support children in need.  This October 20, 2010, the Children’s Medical Fund of New York is having a fashion show, called Lester’s Fashion Show.  The fashion show will take place at Old Westbury Country Club.

The Teen Youth Spirit Award will go, this year, to Sam Riese.  This award was created to recognize the amazing efforts that teenagers have put into helping CMF.

This year’s theme is “Glee-A Celebration of Music through Fashion” and will include an evening of cocktails, dinner, silent and live auctions, raffles, giveaways and a fashion show, of course.  You can even find out about modeling in the show by visiting a nearby Lester location.

In recent news with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, where Corey Ribotsky and the NIR Group are donors, World Cup soccer hero Landon Donovan launched a TEN day challenge.  The purpose of the challenge was to help cure cancer through donations.  All people had to do was text “GOAL” to 90999 to donate ten dollars to help children through the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

As Donovan explained, “I’ve always been focused on “The Goal”. That’s why I’ve joined The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society to BrighTEN the Future with a TEN day challenge to help raise money to conquer childhood cancer.”

His TEN day challenge ran from August 16-26, 2010.

On April 21, 2010, Ermenegildo Zegna marked their 100^th anniversary, and the opening of their 14^th retail store in the United States.  The cocktail reception, hosted by David Blumenfeld, chairman of the Children’s Medical Fund, benefited the Children’s Medical Fund of New York.  20% of the proceeds from the evening were earmarked for the Fund.

The cocktail reception included food from Chris Robbins of Robbins Wolfe Eventeurs.  In attendance were Corey Ribotsky, president of the CMF; Robert Ackerman, CEO and President of Ermenegildo Zegna; and Mauro Visentini, Robert Aldrich, and Jennifer Mead, all of Zegna.

Pictured here are Corey S. Ribotsky, Howard Tanney, David Blumenfeld and Todd Menowitz.