October 17, 2023 -- Thank you to George as Elyse Sheehan
for making the NICU visit last month to deliver hats, blankets, and
toys to the babies. Looking forward to more volunteers being able
join the Monthly Visit Volunteer Committee.
October 16, 2023 -- Our good friends and benefactors from Island Budokan with Sensei
Dan Hayes held a Dojo National Clinic. They raised and donated $190.
We thank Dan Hayes, parents and students for their continued help
and support. On November 18 they will hold a bigger main event
to raise donations for the Little Angel Fund. Check back for more details!
October 15, 2023 -- Thank you to the Town of Smithtown Senior Citizens Dept for sharing
their time and talents by making lovely hats and blankets for the babies in the NICU at Stony
Brook Hospital. Special note of thanks to Marie Martin for delivering them to us.
September 11, 2023 -- You are cordially invited to attend Invitational
Island Budokan Youth Charity SKWH Clinic and Competition at ISLAND BUODKAN DOJO on
Saturday, September 16, where we hope to raise awareness and support for the Little
Angel Fund.
ISLAND BUODKAN DOJO
196 N. BELLE MEAD RD., NY 11733
Saturday, - SEPT. 16, 2023
We will have drop boxes available for all to donate to LAF at each site. Cash and
checks are accepted. All donations will be given directly to the Little Angel Fund.
April 30, 2023 -- Sachem High School East collects baskets for babies -- Thank you to the
staff, students and parents for collecting all these wonderful items
and donating them to the Little Angel Fund. A special thank you to Jamie Donaroma and Meredith
Babst for organizing this event. Carmen DiBartolomeo, coordinator of the Welcome Bag Program,
will assemble the bags and deliver them to Stony Brook Hospital for the babies in the Neonatal
Intensive Care Unit. We appreciate their help and support. Thank you for making a difference
in the lives of others!
April 30, 2023 -- A special note of thanks to Linda Rocco, who purchased and donated the
toys for the babies in the NICU at Stony Brook Hospital for the months
of July, August and September. Linda sent us a check to cover the cost
for the toys for April,May and June. During this difficult financial
time we are so very grateful to Linda for all her help and support.
February 25, 2023 -- We'd like to express our deepest appreciation to the following for sharing your time and talents. Thank you for helping to make a difference in the lives of others.
Lynne Schoepher for making and donating dozens of amazing handmade wreaths. Some we donated to the NICU at Stony Brook Hospital to brighten up the unit. Others we have sold to help finance our projects.
Terry Biaggi for making and donation 40 beautiful quilts for the babies in the NICU at Stony Brook Children's Hospital.
Lori Maeder for crocheting 40 plus lovely blankets for the babies at Stony Brook Hospital. Lori has been doing this in memory of a dear friend and her son for many, many years.
To our anonymous donor for monthly monetary donations.
To all those who have donated to various Go Fund Me events.
To all who donate to Net Work For Go for our organization.
Over the many years many have donated to the Little Angel Fund as they purchased from Amazon Smile. This has been a wonderful program and we have benefited greatly. Unfortunately, Amazon has discontinued this program.
Dan Hayes from Island Budokan for sponsoring and organizing events, competitions and fund raisers in order to donate to the Little Angel Fund. We commend these students and their families for their community involvement. We especially thank Dan for choosing our organization. They have been involved for many years and we look forward to our continued friendship.
October 10, 2022 -- Please join the Island Budokan Karate and the rest of the OFC
Health and Fitness Alliance in supporting The Little Angel
Fund in honor of their Fall Open House by donating to this
GoFundMe fundraiser. No donation is too small!
August 27, 2022 -- Thank you to the volunteers at the
Manhasset Public Library Teen Program for assembling welcome
packages in August 2022. They were delivered to Stony Brook Hospital
and received by social worker Maria Montelione.
August 27, 2022 -- We partnered again with the Junior League of Long Island in
May 2022, they generously donated gift bags for families in NICU, we are so grateful for
their support and choosing to work with us.
August 27, 2022 -- Thank you to the Creative Knitters of Leisure
Village who donated hand made blankets, hats and booties for babies in May 2022.
These items were added to welcome bags and gift bags for families in the NICU.
August 27, 2022 -- Heartfelt thanks to the teachers,
students, parents, and staff of Sachem High School East for
participating in the Baskets for Babies. They collected bags and
bags of great items for our Welcome Bags. These bags are given to
the babies in the NICU at Stony Brook Hospital upon admission.
Sachem East has held this event for many years. We are grateful to
the supervisors Jamie Donaroma and Meredith Babst for believing in
our goals and services and organizing this event each year.
August 27, 2022 -- Thank you to Camie Barz, PWW Program
and Community Coordinator, her staff and the talented ladies at
Suffolk AHRC who have made hats for the babies for several
months. We appreciate your time and talents.
August 27, 2022 -- The Junior League of Long
Island once again donated 75 bags with full size much needed
items for the parents in the NICU at Stony Brook Hospital. Carmen
DiBartolomeo met them in Roslyn to assemble the bags. Thank you for
making a difference in the lives of others. This was a huge
donation!
August 27, 2022 -- Thank you to Lynn Schoepfer, a NICU
mom, for making and donating 12 handmade beautiful wreaths. We hope
to use them for a raffle. Keep checking for updates.
January 22, 2022 -- Thank you to the 7-12 grade students
at the Stony Brook School. They made 43 of these beautiful flannel
blankets and donated them to the Little Angel Fund for premature
babies in the NICU at Stony Brook Hospital. Thank you for sharing
your time and talents. A special note of thanks to Caprielle
D'Ulisse for organizing this project and delivering them to
us.
January 22, 2022 -- We want to express our appreciation to the employees
of Visiontron for donating baby socks, mittens and several other items that went
into our Welcome Bags. These bags are given to babies admitted to the NICU at Stony
Brook Hospital. Thank you to Sabrina for organizing this donation. One of their
employees, Jessi Collins and her husband lost a child and in memory put together
several gift bags. These were given to the families in NICU at Stony Brook Hospital.
Thank you for helping to make a difference in the lives of others.
May 13, 2020 -- Thank you Junior League of Long Island! On March 7,
volunteers created Welcome Packages for the NICU. Thanks so much to this great
group of ladies for donating their time and generosity. Special thank you to
Ashley Cohen for collaborating with us on this project. To learn more about the
Junior League of Long Island please visit https://www.jlli.org/.
Also note a special *Thank You* to the tween/teen volunteers at the Merrick Public
Library, who volunteered to assemble welcome packages for the NICU on March 12!
Delivery of the packages was delayed due to COVID-19 related restrictions on
donations and visitors to Stony Brook Children's Hospital. We were finally able to make
our delivery on May 13! The NICU staff came outside to pick up the donation.
We thank the nurses and staff in the NICU for being our heroes and delivering
the packages to families in the NICU during these difficult times.
March 5, 2020 -- Port Jefferson Moose Lodge 1379 will be
hosting their 10th Annual Golf Outing on June 19, will
benefit the Little Angel Fund and the Stony Brok NICU!
We thank the Moose Lodge for their generous ongoing
support. Please join us at the golf outing -- it should
be a great day! See the brochure for
details and Register Online here.
November 7, 2019 -- Island Budokan Karate will hold
its annual fall tournament on Sunday, November 10, including a raffle to benefit
the Little Angel Fund. We thank Island Budokan for their generous ongoing support.
Here are the details of the event:
Aug 21, 2019 -- Our 2019 Annual Newsletter is now available
for download. Click here to download
the newsletter.
July 30, 2019 -- We've added two new Photo Galleries from recent anniversary celebrations!
April 29, 2018 -- You are cordially invited to attend
our 35th Year Anniversary Dinner Dance. Click here for more information.
April 29, 2018 -- Our 2018 Annual Newsletter is now available
for download. Click here to download
the newsletter.
March 24, 2018 -- Island Budokan Karate
held its annual fall tournament in November, 2017, and donated $3,000
to the Little Angel Fund. We want to express our appreciation to Sensei
Dan Hayes, his students and their families for all their hard work in
organizing this event. Thank you for reaching out to others and making
a difference.
September 11, 2023 -- You are cordially invited to attend Invitational
Island Budokan Youth Charity SKWH Clinic and Competition at ISLAND BUODKAN DOJO on
Saturday, September 16, where we hope to raise awareness and support for the Little
Angel Fund.
