Summer Chic was the theme of the evening as the Summer Soiree committee was joined by almost 500 guests who dined and danced the evening away, Thursday August 9, 2007 at Carlyle on the Green in Bethpage State Park. All were there to support the National Pediatric MS Center at Stony Brook University Medical Center where vital medical research is being conducted to find the answers to MS. 

 

The National Pediatric MS Center at Stony Brook was the first-of-its-kind in the United States to focus solely on children and adolescents with MS.  Our center has set the standard for pediatric MS care and offers optimal medical and psychosocial support to children and their families.

 

 “Funds raised at this event will help the Pediatric MS Center advance a research program that has the potential to make a huge difference in the lives of all individuals with MS,” said Dr. Lauren Krupp, Director of the Pediatric MS Center, who is part of a Steering Committee of six Pediatric MS Centers of Excellence across the country supported by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.  “I am convinced this research will help to uncover the mysteries of multiple sclerosis” stated Dr. Krupp.

 

The National Pediatric MS Center also sponsors a Teen Adventure Weekend Camp for adolescents with MS. For many teens diagnosed with MS, this camp is the first time that they are able to connect with another child with MS.  One mother wrote a letter of gratitude after her son attended camp last year in which she stated, “camp is the best thing that happened to (my son) last year.” Children who attended the camp this summer were on hand at the Soiree to tell their stories and help solicit funds for the camp.