Monster's Kids Second Annual Woodstick Alumni Event raises funds for Autism

GARDEN CITY, NY (May 5, 2012)—This past Saturday, Garden City High School hosted Monster's Kids Second Annual Woodstick Alumni Event to benefit Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children's Medical Center (CCMC) of New York. Lacrosse players from Garden City and Manhasset took to the field, with a final victory for Manhasset. All participants walked away winners, as the teams helped raised $39,650 for the Center for Autism at CCMC.

Tim Goettelmann noted, “After watching the game, I realized how lucky I am to be a part of this long standing tradition between two great towns. This event allowed many of us to catch up with old friends and make many new memories.”

Monster's Kids was an idea that Goettelmann came up with while reading Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak to his children. While reading, he thought about how fortunate he and his wife were to have healthy children. Inspired, he decided to start a charity that would help children in need of medical care. What excites Tim about Monster's Kids is that he was able to take two things that he is very passionate about, children and lacrosse, and combine them into a successful charity.

A player for the Long Island Lizards, Goettelmann decided to donate his entire salary to make the Monster’s Kids a reality in 2009. Additionally, the Long Island Lizards organization and Major League Lacrosse provided significant support to get the charity up and running. Over the last three years, Monster's Kids has raised nearly $125,000 for the NICU, Child Life and the Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics Unit at CCMC.

This event was a tremendous success and kick starts the goal of raising $100,000 this year. Monster’s Kids next event will be a cocktail party on December 7th at Fresh Meadows Country Club in Lake Success. So mark your calendars now and get ready for another “MONSTER” event.

Charity Hockey Game Raises $6,000 for the Carleigh Mac Fund and the Division of Pediatric Cardiology at CCMC

UNIONDALE, NY (March 10, 2012)—Nassau Coliseum saw participants from Cold Spring Harbor and Huntington, NY take to the ice for a charity hockey game that raised $6,000 for the Carleigh Mac Fund. Monies raised will be applied towards life-saving equipment for the Division of Pediatric Cardiology at Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children’s Medical Center (CCMC) of New York. March’s event was organized by long time friend and advocate, Sean McAuley, who rented the ice rink for the afternoon’s charity game. Over the past 10 years, nearly $2 million have been raised in name of the Carleigh Mac Fund.

The organization was created by Jim and Heather McCormack after they lost their infant daughter to a heart condition. Carleigh only had one ventricle in her heart, but was too frail for corrective surgery. Devastated by losing Carleigh only after a few days, the McCormacks continue to commit themselves to helping infants and children with heart conditions.