Senior Dreams Come True:
Senior Dreams Come True will benefit low income seniors on Long Island by granting wishes -- from helping a senior meet basic needs to fulfilling a lifelong dream.  Senior Dreams Come True may grant such wishes as:

♦ plane fare to visit a child or loved one who lives across the country

♦ home improvements (bathroom modifications or wheelchair accessibility) 

♦ experimental medical treatment not covered by insurance

♦ prescription drug coverage for someone in the Medicare “doughnut” hole

♦ an outfit for a special event

♦ dinner and a show

♦ tickets to a sporting event

♦ spa services 

      Applicants must be 65 or over with an income limit of no more than $1,500 per month for single individuals and $2,000 per month for a married couple. A letter or statement under 750 words describing the senior’s need must be submitted along with a Wish Request form (click here for the form).  Applicants should also document how they have given to others and contributed to society in some way. 
      Applications may be submitted via email to elder@genserlaw.com or they may be mailed to: Senior Dreams Come True, c/o Genser Dubow Genser & Cona, 445 Broad Hollow Road, Suite 19, Melville, NY 11747. 
      Applications are welcome any time throughout the year and will be granted on a revolving basis.
      Donations to Senior Dreams Come True can be made by check payable to GDGC Charitable Events (please note Senior Dreams Come True in the memo line) and mailed to the address listed above.
Click here for Senior Dreams Come True Donations Acknowledgments.
 
The Buddy Carle Memorial Music Scholarship:
In memory of Carle D. Porter, a/k/a "Buddy Carle", GDGC and Jennifer Cona are proud to announce the creation of a music scholarship fund.  The scholarship will be awarded each year to a college student studying music at a college or university in the Rochester area.  The fund will particularly seek out aspiring jazz musicians.  Click here for more information and to download an Application Form.

Long Island 'Fight for Charity':
Over the past seven years, the Long Island Fight for Charity has been one of the most anticipated events on Long Island, as local businessmen and women volunteer to train and box to raise money and awareness for various local charities on Long Island.  The event brings together dozens of participating businesses, sponsors, supporters and volunteers.  The event has raised over $700,000 on behalf of local charities, impacting the lives of thousands of families in our local community.  GDGC has sponsored two of its attorneys to box in the event and we are proud to have raised almost $10,000 in support of the Long Island Fight for Charity causes - The Genesis School, Long Island Community Chest and Family Residences and Essential Enterprises, Inc. (FREE).  Click here to learn more.

Midnight Run:
GDGC supports Midnight Run, a volunteer organization "dedicated to finding common ground between the housed and the homeless."  Established in 1984 with over 900 relief missions per year, Midnight Run is a consortium of churches, synagogues, schools and civic groups that collect food, clothes, household goods, blankets and personal care items for distribution among the homeless. Volunteers, such as the GDGC staff in 2008 and again in 2011, are responsible for collecting and/or purchasing hundreds of these items, preparing 100-150 bag meals the day of the “run” and personally delivering the food and goods to the homeless during the hours of 10:30 pm to 2:00 am on a given scheduled evening.  Click here for GDGC's archived Midnight Run information.  Click here to learn more about Midnight Run.  

Reaching Out With Richard - Benefiting Senior Dreams Come True
GDGC Charitable Events and nationally acclaimed local Long Islander Psychic Medium Richard of “Reaching Out with Richard” teamed up to provide an open reading fundraiser event to benefit Senior Dreams Come True.

This special psychic medium event, “Reaching Out to Make Senior Dreams Come True”, was held on February 11, 2011, and raised more than $7,000 for low income seniors right here on Long Island.

Psychic medium Richard offers open readings to assist people in contacting the other side.  Experience loved ones who have passed on as they appear through Richard’s channeling. 

Raffle Prizes included: spa services and treatments, restaurant gift certificates, Valentine’s Day roses and a private reading with Richard (valued at $500)

Corporate Sponsorships:

Gold Sponsor:
$750
Mention in all Press Releases/Media Kits
Banner/Signage at event
Logo on GDGC website (Charitable Events) and link to sponsor’s website
Two (2) tickets with preferred seating
Cocktail reception prior to open reading including meet and greet with Richard (6pm-7pm)

Silver Sponsor:
$500
Mention in all Press Releases/Media Kits
Banner/Signage at event   
Two (2) tickets
Cocktail reception prior to open reading including meet and greet with Richard (6pm-7pm)

Bronze Sponsor:
$250
Banner/Signage at the event
One (1) ticket
Cocktail reception prior to open reading including meet and greet with Richard (6pm-7pm)
   
To learn more about Psychic Medium Richard, go to www.ReachingOutWithRichard.com.

* 60% of all ticket sales were donated to Senior Dreams Come True, a 501(c)(3) entity and division of GDGC Charitable Events