The Long Island Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. (LICADD) is pleased to announce that its 26th Annual Angel Ball Celebrating the Stars of Recovery, held Thursday, May 2, at the Garden City Hotel, raised over $290,000 to support LICADD’s alcohol and drug prevention and intervention programs for children and families.
More than 250 community members, elected officials, treatment providers and their family members turned out to support LICADD and ensure that the agency’s life-saving addiction resources and recovery programs remain available to individuals and families across Long Island. Guests arrived by red carpet entrance to the Hotel, and enjoyed a silent auction, dinner and dancing throughout the program. LICADD unveiled a video that highlighted its newest programs, as well as the personal stories of clients who found recovery in the agency’s programs and services. The video, created by Weitz Studios with original musical scoring by SFP Music, Inc., can be viewed at http://weitzstudios.com/#/licadd.
WABC-TV’s Entertainment Reporter and Movie Critic Sandy Kenyon served as the Master of Ceremonies and LICADD Board Chair Jeffery Capazzi was on hand with Dinner Chair Richard Antonacci to deliver awards to the 2013 Angel Ball Honorees. Georgina Webster and daughter Dawn Leo accepted the Founder’s Award on behalf of Curt Webster, CVLE. William C. Moyers, the Vice President of Public Affairs and Community Relations at the Hazelden Foundation and a best-selling author, received the 2013 Humanitarian Award; and Salvatore B. Villani, MBA, AC was awarded the Peter Sweisgood Lifetime Achievement Award.
LICADD Executive Director Dr. Jeffrey Reynolds stated, “LICADD is grateful for these record levels of generosity and support for LICADD’S drug and alcohol prevention programs. It is because of people like Curt Webster, William C. Moyers and Sal Villani and all our other supporters that LICADD remains the “go-to” agency in the midst of this public health crisis and continues to implement effective and innovative programs to combat the effects of addiction in our community.”
The event was made possible by LICADD generous sponsors: Founders: Mildred & Frank Feinberg; Benefactors: Americana Manhasset, Hirshleifers; Community Champion: The Kaplan/Glazer Family; Heroes of Recovery: Adele C. Smithers & The Christopher D. Smithers Foundation, Inc., Amy & Jeffrey Capazzi & The JOBIN Organization, Inc., Bee & Red Wylie, Chaminade High School, Daniel C. Shaughnessy & BNY Mellon Wealth Management, Donna & Michael Brennan & Family, Elena Melius Foundation, Francis C. Galluccio & SFP Music, Inc., Kellenberg Memorial High School, Landon Jeffers, The Maureen and Mickey Brennan Family, NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine, Seafield Center, Richard Antonacci & Signature Financial, LLC, The Baum Family & Baum-Essex Mfg., Inc., The Gift at the Rose Center, The Webster Family, William & MJ Carroll; Circle of Hope: Caron Treatment Centers, The James & Beth Barker Family.
Established in 1956, LICADD is thrilled to celebrate its 57th year as a community leader and partner to a large network of treatment providers, faith-based organizations, school districts, and government agencies. With offices in Mineola, Ronkonkoma and Riverhead, LICADD is working aggressively to help the community overcome the challenges presented by prevailing social stigma of alcoholism and drug dependence, by providing a comprehensive array of prevention, support and recovery programs. For more information on LICADD and its evidence-based programs, please visit www.licadd.org.
