The Thomas Hartman Foundationfor Parkinson’s Research held their7th Annual Cure for Sure Dinner

and press conference to recognize themany people who have helped FatherTom raise awareness about Parkinson’sdisease and acknowledge those workingtowards finding a cure. At the press con-ference, scientists who received grantsfrom the Hartman Foundation presentedtheir newest developments.

David Eidelberg, M.D. The FeinsteinInstitute for Medical Research NorthShore-LIJ Health System (HartmanFoundation Executive Scientific Advisor;Serge Przedborski, M.D., Ph.D., Colum-bia University Medical Center; IrinaGazaryan, Ph.D., Winifred MastersonBurke Medical Research Institute; DavidC. Chan, M.D., Ph.D., California Instituteof Technology; D. James Surmeier, Ph.D.,Northwestern University; ThomasSchwarz, Ph.D., Children’s HospitalBoston/Harvard Medical School;Michael Kaplitt, M.D., Ph.D., Weill Cor-nell Medical College of Cornell Univer-sity and Andrew Feigin, M.D., FeinsteinInstitute for Medical Research of theNorth Shore-LIJ Health System.

Dr. Eidelberg moderated the press conference andshared his thoughts: “The thread that connects all of usscientists is the common goal we share to move the fieldof Parkinson’s research forward. What we have been ableto accomplish by this growing national umbrella of col-laborators is unique. Working together we are able tocapitalize on years of expertise and neuroscience, takethe ideas of many years of deep thought, cultivation andhours of research and push the envelope to solve theproblems of Parkinson’s disease.”

Father Tom acknowledged the doctors, saying “All Idid was get these wonderful and brilliant people to-gether from different faiths, and invited them to be a partof this challenging and important venture.” Continued

Thomas Hartman Foundation For Parkinson’s ResearchHonors Susan Lucci With

PHOTOS BY BOB GIGLIONE, JUDITH WALKER AND CHRISTINE CONNIFF SHEAHAN

“All I did was get these wonderful and brilliant

people together from differentfaiths, and invited them to

be a part of this challengingand important venture.”

– Father Tom

Kathy Scarpinella, president, The ThomasHartman Foundation for Parkinson’s Research and Father Tom Hartman

Susan Lucci, honoree, recipient, Hartman Philanthropic LeadershipAward Emmy award-winning actress and Laura Savini, vice

president, on-air host, WLIW

Joseph R. Ficalora, honoree, The Hartman Corporation of the Year, chairman, president, CEO, New York Community Bancorp, Inc. and

Jack Bransfield, president, COO, The Roslyn Savings Bank

Joan and Robert Catell, chairman, Advanced Energy Research and Technology Center

Joe Collins, president, Collins Building Services, Clark Gillies, New York Islander Hall of Famer and John Danzi, principal,

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Cites Work of Distinguished Hartman GranteesThe Hartman Philanthropic Leadership Award

Standing: Dr. David Eidelberg, director, Center for Neurosciences, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research; Dr. David Chan,California Institute of Technology; Dr. D. James Surmeier, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine; Dr. MichaelKaplitt, Weill Cornell Medical College, Dept. of Neurosurgery; Dr. Thomas L. Schwarz, Children's Hospital, Boston; Dr. SergePrzedborski, Center for Motor Neuron Biology & Disease, College of Physicians & Surgeons. Sitting: Dr. Irina Gazaryan,Winifred Masterson Burke Medical Research Institute; Kathy Scarpinella, president, The Thomas Hartman Foundation forParkinson’s Disease; Father Tom Hartman, John Danzi, principal, Long Island Hotels; Louis C. Ciliberti, Louis C. Ciliberti &Associates and Dr. Andrew Feigin, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research

Carol Silva, News12 Long IslandReverend Bob Lord

Louis DeCaro, honoree, Spirit Award, art teacher withParkinson’s Disease and Warren Newman, Hartman

Foundation 2009 Spirit honoree

Susan Lucci, Tom Mohrman, Father Tom's brother-in-lawand Sheila Mohrman, father Tom's sister

From New York Commercial Bank are Kenneth Scheriff and Kevin Hennessy

From Barker Aggregates are Jim and Frank Barker

next pageThe dinner was kicked off with a guest per-

formance by Multi-Grammy award winningartist Jimmy Webb who performed several ofhis greatest hits. The Hartman PhilanthropicLeadership Award was presented by LauraSavini, vice president and on-air host ofWLIW, to Susan Lucci, Emmy award-winningactress, for her work in raising awareness ofthe disease and her support for finding acure. Louis DeCaro, an art teacher who suf-fers from Parkinson’s, received the FatherTom’s Spirit Award. The Spirit award is givento an individual with Parkinson’s who coura-geously continues to promote the fight to finda cure for this debilitating disease. DeCaroworks not only to educate more people aboutthe disease, but does what he can to help oth-ers find a cure by donating all the money hemakes from his paintings to Parkinson’s re-search. The Hartman Corporation of the Yearhonoree was Joseph R. Ficalora, chairman,president and CEO of New York CommunityBancorp, Inc.

Father Tom established the Thomas Hart-man Foundation for Parkinson’s Research,Inc. in 2004, three years after he was diag-nosed with Parkinson’s disease. “It becameclear to me that God was inviting humanityto find the cure,” said Father Tom. “WithGod, prayer, good science and money, thecure can be found.”

The Foundation seeks to provide grants forthe newest and most innovative scientificprojects which offer the best hope for the ad-vancement and development of a cure. Scien-tists believe that with continued funding forresearch, a cure for Parkinson’s can be foundwithin 10 years. This is a time frame affirmedby top officials of the National Institutes ofHealth in testimony before Congress.

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Richard Amper, executivedirector, Long Island Pine

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Sister Elizabeth Hill,president, St. Joseph’s

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At left:Bob Knakal, MasseyKnakal Realty Servicesand Robert van Gelder,New York CommunityBank

From InfiniTech are Deanna Morton, managingpartner and Bob Simkins

From Federation of Organizations are Ruth DelCol, director of development and Vivian

Barbier, marketing and public relations

At left:Virginia Bolla, volunteer andDoris Viola, bookkeeper, TheThomas Hartman Foundation for Parkinson’s Disease

Bobby NystromSheila Hartman,

Father Tom's mother

Taylor Walker, volunteer and Judy Walker, photographer

Laura Savini, vice president, on-air host, WLIW andJimmy Webb, singer, songwriter, composer

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Fran and John Gutleber, Castagna Realty andEdward Miller, director, American

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Glen Cove Hospital Raises Over $20,000On a summer evening, more than 300 people gathered at the Webb Institute in

Glen Cove overlooking the Long Island Sound to sample eclectic foods of 25 localeateries and wineries at Glen Cove Hospital’s restaurant and wine tasting event,sponsored by the hospital’s volunteer Auxiliary.

Thanks to the efforts of the Auxiliary and the generosity of local merchants andsupporters, the event raised over $20,000, which is earmarked for the hospital’sbreast care services and a contribution toward the purchase of a state-of-the-art digi-tal mammography machine. ■

Katz Women’s Hospital Opens Next YearConstruction on the Katz Women's Hospital at North Shore University Hospital in

Manhasset reached the half-way mark, as supporters gathered for a “topping-off” cere-mony outside the hospital, which will become home next year to 73 private rooms thatcan accommodate women and their families. ■18

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