Bronxvillian Honored at Cystic Fibrosis Event

On May 4th, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Greater New York Chapter will honor two business leaders --Nicholas Stephens (Bronxville), partner Edgewood Management, LLC  and Gerald Klein, President & CEO of Mahopac National Bank--for their extraordinary support of the Foundation and its search to find a cure for cystic fibrosis.

Bronxville resident Nicholas Stephens is board member of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and he has had the disease since birth--he is 58 years old which is remarkable in itself. Here are the details from Kathleen Engles from
KEngles Communications & PR:

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Greater New York Chapter, Westchester, today announced that it will host its fourth annual Spring Fling Gala on Saturday, May 4^th, 2013, at the Hyatt Regency in Greenwich, Connecticut. 

The event will honor Gerald J. Klein, Jr., President & CEO of Mahopac National Bank and Nicholas A. Stephens, Partner, Edgewood Management, LLC and Greater New York Chapter Board Member, with the 2013 Breath of Life Award for their support and commitment above and beyond to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and its mission. Proceeds from the event will be used to fund vital research and the development of new therapies for cystic fibrosis. 

“Both Jerry and Nicholas have been extraordinarily effective leaders in their communities in supporting the work of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation,” says Gala Chairwoman, Renee Brown, President and CEO, C.W. Brown, Inc. “We are very grateful for their continued dedication to the fight against CF and our mission to search for a cure.” 

Cystic fibrosis is an inherited chronic lung disease that affects 30,000 people in the United States and 70,000 worldwide. In the 1950s few people with CF lived to attend elementary school. Today, due to advances in medicines and treatments, many people with CF are living into their 30’s, 40’s and beyond. 

The Spring Fling Gala will begin at 7pm with cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and a silent auction followed by the award program, dinner and dancing from 8 PM to midnight. Channel 7 Eyewitness News meteorologist Bill Evans is the master of ceremonies for the event. 

The Hyatt Regency is located at 1800 East Putnam Avenue, Old Greenwich, CT. For more information about the Spring Fling Gala or to purchase tickets visit http://westchester.cff.org/SpringFling. To preview Spring Fling Silent Auction items visit www.cffspringfling.com.  

About the Cystic Fibrosis FoundationThe Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is the world’s leader in the search for a cure for cystic fibrosis. The Foundation funds more CF research than any other organization, and nearly every CF drug available today was made possible because of Foundation support. Based in Bethesda, Md., the Foundation also supports and accredits a national care center network that has been recognized by the National Institutes of Health as a model of care for a chronic disease. The CF Foundation is a donor-supported nonprofit organization. For more information, go towww.cff.org