Third Annual Gregg’s Wings Golf Outing August 25, 2014
Join Us
Join us on Monday, August 25th at the beautiful Seawane Club in Hewlett Harbor, NY. This is a new venue for us this year and we are excited to share the beautiful Seawane Club with all of our family, friends, and colleagues. Enjoy a day filled with golf, food, drinks, and great friends as we come together to help raise awareness and money for childhood cancer research. So many of us have friends and family who have been greatly affected by this crippling disease and have seen first hand the devastation it brings to those around us. We are very proud to have been able to donate $115,000 in two years to The Cancer Center for Kids. Without the help of you this would not be possible!
Gregg was born on January 14, 1984; a healthy baby boy. One evening ten weeks later he started to show signs of respiratory distress. What we thought was a typical case of croup turned into the worst time of our lives. Gregg ended up in North Shore University Hospital under the care of the Pediatric ICU and Pediatric Oncology Department. His team of doctors and nurses were all top notch and had hopes that the tumor in his chest was treatable. Shockingly to all of us when he underwent a biopsy the tumor was not what the doctors’ had anticipated and there were major complications. Gregg died during the surgery. Needless to say Gregg’s death has been a life changing event for us in so many ways. From that day forward we understood that you truly do not know what life will throw your way and that you have to live life fully. We also became very aware of others and the difficulties, suffering, and pain that people deal with on a regular basis. It has been a hope of ours as a family to be able to support and help others who are in need. Over the years, we have been fortunate to participate in different events to show this support to others. Dr. Mark Weinblatt and Dr. Phil Scimeca were two of Gregg’s doctors when he was at North Shore University Hospital. They left a lasting mark on us and we will always be grateful for the care they provided for Gregg during that time. Dr. Weinblatt and Dr. Scimeca now are heading the Cancer Center for Kids at Winthrop University Hospital. Winthrop’s Cancer Center for Kids is the largest outpatient facility for treating children with cancer and blood disorders in Nassau County; it is the County’s only member of the Children’s Oncology Group (COG), a prestigious international consortium of collaborating hospitals recognized as leaders in the treatment of childhood cancers. COG membership places Winthrop at the forefront of research, and the use of the latest treatment protocols. After last year’s event we were able to donate $70,000 to Winthrop’s Cancer Center for Kids, bringing our 2 year total to $115,000. The generosity and support of family, friends, and business associates helped to turn our family’s dream into reality. Honoring Gregg’s memory and continuing to help other children and their families who are battling this disease is something we believe is important. We hope that you will agree and participate in our outing in some manner. To see what the Cancer Center for Kids is all about, please visit their website at 
