In Celebration of 60 years of Help, Hope, & Healing Honoring The Smithers Family, Larry Kudlow
(Long Island, NY) The Long Island Council on Alcoholism & Drug Dependence, Inc. (LICADD) announced the 29th Anniversary Angel Ball Celebrating 60 Years of Help, Hope, & Healing. LICADD will mark 60 years of service to the Long Island community with another spectacular gala at the Garden City Hotel featuring the sensational sound of the Joel Sikowitz Swing Orchestra.
The event preparations begin on March 1, 2016 at the Kick-Off Celebration, held at Kellenberg Memorial High School hosted by Rev. Philip Eichner, S.M. For twenty-nine years, this annual event has brought together parents, educators and leaders in government, law enforcement, and the treatment field in support of LICADD’s programs. LICADD’s Angel Ball is one of the nonprofit organization’s key fundraising events and organizers hope to raise more than $300,000 through sponsorships, ticket sales and onsite auctions/raffles. Tickets to this year’s Angel Ball are $500 and are available online at www.licadd.org or via phone at 516-747-2606.
“We are privileged to be able to honor the Smithers family with our Founders Award in tribute to R. Brinkley Smithers.” Said Steve Chassman, LCSW, CASAC, Executive Director. Brink was recognized throughout the world as a leader and pioneer in the alcoholism and addiction field. Since recovering from the disease of alcoholism in 1954, Mr. Smithers dedicated his life and shared his considerable financial resources to creating a better public understanding of alcoholism as a preventable, treatable and respectable disease. Adele, Nikki and Christopher Smithers continue his legacy. The formal opening of the Smithers Family Center at Columbia University Medical Center for prevention, research and treatment will be held this year. The Smithers family is proud of LICADD and its successes inhelping millions of people across the New York area.
We are delighted to announce that this year’s keynote speaker will be Larry Kudlow. Mr. Kudlow is an influential conservative economist, CNBC’s Senior Contributor, radio host of the nationally-syndicated “Larry Kudlow Show”, author, and syndicated columnist. This year’s theme in celebration of LICADD’s 60th Year Anniverary embodies our honoree’s spirit and sense of purpose sharing with others and advocating for those whose lives have been impacted by addiction.
LICADD maintains offices in Mineola, Holbrook and Riverhead, LICADD conducts screenings, brief interventions, referrals to treatment and relapse prevention services to individuals and families impacted by substance abuse. The agency also conducts evidence-based prevention programs, community outreach initiatives, a mentoring program for children of incarcerated parents and advocates public policy. More information about LICADD and Angel Ball 2016 is available online at www.licadd.org , Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. #angelball2016.
