FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
Thursday, October 30, 2003
Contact: Mary Ann Ragona, Executive Director/CEO
Phone: (516) 935-1033 or (631) 580-5100
Rosie O’Donnell Artwork To Benefit Alzheimer's
Association Long Island
Ronkonkoma, N.Y. -- Starting on November 8,
2003, and running through December 10, 2003, Meisner Gallery, located
at 115 Schmitt Boulevard, Farmingdale, NY, will be exhibiting the
work of celebrity artist Rosie O’Donnell. All of Rosie O’Donnell’s
proceeds from the sales of her artwork will be donated to accredited
children’s charities, and Meisner Gallery will be donating
a portion of their proceeds to the Alzheimer’s Association
Long Island. The Gallery will be open Monday through Friday from
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. During the show’s duration, the Gallery
will also be open on Saturdays from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Rosie O’Donnell communicates a piece of herself
through her work. She pulls from the headlines and depicts subject
matter that provokes emotion and contemplation. From the disturbing
images of 9/11 to the abduction and murder of a 7-year-old child
in New Jersey, to the warm loving images of her family, Rosie once
again shares herself with the world.
Meisner Gallery is a family owned and operated business
and has been providing the art community with fine art by some of
the most acclaimed figurative painters and sculptors from around
the world since 1961. The Mesiner family has faced many challenges
with Alzheimer’s disease and is most pleased to be able to
help support the Alzheimer’s Association Long Island in Memory
of Renee Meisner, their founder.
The Alzheimer’s Association is the world leader
in research and family support and remains vigilant in its Mission
to find a cure for Alzheimer’s disease, while providing programs
and services to individuals impacted by this devastating disease.
By the middle of this century, it is estimated that 14 million of
today’s baby boomers will have Alzheimer’s disease. The
annual cost of Alzheimer’s disease will soar to at least $375
billion, overwhelming our health care system and bankrupting Medicare
and Medicaid. Alzheimer’s disease does not happen overnight,
it begins to attack the brain of its potential victims 10 to 20
years before the first symptoms appear. To protect today’s
baby boomers from the ravages of Alzheimer’s we have to find
ways to stop this disease process now, while there is still time
to prevent the damage.
For further information about the Rosie O’Donnell
exhibit or the Alzheimer’s Association-Long Island Chapter,
please contact Mary Ann Ragona, Executive Director/CEO at the numbers
listed above.
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