Released on: October 17, 2007, 4:09 am

Press Release Author: Aleh

Industry: Non Profit

Press Release Summary:
Completing a revolutionary, state-of-the-art residential village in Israel's Negev
for more than 8000 physically and mentally impaired children and young adults is the
goal of the Aleh Foundation's 2007 Annual Awards Dinner, which will take place in
Manhattan on November 15. The event, to be held in the Grand Ballroom of the Gotham,
will honor two of the organization's heroes - U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman and
Israeli Maj. Gen. Doron Almog - as it pays tribute to the memory of their loved ones
who had special relationships with Aleh.


Press Release Body: Completing a revolutionary, state-of-the-art residential village
in Israel's Negev for more than 8000 physically and mentally impaired children and
young adults is the goal of the Aleh Foundation's 2007 Annual Awards Dinner, which
will take place in Manhattan on November 15. The event, to be held in the Grand
Ballroom of the Gotham, will honor two of the organization's heroes - U.S. Senator
Joseph Lieberman and Israeli Maj. Gen. Doron Almog - as it pays tribute to the
memory of their loved ones who had special relationships with Aleh.

Marcia Lieberman, the senator's late mother, was a longtime supporter of the Aleh,
Israel's network of residential facilities for children with severe physical and
cognitive disabilities, which already cares for more than 650 children in four
branches across Israel. The most recently established branch is Aleh's
Rehabilitative Village in the Negev, a 25-acre complex--the first of its
kind--designed specifically to care for people with severe developmental
disabilities. Plans call for the Village to house 250 disabled young residents and
provide outpatient care and services to an additional 8000 children annually. Thanks
to generous contributions of the Aleh Foundation, the first stage of construction
was completed last summer, with 65 children already living in the Village.

Eran Almog, severely disabled son of Entebbe hero Maj. Gen. Doron Almog, was the
moving force behind the establishment of Aleh Negev. The young man was one of the
first residents of the Village until his untimely death last year. "Heroism takes
many forms," says Maj. Gen. Almog, who chairs Aleh Negev with his wife, Didi.
\"We\'re turning now to friends of the Aleh Foundation to help us care for the
\'superheroes\' among our young patients and their exceptional staff at Aleh.\"

The Dinner marks the fourth annual event by the Aleh Foundation on behalf of the
Aleh Negev Rehabilitative Village. With over three million dollars having been
raised to date, this year\'s goal is to bring in over $1.25 million dollars for this
vital facility for Israel\'s handicapped.

Joining honorees Senator Lieberman and Maj. Gen. Almog at the gala dinner will be
Israeli Chief Rabbi Yona Metzger, who will deliver a dedication in memory of Mrs.
Marcia Lieberman. David Freidman and David Beyda are co-chairing the event. For
honorary chairpersons Brian and Ilana Lipman, Aleh holds a special importance: their
daughter Ora, born blind and brain-damaged, is \"a shining beacon for those whose
lives she touches.\" In Ora\'s honor, they are working diligently to assist the
children of Aleh. The 2007 Aleh Patron of the Year Award will be presented to Dr.
Alisa R. Kasachkoff, in tribute to her generosity and dedication to the Aleh
Foundation.

For information, please contact the Aleh Foundation at 718-851-4596, or visit Aleh\'s
website at www.aleh.org.


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Contact Details: Aleh Foundation
5317 13th Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11219
800.317.2534
718.851.4596
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