Thank you for joining us at our 9th Annual Harvest Fest. We were able to raise $10,000 for Emily!

Please see all the winners of the night click here. The big winners were:

Jets Tickets: Palma Banes
Dolls: Cailin Wagner
Dollhouse: Joy Zaccarra
 50/50: Hughes

Don’t forget to check out the photos 2019 Harvest Fest from the event and the amazing family we helped!

All proceeds will go to Emily Noelle. Emily was diagnosed at 2 years old with a Rare congential multi-systemic genetic disorder, Coffin-Siris Syndrone (CSS) and Leukemia.

When James and Christina Donovan found out they were having a little girl, they were overwhelmed with joy as their dream to have a little girl was finally going to come true. All was perfect until little Emily Noelle made her way into this world and it was at that moment when the fight for her life began. Emily struggled with breathing and feeding issues right from the start. Surprisingly doctor’s let her go home. Emily continued to struggle with feeding and breathing then at just one week old, she turned blue from lack of oxygen due to her breathing and feeding issues and was rushed to the Stony Brook Emergency where she spent the next few months with doctors not knowing what was wrong with her. She spent the next year and a half in and out of hospitals in hopes of an accurate diagnosis as to why she wasn’t thriving. Finally when Emily was just about 2 years old the doctors at NYU properly diagnosed Emily with Coffin-Siris Syndrome. Coffin-Siris Syndrone (CSS) is a rare congenital multi-systemic genetic disorder characterized by developmental delay, intellectual disability and other variable clinical manifestations. Life became a wait and see game until the full extent of the diagnosis would manifest itself. Doctors just continued to treat all Emily’s ailments one by one.

Life was finally starting to stabilize for Emily and then one day she started limping. Fast forward 6 weeks later and still no improvement and, after a multitude to doctor’s appointments later, a low grade fever was added to the mix. Emily was brought to the Emergency Room at Stonybrook Hospital. After many ups and downs the Donovan’s were delivered the devastating news that their beautiful little girl had Leukemia- the news that no parent ever wants to hear. As if that diagnosis was not enough, Emily also had a MRSA infection in her hip joint so she would need Picc line until she was healthy enough for a port.

Christina can no longer work as she needs to stay home to care for Emily, including bringing her to a multitude of appointments including chemotherapy, bone marrow biopsies, and to the emergency room when she crashes and has to be admitted from the effects of the cancer and chemotherapy.

Due to the major loss of income and overwhelming bills, the Donovans are struggling simply to meet monthly living costs. One thing they really can’t seem to catch up on is the need to repair their damaged roof. There is a hole in the roof and it leaking into Emily’s bedroom and mold is beginning to grow. Mold is toxic to healthy individuals never mind a 5 year old child with a compromised immune system. This hardworking, strong family are running out of options.