ADVISORY/Student-Run Organization to Present $10,000 Check to Joe Dimaggio's Children's Hospital During Magic Show Fundraiser This Friday.

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ADVISORY...for Friday (March 24)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

WHO:      Friends For Life, a fundraising organization completely run
          and operated by students at University School of Nova
          Southeastern University.

WHAT:     The students will present a $10,000 check to Doris Sipos,
          executive director of the Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital
          Foundation, during the upcoming magic show fundraiser. The
          money, which was raised by students in Friends For Life
          chapters across Florida, New York and New Jersey, will be
          used to refurbish the children's hospital's teen room. The
          donation will cover the cost of repainting and provide new
          furniture, computers, toys and games for the room. The
          Friends For Life Teen Room will be utilized by teens and
          their siblings who have to spend time at the hospital.

WHEN:     Friday, March 24, from 2:30-3:10 p.m.

WHERE:    The University School Sports Center at Nova Southeastern
          University, 3301 College Avenue, Fort Lauderdale
          (main campus), located just south of the Miami Dolphins'
          Training Facility.

OTHER:    Steven Cohen, now a senior at University School, founded
          Friends For Life in 1996 after learning about a young boy,
          Daniel Heidenberg, who died from leukemia at age six.
          Wanting to do something for children who were suffering from
          cancer and leukemia, Cohen organized and performed a magic
          show to raise funds. Those efforts grew, more students got
          involved, and Cohen formed Friends For Life. Today, more
          than 200 students participate in Friends for Life in
          chapters at schools throughout Florida, as well as in
          New York and New Jersey. The students raise money for the
          Leukemia Society, Make-A-Wish Foundation, and Joe DiMaggio's
          Children's Hospital. They also participate in various
          community service projects, visiting patients, donating
          goods and services, and educating the community about
          leukemia and cancer.

ON-SITE
CONTACT:  Steven Cohen, University School student, at 954/431-8877.