AUTISM CHILDREN AND ADULTS GOING HOMELESS ON LONG ISLAND

....AUTISM CHILDREN AND ADULTS GOING HOMELESS ON LONG ISLAND. NOT ENOUGH HOUSING IN REGION TO TREAT THOSE WITH AUTISM. CHILDREN ARE BEING SHIPPED AWAY TO OTHER STATES. NO HEALTH BENEFITS CAUSING BANKRUPTCY, COUNTY AND FEDERAL OFFICIALS TO INVESTIGATE, MAJOR LI PROTEST & PRESS CONFERENCE ON TUESDAY SEPT 29th

COUNTY EXECUTIVE SUOZZI AND CONGRESSWOMAN McCARTHY JOINS ALMOST 500 OUTRAGED PARENTS AND 30 AUTISM ADVOCACY GROUPS AND LEADERS IN MAJOR PROTEST FOR AUTISM REFORM AS THEIRS NOT ENOUGH HOUSING ON LONG ISLAND FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH AUTISM, DISABLED CHILDREN ARE BEING SHIPPED OFF LONG ISLAND. THOUSANDS OF LOCAL FAMILIES ARE GOING INTO BANKRUPTCY AND FORECLOSURE CAUSING CRISIS FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi , United States Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy and Officials from Autism Speaks will join with almost 500 outraged parents and over 30 autism group organization advocates and leaders in a major protest and rally on Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at 11:30am at Adelphi University to call for housing on Long Island and Autism Reform in the State of New York . Children with autism are going homeless. There is not enough housing on Long Island for adults and children with autism. They are being shipped out of State and away from the region. Local families are also going bankrupted and loosing their homes due to the high cost associated with care of a child with autism. It can cost a family over 50,000 to provide proper health and medical care for children diagnosed with autism.

Approximately one in every 150 children in the United States has autism or a closely related disorder. Autism is one of the top 10 neurobiological disorders — and the only one for which insurance companies refuse to cover the cost of treatment and medical care. Recently, the states of Texas, Pennslyvania. Arizona, Florida, South Carolina and Louisiana passed autism reform legislation. Long Island also has a has a autism housing shortage. There are not enough residential facilities in the region causing children to be hundreds of miles from home and costing taxpayers millions of dollars.

WHEN: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2009, 11:30 am

WHERE: ADELPHI UNIVERSITY , GARDEN CITY

RUTH S. HARTLEY UNIVERSITY CENTER ,

SECOND FLOOR,BALLROOM 201

Contact Dianne Cahill

631-612-8884

AUTISM COALITION OF NASSAU COUNTY

- MEDIA RELATIONS

LOHANS MAKE DJ DEBUT IN NYC AND TO ANNOUNCE NATION'S FIRST BRICK BREAKER CONTEST

NEW YORK, NY – LINDSAY’S LOHANS MOST LOVED DJ’s, HER YOUNGEST SISTER AND BROTHER, ALI AND CODY, WILL BE MAKING THEIR DJ DEBUT IN MANHATTAN TOMORROW JULY 30TH-12NOON AT A PRESS CONFERENCE ANNOUNCING THE NATION’S FIRST BLACKBERRY BRICK BREAKER CONTEST AND MANHATTAN’S NEWEST CLUB FOR YOUNG ADULTS . THE Z-COM WIRELESS STORE IN MIDTOWN WILL BE CONVERTED TO A NEW LOUNGE FOR TEENAGERS.

DJ AC AKA ALI AND CODY LOHAN WILL BE MAKING ABOUT A HUNDRED APPEARANCES AS WELL AS SPINNING AND MIXING FOR THOUSANDS OF TEENS AT Z-COM WIRELESS STORES ACROSS THE NATION. WORLD RENOWNED DJ VIC LATINO WILL BE SHOWING THE YOUNG LOHANS SOME MOVES AT THE TURNTABLE DURING THE PRESS CONFERENCE.

PARTY 105’s SUMMER JAM WILL ALSO BE ANNOUNCED IN WHICH THE LOHANS WILL BE SPINNING WITH OVER 25 OF THE NATIONS HOTTEST TOP MUSICAL ACTS, HOSTED BY HULK HOGAN ON LONG ISLAND NEXT MONTH. THE EVENT WILL BENEFIT FEEDING THE REGION’S HOMELESS.

Music Icon Billy Joel invited to participate in America's First Divorce Expo and Reception being held Tomorrow Thursday June 25th on Long Island.

Soon to be divorced music icon Billy Joel has been invited to join some of his neighbors in the region that just officially untied the knot for the start of a new life.

Organizers and newly divorced Long Islanders will hold a press conference on Thursday June 25th, 2009 at 11:30am at the Harbor Links Golf Club (1 Fairway Drive, Port Washington, NY to describe the first ever Divorce Expo and Reception being held that night to get troubled couples on the right track. The expo will be a fun night for those to bond with friends and fellow divorcees. A wedding giant cake will be spit with a married couple on top to kick off the festivities at the news conference. Divorce Parties are a multi-million dollar business today. Years ago divorce was treated as a hidden taboo but for some people its a celebration. Long Island has one of the highest divorce rates in the State of New York.

Americas first Divorce Expo and Reception is being held on that night on Thursday June 25th, 2009 at 7:00pm at the Harbor Links Golf Club in Port Washington New York. The 2009 Divorce Expo will offer important information, expert advice, and valuable resources for those in the various life stages that take place before, during, and after a divorce. The 2009 Divorce Expo will offer a great lineup of speakers, programming, and workshops. The panelists and speakers, all experts in their field, will offer reassurance and practical advice on a variety of topics. There will be sessions on the various aspects of family law, including: divorce, separation, custody, parental visitation, spousal support, child support, relocation, orders of protection, business and pension analysis, negotiation strategies and settlement agreements, and all matters pertaining to the courts.

The expo will also feature one of the most sought-after speakers in the field of sexuality, parenting and women's health, Dr. Logan Levkoff, ph.d. Dr. Levkoff appeared on Good Morning America, and has been featured in The New York Times and The Daily News.

The event will take place from 7-10PM at the Harbor Links Golf Club (1 Fairway Drive, Port Washington, NY 11050).

Worlds Most Expensive Chocolate Golf Ball and US Open Clubhouse Chefs To Show Off Culinary Delights on Long Island

Get Sneak Peak to Food Being Served at US OPEN at Bethpage Black


Chefs and top culinary experts from the Bethpage Black Clubhouse of the US Open will hold a news conference on Wednesday June 10, 2009 at 11am with the gourmet foods that will be served to the hundreds of thousands tourists, residents and visitors at the worlds largest sporting events.

The worlds most expensive handcrafted chocolate golf balls with real 14k gold flakes which will offered complimentary to all players at the Open. After the US Open, chocolate gold balls will be custom made to restaurant patrons at a 500 dollars each.

Multi million dollar improvements made to the clubhouse for the Open, will be available for viewing for the first time to the Media


When Wednesday June 10, 2009 at 11am

Where Bethpage State Park. Clubhouse -Carlyle on the Green 99 Quaker Meeting House Road.Farmingdale, New York 11735