Friends of Karen launches annual Adopt-a-Family program

NORTH SALEM, N.Y. - Help bring holiday cheer to children facing life-threatening illnesses.

Friends of Karen is seeking volunteers to adopt a child and fulfill their wish list, make a donation, or host a gift card/toy drive. Your generosity ensures children in treatment can enjoy the holidays despite difficult circumstances.

You can help by adopting a child’s wish list and providing gifts, making a donation (Friends of Karen can shop for you), or hosting a gift card or toy drive.

For more information, visit friendsofkaren.org, email Allison Watson at AllisonWatson@friendsofkaren.org, or call 914-617-4054 (or 631-473-1768 Ext. 903 for Long Island donors).

Gifts can be mailed to Friends of Karen, Holiday Adopt-A-Family, 118 Titicus Road, North Salem, NY 10560.

About Friends of Karen

Friends of Karen, established in 1978, provides emotional, financial and advocacy support for children with a life-threatening illness and their families in order to help keep them stable, functioning, and able to cope. Friends of Karen serves families living in the New York tri-state region and offers its lifeline of support services at no cost to them so they have more time for what’s most important: each other. Friends of Karen has received top ratings from Charity Navigator, an independent organization that evaluates the financial efficiency and responsibility of all qualifying U.S. charities. Friends of Karen also meets the 20 Standards of Charity Accountability of the BBB of Metropolitan New York.