[Adta] A note from Susan Rizzo Vincent

[Ilene Serlin]

Congratulations, Diane! I'm so proud of you!

Warm wishes,

Your old classmate, Leni Serlin


On Oct 25, 2006, at 8:33 AM, Christina Devereaux wrote:

> I’m posting this from Susan Rizzo Vincent per her request:
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> A note from:
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> Susan Rizzo Vincent dreasdream at aol.com
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> President, The Andréa Rizzo Foundation
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> What an honor it was to be a part of such an inspiring weekend in  
> Long Beach.
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> I am still pinching myself in disbelief that I should be the  
> recipient of the Outstanding Achievement Award. How exciting to  
> finally put faces to the names of a long list of people who have  
> been with me every step of the way. My sincere thanks to all.
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> It was particularly poignant for me to meet, face to face, Diane  
> Duggan, as she was Andréa's inspiring professor at NYU. Many of you  
> don't know that it was Diane, along with Susan Cohen  of the  
> Hackensack University Medical Center (a friend of a dear friend of  
> mine), who first held my hand in those very early months as I began  
> my quest to institute a foundation that would fulfill Andréa's  
> dream of bringing dance/movement therapy to children with cancer  
> and special needs. Diane was responsible for planting the seed that  
> eventually brought Suzi Tortora to us and thus the beginning of a  
> pediatric dance/movement therapy program at Memorial Sloan- 
> Kettering Cancer Center. What an incredible gift.
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> One that has carried this dream to reality.
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> Our Dance Across America fundraising initiative (we are a grass roots
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> non-profit) has brought support from dancers across the country  
> through benefit performances by Universities and Dance  
> Companies....along with dance-a-thons at local Dance Studios. Now a  
> wonderful opportunity for all of us has emerged.
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> The most meaningful way to give back to the dancers who have helped  
> with this initiative, is to bring the gift of dance/movement  
> therapy to their community. And so...we give grants of up to 4  
> hours of dance therapy for children with special needs in their  
> local school systems. Of course we hope that it will inspire the  
> school system to match the grant for future sessions. In some cases  
> extended programs have been established. It's a win-win situation  
> for everyone.....especially the children.
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> Please let us know if you would be willing to work on a per diem  
> basis if a dance studio/company in your hometown participates in  
> our Dance Across America initiative. The foundation will compensate  
> the dmt at the rate of $100 per hour.
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> In fact, we would be most grateful for your support in spreading  
> the word about our Dance Across America initiative.....and thus  
> spreading dance/movement therapy far and wide. We envision this as  
> our way of sustaining  Dréa's Dream...Dance/Movement therapy for  
> children with cancer and special needs.
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> Please pass along our websites:
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> www.Dance-Across-America.com
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> www.TheAndreaRizzoDanceTherapyFoundation.com
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> DreasDream at aol.com
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> 401 952 2423
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> All materials needed for a successful event will be provided to  
> those who inquire, AND they will receive PRESS for their efforts to  
> help our worthy cause.
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> Finally, my sincerest thanks to our incredibly supportive,  
> dedicated and talented team of dance movement therapists who  
> presented the work of the Andréa Rizzo Foumdation....(not only at  
> Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, but also at  The Ronald  
> McDonald House and in public schools): Suzi Tortora, Jocelyn Shaw,  
> Christina Devereaux, Jean Basiner, Sharon Mulcahy and Mary Ponsini.
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> Andréa's life dances on....
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> Warmest regards,
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> Susan
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