The American Foundation of Savoy Orders Presented Grants Totaling $70,000 to A Chance In Life and Cooley's Anemia.

The American Foundation of Savoy Orders Presented Grants Totaling $70,000 to A Chance In Life and Cooley's Anemia On July 9, 2024. A Chance In Life, which serves at-risk children on Staten Island received $35,000 and Cooley's Anemia Foundation which supports research and aids children with the thalassemia genetic blood disorder also received a grant of $35,000. The funds were primarily raised at the 26th annual Royal Savoy Ball (Ballo di Savoia) benefit gala held on December 9, 2023, in New York City at a private club.

NEW YORK, Aug. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- On July 9, 2024, The American Foundation of Savoy Orders, Incorporated presented grants totaling $70,000 to A Chance In Life and Cooley's Anemia Foundation. A Chance In Life, which serves at-risk children on Staten Island received $35,000 and Cooley's Anemia Foundation which supports research and aids children with the thalassemia genetic blood disorder also received a grant of $35,000. The funds were primarily raised at the 26th annual Royal Savoy Ball (Ballo di Savoia) benefit gala held on December 9, 2023, in New York City at a private club. Friends of the American Foundation of Savoy Orders, a non-profit organization, generously supported the 26th annual white-tie fundraising benefit, which welcomed 300 guests, including members of the American Delegation of Savoy Orders and international business and philanthropic leaders. Honored guests were H.R.H. Prince Emmanuel Philibert of Savoy and H.R.H. Prince Dimitri of Yugoslavia.

The Savoy Foundation awarded a $35,000 grant to A Chance In Life to support its first US-based program in New York City - A Chance in Life – The Village. The Village is a drop-in youth center that incorporates positive youth development into day-to-day activities. Adrianna Stoiber, Director of Development of A Chance In Life accepted the grant from Savoy Foundation President Frank Desiderio Esq. and immediate Past-President Joseph Sciame, the 2023 Royal Savoy Ball Chairman. With the donation, A Chance In Life will provide shelter, education and leadership development for at-risk youth on Staten Island's North Shore district, specifically for food pantries, chrome books, tutoring and school supplies.

The Savoy Foundation also awarded $35,000 to Cooley's Anemia Foundation (CAF) which fights thalassemia, a rare genetic blood disorder which affects children of Italian and Greek descent from around the Mediterranean region and requires lifelong blood transfusions and daily drug treatments. Craig Butler, National Executive Director accepted the grant. With the donation, the nonprofit will provide patient support, annual patient family conferences, assist families with an adopted child with thalassemia and patient transportation to annual checkups.

Also present at the grant presentation were Board Member H.R.H. Prince Dimitri of Yugoslavia and American Delegate of the American Delegation of Savoy Orders, John L. Gelati, Savoy Foundation Secretary and Vice Delegate and Larissa Van Duser, Executive Director of the Savoy Foundation.

ABOUT THE AMERICAN FOUNDATION AND DELEGATION OF SAVOY ORDERS
Headquartered in New York City, the American Delegation of Savoy Orders, which includes the United States of America, is among the 35 delegations of the Savoy Orders located throughout Europe, the Americas and Japan.

The American Foundation of Savoy Orders, Incorporated, a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) charitable organization, supports local, national, and international charities focusing on medical, educational, and humanitarian fields, including philanthropy for U.S. veterans, hospitals and relief agencies for children, the poor, sick and elderly. In 2005, the Foundation became a Non-Governmental Organization in Roster Consultative Statues with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations. In 2019, the Savoy Foundation launched a new charitable initiative - Chivalry for Children's Causes™ - a multi-year program assisting institutions and charitable organizations that provide aid to children and families in need, building stable, healthy families, whether enrichment spaces or basic meals for improved health and stable living conditions in poor economic environments. The program is made possible thanks to generous support from the members and friends of the American Delegation of Savoy Orders.
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