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.
Chivalry For Children's Causes
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.
Media Contact
Media Contact
Larissa Maziar, The American
Foundation of Savoy Orders,Incorporated, 212-972-0495,
amsavoy@aol.com, www.savoia.org
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