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Congregations Sons of Israel in Woodmere hosted the seventh annual Pancakes for Parkinson's fundraiser for the Michael J. Fox Foundation. Above, Elio Yi of Prestige Caterers flipped a blueberry pancake.
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The annual Pancakes for Parkinson’s fundraiser was held at Congregation Sons of Israel in Woodmere last Sunday. Above, Team Fox families, the Epsteins, Bergmans and Schornsteins.
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Raising money for the Michael J. Fox Foundation appeared fun for Hudson Brenke as he saw the superhero mask applied by Erica Lustig.
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At the fundraiser, Isaac Leizerson got pancakes for his twin sons, Jake and Solly, who celebrated their fifth birthdays on that Sunday.
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About 250 people attended the seventh annual Pancakes for Parkinson’s at Congregation Sons of Israel in Woodmere On Dec. 6.
The fundraiser collected $15,500 and in total $70,000 (up from last year’s total of $53,000) was raised to benefit the Michael J. Fox Foundation that is dedicated to finding a cure for Parkinson’s disease through an aggressively funded research agenda and to ensure the development of improved therapies for those living with Parkinson’s.
Through the past seven years, the event has raised more than $160,000 for the foundation.
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