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Please help  us save the childhood victims of Canavan disease by attending or participating in one or more of our upcoming fundraising events:

Save the Date

The 10th Annual Canavan Charity Ball will be held this Nov. 15th 2008 at the Deerfield Hyatt Hotel.
Click here to view the invitation!

The 9th Annual Charity Ball - Was held October 13th, 2007 at the Hyatt Deerfield Hotel in honor of the momentous occasion of Max's 10th Birthday.

This event was a huge success... an evening enjoyed by all! The auction items were outstanding, the music incredible, the cake a masterpiece, the table decorations sensational, and our guest speaker was the renowned Dr. Paola Leone Associate Professor in the Dept. of Cell Biology, UMDNJ/SOM. Dr. Leone (featured R. with Max) is the world's leading researcher in Canavan disease and a recognized neuro-researcher in many other areas of biomedical research related to diseases of the brain. Humanitarian awards were presented to Ralph and Lois Silver of the Silver Foundation as well as Rianna Weil, our youngest volunteer.

 

Maxie Steals the Show at the 5th Annual Canavan Charity Ball

On October 25th, 2003 Canavan Research Illinois hosted the 5th Annual Charity Ball at the Hyatt in Deerfield, IL.

As always, this event was a crowd pleaser with dancing and tables filled with spectacular auction items. Maxie thrilled the crowd this year as he danced in his power wheelchair to the music. He even pulled little Celeste Stern in her chair across the floor for a dance!

We had a fabulous turnout and presented our "Scientist of the Year"
award to Dr. Paola Leone for her strength, brilliance, and devotion to our children.

We will continue to aggressively raise funds to win our fight against Canavan disease.

* All photos on this page are courtesy of L.W. Larsen Photography. For more photos of the Canavan Charity Ball, visit Photoreflect.

 
Ilyce Randell presents Scientist of the Year award to Paola Leone, Ph.D at the 5th Annual Canavan Charity Ball
 
Max and Paola have a chat before Charity Ball dinner
 
Max shows off his skill at maneuvering his power wheelchair with Celeste in tow and Bunnie Dewar, Occupational therapist from the Gillet Educational Center, cheering him on

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