PRESS AND MEDIA
1.8.10
Mary Aly hired as Development Director for Mikey's Way Foundation
The Mikey's Way Foundation of Easton, CT announces the hire of Mary Aly as their Director of Development. Aly's position involves fundraising and public relations for the Foundation that distributes electronic toys, games, laptops and other devices to hospitalized children undergoing debilitative treatment for cancer and other diseases.
The Mikey's Way Foundation was founded in 2006 by Michael(Mikey) Jeffrey Friedman, a 16 year old receiving aggressive treatment forcancer. Mikey was granted a wish by the Make-A-Wish Foundation and used the funding to start a nonprofit to distribute electronics to children who were going through a similar experience. Mikey passed away on 10/5/2008 but his foundation continues on as Mikey's legacy. To date, over 1500 toys, games, laptops and devices have been distributed in conjunction with 12 participating hospitals including Sloan Kettering and Yale New Haven.
Aly has over twenty years experience in senior level non profit positions, including various CFO, COO and Development Director roles. She has held positions at: Hospice Care Inc., Easter Seal Rehabilitation Center, The Child Care Learning Centers and Visiting Nurse and Hospice Care of Southwestern, CT. Aly is a graduate of the University of Connecticut and received a bachelors degree in Economics. Aly has volunteered with a variety of organizations including the executive committee of Trackside: The Wilton Teen Center, the Parent Leadership Training Institute in Stamford, and the Greenwich Rotary Club. She currently resides with her family in Wilton, CT.
WGRZ TV - Mikey's Way Foundation
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NBC Nightly News - Mikey's Way Foundation
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5.2.06
On May 2, 2006, Mikey received an award from the Boys & Girls
Clubs of NJ (Hudson County) as 2006 Young Hero of the Year. About
400 people attended. The students had an essay contest about how
Mikey and Mikey's Way has inspired them. The children also raised
almost $2,500 from bake sales and an anonymous donor matched that
amount for a total of $5,000 raised by the Clubs. The winner of
the essay contest was a little girl (age 11) who got to read her
essay to the crowd and received a plague honoring her writing.
read the essay
read KeaLani Jack's
biography
2.14.06
Mikey's Way - WB 11
2.12.06
Helping Others 1st Choice
Connecticut Post
1.18.2006
Collage sent to us of Mikey from Children's Hospital
12.9.2005
Kaleida Health Article on Mikey's Way
Immediately following the first Mikey's Way Day in Buffalo, New York, descriptions of the Foundation's activities and interviews with Mikey were circulated by television reports, newspaper articles and website coverage, which included:
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