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I want to thank all who entered the
"Empathy Theme Poetry Contest"
which raised
$805,
for the Lustgarten Foundation,
bringing the final total of monies raised by the Neuron Mirror Outreach to
$10,363,
exceeding our $10,000 goal!
I only wish that my co-author Michael Walsh were alive to know of how well we did
in calling attention to the need to defeat pancreatic cancer.
You
have helped greatly in this serious battle,
through the contest fees you sent to the Lustgarten Foundation.
Forty poems were submitted, one from as far away as California
and the
three judges/poets, George Held, Mindy Kronenberg, and Carole Stone, have
chosen
the winners are listed below.
Formal presentation of awards will be
on Saturday, November 18th,
at the Onyx Theater.
Virginia Walker
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Winners of the
POETRY CONTEST
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First Prize to
Stacey Lawrence
from South Orange, New Jersey,
- for the poem:
"Diagnosis"
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Second Prize to
Joanne Pilgrim
of East Hampton, New York,
- for the poem:
"Refugee"
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Third Prize to
Cecilia Crittenden, O.P. (deceased)
- whose poem :
"Intercession"
was submitted by
good friends of this Sister of the Poor,
Barbara and Ray Bozzello of Hampton Bays, New York.
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Commentary:
The theme of empathy is realized in these poems in different ways. A woman moves through stages of fear, retreat, and numbness at the news that the man she loves has been given a terrible medical diagnosis. A caring person tries to imagine the world of refugees and those that rush to help them. A nun thanks her friends who send caring messages as she battles cancer.
Lustgarten Foundation epitomizes the essence of empathy:
healing care and the determination to better the lives of others in distress. The Lustgarten Foundation offers the positive illumination of scientific advancement against the dark threat of pancreatic cancer.
I am glad that the poetry book that Michael Walsh and I authored has united many people, including many poets, in supporting the work of the Lustgarten Foundation
in seeking
to cure pancreatic cancer.
Virginia Walker,
co-author of Neuron Mirror.
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Program for Nov 18 Empathy Theme Poetry Contest
Awards Ceremony and Poetry Reading
at Onyx Theater,
CM Performing Arts Center,
931 Montauk Highway,
Lighthouse Commons (northwest corner),
Oakdale, NY, 2 to 4 PM.
- Introduction: -- Virginia Walker
on genesis of Neuron Mirror Outreach
for the Lustgarten Foundation
- Poems by poets on dedication page of Neuron Mirror:
- Poem by Robert Long --
read by Joanne Pilgrim
- Poem by Siv Cedering --
read by Gladys Henderson
- Poem by Diana Chang --
read by Karen Schulte
- Poem by Antje Katcher --
read by Virginia Walker
- Winners of the Lustgarten Benefit Poetry Contest:
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Awarding of Certificates:
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Gladys Henderson, Suffolk County Poet Laureate,
presents First Prize to:
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Stacey Lawrence
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Karen Schulte, Poetry Book Award Winner,
presents Second Prize to:
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Joanne Pilgrim
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Virginia Walker, co-author of Neuron Mirror,
presents Third Prize to:
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friends of
Cecilia Crittenden, O.P.
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Reading of the Prize Winning Poems by Stacey Lawrence, Joanne Pilgrim, and Barbara Bozzello (for Cecilia Crittenden)
(Refreshment Break)
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Ann Walsh explains the work of the Lustgarten Foundation
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Readings by contest entrants (and others signed up to read)
- Herb Wahlsteen,
- Gladys Henderson,
- Karen Schulte
- (others signed up to read?)
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Close by Virginia Walker:
reading a poem by Michael Walsh,
co-author of Neuron Mirror
Winning poems can be found
on the neuronwalker.li website
or at
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Pictures from Awards Event
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Gladys Henderson, Suffolk County Poet Laureate (left) presents First Prize in the Lustgarten Benefit Poetry Contest to Stacey Lawrence of South Orange, New Jersey.
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Karen Schulte, Poetry Book Award Winner (left) presents Second Prize in the Lustgarten Benefit Poetry Contest to Joanne Pilgrim of East Hampton, New York.
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Ann Walsh, Director of Fund Raising for the Lustgarten Foundation explains the achievement of the foundation in the battle against pancreatic cancer.
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From left to right: Joanne Pilgrim, Stacey Lawrence and Ann Walsh.
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From left to right: Joanne Pilgrim, Stacey Lawrence, Ann Walsh and Virginia Walker, co-author of Neuron Mirror.
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From left to right: Herb Wahlsteen, Karen Schulte, Joanne Pilgrim, Stacey Lawrence, Ann Walsh, Virginia Walker and Gladys Henderson.
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