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Hope For Youth's Cornucopia of Hope Gala

 Hope For Youth (HFY), a leading provider of residential programs, foster care, preventive and out-patient services for children, youth and families on Long Island,
will host its Bi-Annual Cornucopia of Hope Gala on Tuesday, November 1, 2011 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the GardenCity Hotel in Garden City, NY. The evening will feature cocktail hour, passed hors d’oeuvres, dinner and dessert, wine and chocolate flights, a
dessert competition and prizes, along with moving, personal stories told by Hope For Youth alumni.

Hope For Youth will honor entrepreneur, inspirational athlete and motivational speaker, Rohan Murphy of East Islip, NY, with the first ever “Elizabeth Bass Golding Personal Achievement Award”. Rohan, who lost his legs in childhood, was a successful collegiate wrestler at Penn State and is an accomplished power lifter who is currently training for the 2012 Paralympic Games. 

Several alumni of Hope For Youth, including Amos Zereoué, famed NFL player for the Pittsburgh teelers and New England Patriots, will be attending the event to tell their personal stories of success and how Hope For Youth changed their lives.

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