Corey Ribotsky (NIR Group)

The Many Services from The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society helps patients who are dealing with leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and melanoma to improve their quality of life and to find the information they seek about their diagnoses and conditions.  Founded in 1949, they have invested more than $360 million for blood cancer research with the aim of finding a cure for these deadly diseases.

They offer a wide range of services.  Their Information Resource Center (IRC) provides treatment information and has information specialists on staff who can speak with callers five days a week.  They offer free materials about disease, treatments and support and can help patients to find their local LLS chapter.  They have medical interpretation services in more than 20 languages, ensuring that people from all backgrounds receive the cancer support and information they need.

These are a few of the many services offered by The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.  With donations from individuals and groups, such as the NIR Group and managing partner Corey Ribotsky, they can reach out to cancer patients and offer outstanding education and resources to those in need.

The NIR Group & Corey Ribotsky Support Cancer Research

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is a voluntary health organization that funds blood cancer research, education and patient services.  As the world’s largest voluntary organization of this sort, they work tirelessly to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and melanoma.  Furthermore, they work to improve patient quality of life both for the patient and for his or her family.

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society has information specialists who can help cancer sufferers with the challenges and questions of their diagnosis.  In addition, they offer healthcare professionals who are involved in patient care and can provide cancer patients with information and support.

The NIR Group, with managing partner and head portfolio manager Corey Ribotsky, is committed to lending its financial support to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

Honoring the Memory of Onyx and Breezy: The Shefts Support Animal Welfare Organizations

 

Mark and Wanda Shefts began the Onyx and Breezy Foundation in 2004 with the goal of helping animals in need through several modalities. The foundation is named in honor and memory of the Shefts two Labrador Retrievers, Onyx who died in September, 2004, at the age of 13; and Breezy, born February 1997 and died in October, 2004, at the age of seven, from cancer.

The NIR Group, Corey Ribotsky managing partner, helps support Onyx and Breezy, where no donation is too small. Uniquely among foundations, this organization utilizes all its resources to support its mission. 100% of donations go towards helping animals, while administrative costs and fund raising expenses are paid for by the Foundation from donations of the Shefts family and other corporate sponsors and individuals.

Onyx and Breezy Helps Animals in Need

 The Onyx and Breezy Foundation is unique among animal welfare organizations. The stated mission of the foundation is “To provide financial support to credible organizations and individuals that benefit the welfare of animals.”

Corey Ribotsky of the NIR Group is a partner in this worthwhile endeavor, which gives financial support to the following activities:

1.    Medical facilities are provided with financial assistance to acquire equipment.

2.    Medical research is funded.

3.    In situations of hardship the foundation will provide medical treatment to animals in need.

4.    Providing funding for other organizations that assist animals and their welfare.

5.    Many other ways which improve and benefit the life of animals

Corey Ribotsky Supports Sunrise Day Camp

Corey Ribotsky is the founder and managing member of the NIR Group in Roslyn, Long Island. Despite his busy schedule and demanding profession, he is still able to give of himself to various worthwhile causes in the greater New York/Long Island vicinity.

One of these very special organizations is the Sunrise Day Camp. Sunrise is the only day camp in the United States which is exclusively dedicated to children with cancer.

Children from as young as three and as old as 16 are welcomed to the beautiful 300-acre wooded site which is located on the Henry Kaufmann Campgrounds on the border between Suffolk and Nassau counties in Long Island.

NIR Group Helps Build Homes for Working Families in New York City

As one of the many supporters of Hedge Funds for Habitat-NYC, Corey Ribotsky of the NIR Group, Roslyn, NY, believes that helping hard working families of New York City to thrive by owning decent, safe and affordable homes not only helps those families, but helps all of New York to be a great city for everyone.

Hedge Funds for Habitat gives the hedge fund industry a chance to “maximize their return-on-investment in human capital” by building homes for deserving families that otherwise could not afford secure new homes.

Hedge Funds Invest in Human Capital in New York City

Hedge Funds for Habitat-NYC is an organization that brings together firms that invest in hedge funds, such as the NIR Group with Habitat for Humanity of New York City to help working families purchase and own their own homes.

Corey Ribotsky, the Managing Member of the NIR Group of Roslyn, NY along with Stuart Feffer of Hedge Funds for Habitat, believe that helping the hard working families of New York City, such as teachers, subway workers, police officers, hospital aides, orderlies, and so many others who help New York continue to run smoothly day in and day out strengthens our city as a whole, and makes New York a better place to live for everyone.

Sunrise Day Camp, Corey Ribotsky, and the NIR Group

The NIR Group of Roslyn, New York, is dedicated to several important philanthropic endeavors which improve the community in which we all live. Among these organizations is the Sunrise Day Camp located on the border between Suffolk and Nassau Counties on Long Island, New York.

This camp is unique in the United States as the only day camp which is solely dedicated to children with cancer. After a day of fun and enriching activities the children go home to the safety and security of their families.

Especially designed for children ages 3-16 to meet their emotional, social, physical and recreational needs, Sunrise Day Camp is amazingly offered to these children for absolutely no fee or tuition for all children under treatment for cancer and/or related ailments, with no regard to religion or other religious or national affiliation.

Corey Ribotsky along with the NIR Group is proud to be one of those supporting and contributing to the success of this wonderful, necessary project.

Corey Ribotsky and Heather on Earth

Corey Ribotsky, the managing member of The NIR Group, is involved in many charitable causes throughout the New York area including a unique and special organization, Heather on Earth Music Foundation.This very special foundation brings the joy, beauty and healing effects of music to children with various medical issues. Named after Heather Samone Fessler who died in 1985, Corey Ribotsky and the staff at Heather on Earth believe that not only can the experience of listening to music relieve some of the pain and fear of illness; the joy one feels as a person experiences the musical moment has lasting medicinal benefits as well. More about Heather on Earth later.

Philanthropy: Ribotsky & NIR

Corey  Ribotsky, who heads the NIR Group, is involved in a number of philanthropic pursuits. Not only does his philanthropy - through the philanthropic activities of his company - involve the financial support of various organizations, it also involves the investing of time and effort into these institutions.

One of the examples of Ribotsky's philanthropy is the Children's Medical Fund of New York (CMFNY). Ribotsky and NIR support the Fund, but more importantly, Ribotsky's involvement far surpasses mere philanthropy. Ribotsky serves as the president of the fund, thereby devoting his own person - and not merely his company's financial resources - to the CMFNY