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Bay Terrace salon owner honored
at ‘The Beauty of Giving’ gala
BY JENNA BAGCAL
jbagcal@schnepsmedia.com
@jenna_bagcal
The Ronald McDonald
House Charities New York
Metro paid homage to a Bay
Terrace staple at its 35th
anniversary celebration
earlier this month.
At the Oct. 14 gala
in Great Neck, the
organization honored
the longtime
owner of
Christie & Co.
Salon owner, Lois
Christie, for her
charitable work in
the community.
The gala, which
was titled “Th e Beauty of
Giving,” follows the Day of
Giving event hosted at the
salon’s Bay Terrace location.
“It was an honor,” Christie said about
being chosen as the gala’s honoree. “You
don’t think of yourself that way because
you’re kind of just going along doing what
you do, and I was really happy that the
theme was ‘the beauty of giving’ and the
beauty industry really came through. All
they had to do was pick up the phone.
We raised over $350,000. It’s the most
ever raised by an honoree. Th at felt really
good because the charities really need
it right now.”
Over three decades ago, Christie started
her working relationship with RMHC
NY Metro, which helps sick children and
their families who seek lifesaving medical
care. Founded by Lyn Jurick, the organization
celebrated its grand opening
on Sept. 29, 1986.
“When people have sick children,
I mean of course the focus
is always on the children, right?
But the whole family is disrupted
if they have other
siblings, so where do
they even start to go
for help on top of
worrying about
the care of the
child? I fi rst
met up with
them about
30 years
ago when
I had a
b ar b e rshop
and one of
my barbers was
involved. I have
touched base
over time and
we support
most local charities,”
Christie
told QNS.
Since its inception,
the organization
has created
and supported programs that
directly improve the health and
well-being of thousands of
sick children every year at the
Ronald McDonald House in
New Hyde Park and two
Ronald McDonald Family
Rooms at Stony Brook
Children’s Hospital.
“To build a strong organization,
you need a strong
foundation. Th rough good
times and challenging times,
donors like you, our board of directors,
volunteers, staff and community
have been there for us every
step of the way,” said RMHC NY
Metro CEO Matt Campo.
With additional reporting by
Natalie Lowin.
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Photos by Bruce Adler
Lois Christie
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