Featured Articles & Press
Penny's story has been featured on the Today Show, Oprah Daily, CBS Evening News, Hello! Magazine, and in her local news outlet Long Island Herald.
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Henry Doerge Featured in Quest Magazine
Read HereNextGen Giving - Quest's annual roundup of young philanthropists.
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FamJam 2024 Featured in Quest Magazine
Read HereKnown as a family magazine, Quest is equally devoted to shining a light on the glamour of past generations, and admiring the sun rising over a new one.
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Adaptive surfing lesson offers a day of fun for pediatric patients on Long Island - CBS New York
Watch HereTuesday was much more than a beach day for pediatric patients with mobility challenges on Long Island. CBS New York's Vanessa Murdock shows us how an adaptive surfing lesson taught children they can do anything.
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VB Gives Back to PFF
Read HereA member of the Penny’s Flight Foundation Medical Advisory Board, Dr. Yohay has specialized in the care of children and adults with neurofibromatosis (NF) since 2002. He first met Penny Doerge in 2009 when she was two and half years old and cared for her for the rest of her life...
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Today Show with Hoda & Jenna (Aired Twice!)
Watch HerePenny Doerge was born with a genetic condition called neurofibromatosis — but she is being remembered for shining a light of positivity into many lives, including those of Jenna Bush Hager’s daughters. Doerge’s parents open up about the foundation called Penny’s Flight that’s searching for a cure.
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Radio Interview on 90.3 WHPC
Listen HereBill Horan and Stacy Raine speak with Kate Doerge, our CEO, about Penny's life and the organization
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LEAVE YOUR MARK: Freshly Brewed Career Advice with Aliza Licht
Listen HereAfter decades in marketing and communications and a new role as an operating partner at Traub, Kate Doerge never anticipated that she would also become a CEO. This new job, however, is the one her whole career has prepared her for and the one she was meant to do.
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Anne Neilson Event
Read ArticleChristina Potter, far left, artist Anne Neilson, Kate Doerge and her son, Frankie Doerge, at Angels & Art For a Cause on April 19 at St. John’s in Lattingtown. The fundraiser supported Penny’s Flight, a foundation that raises awareness of neurofibromatosis, and helps fund research into a cure.
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Veronica Beard
Read Article#VBGIVESBACK
When Kate Doerge lost her 16-year-old daughter Penny in November, no one would have blamed her if she sunk into an emotional abyss and burrowed herself away from the world.
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Oprah Daily
Read ArticleMy Daughter’s Life Span Was Short, but Her Wingspan Is Vast. How losing her child to terminal illness gave one woman unstoppable purpose.
By Kate Doerge (as told to Eleni N. Gage)
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CBS Evening News
Read Article"It's not your lifespan, it's your wingspan": Girl with terminal illness inspires others
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