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Local Moms Raise $65K for Rare Disorder Research

12/26/2025

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  • Jacalyn Lee, founder of The Dand Alliance in Dobbs Ferry, leads a nonprofit to raise awareness and funds for DEAF-1 Associated Neurodevelopmental Disorder (DAND), which the organization notes is rising in diagnoses.
  • DAND affects fewer than 1 in 50,000 people.
  • Lee and four other mothers have raised $65,000.
  • The group aims to reach $300,000 to fund critical research.
  • Their long-term goal is $4 million to develop treatments.