Golfing at the Leewood Country Club

Leewood Country Club
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Leveraging a career of over 35 years, Robert Persico serves as the manager of PCI Industries, Corp., where he performs all aspects of project management, field supervision, sales, marketing, and personnel management. Robert Persico is also an avid fan of golf, and maintains membership with the Leewood Country Club in Eastchester, New York.

Opened in 1922, the Leewood Country Club is a full-service, private club designed by architect Devereaux Emmet. The Leewood Country Club offers a unique, 18-hole golf experience spread over 99 acres of land. The course is popular for its tight driving areas and hilly terrain that suits all skill levels. In 2011, the club underwent renovation to construct new tee boxes and green complexes.

One of the premier courses in Westchester Country, Leewood hosts several family golf events, tournaments, charity events, and championship rounds. In addition to the golf course, Leewood has other amenities, including a swimming pool, gym, and tennis courts. Members can bring their families and guests to attend private parties at the outdoor terrace or one of the dining facilities.

CAF Raises Funds for Medical Research Through Annual Care Walk

A construction manager at PCI Industries, Corp., Robert Persico co-founded Persico Contracting and Trucking, Inc., and oversaw the company for nearly three decades. Robert Persico gives back to the community by contributing to charity projects, including the restoration of the Dykman Bridge and the construction of a parking lot and ramps at Yonkers school. Previously, he was named Man of the Year by the Cooley’s Anemia Foundation (CAF).

A nonprofit organization, the CAF is committed to serving people who suffer from different types of thalassemia, a form of a fatal, genetic blood disease. To accomplish its mission of finding and advancing treatment for the disease, the CAF raises funds through various programs, including the Annual Care Walk.

The Annual Care Walk brings together members of the thalassemia community and supporters across the United States to participate and contribute to medical research to fight the disease. Interested participants can register and join an existing team, or create their own team to walk at one of the 20 locations in Arizona, California, Florida, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, and Tennessee.

Visit https://www.thalassemia.org/ to learn more about the Care Walk.

Forms of Thalassemia: An Overview

Robert Persico is a former general manager at PCT Contracting that currently serves as the manager of PCI Industries, a multi-faceted construction firm in New York. Outside of his professional work, Robert Persico supports a number of charities and was named the Man of the Year by Cooley’s Anemia Foundation.

A nonprofit organization, Cooley’s Anemia Foundation helps fund research aimed at developing new treatments–and eventually a cure–for Cooley’s anemia and other forms of thalassemia. Thalassemia encompasses a group of genetic blood disorders that prohibits the body from producing enough alpha or beta protein (hemoglobin) in the blood. The condition, which is genetic, leads to insufficient oxygen being carried throughout the body by red blood cells.

Forms of thalassemia include alpha thalassemia, where hemoglobin does not produce enough alpha protein, and beta thalassemia, where hemoglobin does not produce enough beta protein. Another form of the condition, e beta thalassemia, is one of the most common and often affects individuals of Southeast Asian heritage. Finally, sickle beta thalassemia affects individuals with beta thalassemia in addition to the abnormal hemoglobin found in sickle cell disease.