Wantagh Charity Leader Assisting Boy's Leukemia Fight

The head of a Wantagh children’s charity is doing his part to assist a North Bellmore boy’s battle with leukemia.

John Theissen, founder of the John Theissen Children’s Foundation in Wantagh, is helping organize a fundraiser for five-year old Luke Lang scheduled for Sunday. The benefit scheduled from 4 to 8 p.m. at Mulcahy’s Pub & Concert Hall in Wantagh includes an open bar, hot buffet, live music and auctions for $60.

Proceeds from Sunday’s fundraiser will go toward paying for Lang’s medical expenses after the North Bellmore boy was recently diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.

Theissen, who battled through a brain tumor during his senior year at MacArthur High School, said he is assisting with the fundraiser through his foundation, which was founded in 1992 and is devoted to assisting sick and needy children. The charity has a fun center on 1881 Wantagh Ave.