Pouring drinks, raising money

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On Sept. 1, David Solomon, a dentist with a practice in Oceanside, tended bar at E.B. Elliott's in Freeport to raise money for Familial Dysautonomia, a rare genetic disease that affects the autonomic and sensory nervous systems of children from birth. Children suffering from it are unable to feel pain, produce tears and are affected in every major system of the body, often causing sever respiratory, cardiac, orthopedic, digestive and vision problems.

The fundraiser was held in honor of Jennifer Bell, of Merrick, who suffered from Familial Dysautonomia. Jennifer was hospitalized with the H1N1 virus in June and passed away on July 1 at the age of 15.

All of the money Solomon raised while at E.B. Elliot's went to the Familial Dysautonomia Children's Charity.