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The
Hampton’s-based Ellen
Hermanson
Foundation held
it’s annual
gala which
netted more
than
$100,000 for
the South
Hampton
Hospital’s
new cancer
center and
its breast
center
bearing the
foundation’s
name. Held
at
Jean-Georges’
Topping Rose
House here,
the gala was
chaired by Jean
Shafiroff.
The Amazing
Kreskin was
able to
recall the
22 cards
pulled from
from a
shuffled
52-card deck
after a
quick glace
of the
remaining
cards. The
guests left
amazed by
Kreskin’s
mentalist
feasts,
satisfied
with a
sumptuous
meal and
fulfilled as
auctioneer Nicolas
Dawes,
an expert on
PBS’
Antiques
Road Show,
auctioned
himself off
… twice, and
coaxed five
figure gifts
for each of
six special
chemotherapy
chairs for
the cancer
center.
The East
Hampton
Chamber of
Commerce was
a presenting
partner with
the
foundation.
About The
Ellen
Hermanson
Foundation
The Ellen
Hermanson
Foundation
was
established
in 1997 by Julie
Ratner to
honor the
memory of
Ellen
Hermanson
and carry on
the
important
work to
which she
devoted so
much of her
time and
energy. An
activist and
an advocate,
Ellen
channeled
her
journalistic
talents to
become a
forceful
voice for
breast
cancer
patients and
their
families.
She educated
her readers
about the
importance
of early
detection,
the
challenges
of living
with breast
cancer, the
very real
but
little-discussed
or
understood
issue of
pain
management,
and the
debilitating
effects of
breast
cancer on
the entire
family.
The Ellen
Hermanson
Foundation
is unique in
its
commitment
to helping
breast
cancer
patients and
their
families
cope with
the physical
and
emotional
aspects of
breast
cancer. No
patient is
turned away
from the
Ellen
Hermanson
Breast
Center for
lack of
insurance or
inability to
pay for
treatment.
All services
though
Ellen’s Well
are provided
free of
charge.
For more
information
about the
Ellen
Hermanson
Foundation,
please
visit: www.ellenhermanson.org
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