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8th Annual
Collaborating
for a Cure
Ladies
Luncheon
Honored
Philanthropist
Jean
Shafiroff &
Featured
a live
fashion show
from
Designer
Kobi
Halperin
The 8th Annual Collaborating
for a Cure
Ladies
Luncheon benefiting
the Samuel
Waxman
Cancer
Research
Foundation (SWCRF),
took place
at the T-Bar
Restaurant in
Southampton,
NY. The
luncheon
honored
philanthropist,
TV host and
author of
the book "Successful
Philanthropy:
How to Make
a Life By
What You
Give” Jean
Shafiroff for
her
continual
support of
SWCRF as
well as her
philanthropy;
and featured
a live
fashion show
by renowned
designer Kobi
Halperin,
who
showcased
his Fall
2021
fashions and
introduced
his newest
blouse
collection. The
event was a
tremendous
success
raising
$100,000
towards
cancer
research.
Notable
attendees
included: Jean
Shafiroff,
Kobi
Halperin,
Marion
Waxman, Dr.
Samuel
Waxman,
Pamela
Morgan,
Nancy Litman,
Helen
Vaysman,
Maria Fishel,
Chris
Arlotta,
Erica
Fineberg,
Andrea
Wernick, NYS
Assemblywoman
Rebecca
Seawright,
Leesa
Rowland,
Karen Klopp,
Randi
Schatz,
Maribel
Lieberman,
Nicole
Noonan, Ruth
Miller,
Lucia Hwong
Gordon,
David
Hochberg,
Paulo
Yoshida.
“For the
past seven
years the
Ladies
Luncheon was
held in May
at a private
residence
but had to
be cancelled
last year
due to the
Covid-19
pandemic,”
said Marion
Waxman,
chair of the
event.
“Now with
most people
vaccinated,
we were
thrilled to
bring donors
and
supporters
together
again, to
raise vital
funds for
cancer
research.”
The
foundation
announced
its
commitment
to funding
renowned
scientists
around the
world
working on
discovering
new
treatments
for breast
and ovarian
cancers.
Currently,
SWCRF is
investing in
13
researchers
as part of
its Women’s
Cancer
Research
Program.
With funds
raised from
this event,
SWCRF will
be expanding
this program
in 2022.
The event
Chairs are Marion
Waxman and Pamela
Morgan with
co-chairs Erica
Linden-Fineberg,
Nancy Litman,
Lauren
Silvers and Helen
Vaysman.
The
Committee
includes Chris
Arlotta,
Karen Amster-Young,
Maria Elena
Christiansen,
Maria Fishel,
Katarina
Frangenberg,
Michelle
Russell
Johnson,
Norah Lawlor,
Deanna
Passarelli,
Andrea
Wernick and Marcy
Whitman.
The Samuel
Waxman
Cancer
Research
Foundation
is an
international
organization
dedicated to
curing and
preventing
cancer. The
Foundation
is a pioneer
in cancer
research and
its mission
is to
eradicate
cancer by
funding
cutting-edge
research
that
identifies
and corrects
abnormal
gene
function
that causes
cancer and
develops
minimally
toxic
treatments
for
patients.
Through the
Foundation’s
collaborative
group of
world-class
scientists,
the
Institute
Without
Walls,
investigators
share
information
and tools to
speed the
pace of
cancer
research.
Since its
inception in
1976, the
Samuel
Waxman
Cancer
Research
Foundation
has awarded
more than
$100 million
to support
the work of
more than
200
researchers
across the
globe. |