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Hope for Depression Research Foundation
Hosts
Third Annual Palm Beach Chairman’s
Council Dinner
Hope for Depression Research Foundation (HDRF)
held its third annual Chairman’s Council Dinner on
Friday, March 10, 2017 at FINDLAY Galleries on Worth
Avenue.
Hosted by HDRF Founder & Chair Audrey Gruss,
the dinner honored top donors who have helped the
Foundation grow into a national leader in advanced
depression research. The dinner was co-hosted and
underwritten by James
R. Borynack, Chairman and CEO of Findlay Galleries, and Adolfo Zaralegui, Vice
President of Findlay Galleries. Chairman’s Council
Co-Chairs William
Flaherty, Susan Lloyd and Scott
Snyder rounded
out the leadership of the event.
The evening’s program included renowned
psychologist and neuroscientist Dr. Lisa
Feldman Barrett, who gave a fascinating talk on “How
to Become a ‘Superager.’” After dinner, guests received
a signed copy of her new book How Emotions Are Made:
The Secret Life of the Brain, which was released on
March 7th by
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Dr. Huda Akil,
Chair of the HDRF Depression Task Force – a unique
collaboration of top researchers from across the U.S.
and Canada – gave a brief update of the DTF’s research
advances.
The guests enjoyed a stunning setting for
dinner on the Gallery’s open air terrace. HDRF’s
signature color was evident in the yellow forsythia
intertwined in the chandeliers and floating over the
tables, which were set with yellow tulips. The menu
featured a Maine lobster with crabmeat salad, followed
by lamb chops or Scottish salmon, and ending with a
dessert of lavender profiterole.
Chairman’s Council members in attendance
included: Jane and George Bunn, Janet and J.J. Cafaro,
Denis and Annabelle Coleman, Mary and Marvin Davidson, Barbara
and Randall Smith, Nancy and Bill Schaffel, Martin Gruss,
Bruce Bierman and Myrna Haft.
ABOUT HOPE FOR DEPRESSION RESEARCH
FOUNDATION
The mission of the Hope for Depression
Research Foundation (HDRF) is to fund cutting-edge,
neuroscience research into the origins, diagnosis,
treatment and prevention of depression and other mood
disorders – bipolar disorder, postpartum depression,
post-traumatic stress syndrome, anxiety disorder and
suicide. It was founded in 2006 by Palm Beach resident
Audrey Gruss in memory of her mother Hope, who struggled
with depression for decades. Over a decade after its
founding, HDRF has become the leading non-profit
dedicated solely to advanced depression research. Its
impact includes over 100 major research grants in 12
countries, 18 U.S. cities and 48 major universities such
as Harvard and Rockefeller University.
The HDRF Chairman’s Council is designed
to provide its members with unique opportunities to
learn about mind-brain health issues and the latest
developments in brain research. Benefits include access
to HDRF’s world-renowned psychiatrists and
neuroscientists, invitations to attend the annual Board
meeting, and VIP dinners with the prominent members of
the HDRF Arts Committee. FINDLAY Galleries underwrote
this third annual dinner.
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