PALM
BEACH,
Fla. (November 22, 2010) — Nearly
100
guests
gathered
at the
cocktail
reception
at
Renato’s
on Nov.
21 to
honor
the
American
Heart
Association’s
56th
Annual
Palm
Beach
Heart
Ball.
The
annual
event is
hosted
by
Renato’s
owner
Arlene
Desiderio,
who has
graciously
opened
her
restaurant
to
support
the
American
Heart
Association
for the
past 16
years.
The
event
recognized
the 2011
Palm
Beach
Heart
Ball
chairman,
Lois
Pope.
Guests
included
Patrick
Park and
Nathalie
Fernandez
De
LaValle,
Leo and
Kathryn
Vecellio,
Stanley
and
Helene
Karp,
Dick
Robinson,
Hermé de
Wyman
Miro,
James A.
Ponce,
Judith
Grubman,
Chris
and
Vicki
Kellogg,
Leslie
and
Patsy
Spero,
Kathlyn
McGuire,
Clother
and
Joyce
Vaughn,
Gordon
and
Trudy
Brekus,
Alfred
Fiandaca,
Ari
Rifkin,
Alexis
and
Veronica
Mersentes,
Bob and
Arlette
Gordon,
David
and
Rhoda
Chase,
Simon
and
Norma
Fireman,
Alton
and
Sharon
O’Neil
and BJ
Kemp.
The
56th
Annual
Palm
Beach
Heart
Ball
will be
held at
The
Mar-a-Lago
Club on
Monday,
Feb. 14,
2011.
The
Heart
Ball
committee
leaders
include
Junior
Chairman
Paul
David
Pope;
Honorary
Chairmen
Patrick
Park
and
Nathalie
Fernandez
De
LaValle;
Fashion
Chairman
Petra
Levin.
Open
Your
Heart
Chairman
Dick
Robinson;
Children’s
Health
Ambassador
Emilia
Fanjul;
Go Red
for
Women
Founding
Member
Kathryn
C.
Vecellio;
Centennial
Chairman
Brownie
McClean;
Honorary
Centennial
Chairman
James
A. Ponce
and Live
Auction
Chairman
Angela
Culveyhouse.
Some
Sponsors
of the
2011
Palm
Beach
Heart
Ball
include
Lois
Pope,
Patrick
M. Park,
Lawrence
J. and
Florence
A. De
George
Charitable
Trust,
GRAFF
Diamonds,
Taglialatella
Galleries,
Mr.
and Mrs.
David
Chase,
Mr. and
Mrs.
James
Mahoney,
Mr. and
Mrs.
Dick
Robinson,
Mr. and
Mrs.
Robert
Gordon,
Mr. and
Mrs.
Robert
Garvy,
Hermé de
Wyman
Miro,
Mary
Campbell,
Mr. and
Mrs.
Stanley
Karp and
Mr. and
Mrs. Ray
Richards
The
storied
Palm
Beach
Heart
Ball
holds a
special
place in
the
national
spotlight
as the
oldest
Heart
Ball in
the
nation,
and the
longest
continuously
held
charity
event in
Palm
Beach.
The
event
has
established
itself
as a
driving
force in
advancing
the key
initiatives
of the
American
Heart
Association,
including
significantly
combating
heart
disease
and
stroke,
the No.1
and No.
3
leading
cause of
death
issues
in men
and
women in
the
United
States.
For more
information,
please
contact
Samantha
Whiteman,
Gala
Director,
American
Heart
Association,
at
(561) 697-6607.
About
the
American
Heart
Association
Founded
in 1924,
the
American
Heart
Association
is the
nation’s
oldest
and
largest
voluntary
health
organization
dedicated
to
building
healthier
lives,
free of
heart
disease
and
stroke.
These
diseases, America’s No. 1 and No. 3 killers,
and all
other
cardiovascular
diseases
claim
nearly
870,000
lives a
year. In
fiscal
year
2007-2008,
the
association
invested
nearly
$560
million
in
research,
professional
and
public
education,
and
advocacy
and
community
service
programs
to help
all
Americans
live
longer,
healthier
lives.
To learn
more,
call
1-800-AHA-USA1
or visit
www.americanheart.org
.