(PALM BEACH) – And
they’re off…the Easter
Seals Derby Day Party
event plans are on track
for the viewing of the
135th “Run
for the Roses.”
Committee members
gathered recently for a
luncheon at The Beach
Club to discuss plans
for the Southern style
Derby celebration.
Scheduled for Saturday,
May 2, 2009 at the
International Polo Club
Palm Beach, this
exciting event will
benefit children with
special needs at Easter
Seals Igoe-Amar Child
Development Center in
West Palm Beach.
Chairpersons Brenda and
Robert Castellano,
Barbara and RC Gilbert,
Suzi and Richard
Goldsmith, Lorrain and
Malcolm Hall and Barbara
and James Kravitz have
been jockeying some
exciting plans for the
event. Guests will enjoy
a live televised viewing
of the race, old
fashioned fun wagering,
mint juleps and a
Dixieland Band, followed
by a silent auction,
dinner and dancing.
“We are thrilled to
bring back the Derby
Party and celebrate the
end of season in Palm
Beach”, said Rhonda
Clinton, executive
director for Easter
Seals Palm Beach, Martin
and St. Lucie counties.
“This event is great fun
and we are so pleased to
honor past chairmen of
the event for their
continued dedication to
our children with
special needs.”
Honorary Chairpersons
are Dr. Elizabeth
Bowden, Norma and Simon
C. Fireman, Arlette and
Robert Gordon and Herme
de Wyman Miro. Junior
Chairs are Sue Gibson,
Laura and Marc Sherman,
and Suzy and Scott Rehl.
Judith Morrell and
Cynthia Maronet will
serve as Auction Chairs.
Tickets to the Derby
Party are $325 per
person. Proceeds from
this event will benefit
programs and services
for children with
special needs and
disabilities at Easter
Seals.
Easter
Seals Igoe-Amar Child
Development Center is
the area’s only
full-time center for
children of
ALL
abilities. Easter Seals’
helps children with
disabling conditions due
to birth, disease,
accident or injury
through pediatric
speech, physical,
occupational and
behavioral therapies
made available in a
preschool setting.
These services help
prepare children for
success in school while
affording parents an
opportunity to continue
their careers or
education.
For more information or
for tickets, please
contact Easter Seals at
561-640-9521 or
www.fl.easterseals.com