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Host and Beneficiary: |
National Eating
Disorders Association (NEDA) |
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Theme: |
Connect For The Cause:
An Evening Celebrating
Courage, Commitment and
Compassion |
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Date: |
Friday, November 14,
2008 Reception: 6:30
PM; Dinner: 7:30 PM |
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Venue: |
Jumeirah Essex House
160 Central Park South,
New York City |
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Honorees: |
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Profiles in Living: |
Zina Garrison,
Professional Tennis
Player and Three-Time
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles
Champion |
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Individuals: |
Phoebe (Board Member)
and Edmund “Dee” Megna,
Longtime NEDA Supporters |
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Medical: |
Cynthia Pegler, MD,
Adolescent Medicine
Specialist |
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Corporate: |
MSNBC Interactive
(Accepted by Moritz
Loew, MSNBC.com Senior
Director of National
Sales) |
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Youth Advocate: |
Allison Kreiger, NEDA
Junior Board Chair and
Longtime Committed NEDA
Activist and Volunteer |
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Emcee: |
Diana Williams, Anchor,
WABC-TV |
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Committee in Formation: |
Deborah Q. and Joseph A.
Belfatto; Robin Daas;
Patty and Bill Jewett;
Marjorie Leof; Phoebe
and Edmund “Dee” Megna;
Roberta Morton; and
Dorothy and John
Sprague. |
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Event Background |
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Inception/Guest Profile: |
Beginning as a
Leadership Luncheon in
2003, the annual New
York Benefit has grown
into an elegant Gala
Dinner, attracting
leaders from the
business, philanthropic,
political and medical
communities of the
Tri-State area and
nationwide. |
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NEDA Ambassador Council: |
Emme Aronson (Chair);
Paula Abdul; Bradley
Bayou; Sara Evans; Carré
Otis; Scarlett Pomers;
Jenni Schaefer;
Jamie-Lynn Sigler; and
Jessica Weiner. |
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Past Honorees: |
Paula Abdul; Senator
Joseph Bruno; Douglas
Bunnell, Ph.D; Clear
Channel Radio; Hilda
Davis; Dove
“Campaign for Real
Beauty”; Dr. Thomas
Insel—Director of The
National Institute of
Mental Health; Sondra
Kronberg, MS, RD, CDN;
Jenny Lauren; Andrea
Marks, MD; Trisha
Meili—Central Park
Jogger; Susan Shultz—Cosmo
Girl Editor;
Jamie-Lynn Sigler; and
Paula Zahn. |
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Who We Are: |
The National Eating
Disorders Association
(NEDA), headquartered in
Seattle, WA, is a
not-for-profit
organization advocating
prevention, treatment
and research funding for
eating disorders;
expanding public
education and awareness;
promoting access to
quality treatment for
those affected; and
providing support for
their loved ones.
NEDA’s Helpline has
referred more than
50,000 people to
treatment since its
inception in 1999 and
NEDA’s website has more
than one million unique
users annually:
www.nationaleatingdisorders.org.
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