New York, NY, January 25, 2016 - Even on a cold winter night the Hamptons Heart Ball summer event was all the buzz on January 20, 2016.  Over 150 guests attended a cocktail party hosted by Hamptons Heart Ball Honoree Jean Shafiroff along with her husband Martin.  Among those enjoying the event were Barbara Poliwoda (Regional Director of American Heart Association) and event Co-Chairs, Randi Schatz, Consuelo Vanderbilt Costin, Tracy Stern. Jean briefly spoke about her father who suffered from a heart attack at the age of 51 and explained how good cardiac care helped to keep him alive until the age of 94.   She then thanked the American Heart Association for the good work they do to improve and educate the public on cardiac care.  Then a few words on the important work of the American Heart Association were spoken by Dr. Jeffrey Moses, Prof. of Medicine a Columbia University Hospital.  Other supporters in attendance included; best-selling author Michael Gross and Barbara Hodes, Andrea Wernick, Cornelia Guest, Geoffrey Bradfield, Debbie Bancroft and husband Billy Bancroft, , Margo Langenberg, Edgar Batista, Alex Donner, Roy Kean, Ann Rapp, Lilliana Cavendish, Designers Victor dE Souza and Maggie Norris, CeCe and Lee Black, Christine Schott, George Ledes, Katrina and Don Peebles, Larry Kaiser,  Katherine Petree, Todd Shapiro, Craig Dix,  Lucia Hwong Gordon, Pamela Morgan, Paola and Arnie Rosenshein, Jonathan Marder and R. Couri Hay.

The Hamptons Heart Ball will be June 25, 2016 on the grounds of the Hayground School in Bridgehampton.  For information please call Barbara Poliwoda
 631-734-2804 or   Barbara.poliwoda@heart.org or visit the website: www.hamptonsheartball.heart.org