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New
York, NY—New
York City’s
finest will be dressed in their black
tie best on Thursday,
November 19, 2009 to attend Gilda’s Club New York
City’s 15th Annual Benefit Gala. This exciting affair
will be held at the renowned Pierre
Hotel just steps
away from Central Park. The evening will begin with
the always anticipated cocktail hour and
silent auction,
followed by a formal dinner reception,
award ceremony
and live auction. Donations made will
enable Gilda's
Club to raise awareness and help fulfill
their mission
to provide social and emotional support for everyone
living with cancer in New York City,
including their
families and friends – FREE of charge.
Gilda’s
Club is proud to honor two visionaries
at this
year’s event, whose work has helped
individuals
diagnosed with cancer, Richard T. Clark,
Chairman,
President and CEO of Merck & Co., Inc.,
and
Dr. David A. Scheinberg, Chairman
Molecular
Pharmacology & Chemistry Program,
Sloan-Kettering Institute.
In addition, a special presentation of “The Bill Modell Heart
of Gold Award” will be made to the Concerned Women
of the Grove for their outstanding
volunteer efforts
within their community.
The
efforts of these individuals have helped
shape the
course of medicine for thousands of
patients living with
cancer and their families.
The
remarkable contribution of these
honorees has
been made possible, most of all, by the
constant
investment in innovation by industry, government and
advocates alike. This continued
investment must be
matched by an investment in the
caregiving that
provides the support structure for these
patients
through organizations like Gilda’s Club
and the
Celebrating Our Family Benefit Gala. In
the end,
such support is changing the course of cancer and
transforming many of these diseases to
chronic,
manageable conditions.
This
year Gilda’s Club is proud to have ABC’s
Diana Williams host the event for her
fifth year in a row.
“We are honored once again to have Diana
as part
of this important initiative, and to
help us tell our story,”
said Lily Safani, CEO of Gilda's Club
NYC. Given
the recent economic downturn, it is more
important
than ever to continue giving to organizations such as
Gilda's Club. As a non-profit, Gilda’s Club relies
entirely on the generosity and support
of their
community and cannot accomplish the
tasks that lay
before them without your help.
A major
part of the evening will be devoted to
exciting
silent and live auction offerings, highlights include:
dinner with Miss USA and Miss Universe,
tickets to
Saturday Night Live dress rehearsal, a
week in
Paris for two, tickets to Z100 Jingle
Ball,
two-night stay at L’Auberge Del Mar, CA
…
Background on Gilda’s Club:
Beloved
comedian
Gilda
Radner rose to superstardom
on NBC’s Saturday Night Live. While living with cancer,
she discovered that emotional and social
support is an
essential complement to medical treatment. Radner’s
dream of a place where people touched by
cancer
could come together and build a
community of support
became a reality in 1995 when Gilda's
Club opened
its signature red door.
Founded
by Gene Wilder, Mandy Patinkin, Joel
Siegel,
Joanna Bull, and other friends of Gilda
Radner,
Gilda's Club NYCis a place where people
touched
by any type of cancer can come together to build
emotional and social support.
GCNYC has since grown to a community of
over
5,500 members.
Gilda's Club NYC Mission:
Gilda’s Club New York City creates
welcoming communities
of free support for everyone living with
cancer –
men, women, teens and children – along
with their
families and friends. Our innovative
program is
an essential complement to medical care,
providing
networking and support groups, workshops, lectures
and social activities,
all free of charge.
For more
information, please visit us at
www.gildasclubnyc.org.
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