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Black Tie International:
Food Allergy Ball 2010 |
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David Koch, Sharyn Mann, Julia
Koch Todd Slotkin
Photo by Patrick Mc Mullen
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Food
Allergy Ball 2010
Monday, December 6, 2010
The
Thirteenth Annual
Food Allergy Ball,
presented by the
Food Allergy
Initiative (FAI),
takes place on Monday, December 6, 2010 at The
Waldorf=Astoria. The evening’s proceeds will benefit
FAI’s
research, education, and public policy programs, aimed at
finding a cure and raising awareness of life-threatening
food allergies.
Renowned
chef/restaurateur
Tom Colicchio,
co-founder of Gramercy Tavern and creator of Craft
Restaurants and ‘wichcraft, will receive the
FAI Lifetime
Achievement Award.
Mr. Colicchio
is head judge on Bravo’s “Top Chef” and has received many
accolades for his work, including the 2010 James Beard
Foundation Award for Outstanding Chef.
The Mount Sinai
Hospital will be
honored for its international leadership in food allergy
research and treatment.
Wayne E. Keathley,
President & COO, will accept the award. The
FAI Legacy Award
will be presented to
Kathy Franklin,
a longtime advocate for the organization’s mission of
research, education, and advocacy.
Ms. Franklin
has helped countless families navigate the challenges of
living with potentially fatal food allergies.
Julia Koch,
Sharyn Mann and Todd Slotkin are the Gala Dinner
Chairs. David Koch is the Corporate Dinner Chair.
The festivities for this black-tie Gala start at 7:00 PM.
Ticket prices are as follows: Tables are available for
$50,000, $25,000 and $15,000, and individual tickets are
available for $5,000, $2,500 and $1,000.
The Food Allergy Initiative (FAI)
is a national, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to
finding a cure for food allergies, which affect more than 12
million Americans, including some 3 million children under
the age of 18. Founded in 1998, FAI is the largest private
source of funding for food allergy research. Since its
inception, the organization has contributed more than $65
million toward research, clinical activities to improve
diagnosis and treatment, public policy initiatives to
increase federal funding for research, and educational
programs to raise awareness among schools, health and child
care workers, and members of the food service and
hospitality industries.
Please visit
www.faiusa.org
for additional information.
For Gala information contact the Food
Allergy Initiative Benefit Headquarters at (212) 627-1000.
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