The Food Allergy Initiative's Spring
Luncheon
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
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The
Twelfth Annual
Spring
Luncheon,
presented by the
Food Allergy Initiative,
takes place on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at Cipriani
42nd Street. All proceeds will benefit
the
Food
Allergy
Initiative's
research, education, and advocacy programs aimed at
finding a cure and raising awareness of
life-threatening food allergies.
Abbey Braverman, Roxanne Palin, and
Stephanie Winston Wolkoff are this year's
Co-Chairs. Melissa Rosenbloom is the Event
Advisory Chair. Jessica Mukasey Barkoff,
Elizabeth Hecker, Jamie Lichtenberg, and
Lana Platin are the Goodie Bag Co-Chairs.
Liana Silverstein Backal, Nicole Lenner,
Melissa Meyers, and Jennifer Fisherman Ruff
are the Raffle Co-Chairs. This year's guest speaker
is Dr. Hugh Sampson, Director of the Jaffe
Food Allergy Institute, Mount Sinai School of
Medicine.
Lori Stokes, Anchor, WABC-TV, is the Mistress of
Ceremonies. The luncheon begins at 11:00 AM and
support levels are as follows: Tables are available
for $15,000, $10,000 and $7,500, and individual
tickets are available for $2,000, $1,000, and $500.
The Food Allergy Initiative (FAI)
is a national, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization
dedicated to finding a cure for food allergies,
which affect some 12 million Americans. Founded in
1998, FAI is the largest private source of food
allergy research funding in the United States.
Since its inception, the organization has committed
more than $70 million toward research, clinical
activities to improve diagnosis and treatment,
public policy initiatives, and educational programs
to raise awareness among schools, health and
child care workers, and members of the food service
and hospitality industries. Please visit
http://www.faiusa.org/ for additional
information.
For
Luncheon information, contact the Food Allergy
Initiative at (212) 207-1974 or email to
events@faiusa.org.
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