The Morris Animal Foundation and Kate Edmonds Events will host the Inaugural Gala at 7:00PM on Thursday, December 8^th, 2011 at a private club in New York City. The event, chaired by Kate Edmonds Donner, David Haworth, Barbara Regna and Jean Shafiroff, will feature cocktails followed by a three course dinner and dancing. A special talking bird will be in attendance. Alex Donner and his Orchestra will provide musical entertainment while wearing animal masks. Animal prints are required to attend.

The inaugural gala will honor Dr. Philip J. Bergman DVM, MS, PhD who is an innovative scientist on the forefront of veterinary medical research. Dr. Bergman is a board- certified veterinary oncologist who is the Principal Investigator of the first melanoma cancer vaccine approved for us in veterinary patients.

This year's Morris Animal Foundation Inaugural Gala committee members include Christina Alibrandi, Nancy Amling, Juliana Attwood, Amanda Bowman, Sharon Bush, Erin Maura Condon, Alex Donner, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Donner, Vicki Downey, Grayson Handy, Caroline Jacobs, Pam Laudenslager, Alison Maiore, Kris Norman, Ashe Reardon and Richard Rubinstein.

Morris Animal Foundation, founded in 1948 by a visionary entrepreneur and veterinarian, Dr. Mark Morris is the largest nonprofit organization that funds research to protect, treat and cure animals worldwide. They are leading the way by championing groundbreaking research studies that benefit companion animals and wildlife in more than 100 countries on all seven continents. Their top notch research has funded research to find treatments and cure even the most complex diseases. 

WHEN:                      Thursday, December 8^th, 2011

                                    7:00PM | Cocktails