The
Fourteenth Annual Food Allergy Ball,
presented by the
Food Allergy Initiative (FAI),
takes place on Monday, December 5, 2011
at The Waldorf=Astoria.
The
Fourteenth Annual Food Allergy Ball, presented
by the Food Allergy Initiative (FAI), takes
place on Monday, December 5, 2011 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.
This year’s event will honor
Douglas L. Braunstein, Chief Financial Officer,
JPMorgan Chase & Co. Renowned chef Alfred
Portale will receive the FAI Lifetime
Achievement Award.
Julia Koch, Sharyn Mann and Todd Slotkin are the
Gala Dinner Chairs. David H. Koch is the
Corporate Dinner Chair. Liana Silverstein Backal
and Arthur Backal, Abbey and Steven Braverman,
Patricia and James Cayne, Nina Rennert Davidson
and Mitchell Davidson, Mary Richardson Kennedy,
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Roxanne and Dean Palin,
and Stephanie Winston Wolkoff and David Wolkoff
are the Benefit Dinner Chairs. There will be a
special performance by Audra McDonald and Norm
Lewis, stars of Broadway’s The Gershwins’ Porgy
and Bess.
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 1 in 13 children—two in every
classroom. Founded in 1998, FAI is the largest
private source of funding for food allergy
research. Since its inception, the organization
has committed more than $75 million toward
research, clinical activities to improve
diagnosis and treatment, public policy
initiatives to increase federal funding for
research and create safer environments, and
educational programs to heighten understanding
and raise awareness. Please visit
www.faiusa.org
for additional information.
For Gala information, contact
the Food Allergy Initiative Benefit Headquarters
at (212) 627-1000.