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Collaborating for a Cure
15th Annual Benefit Dinner & Auction
honoring
Carmen Marc Valvo
honoree
and
Dale & Peter Claman
Distinguished Service Awardees
Special Performance by the
Warren Haynes Band
featuring
Peter Frampton & Gregg Allman
Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation will celebrate
their 15th Annual Collaborating for a Cure Benefit Dinner &
Auction, honoring Carmen Marc Valvo and Dale & Peter Claman
on Thursday, November 15, 2012, at the Park Avenue Armory.
Known affectionately by New Yorkers as “The Waxman,” the
yearly fête is considered to be among the top annual
fundraising events in New York City, attended by more than
1,200 corporate executives, board members, and their guests.
In recent years, “The Waxman” has raised several million
dollars to support the Foundation’s research efforts to
produce a cure
for cancer. Past celebrity supporters have included Kid
Rock,
Chevy Chase, Steely Dan, Glenn Frey, Joe Walsh, Sheryl Crow,
John Fogerty and Counting Crows.
The evening’s much-anticipated live and silent auctions will
offer guests the opportunity to bid on an exciting selection
of exclusive items. The live auction will be led by Hugh
Hildesley of Sotheby’s Auction House. Live and silent
auction items are on display at
www.charitybuzz.com
prior to the event. A special performance by the Warren
Haynes Band featuring Peter Frampton and Gregg Allman will
also entertain guests.
WHEN: Thursday, November 15, 2012
Press Check In 5:30PM – 7:00PM
Cocktails 6:30PM*
Dinner 8:00PM*
Live Auction 9:15PM*
Concert 9:45PM*
*Subject to client approval
WHERE: Park Avenue Armory
643 Park Avenue between 66th & 67th Streets
New York City
RSVP@lawlormediagroup.com | Tel: (212) 967-6900
ABOUT SAMUEL WAXMAN CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION:
The Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation is an
international organization dedicated to curing and
preventing cancer. The Foundation is a pioneer in cancer
research, focusing on uncovering the causes of cancer and
reprogramming cancer cells. We dedicate ourselves to
delivering tailored, minimally toxic treatments to patients.
Our mission is to eradicate cancer by bridging the gap
between lab science and the patient. Through our
collaborative group of world-class scientists, the Institute
Without Walls, investigators share information and tools to
speed the pace of cancer research. Since its inception in
1976, the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation has
awarded more than $80 million to support the work of more
than 200 researchers across the globe.
For more information on Collaborating for A Cure, please
visit www.thewaxman.org
For further information on the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research
Foundation, please visit
www.waxmancancer.org
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