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Give Kids a Shot! National Meningitis Association Gala 2013
A Benefit to Save Lives in the Fight Against Meningitis,
a Vaccine-Preventable Disease
Emmy Award Winning Actor Richard Thomas to Emcee Star
Studded Gala
On Monday, April 22, 2013, National Meningitis Association
will hold its annual Give Kids a Shot Gala. The event takes
place at the New York Athletic Club, 180 Central Park South,
New York 10019 on Monday, April 22, 2013. Cocktails & Silent
Auction begin at 7:00 PM followed by dinner & the NMA
Awards. Master of Ceremonies is iconic actor Richard Thomas,
a longtime supporter of NMA and winner of the organization’s
Nancy Ford Springer Inspiration Award.
Entertainment will include the band Current Affair, singing
troupe Incognito Artists and the wild Delirious Hair Design
who will be making custom coifs on the spot for guests. As
always, there will be a silent auction of one of a kind
experiences and luxury items. This signature fundraising
event will help NMA continue and expand its vital work in
the fight against meningitis.
Honorary Chairs are Ambassador John L. Loeb, Jr. &
Para-Olympic Gold Medalist Nick Springer; Gala Chairs Lenore
Cooney, Cooney/Waters Group, Sara Herbert-Galloway & Gary
Springer, Springer Associates PR; Vice Chairs, Joanna
Goldenstein, KPMG,LLP; Barry J. Klarberg Monarch Wealth &
Business Management.: Ulrika “Red” Nilsson, Redcircle
International, Inc. & Heike M. Vogel, Arent Fox LLP; Auction
Chairs, Matt Klarberg, Monarch Wealth & Business Management
and Errol Rappaport.
2013 Honorees are William Schaffner, M.D., Health
Achievement Award; Cindy Krejny, Moms on Meningitis Award;
Massachusetts State Senator Jack Hart, Nancy Ford Springer
Inspiration Award; Samantha and Kyle Busch, The Kyle Busch
Foundation, Community Leadership Award.
During the 1990’s, there was a significant increase in the
number of adolescents and young adults killed or disabled by
meningococcal meningitis; young people who were seemingly
healthy, vibrant and often athletic. Most of the families
were unaware of a vaccine that could have saved their
children’s lives or anguish. The National Meningitis
Association (NMA), a non-profit organization, was formed in
2002 by parents whose children were killed or disabled by
meningitis. Since then, NMA has created educational programs
that reach millions of people each year with information
about available immunizations and disease symptoms and
thoughtful, comprehensive support programs for families
devastated by the ravages of the disease.
Honorary Committee includes Michael Badalucco, Susan & Hon.
James A. Baker III, Lynn Grossman & Bob Balaban, Steve
Buscemi, Victor Calis, Commissioner Disabilities, Mayor’s
Office, City of New York, U.S, Senator Susan Collins, Judy &
Rod Gilbert, Adam Graves, Amy Madigan & Ed Harris, Lainie
Kazan, Felicity Huffman William H. Macy, Congressman Michael
M. Michaud, James Naughton, Congresswoman Shelly Pingree,
Heather Randall, Susan Sarandon, Joe Sirola, U.S. Senator
Olympia J. Snowe, Liv Ullman and Logan West, Miss Teen USA
2012.
Medical Committee includes Richard Besser, ABC News; Paul
Offit M.D.
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; Nancy Snyderman,
M.D.NBC News.; James C. Turner, M.D., Professor of Internal
medicine, University of Virginia and Dr. Roger W. Yurt,
Chief of Burn Surgery, NY Presbyterian Hospital, Weill
Cornell Medical Center.
Committee members include Norma Abbene, Jeri Acosta, Eileen
Boyle, Lynn & Alan Bozof, Peggy & Mike Bressler, Prographics,
Elizabeth Browning, Lori & Curt Buher, Lorraine C. Cancro,
Elizabeth Cier, Terry M. & J. Price Corr, M.D. Rita Cosby,
Christine DeLisle, Jamie DeRoy, Bonnie Pfeifer Evans, Robert
Farber, Laura & Jack Fitzpatrick, Jeri Brooks Greenwell,
Laura & Ken Hartwig, Charlotte & Harvey Hodges David Hyrcyk,
Lucia Hwong-Gordon, Susan James, Marcie L. Kammel Jam/Kammel,
Nikki Klarberg, Josh Klein, Monarch Wealth & Business
Management, Jeffrey Kramer, Donna & Michael Laforgia, Lucy
Jane Lang, Marian Koltai-Levine & Dan Levine, Kedakai &
James Lipton, Corcoran Real Estate & The Actors Studio,, Ida
Liu, Citi Private Bank, Barbara & Earl Magdovitz. Leslie
Maier, Kevin McGovern, Sherri Michelstein, Alembic Health
Communications, Jennifer Mocbeichel, Jan & Michael Planit,
Planit Management, Susan & Peter Purdy, Frank Recchia, News
12, April Sandmeyer, Cassandra Seidenfeld Lyster, Jean &
Martin Shafiroff, Allison Strassberg, LaForce + Stevens,
Carol & Gerald Tufano, Carolyn & Rick Waghorne and Mr. &
Mrs. John Wukovits III.
Leadership Packages: Heroes for Tomorrow: Forty Top VIP
Tickets & Listing in Scroll of Honor $100,000; Life
Ambassadors: Thirty Top VIP Tickets & Listing in Scroll of
Honor $75,000; Children’s Champions: Twenty Top VIP Tickets
& Listing in Scroll of Honor $50,000; Guardians of Life: Ten
Top VIP Tickets & Listing in Scroll of Honor $25,000;
Patrons of Hope: Ten Tickets & Listing in Scroll of Honor
$15,000; Youth Benefactors: Ten Tickets & Premier Listing in
Scroll of Honor $10,000; Humanitarians for Health: 4 Tickets
& Premier Listing in Scroll of Honor, $5,000; Wellness
Sponsors: 2 Tickets & Premier Listing in Scroll of Honor
$2,500; Ticket & Friend Listing in Scroll of Honor $1,000 &
One Ticket, $500
For Leadership Packages, Sponsorships and tickets contact
Susan Shattuck/ Laurie Krotman, Special Events Unlimited,
212-244-7333 or email
gala@nmaus.com
For more information about NMA’s life-saving work please
visit www.nmaus.org
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