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Bal du
Printemps
Parkinson’s Disease Foundation
Wednesday,
May 14, 2014
The Parkinson’s
Disease Foundation (PDF) will
hold its annual Bal
du Printemps Gala
at The Plaza
Hotel in New York City on Wednesday, May 14, 2014. Willie
Geist,co-anchor
of NBC News’ “Today” and co-host of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,”
will be the Master of Ceremonies for the evening. The
proceeds from this event will benefit PDF’s research
programs.
Lucien J.
Côté,
M.D., Professor
of Neurology at Columbia University Medical Center will
receive the Lifetime
Achievement Award. Margo
Catsimatidis, Jill
Taub Drury, Cornelia Foss, Stephanie Goldman-Pittel, Karen
Burke Goulandris, M.D., Ph.D., Isobel Robins Konecky and Arlene
Levine are
the Gala
Co-Chairs.
The black tie optional evening will begin
with a cocktail reception at 6:30 PM followed by dinner and
dancing at 7:30 PM. Support levels are as follows: Tables
at $100,000, $50,000, $25,000 and $12,500; Tickets at
$2,500, $1,250 or $350
(under age 40).
Every year, philanthropic leaders join
together at Bal
du Printemps to
help raise funds to support PDF’s research
programs as well as to honor outstanding members of the
community for their work against Parkinson’s.
The
Parkinson’s Disease Foundation supports
research and ideas that will improve the lives and futures
of people touched by Parkinson’s. Founded in 1957 byWilliam
Black, creator of Chock full o’Nuts, a successful New
York coffee and restaurant business, PDF was
the first national not-for-profit organization to focus on
Parkinson’s disease. His widow Page Morton Black served as
PDF’s Chairman for than 20 years. Since its founding, PDF has
invested $100 million in the research of leading scientists
around the world and has committed an additional $42 million
to support education and advocacy programs.
For ticket information, please call (800)
457-6676 or visit
www.pdf.org/gala
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