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SAMUEL WAXMAN CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION
ELIN & MICHAEL NIERENBERG
COLLABORATING FOR A CURE
17TH ANNUAL
BENEFIT DINNER & AUCTION
Thursday,
December 4, 2014
HONORING
CARLY CUSHNIE and MICHELLE OCHS
FASHION DESIGNERS & FOUNDERS OF CUSHNIE et
OCHS
WITH
SPECIAL MUSICAL GUEST
ZIGGY MARLEY
Master of Ceremony
CHRIS WRAGGE
Co-Anchor of CBS 2 News This Morning
Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation will
celebrate their 17th
Annual Benefit Dinner & Auction, honoring fashion
designers Cushnie
et Ochs on Thursday,
December 4, 2014, at Cipriani Wall
Street.
Known affectionately by New Yorkers as “The Waxman,” this
yearly fête is considered to be among the top 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 millions of dollars to
support the Foundation’s research efforts to produce a cure
for cancer. Past celebrity performers have included Train, Peter
Frampton, Gregg Allman, Kid Rock, Steely Dan, Glenn Frey,
Joe Walsh, Sheryl Crow, John Fogerty, and Counting
Crows.
The evening will be hosted by Chris
Wragge, co-anchor of CBS 2 News This
Morning, as master of ceremony. The evening’s
much-anticipated live and silent auctions will offer guests
the opportunity to bid on an exciting selection of exclusive
items.
Event details:
When: Thursday,
December 4, 2014
Cocktails
6:30 p.m.*
Dinner
8:00 p.m.*
Live
Auction 9:15 p.m.*
Concert
9:45 p.m.*
*Subject to client
approval
Where:
Cipriani Wall Street
55 Wall Street
New York, NY 10005
ABOUT THE 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 and its mission is to eradicate cancer by funding
cutting-edge research that identifies and corrects abnormal
gene function that causes cancer and develops minimally
toxic treatments for patients. Through the Foundation’s
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 $85 million to support the work of more
than 200 researchers across the globe.
For more information on Collaborating for A Cure, please
visit
www.waxmancancer.org/Events/Collaborating-For-A-Cure
Imagine a world in which cancer can be treated without
disrupting life, can be cured,
or can even be prevented.
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