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The 60th
Anniversary Gala to benefit Parkinson’s Foundation
Wednesday, May 31, 2017
The 60th Anniversary
Gala to benefit Parkinson’s Foundation will
take place Wednesday, May 31, 2017 in the Garden Terrace
Room at the New
York Botanical Garden in
the Bronx, NY. The
Gala marks the 60th
Anniversary of both the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation (PDF)
and the National Parkinson Foundation (NPF), the legacy
organizations of the Parkinson’s
Foundation and
recognizes their strength in working toward a world without
Parkinson’s together.
The Page
and William Black Humanitarian Award will
be awarded to Robin
Anthony Elliott, retiring CEO Emeritus of the PDF
division of the Parkinson’s Foundation. The James
Parkinson Award will
be awarded to Heiko Braak, M.D., of the Center for
Biomedical Research, University of Ulm, Germany, for his
enormous contribution in focusing the science of Parkinson’s
on the spread of alpha-synuclein as a major factor in the
progression of the disease.
Willie Geist, Host
of NBC News’ “Sunday TODAY with Willie Geist” and Co-Host of
MSNBC’s “Morning Joe”, is the Master
of Ceremonies for
the Gala. Margo
and John Catsimatidis are
the Gala
Chairs. Andrew
B. Albert, Karen
Elizabeth Burke, M.D., Ph.D., Jill Taub Drury, G.
Pennington Egbert III, Richard
D. Field, Guido
Goldman, Stephanie
Goldman, Isobel
Robins Konecky, John
W. Kozyak, Esq., Arlene
Levine, Howard
D. Morgan, Robert Moss, Devon
Pastor and Doug
Stern are the Gala
Co-Chairs. Musical
entertainment will be provided by Joe
D’Urso & Stone Caravan, Members of the Light
of Day Foundation.
The evening will begin with a cocktail reception at 6:30 PM
followed by dinner and the awards at 7:30 PM. Support
levels are as follows: Tables
at $100,000, $50,000, $25,000 and $12,500; Tickets at $1,250
or $350 (under age 40).
The Parkinson’s
Foundation is
working toward a world without Parkinson’s disease. Formed
by the merger of National Parkinson Foundation (NPF) and the
Parkinson’s Disease Foundation (PDF) in August 2016, the
mission of the Parkinson’s Foundation is to invest in
promising scientific research that will end Parkinson’s
disease and improve the lives of people with Parkinson’s and
their families, through improved treatments, support and the
best care.
For more information on the Parkinson’s
Foundation and
to purchase tickets, call (800) 457-6676 or visit www.pdf.org/gala. |