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Black Tie International Magazine:
LiLY Legacies
Awards Gala 2023 |
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LiLY Legacies Awards
Gala 2023 |
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Dr. Richard P.
Mayeux, Rachael Ray, Dr. Rafael Lantigua
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Performance by
Special Guest, Quinn Lemley / Rita Hayworth
"The Heat is On" |
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This year, the 2023 LiLY
Legacies Awards Gala will be
in tribute to Irene Zola,
our Founder. She was a
vital part of so many lives,
working tirelessly for our
community of elders. Please
join us to raise a glass and
remember her extraordinary
life and legacy. |
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Zola said, “Caring for
elderly seniors also helps families who do
not live nearby and gives them a welcome
peace of mind;
we receive
such expressions of gratitude from families
all the time” |
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Irene Zola, Founder and Executive
Director, Lifeforce in
Later Years, Norm Lewis,
Broadway star, and Quinn Lemley,
star of Burlesque to
Broadway
Nightlife With Rose Billings
/ LiLY Gala 2018 |
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Gala
Night
LiLY Legacies Awards Gala honors
distinguished individuals whose
continuing legacies benefit all
generations. Guests enjoy a
stellar evening with an elegant
dinner, celebrated presenters
and performers, and one another!
Monday, November 6, 2023
To be held under the Rotunda at
Columbia University’s historic
Low Library
West 116th Street & Broadway,
Manhattan
6:00 PM Cocktail Reception
7:00 PM Gala Dinner
Legacies Awards
Performances and Special Guests
Quinn Lemley
~ Featuring a Tribute in Memory
of Irene Zola ~
8:30 PM Silent Auction Closes
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LiLY helps communities come together
to honor elders - strengthening
community connections and ensuring
that elders enjoy comfort and
friendship while aging in the homes
they love. LiLY's free-of-charge
programs are centered in Morningside
Heights and West Harlem in
Manhattan, bringing volunteers,
businesses and elders together to
foster a culture of care. LiLY's
work is recognized nationally - as a
community-driven solution to an
urgent and growing need and for its
innovations in reducing social
isolation. LiLY's Legacies Awards
Gala helps to support this important
mission as we honor renowned
individuals whose continuing
legacies benefit people of all
generations. |
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Lifeforce in Later Years
LiLY Legacies
Awards Gala
November 6, 2023
Columbia University Low Library Rotunda
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Celebrate Incredible Individuals and an
Organization
That Make Aging Better |
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With less than 2% of funds from the nations
largest grant makers focused on charity serving aging adults
and 25% of adults age 65 and older admitting to social
isolation, Lifeforce in Later Years aims to bridge this gap
by
operating
a nationally recognized model to help seniors age safely in
their homes with access to volunteers who help them with
basic but critical needs as well as companionship and
cheer.
LiLY,
achieves its mission by coordinating and directing a net
work of caring volunteers in community resources toward the
help of elderly seniors or committed to aging in the homes
they love. |
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On November 6, Lifeforce in Later Years he
affectionately known as
LiLY,
will be holding its 12th
LiLY,
legacies gala at the Columbia University Low Library Rotunda.
Each year, they look forward to
celebrating
three exceptional New Yorkers who make aging in
New York better. |
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This year's gala will honor three exceptional individuals;
Rachael Ray, American cooking and TV icon, business woman
extraordinaire and philanthropist; Dr. Richard Mayeaux,
Neurologist-in-Chief at New York-Presbyterian/Columbia
University Medical Center and Dr. Rafael Lantigua,
Director,
Office Of Community Service Programs and Professor
of Medicine, Columbia University Vagelis College of
Physicians and Surgeons. |
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LiLY was
founded in 2009 by Zola, after witnessing the limitations of
the care available to her mother who lived in a nursing home
facility, Zola brought a group of neighbors together to
consider how they might help their neighbors remain in their
own apartments, even at advanced ages. Soon after launching
a friendly visiting program, the volunteer-led group saw
that a majority of neighbors over 80 years had no family
caregiver options and that emotional, social, and community
connections were invaluable to improving the quality of
living alone in the city. Over time, individualized and
deep-levels of care were complemented by social group
programs and expansion into new neighborhoods. There are no
fees for LiLY
programs; rather, a committed
group of staff, volunteers, local businesses, and medical
partners who contribute to the work. |
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This year’s event features the nation’s wildly popular cook,
and television personality, Rachael Ray. Ray will be
celebrated for her impact on the quality of life at home and
for her expansive humanitarian initiatives. Because of Ray,
nutritious home-cooked meals are again emblematic of home
life; numerous generations are empowered with the know-how
and inspiration to enjoy cooking with their own families.
Rachael Ray’s philanthropy extends beyond cooking to
emergency food, shelter and needs response. |
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Among our three honorees, this year, two of them are
pre-eminent neurologists working at the forefront of
Alzheimer's research and treatment, and aging: |
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Dr. Richard P. Mayeaux, Neurologist-in-Chief at New
York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center. |
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Dr. Rafael Lantigua, Director, Office of Community Service
Programs and Professor of Medicine, Columbia University
Vagelos College od Physicians and Surgeons. |
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This year is especially challenging for the LiLY
organization as we lost our founder Irene Zola unexpectedly
in August, after an illness. There will be a warm
tribute to her life and LiLY, at the event. |
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ABOUT Life Force in Later Years (LiLY)
Lifeforce in Later Years is a 501 ( c ) 3 nonprofit charity
that is committed to serving the needs and interests of
elderly seniors who have chosen to age in the homes they
love. LiLY maintains this mission by applying a network of
caring volunteers and community resources towards the health
of elderly seniors. Proceeds of the gala and affiliated
donations are used to fund the social workers of LiLY’s
neighborhoods and programs. LiLY aims to expand into more
neighborhoods with chapters they call “villages.” This no
fee for seniors model has been recognized by many, and the
organization and the founder has been the recipient of the
CNN hero
and AARP inspire award. |
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For more information or to donate online please visit or
contact:
https://lifeforce-in-later-years.org/legacies/
Audrey Wu
audreywuwho@gmail.com
Instagram: @lifeforceinlateryears |
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