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13th Annual Endometriosis Foundation of America’s
Blossom Ball Honoring
Fọlákẹ́ Olówófôyekù with the Blossom Award and Piraye
Yurttas Beim, PhD with the Innovation Award
Keynote by CNN’s Fareed Zakaria
WHO: Honorees Fọlákẹ́
Olówófôyekù (Disney’s
“Mufasa: The Lion King”, CBS’ “Bob Hearts Abishola”) will
receive the Blossom Award and Piraye Yurttas Beim, PhD (Founder
and CEO Celmatix Therapeutics) will receive the Innovation
Award. Fareed Zakaria (Journalist) will give a
keynote speech.
Founder and President of the Endometriosis Foundation of
America Tamer Seckin, MD, Clinical Professor of
Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Zucker School of Medicine
at Hofstra/Northwell, Attending Physician at Lenox Hill
Hospital.
The red carpet will be hosted by Leslie Mosier (@Dougthepug).
Special performance by actress/musician Lexie Stevenson (“The
Young and the Restless”).
Others expected to attend:
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Abbey Lee (Model
and Actress)
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Amanda de Cadenet (Photographer
and Host of ‘The Conversation’)
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Amanda Fuller (Actress)
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Ayesha Shand (EndoFound
Ambassador)
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Chelsea Leyland (DJ,
Founder of Looni)
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Feroz Zadran (@hi_khann
Social Media Personality – What Do You Do For A Living?)
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Grace Cashman (Actress
and Host of ‘The Story of My Number’)
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Kym Jackson (Actress
and Author)
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Lily O’Briant (Actress
and Singer)
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Lo Bosworth (Founder
of Love Wellness)
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Mara Wilson (Actress)
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Maya McHenry (EndoFound
Ambassador)
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Nick Valensi (The
Strokes)
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Sophia Banks (Film
Director)
Other guests to be announced.
WHAT: Endometriosis
Foundation of America’s 13th Annual Blossom Ball.
This year’s red carpet fundraising event will include a
cocktail reception followed by a seated dinner, musical
performance, live auction. The event is black-tie.
WHERE:
The Pierre,
A Taj Hotel, 2
E 61st St, New York, NY 10065
WHEN: Thursday,
May 15, 2025
Red Carpet Arrivals and Cocktails: 6:00 – 7:15 pm
MORE: Celebrating
its 16th anniversary, EndoFound is
the leading U.S. non-profit (501(c)(3)) dedicated to
increasing endometriosis recognition, advocacy, expert
surgical training, and landmark research funding. Co-founded
in 2009 by Padma Lakshmi and Tamer Seckin,
MD, EndoFound actively
informs both the medical community and the public,
emphasizing the crucial need for early diagnosis and
effective intervention. To
learn more or get involved, please go to www.endofound.org/.
SOCIAL MEDIA: Instagram: @endofound |
Twitter: @endofound |Facebook: @endofound
Official Hashtags: #blossomball
#endometriosis
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