PALM BEACH, FLA- Over 90 guests gathered on November 23, 2008 for the 54^th Annual Palm Beach Heart Ball kickoff reception at the celebrated Renato’s, Palm Beach.  Guests enjoyed a cocktail reception which included leading supporters of the Palm Beach Heart Ball.    Among the upper echelon crowd celebrating the season’s commencement were: Bill and Nancy Rollnick, Sharon O’Neill, Patrick Park, Suzi Goldsmith, Helene and Stanley Karp, Kathlyn McGuire, Herme de Wyman Miro, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Corrigan, Lore Smith, Joyce Vaughn, Rhoda and David Chase, Norma and Simon Fireman, Arlette and Bob Gordon all basked in the evening’s inviting scene at Renato’s ‘piazza under the moon’ reminiscent of an evening on Capri. 

C0-Chairmen of the 54^th Annual Palm Beach Heart Ball are Arlette B. Gordon and Elizabeth M. Bowden.  Florence and Lawrence De George, Patrick Park and Nathalie Fernandez de Lavalle and Kathryn C. Vecellio serve as Honorary Chairmen.  This much-anticipated event is set for Saturday, February 14, 2009 at The Breakers, Palm Beach. 

The annual Palm Beach Heart Ball, which continues to hold its place in the national spotlight as the oldest Heart Ball in the country and the longest continuous charity event in Palm Beach, has established itself as a leading force in advancing the key initiatives of the American Heart Association aimed to drastically combat heart disease and stroke, the No.1 and No. 3 leading health offenders of both American men and women. 

For further information about the 54^th Annual Palm Beach Heart Ball please call the American Heart Association at 561.615.3888.

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