PALM BEACH – Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Trump will
serve as chairmen for the 53rd Annual
Palm Beach American Cancer Society Gala, to be held
on Friday, February 4, 2011 at the Mar-A-Lago Club.
Mark Cook, president of the American Cancer
Society’s Island of Palm Beach Unit Board of
Trustees, made the announcement on Wednesday morning
at their Fall board meeting which was held at Café
Boulud.
It was also announced that Patrick Park will
be honored at this year’s gala as the recipient of
the Dame Celia Lipton Farris National Lifetime
Achievement Award. This exclusive award was
first given to Dame Farris at The Golden Anniversary
Gala in 2008 for dedicating her time, talent, energy
and resources to the organization for almost 30
years. Mr. Park has also been a loyal and dedicated
benefactor of the American Cancer Society for more
than 20 years which is why he has been chosen to
receive this distinguished honor.
“I am so honored to be receiving this award. Dame
Celia has been a dear and treasured friend for many
years, and I am grateful and humbled to be receiving
an award that was first created for her. In
addition, the American Cancer Society is a cause
very close to my heart and I am proud to be part of
an organization that is making such incredible
progress in the fight against cancer,” said Park.
The American Cancer Society is thrilled to once
again have Dame Celia Lipton Farris serving
as Honorary Chairwoman and Chairman Emeritus.
Patrick Park and Nathalie
Fernandez are
serving together as Honorary Chairmen for the third
year in a row.
In addition, Mr. Park and Ms. Fernandez are
graciously hosting the Annual Gala Kick-Off
Cocktail Reception at The Mar-a-Lago Club’s
Gold and White Ballroom on Saturday, December 11,
2010. The exquisite evening will honor the hard
work and incredible dedication of Dame Celia Lipton
Farris, as well as the generous supporters that make
the event a success year after year.
The American Cancer Society is fortunate to have a
loyal list of donors who help to raise the critical
funds needed for the fight against cancer. Proceeds
raised through the “Cancer Gala” further the
organization’s mission to eliminate cancer as a
major health problem. The American Cancer Society
combines an unyielding passion with nearly a century
of experience to save lives and end suffering from
cancer. We save lives by helping people stay
well through preventing cancer or detecting it
early; by helping people
get well by being there for them during and
after a cancer diagnosis; by finding cures
through investment in ground breaking discovery; and
by fighting back by rallying lawmakers to
pass laws to defeat cancer and rallying communities
worldwide to join the fight. As the nation’s largest
non-governmental investor in cancer research,
contributing about $3.4 billion, we turn what we
know about cancer into what we do.
The 53rd Annual American Cancer Society
Gala is by invitation only; tickets are $750 per
person.
For sponsorship information as well as invitation
requests and seating availability, please contact
Victoria Peyton, Senior Executive Director at the
American Cancer Society, Island of Palm Beach Unit
at (561) 655-3449 or
victoria.peyton@cancer.org .