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New York, NY (February 23rd, 2010) —
World renowned American designer, Tory Burch,
was honored with preeminent breast cancer
surgeon, Dr. Deborah Axelrod, as Mother of
the Year by the American Cancer Society
at their annual “Mother of the Year” Award Luncheon
at on Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010 at The
Pierre Hotel.
Benefit Co-Chairs, Anne Grauso, Jeanne
Sorensen Siegel, Kara Ross, Caroline
Cronson, Crickett Burns and Nancy
Weeks will join past honorees, including
Libby Pataki, Paula Zahn, Kathie Lee
Gifford, Vera Wang, Susan Bloomberg,
Charlotte Ford, Anne Ford, and
Cynthia Lufkin, in paying tribute to Burch and
Dr. Axelrod. NBC Today Show host Hoda Kotb
served as the Mistress of Ceremonies.
The luncheon continued in the ACS’ tradition
of honoring broad spectrum of remarkable women, for
whom “motherhood” takes the top spot when speaking
of accomplishments. Each honoree has set an example
for all that it is possible to balance daily the
demands of community and social obligations, career,
community service and especially precious home life.
About the American Cancer Society
The American Cancer Society combines an unyielding
passion with nearly a century of experience to save
lives and end suffering from cancer. As a global
grassroots force of more than three million
volunteers, we fight for every birthday threatened
by every cancer in every community. We save lives by
helping people stay well by preventing cancer or
detecting it early; helping people get well by being
there for them during and after a cancer diagnosis;
by finding cures through investment in
groundbreaking discovery; and by fighting back by
rallying lawmakers to pass laws to defeat cancer and
by rallying communities worldwide to join the fight.
As the nation’s largest non-governmental investor in
cancer research, contributing more than $3.4
billion, we turn what we know about cancer into what
we do. As a result, more than 11 million people in
America who have had cancer and countless more who
have avoided it will be celebrating birthdays this
year. To learn more about us or to get help, call us
any time, day or night, at 1-800-227-2345 or visit
cancer.org. |