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PALM
BEACH,
FLA.
–
Dana-Farber
Cancer
Institute
honored
its
major
donors
in
the
Palm
Beach
area
with
an
elegant
dinner
on
Tuesday,
March
16,
2010.
James
Harpel
hosted
this
special
evening
at
his
magnificent
residence,
“La
Tonteria.
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Honored
guests
began
their
evening
with
cocktails
followed
by a
delightful
four-course
Italian
dinner
al
fresco.
An
entertaining
magician
added
surprises
for
guests
throughout
the
night.
Dr.
Edward
Benz,
Jr.,
president
and
CEO
of
Dana-Farber,
and
Dr.
David
Livingston,
chief
of
the
Charles
A.
Dana
Division
of
Human
Cancer
Genomics
at
Dana-Farber,
took
part
in
the
tribute
to
these
extraordinary
Dana-Farber
donors
who
made
this
Palm
Beach
fundraising
season
a
great
success:
Ethel
and
Bernard
Garil,
Maureen
and
William
Goldfarb,
Wilma
and
Charles
Mooney,
Jim
Pappas
and
Maribel
Alvarez,
Priscilla
and
Dennis
Rocca,
and
Barbara
and
Irvin
Saltzman.
Dana-Farber
Cancer
Institute
(www.dana-farber.org)
is a
principal
teaching
affiliate
of
the
Harvard
Medical
School
and
is
among
the
leading
cancer
research
and
care
centers
in
the
United
States.
It
is a
founding
member
of
the
Dana-Farber/Harvard
Cancer
Center
(DF/HCC),
designated
a
comprehensive
cancer
center
by
the
National
Cancer
Institute.
It
is
the
top
ranked
cancer
center
in
New
England,
according
to
U.S.
News
&
World
Report,
and
one
of
the
largest
recipients
among
independent
hospitals
of
National
Cancer
Institute
and
National
Institutes
of
Health
grant
funding.
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