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SAMUEL WAXMAN CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION (SWCRF) 17th ANNUAL
"COLLABORATING FOR A CURE" BENEFIT DINNER AND AUCTION HONORS
FASHION DESIGNERS CUSHNIE ET OCHS AND RAISES $2.5 MILLION TO
SUPPORT CANCER RESEARCH
New York, NY (December 5, 2014) -
Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation (SWCRF) hosted
its "Collaborating
for a Cure" Benefit
Dinner and Auction, honoring fashion designers Cushnie
et Ochs, and featuring a special musical performance by
six-time Grammy award winner Ziggy
Marley, on Thursday,
December 4, 2014 at Cipriani
Wall Street. The annual event, now in its seventeenth
year, raised $2.5 million to support the Waxman Foundation?s
research efforts to produce a cure for cancer.
Notable guest attendees included Dr.
Samuel Waxman (Founder
and CEO of Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation), Michael
and Elin Nierenberg (17th Annual
Collaborating for a Cure Hosts), Chris
Wragge (Co-Anchor
of CBS 2 News This Morning), Carly
Cushnie (Honoree;
Fashion Designer and Co-founder of Cushnie et Ochs), Michelle
Ochs (Honoree;
Fashion Designer and Co-founder of Cushnie et Ochs), Ziggy
Marley (Special
Musical Guest), Robert
Kantor (President
of SWCRF), Hugh
Hildesley (Executive
Vice President & Auctioneer of Sotheby's), Spencer
Waxman (Samuel
Waxman Cancer Research Foundation Board of Directors), Mary
Kantor (Samuel
Waxman Cancer Research Foundation Honorary Board Member), James
Frankel (Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation
Board of Directors), and Ruth
Finley (Founder
of Fashion Calendar).
The event was attended by more than 750 corporate
executives, board members, and their guests. The money
raised will support the Foundation's research efforts to
produce a cure for cancer by reprogramming cancer cells and
to deliver tailored, minimally toxic treatments to patients.
The scientists funded by the SWCRF have made significant
breakthroughs in cancer research, including identifying
pathways to deliver novel therapies to treat cancer.
SWCRF Collaborating
for a Cure host Michael
Nierenberg gave
his opening remarks, welcoming guests to the Dinner &
Auction and thanking the SWCR's many supporters for their
continued efforts to raise funds for cancer research. The
evening's Master of Ceremonies Chris
Wragge then
took the stage to introduce Dr.
Samuel Waxman whose
remarks highlighted the importance of investing in cancer
research and developing less toxic therapies for cancer
patients of all ages, particularly senior citizens who are
unable to tolerate the intensity of chemotherapy. After
dinner, Wragge welcomed honorees
Carly Cushnie and Michelle
Ochs to the
stage. Carly Cushnie said she and Michelle were "thankful to
support a cause close to so many hearts." She described the
privilege they had of visiting Dr. Waxman?s laboratory at
the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and gaining a
better understanding of his work, which she described as
"mind-blowing."
Known affectionately by New Yorkers as "The Waxman," the
yearly fête is considered to be among the top fundraising
events in New York City. In recent years, "The Waxman" has
raised several million dollars to support the Waxman
Foundation's research efforts to produce a cure for cancer.
Past celebrity supporters have included the Warren
Hayes Band, Kid
Rock, Chevy
Chase, Steely
Dan, Glenn
Frey, Joe
Walsh, Sheryl
Crow, John
Fogerty, and Counting
Crows.
The Event Chairs were: Dale
and Peter Claman, Lynn
and Wes Edens, Katie and Scott
Eichel, Kristen and Johan
Eveland, Maria and Kenneth
Fishel, Alyssa and Clifford
Greenberg, Mary
Henry and Howard
Rubin, Gary
Jacob, Diane and Adam
Katz, Nancy and Howard
Kurz, Randal
Nardone, Elin and Michael
Nierenberg, Nancy and Craig
Overlander, Mara and Baron Silverstein, Linda Taub and Amy and Jeff
Verschleiser.
The Dinner Committee included: Eve and Brant
Brooks, Sarah and Brian
Chin, Tracy and Frank
Collins, Stephanie and Sergio
Esposito, Staci and Andrew
Friedwald, Phyllis and Gary
Gladstein, Erin and Jim
Keller, Mildred
Levine, Thomas
Marano, Melissa and Matthew
McQueen, Julie and Martin
Migliara, Dana and Michael
Miller, Sue and Perry Porricelli, Sal
Puliafico, Tammy and Mike Reisman, Samantha
Santiago and Steve
Jones, Laurie and Charles
Schaffran, Erin andAndrew
Sloves, Nicholas Smith, Laurie and Joseph
Steffa, Alison and Charles
Sorrentino, Bettina and Spencer
Waxman, Marion and Samuel Waxman, M.D., Dena K. Weiner and David
Rozenholc, Amy and Matt
Zisette, Laura Zwak andJames
DeMare.
The Auction Committee included: Nancy
Loving and David
Hinkelman, Katie
Song and Mike
Joo, Deborah and Howard
Shlafmitz, and Sandy and Marc
Taub.
Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation Board:
CHAIRMAN: Michael
Nierenberg
PRESIDENT: Robert
Kantor
VICE PRESIDENTS: Spencer
Waxman, Dena K. Weiner
TREASURER: Thomas
A. Conway
SECRETARY: Laurie
L. Schaffran
BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Dale
Claman, James E. Frankel, Gary Gladstein, Clifford
Greenberg, Dennis A. Herman, Linda Herman.
David Hinkelman, Alissa Jacob, Gary Jacob, Howard Kurz,
Matthew Lyons, Riva Ariella Ritvo-Slifka, Howard Shlafmitz,
Tony M. Shogren, David S. Taub**, Samuel Waxman, M.D.
HONORARY BOARD: Maureen
Cogan, Martin L. Coyne, Mary Kantor, Abner Levine**, Mildred
Levine, Susan W. Rose, Alan P. Safir *, Joan A. Safir *,
Edwin C. Scheurer**, Alfred J. Seaman**, Zena Wiener
CHAIRMAN?S COUNCIL: Lawrence
Altman, Peter Claman, Ruth Finley, Arminio Fraga, Costas
Kondylis, Thomas Marano, Tadashi Shoji, Bernard Sillins
* Past Chair **Deceased
ABOUT THE SAMUEL WAXMAN CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION
www.waxmancancer.org
The Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation is an
international organization dedicated to curing and
preventing cancer. The Foundation is a pioneer in cancer
research and its mission is to eradicate cancer by funding
cutting-edge research that identifies and corrects abnormal
gene function that causes cancer and develops minimally
toxic treatments for patients. Through the Foundation's
collaborative group of world-class scientists, the Institute
without Walls, investigators share information and tools to
speed the pace of cancer research. Since its inception in
1976, the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation has
awarded more than $85 million to support the work of more
than 200 researchers across the globe.
For more information on Collaborating for A Cure please
visit
www.waxmancancer.org/Events/Collaborating=For-A-Cure
Imagine a world in which cancer can be
treated without disrupting life, can be cured, or can even
be prevented.
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