Lianne Mandelbaum, Roxanne Palin, Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, Lori Stokes, Abbey Braverman
 Photo by:  Patrick McMullan
 

The 15th Annual FARE Spring Luncheon

Some 650 guests attended the 15^th Annual New York Spring Luncheon, presented by
 Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE), on Wednesday, April 30^th, 2014 at Cipriani 42^nd Street. 
 The event raised $970,000, with proceeds benefiting FARE, a national nonprofit organization with the mission of
 finding a cure for food allergies, and keeping individuals with food allergies safe and included.

The Leadership Award was presented to Lianne Mandelbaum for her commitment to making travel safe
r for people with food allergies and for raising awareness of the seriousness of the disease. Speakers included
 Dr. Hugh A. Sampson, professor of pediatrics, allergy and immunology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 
Dr. Kari C. Nadeau, associate professor of pediatrics at Stanford University School of Medicine, and FARE CEO
John Lehr. WABC-TV news anchor Lori Stokes, who is personally affected by food allergies, was mistress of ceremonies.

Abbey Braverman, Roxanne Palin and Stephanie Winston Wolkoff were this year’s Co-Chairs. Julie Ader, Laura Tisch Broumand, NinaRennert Davidson, Nancy Lascher, Stephanie Leichter and Alex Mondre were the Vice Chairs.  Melissa Rosenbloom was the Event Advisory Chair.  Jessica Mukasey Barkoff, Elizabeth Hecker, Sarah Kugelman, Jamie Lichtenberg, and Amanda Poses were the Goodie Bag Co-Chairs.Liana Silverstein Backal, Jolie Goldring, Nicole Lenner, Catherine Pierorazio, and Jennifer Fisherman Ruff 
were the Raffle Co-Chairs.

About FARE

Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE) works on behalf of the 15 million Americans with food allergies,
 including all those at risk for life-threatening anaphylaxis. This potentially deadly disease affects 1 in every 13 children in the U.S. – or roughly two in every classroom. Formed in 2012 as a result of a merger between the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network and the Food Allergy Initiative, FARE’s mission is to find a cure for food allergies, and to keep individuals with food allergies safe and included. We do this by investing in world-class research that advances treatment and understanding, providing evidence-based education and resources, undertaking advocacy at all levels of government,
and increasing awareness of food allergy as a serious public health issue.

For more information, please visit www.foodallergy.org and find us on
Twitter@FoodAllergy, Facebook, YouTube, and Pinterest.

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