GABRIELLE’S ANGEL FOUNDATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH
RAISES $3.6 MILLION AT ANGEL BALL 2015
Annual Gala Supporting Blood Cancer
Research Honored Heidi Klum;
Amy and Brian France;
Mary Kitchen and Jon Orszag
Monday, October 19th at
Cipriani Wall Street
New York, NY
(October 20, 2015) – Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation for Cancer
Research raised $3.6
million and counting for
blood cancer research at its annual fundraiser, the Angel
Ball, Monday night at Cipriani Wall Street. This
black-tie benefit, hosted by Grammy-nominated songwriter
Denise Rich and her daughters Daniella Rich and Ilona Rich
Schachter, honored the
work of Heidi
Klum; Amy
and Brian
France, Chairman and CEO of NASCAR, Founders, The Luke
and Meadow Foundation; Mary
Kitchen and
Jon Orszag, Co-Founder of Compass Lexecon, Co-Directors
of The Orszag Foundation. Pop rock sensation OneRepublic,
legendary vocalist Patti
LaBelle and
Tony and Grammy Award-winner Billy
Porter performed
throughout the evening.
The Angel
Ball honors
individuals who have made significant humanitarian and
philanthropic contributions in support of cancer research
and boasts attendees in the fields of business,
philanthropy, and society alike for this annual celebration
of life, music and the quest for a cure. The evening was
emceed by Alicia
Quarles, Entertainment Correspondent seen on E!,
Entertainment Tonight, The Today Show & MSNBC.
Nick Cannon presented
the “Angel of Light” honor to his friend and “America’s Got
Talent” co-host Heidi Klum, where he made note that Klum is
a woman who is “beautiful inside and out.” In her acceptance
speech, Klum dedicated her honor to those fighting to beat
cancer.
“This one’s for
you. I’m just going to keep it at my house because it’s so
pretty,” Klum said with a smile.
Throughout the
evening, Jeff
Gordon presented
the “Angels of Hope” honor to Amy and Brian France, and James
Carville presented
the “Angels of Inspiration” honor to Kitchen and Orszag.
Simon de Pury orchestrated
the live auction. Highlights included a 2016 Porsche Cayman
GT4 that was on display outside the event, which sold for
$125,000; a stunning pair of Lorraine Schwartz black and
rose gold sapphire earrings, modeled by musician and actress
Kat Graham,that sold for $70,000; and a 6-day Caribbean
cruise on a luxury yacht that sold for $140,000.
As dessert was
served, LaBelle took to the stage singing “You Saved My
Life.” The crowd leapt to their feet and hit the dance floor
after the opening to “Lady Marmalade” began to play. LaBelle
invited gentlemen from the audience to join her on-stage,
including the evening’s opening performer Billy Porter, who
harmonized with LaBelle as the crowd sang along.
OneRepublic kept
the dancing going, performing their chart-topping hits
“Counting Stars,” “Good Life,” “Apologize” and “I Lived.”
The Angel
Ball stands
out as one of the highlights of the New York social season
and features a cocktail reception, dinner, surprise musical
guests along with a luxury live auction and online auction
hosted by Charitybuzz.com. This online auction continues
through November 4th. To bid, visit:
charitybuzz.com/angelball
Additional guests included Usher
& Grace Miguel, Angel Ambassador Selenis
Leyva, Alina Baikova, Kat Graham, Star Jones, DJ Cassidy,
Patina Miller, Andreja Pejic, Sam Moore, Kelly Rutherford,
Ivana Trump, Montel Williams, Shanina Shaik, Devon Windsor,
Toni Garrn, Deborah Cox, Rachel Hilbert, Sharina Gutierrez and Tamara
Mellon.
Board Member and
celebrity jeweler Lorraine Schwartz served as this year’s
Gala Chair, as well as a sponsor. Other sponsors included
Jynwel Charitable Foundation Limited, Porsche Cars North
America, Perrier Jouët and United Airlines.
This year’s Gala
Co-Chair Committee included Consuelo Vanderbilt Costin, Dori
Cooperman, Bonnie Pfeifer Evans, Desiree Gruber, Michele
Herbert, Victoria Hunter, Pamela Johananoff, Star Jones,
Louise Kornfeld, Inga Kozel, Norah Lawlor, Heather Levin,
Allison Lutnick, Danielle Merollo, Brooke Milstein, Laura
Nicklas, Camilla Olsson, Cynthia Ott, , Donna Poyiadjis,
Michele Rella, Paola Bacchini Rosenshein, Alisa Roever, Beth
Rosenthal, Charleen Sacks, Ofira Sandberg, Catherine Saxton,
Susan Shin, Kiva Silberfeld, Tina Storper, Felicia Taylor,
Marcy Warren and Jill Zarin.
For more
information about the Angel
Ball and
Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation for Cancer Research, please
visit
www.gabriellesangels.org
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About Gabrielle’s
Angel Foundation for Cancer Research
Gabrielle’s Angel
Foundation funds the nation’s best and brightest scientific
investigators whose research focuses on finding less toxic
treatments for patients with leukemia, lymphoma and related
cancers. Since its inception, Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation
has awarded more than $25 million in grants making it one of
the largest non-governmental sources of grant support for
blood cancer research in the nation. In 2012, the Foundation
opened a sister chapter, Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation UK,
which provides support for blood cancer research at Great
Britain’s leading institutions.
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