Collaborating for a Cure
16th Annual
Benefit Dinner & Auction
honoring
ARTHUR IMPERATORE
PRESIDENT & COO, NY WATERWAY
and
TADASHI SHOJI
FOUNDER & CHIEF DESIGNER, TADASHI SHOJI COLLECTION
SPECIAL MUSICAL GUEST
TRAIN
MASTER OF CEREMONIES
CHRIS WRAGGE
CO-ANCHOR OF CBS 2 NEWS THIS MORNING
Attendees:
Dr. Samuel Waxman, Scientific
Director and Founder of the Samuel Waxman Cancer
Research Foundation (SWCRF)
Michael and Elin Nierenberg, 16th Annual Collaborating
for a Cure Hosts
Chris Wragge, Co-Anchor
of CBS 2 News This Morning
Arthur Imperatore, President
& COO, NY Waterway, Honoree
Tadashi Shoji, Founder & Chief Designer, Tadashi
Shoji Collection, Honoree
Hugh Hildesley, Executive
Vice President & Auctioneer of Sotheby’s
Train, Special
Musical Guests
Spencer Waxman, Samuel
Waxman Cancer Research Foundation Board of Directors
James Frankel, Samuel
Waxman Cancer Research Foundation Board of Directors
Mary Kantor, Samuel
Waxman Cancer Research Foundation Honorary Board Member
Martina Arroyo, Opera
Singer
Ruth Finley, Founder
and Publisher of Fashion Calendar
Andrea Powell, Actress,
Ender’s Game
The Samuel
Waxman Cancer Research Foundation (SWCRF)
celebrated its 16th Annual Collaborating
For A Cure Dinner
and Auction at
the landmark Park
Avenue Armory on
Thursday, November 21, 2013. Arthur
Imperatore was
honored with the Humanitarian
of the Year Award and Tadashi
Shoji received
the Fashion
Cares Award; the evening was headlined by special
musical guest, Train. Notable guest attendees included Michael and Elin
Nierenberg (hosts
of the 16th Annual Collaborating
for a CureDinner & Auction), Chris Wragge (Master of
Ceremonies and Co-Anchor of CBS2 News This Morning), Hugh
Hildesley (Sotheby’s
Executive Vice President & Auctioneer),Spencer
Waxman (SWCRF
Board of Directors), James
Frankel (SWCRF
Board of Directors), Mary
Kantor (SWCRF
Honorary Board Member), Ruth
Finley (Founder
and Publisher of Fashion
Calendar), Martina
Arroyo (Opera
Singer) and Andrea
Powell (Actress, Ender’s
Game).
SWCRF Collaborating
For A Cure host Michael
Nierenberg welcomed
everyone to the Dinner & Auction, thanking them for
their continued support to raise funds for cancer
research and introducing Master of Ceremony Chris Wragge.
To kick off the evening, Wragge spoke a few heartfelt
words of how “cancer touches each and every person” and
thanked Dr. Waxman for working “each and every day to
benefit us in the fight against this disease.” Following
dinner, Dr. Waxman gave a short speech, letting the
audience know that their support for the SWCRF has made
“significant progress in cancer research and are more
than on their way to having it under control.” Dr.
Waxman then brought honoree Arthur
Imperatore to
the stage. Imperatore, a cancer survivor and supporter
of the SWCRF, stated that the cancer research of the
foundation thus far is the “best-of-the-best,” and those
whom are part of it are the “most selfless and
knowledgeable individuals, especially Dr. Waxman.”
Andrea Powell then presented designer Tadashi
Shojiwith the SWCRF Fashion
Cares Award, an annual award honoring individuals in
the fashion industry who have survived or had experience
with cancer. Powell thanked Tadashi for using fashion as
a medicine to make women feel beautiful and confident
during difficult times and for his continued support for
cancer research. Additionally, Nierenberg and Dr. Waxman
presented the first-ever Sammie
Award to Samantha
Santiago for
her continuous efforts in making the SWCRF Dinner &
Auction a success year-in and year-out.
The dinner, auction and concert was attended by more
than 950 corporate executives, board members, and their
guests. The benefit raised nearly $3 million to support
the Foundation’s research efforts to produce a cure for
cancer by reprogramming cancer cells to deliver
tailored, minimally toxic treatments to patients. The
scientists who are funded by the SWCRF have made
significant breakthroughs in cancer research, including
identifying pathways to deliver drugs and novel
therapies to treat cancer.
The evening’s live auction offered guests the
opportunity to bid on exclusive items such as a White
Golden Retriever puppy that started a bidding war
between various attendees and received a winning bid of
$7,000. Guests were also able to bid on an exclusive
opportunity to meet Train backstage
at the event and receive an autographed guitar; bidding
started at $3,500 and sold for $10,000. The highest bid
of the night went to a luxurious five-night stay aboard
a Private
Yacht complete
with a private jet and seaplane for $135,000. Other
packages included the ultimate James Bond experience
with a trip to the world-famous Golden
Eye Resort in
Jamaica for $26,000, a two-night stay atShutters Santa
Monica in
the Presidential Suite for $14,000, a golf outing for 24
people at Hamptons
Hills Country Club in
Westhampton, NY, for $6,000, a 3-hour cocktail
reception, planned byROBIN for
$6,000, a private wine tasting for 25 at Italian
Wine Merchants for
$19,000, a
limited edition print and studio tour with photographer Richard
Corman for
$7,000, a one-of-a-kind abstract painting by Harold
Garde for
$25,000, “Tree of Serenity” limited-edition print by Peter
Lik for
$8,000, and the ultimate sushi experience for 10 at Neta
Sushi for
$9,000. The live auction was led by Hugh Hildesley,
Executive Vice President of Sotheby’s Auction House.
Online auction items— including two-tickets to the
Tadashi Soji Fall 2014 Runway Show, second-row seats to
watch the New York Knicks up close and personal at
Madison Square Garden, the ultimate NASCAR racing
experience, and many more— are currently still available
for bidding on Charity
Buzz until
December 4, 2013. After the auction, guests were treated
to an exclusive, live performance by music legends, Train.
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 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.
Imagine a world in which cancer can be treated without
disrupting life, can be cured,
or can even be prevented.