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CARNAVAL
Parkinson’s Disease Foundation
The Parkinson’s Disease Foundation (PDF) held its annual
CARNAVAL on January 30, 2013 at SLATE located at 54 West
21st Street in New York City. The evening began at 6:30 PM
and featured live entertainment by DJ Brenda Black, Samba
dancing, games of chance, raffles, premium open bar and a
buffet dinner. More than 200 supporters attended this
festive evening, which raised $40,000 to benefit PDF’s
research programs.
The event honored Peter Dorn, longtime member of PDF's Board
of Directors, co-owner of the Copacabana Club and one of the
creators of CARNAVAL. Stephanie Goldman-Pittel, Sharon
Klein, Amy Sole, Douglas Stern and Jeffrey Zygler were
CARNAVAL Co-Chairs. Roy Alcalay, M.D., Melissa Barry, Kelly
Bresnahan, Caitlin Carey, Randy Colahan, Christine Colón,
M.S., Megan Costello, Jaina Dambra, Rob Dickar, Robin
Elliott, Genna Farber, Jason Grunberg, Paddi Hurley, Sarah
Janicki, Angela Latigona, Arlene Levine, Laureen Lipsky,
Jorge Lizarralde, Mary Looram, Carly Masucci, Nancy Ozelli,
Eddie Pelto, Lisa Scudera, Scott Shushansky, Marisa Silber,
Louis Vitale, Dan Volpe, Linda Yang and Robert Yang were the
Host Committee.
The Parkinson’s Disease Foundation is a leading national
presence in Parkinson’s disease research, education and
public advocacy. Created by William Black, the founder of
Chock full o’ Nuts, a successful New York coffee and
restaurant business, PDF was the first national
not-for-profit organization to focus on Parkinson’s disease.
PDF is working for the nearly one million people in the US
who live with Parkinson’s by funding promising scientific
research while supporting people living with Parkinson’s
through educational programs and services. Since its
founding in 1957, PDF has dedicated over $96 million to fund
the work of leading scientists throughout the world and over
$40 million to support national education and advocacy
programs.
PDF thanks its in-kind contributors, including Amtrak, Divi
Resorts and Oheka Castle, for their support of CARNAVAL
For additional information on the Parkinson’s Disease
Foundation and to view event photos, please visit
www.pdf.org/carnaval
or contact info@pdf.org
or (800) 457-6676.
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