Adults in Toyland
Casino Night Raises Over $850,000 to Benefit
Stephen D. Hassenfeld Children’s Center for Cancer
and Blood Disorders and the Department of Pediatrics
at NYU Langone Medical Center
The event,
hosted by the Committee for the Stephen D.
Hassenfeld Children’s Center for Cancer and Blood
Disorders and KiDS of NYU Langone, attracted 600 New
York City professionals from finance, fashion,
entertainment, and real estate, among other
industries, committed to improving the lives of
children who are being treated at NYU Langone and
their families.
Attendees
from NYU Langone included: Robert I. Grossman, MD,
dean and CEO, Joseph Lhota, senior vice president
and vice dean, chief of staff, and Catherine Manno,
MD, the Pat and John Rosenwald Professor of
Pediatrics and chair, Department of Pediatrics.
Physician co-chairs were William L. Carroll, MD, the
Julie and Edward J. Minskoff Professor of
Pediatrics, professor of pathology, and director,
Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU
Langone, and Bret J. Rudy, MD, professor and vice
chair, Department of Pediatrics. Guests in
attendance include: Ellen Block, Alex Casdin, Janet
and Howard Ginsburg, MD, Richard Mack, Stephen Mack,
Maya and Edward Manley, Darcy Miller Nussbaum,
Jonathan Patricof, Danielle Rossen, Kimberly and
Jonathan Schulhof, Lauran Walk, Rob Wiesenthal, and
Peter and Susi Wunsch.
The festive
annual event featured casino games, buffet,
cocktails, a DJ, and a silent auction of luxury
items guests were invited to bid on, including a
walk-on role on CBS hit comedy The Millers, a
reservation for four at the famed Rao’s Restaurant,
and a three-night vacation on the Ferragamo family
estate in Tuscany, Italy. A heartfelt video was also
shown highlighting the impact past contributions
have made on a few of the children treated at NYU
Langone. The video can be seen here: http://giving.nyumc.org/aitvideo.
Proceeds
provide integral funding for the Stephen D.
Hassenfeld Children’s Center for Cancer and Blood
Disorders and the Department of Pediatrics,
including interim patient/family housing, bilingual
child life therapy, and music and recreational
therapy. In addition, funds support pilot research
that can potentially improve patient care and
outcomes.
Citi was the
presenting sponsor, and Gotham Magazine returned as
the media sponsor for this year’s event.