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On Wednesday May 3rd, The American Heart Association's
20thAnnual Heart of the Hamptons Ball began celebrations
with a kick-off party in New York City.
Hosted by the Heart Ball's co-chairs Consuelo
Vanderbilt Costin, Nicole Noonan, Randi Schatz and Tracy
Stern, attendees
included one of the Ball's honoree's Jean
Shafiroff, Barbara
Poliwoda from
the American Heart Association, Frederick
Anderson, Montgomery Frazier, Lucia Hwong Gordon and R.
Couri Hay.
Midway through the event, Barbara Poliwoda thanked the
co-chairs and the honorees and announced that they were
hoping to raise $600,000 from this event and from the
forthcoming gala on June 25th. Jean Shafiroff then told
guests she was involved in the AHA because of her recently
departed father, who "despite having a heart attack at 51
had survived until 94 in part due to good heart health." She
encouraged everyone "to support the AHA continuing their
good work."
This Ball will take place at the Hayground School in
Bridgehampton, NY on June 25th. Dr.
Frank Spencer, MD, Professor of Surgery, NYU Langone
Medical Center will be honored with the Distinguished
Service Award and Jean
Shafiroff, Humanitarian
and Philanthropist will receive the Humanitarian with
Heart Award.
The evening will feature live music by Alex Donner, cocktail
hour, a seated dinner catered by The Garden City Hotel, as
well as a live & silent auction. Tickets are $600. For more
information contact Barbara Poliwoda at 631-734-2804 or
visithttp://hamptonsheartball.heart.org.
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The American Heart Association is devoted to
saving people from heart disease and stroke ? the two
leading causes of death in the world. We team with millions
of volunteers to fund innovative research, fight for
stronger public health policies, and provide lifesaving
tools and information to prevent and treat these diseases.
The Dallas-based association is the nation?s oldest and
largest voluntary organization dedicated to fighting heart
disease and stroke. To learn more or to get involved, call
1-800-AHA-USA1, visit heart.org
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