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On Wednesday, November 20, 2013, Silver Hill Hospital held
its fourth annual fall gala at Cipriani
42nd Street in
New York City. This year’s Gala honored longtime supporter
and Board Director, Peter
Busch Orthwein, and his wife, Beverly, and CNBC anchor, Lawrence
Kudlow. The 400 guests enjoyed a very special
performance by Grammy and Tony-winning musical artist, Cyndi
Lauper. Ms. Lauper opened with her song “Fearless” and
went on to play her classic ballad “True
Colors”.
Peter Orthwein, the Co-Founder and Chairman of Thor
Industries, has been a Silver Hill Hospital board member
since 2005 and chair of the Planning and Finance Committee.
His dedication and brilliant leadership has been
instrumental in guiding the Silver Hill through a
significant financial turnaround, and his conscientious
approach to this work is exemplified by its excellent
financial condition. Beverly Orthwein serves as an active
volunteer visiting the Acute Care Unit regularly to deliver
compassionate support and hope to patients. Her loyal
support of Silver Hill and numerous non-profit organizations
is laudable and indicative of her generous spirit. She
served as one of the evening’s speakers sharing her personal
experience at Silver Hill Hospital.
Lawrence Kudlow, anchor of CNBC’s “The Kudlow Report,”
has a powerful story of recovery, and is a tireless advocate
for promoting greater understanding and acceptance for those
with addictions or mental illness. He delivered an
impassioned speech to the crowd about his journey to
recovery. Silver Hill Hospital shares Mr. Kudlow’s passion
to eliminate stigmas surrounding these illnesses, and to
inspire more patients to seek treatment.
Co-chairs for the 2013 Gala are Sigurd Ackerman, MD and
Cecelia McCarton, MD, Michael Cominotto and Dennis Basso,
Frederick Feiner, MD, and Vicki Feiner, Kirk Henckels and
Fernanda Kellogg, Todd Hollander, DJ Cassidy, Jonny Podell,
and Brittany Podell. Silver Hill Hospital’s first Gala
occurred in 2010 and was inspired by Mr. Cominotto and Mr.
Basso to highlight the excellent treatment the hospital
provides.
A live auction was led by Sotheby’s, Hugh Hildesley. The
evening raised close to $850,000 for financial assistance
for individuals who need Silver Hill’s long-term residential
treatment programs but are without adequate resources to
cover the costs.
Notable attendees include: Cyndi
Lauper (musical artist), Peter Busch Orthwein and Beverly
Orthwein (honorees), Lawrence Kudlow (honoree and CNBC
anchor “The Kudlow Report”), Hugh Hildesley, Sigurd
Ackerman, MD and Cecelia McCarton, MD, Michael Cominotto and
Dennis Basso, Frederick Feiner, MD, and Vicki Feiner, Kirk
Henckels and Fernanda Kellogg, Todd Hollander, DJ Cassidy,
Jonny Podell, and Brittany Podell, Amy
Fine Collins, Nina Griscom, Valesca Guerrand-Hermes, Lisa
Jackson, Michele Herbert, Dana Taylor, Shelley Goldberg
(Contributor, NY1), Michael
Kellen, John and Nonie Sullivan Jr, Thomas J. Moran, Charles
Revson, Hendrik Hartong, Marlene
Hess, Richard Zinman, Charles Schorin, Baird Ryan, Daman and
Sant Chatwal, Jamie Gleicher, David and Danielle Ganek
About Silver Hill Hospital
In 1931 renowned psychiatrist Dr. John Millett was searching
for a setting close to New York to open a small residential
mental health clinic. A picturesque farmhouse on a pastoral
site in New Canaan, Connecticut proved irresistible for what
he envisioned. In just a few short years, Silver Hill
achieved national recognition as a top tier psychiatric
hospital, revered for expert and compassionate treatment for
patients struggling with mental illness or addiction. A
steadfast adherence to mission – “to provide the best
treatment for mental illness and addiction; and to offer
continuing support, counseling and education to patients and
families in every phase of illness and recovery” – has
shaped the hospital’s growth over time. Today, Silver Hill,
a not-for-profit hospital, provides comprehensive inpatient,
residential and outpatient programs for adolescents and
adults covering the full spectrum of psychiatric diagnoses.
Our intensive treatment regimens are solely focused on
getting patients better, inspiring hope, and helping them
transition home to family and community. We pride ourselves
on a very experienced, talented and dedicated clinical staff
that includes eleven full-time psychiatrists with advanced
sub-specialty training working with an expansive team of
psychiatric nurses, social workers and counselors.
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