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04/30/2012 - THE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION’S HOT PINK PARTYNEW
04/26/2012 - Grand St. Settlement's Taste of the Lower East Side
04/02/2012 - 2012 Skating with the Stars Gala
04/02/2012 - Strokes of Genius to benefit Autism Spectrum Disorders
03/29/2012 - The American Classical Orchestra 2012 Spring Gala Concert & Benefit
03/24/2012 - United States launch of the Seol Won Foundation
03/21/2012 - Kick-off event for The Perlman Music Program’s May 3rd Spring Benefit
03/16/2012 - Asia WeekNY kick-off reception at the Morgan Museum & Library
03/10/2012 - Toby and Itzhak Perlman and The Perlman Music Program hosted by Jim and Kristy Clark in Palm Beach
03/08/2012 - National Committee on American Foreign Policy Hosts the 2012 Gala Awards Dinner
03/06/2012 - 2nd Annual Fountain House Associates Spring Breakfast
03/05/2012 - School of American Ballet's Winter Ball 2012
03/03/2012 - AMIT NewGen Wine Tasting
03/01/2012 - American Cancer Society Honors Grace Hightower De Niro, Diane Reidy-Lagunes MD, Emily Sonnenblick MD
03/01/2012 - New York School of Interior Design Kick-off Reception
02/25/2012 - GiGi’s PLAYHOUSE NYC, Down Syndrome Awareness Centers, opened its doors for the first time
02/25/2012 - CARON LIGHTS UP MAR-A-LAGO WITH “AFTER DARK” GALA
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02/07/2012 - 2012 Annual High School Counselor’s Breakfast
02/06/2012 - The Breast Cancer Research Foundation’s ® (BCRF) annual Hot Pink Luncheon and Symposium
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02/03/2012 - American Cancer Society’s 54th Annual Black and White Gala
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01/28/2012 - Girls Bite Out for the North Texas Food Bank
01/26/2012 - French Heritage Society’s New York ChapterKicked Off its 2012 Cultural Season
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01/24/2012 - New York Philharmonic Chinese New Year Gala
01/20/2012 - 2012 Wishmaker's Ball
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01/19/2012 - UJA-Federation of New York Generosity Signature Event
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01/16/2012 - 2nd Annual San Diego Breast Cancer Fundraiser
01/13/2012 - "Cycle Without Limits" Specialized Bike Program
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America Cancer Society Mothers Of The Year Luncheon
02/24/2009 - By The Plaza’s Grand Ballroom, New York

America Cancer Society Mothers Of The Year Luncheon

Multi-talented NBC Today host and the afternoon’s Mistress of Ceremonies, Kathie Lee Giffored, led over 400 guests in “blowing the whistle” on cancer at the American Cancer Society’s annual “Mothers of the Year” award luncheon.

The resounding shrills in The Plaza’s Grand Ballroom symbolized everyone’s commitment to the fight against cancer. The luncheon was in honor of this year’s “Mothers of the Year 2009” in the person of NBC’s Ann Curry and renowned breast cancer surgeon Dr. Alexandra Heerdt of Memorial-Sloan Kettering.

Benefit Co-Chairs Cynthia Lufkin, Cricket Burns, Roni Cowan, Eva Mohr, Marisa Marchetto, Caroline Cronson, Kathie Lee Gifford, Jacqueline Togut were joined by the NBC Today Show family such as Matt Lauer, Meredith Vieira, Al Roker and Hoda Kotb, and noted members of the New York City social and philanthropic community such as Chairman of Special Events Diana Feldman and husband, Richard Feldman, Dan Lufkin, Evelyn Lauder, Charlotte Ford, Barbara Taylor Bradford, Wendy Carduner, Muffie Potter Aston, US Ambassador to Jamaica Brenda Johnson, Elyse Newhouse, Gillian Miniter, Fe Fendi, Heather Randall, Margo Nederlander, Matilda Cuomo and daughter Maria Cuomo Cole, Rachel Hovnanian, Wendy Carduner, Myra Biblowit to name a few, and of course, family and friends of the honorees.

Ann Curry was a “no-show” for a very good reason. Ann was flying in from Chad, and could not make it on time for the award presentation. Her husband Brian Ross was on hand to sing high praises to his better half and friend Meredith Vieira stepped up to the plate, accepted the honor for Ann and delivered Ann’s remarks.
Dr. Alexandra Heerdt’s husband, Dr. Paul Heerdt and 11-year old daughter Emma Heerdt presented the award to Alexandra. Emma’s briliiant and heartwarming remarks stole the whole show. Guests who attended the luncheon were left speechless!

The luncheon raised nearly $350,000 to support American Cancer Society programs and services for cancer patients and their families, including Hope Lodge New York City, which provides free temporary lodging for cancer patients and their caregivers while undergoing treatments, and Reach to Recovery, a 30-year program which pairs trained volunteer breast cancer survivors with newly diagnosed cancer patients to help them cope with their diagnosis, treatment and recovery.

For more information on Mother of the Year or to learn about other American Cancer Society programs, please call 1-800-ACS-2345 or log onto www.cancer.org.

The American Cancer Society is dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by saving lives, diminishing suffering and preventing cancer through research, education, advocacy and service. Founded in 1913, the Society has community-based offices in 3,400 communities, involving millions of volunteers across the United States. For more information anytime, call toll free 1-800-ACS-2345 or visit www.cancer.org.

Photos: Shana Wittenwyler
Photos Courtesy of The American Cancer Society.


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