29th Annual Benefit for Cancer Research Institute – April 17, 2011
MEDIA ALERT
WHO: Confirmed guests include: Annette and Matt Lauer, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Diana Taylor, Police Commissioner and Mrs. Ray Kelly, Susan and Tony Bennett, Patty and Gustavo Cisneros, Perri Peltz and Eric Ruttenberg, Lauren and John Veronis, Marlene Hess and Jim Zirin, Peter Duchin and Virginia Coleman, Jamie Niven, Liz and Jeff Peek, Evelyn and Leonard Lauder, Jo Carole and Ronald Lauder, Mickey and Paola Schulhof, Allison and Leonard Stern, Cathie Black and Thomas Harvey, Pat and Victor Ganzi, Aerin Lauder and Eric Zinterhofer, Gail and James Citrin, Andy and Tom Mendell, Denise and Michael Kellen, Jeanne and Herbert Siegel, Susan and Martin Lipton, Cathy and Alan Greenberg, Shasha and Mickey Targoff, Jane and Jim Stern, Ann and Geoffrey Coley, Diane and Thomas Tuft, Charlotte Moss and Barry Friedberg, Debra and Leon Black, and Sherry and Robert Wiener.
EVENT CO-CHAIRS: Ann and Geoff Coley, Denise and Michael Kellen, Jamie Niven, Perri Peltz and Eric Ruttenberg, Jeanne Sorensen Siegel, and Georgia Wall and Don Gogel.
WHAT: The Cancer Research Institute will once again host the “Through the Kitchen Dinner,” a culinary experience that invites guests to don chef’s aprons and walk through the kitchen of the renowned Four Seasons Restaurant in New York City to choose from among the many gourmet delights prepared by the Four Seasons chefs. As in past years, famed event designer DeJuan Stroud has planned a décor tour-de-force to rival his previous creations for this must-attend event. Last year’s “Things That Make NYC Great” dinner featured sumptuously decked tables—and a replica Statue of Liberty floating in the central pool—celebrating all the best in NYC fashion, art, sports, culture, and society. This year’s event promises to be another stunning evening as NYC society assembles to raise money to support the Irvington Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship Program of the Cancer Research Institute.
WHERE: The Four Seasons Restaurant, 99 East 52nd Street, NYC
WHEN: Sunday, April 17, 2011, Cocktails 7:00 p.m., Dinner 8:00 p.m.
WHY: The Cancer Research Institute (CRI), established in 1953, is the world’s only nonprofit organization dedicated exclusively to transforming cancer patient care by advancing scientific efforts that are leading to new and effective immune system-based strategies to treat, control, and prevent cancer. Guided by a world-renowned Scientific Advisory Council that includes four Nobel laureates and twenty-nine members of the National Academy of Sciences, CRI supports research conducted by immunologists and tumor immunologists at leading medical centers and universities across the globe, and has contributed to many of the key scientific advances that demonstrate the potential for immunotherapy to change the face of cancer treatment.
Proceeds from the Through the Kitchen event will benefit the Irvington Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship Program of the Cancer Research Institute. The Institute’s longest-standing grant initiative, this program provides critical support for young immunologists and tumor immunologists at top universities and research centers around the world. Since it was established in 1971, the Postdoctoral Fellowship Program has funded nearly 1,000 promising young investigators and has played an important role in advancing the Institute’s driving mission to conquer cancer through the understanding and application of tumor immunology and immunotherapy. For more information, visit http://www.cancerresearch.org.
PRESS: To RSVP and for more information, please contact: Brian Brewer at Cancer Research Institute, 212.688.7515, ext. 242, [email protected]
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