On Feb. 27, nearly 75 guests enjoyed an exclusive evening of signature cocktails and hors d’oeuvres at the American Cancer Society’s 2019 Celebration Gala Kickoff party at Ouzo Bay, located in Mizner Park in Boca Raton. Attendees included event sponsors and supporters from both Broward and Palm Beach Counties.
Gala co-chair and kickoff host, Pinnacle Advertising CEO Peter Gary, held the kickoff in Boca Raton to bring together Broward and Palm Beach supporters of the Gala.
Speakers included Keith Koenig, president of City Furniture. Koenig and his wife Kelly are honorees for the Celebration Gala, which will take place on May 4. Additional speakers were Noreen Salah Burpee, executive director of The Salah Foundation - Presenting Sponsor of the Gala for the third consecutive year, Gala chair Lori Castle, and Gala co-chair LoriAnn Gary. Dr. Emmanuel Thomas, a cancer research specialist at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, addressed the guests and thanked them for their dedicated commitment to continuing the ongoing fight against cancer.
All of the speakers stated that 2019 would be a banner year for the Gala. “The majority of everyone at the kickoff party has been touched by cancer in some way,” said Gary. “We all have one goal: to raise more money for cancer research toward a cure.”
Sponsors for the kickoff party included Presenting Sponsor the Salah Foundation, VIP Kickoff Sponsor Ouzo Bay, Diamond Sponsor City Furniture, Gold Sponsors Pinnacle Advertising and the Frantz Family, Silver Sponsor AutoNation, Walls of Bravery Sponsor Cancer Treatment Centers of America, and Mission Sponsor University of Miami’s Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, among many others.
The 2019 American Cancer Society’s Celebration Gala will be held at the Fort Lauderdale Marriott Harbor Beach Resort & Spa on Derby Day, May 4, 2019, with the theme “Racing for Research!” Tickets are $300 per person and $5,000 for a VIP table. To purchase tickets, for more information, and to find out more about sponsorships, visit www.CelebrationGalaFL.org.
A variety of sponsorships are still available. Contact Alicia DeLuco, development manager, at alicia.deluca@cancer.org, or call 954.200.7520.
The Walls of Bravery will be an artistic display at the 2019 Celebration Gala paying tribute to those who are presently conquering cancer and honoring the memory of those who have passed. Anyone can honor someone. It is not necessary to attend the Gala to purchase a submission. The cost is $250. For more information, visit https://acsflspr.ejoinme.org/MyEvents/2019CelebrationGala/WallsofBravery/tabid/1009200/Default.aspx.
About the American Cancer Society
The American Cancer Society is a global grassroots force of more than three million volunteers saving lives and fighting for every birthday threatened by every cancer in every community. As the largest voluntary health organization, the Society's efforts have contributed to a 20 percent decline in cancer death rates in the U.S. since 1991, and a 50 percent drop in smoking rates. Thanks in part to our progress nearly 14 million Americans who have had cancer and countless more who have avoided it will celebrate more birthdays this year. We're finding cures as the nation’s largest private, not-for-profit investor in cancer research, ensuring people facing cancer have the help they need and continuing the fight for access to quality health care, lifesaving screenings, clean air, and more. For more information, to get help, or to join the fight, call us anytime, day or night, at 1-800-227-2345 or visit www.cancer.org/fight
