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Gala Ball is October 23: Early Reservations Encouraged
New York, NY (July 2008) -- The New York Eye & Ear Infirmary’s 2008 “Thanks for Giving” Ball will take place October 23, 6-9 PM, at The Puck Building in Soho. The event will honor long-time friends and supporters Pliny Jewell IV and his sister Lucinda Jewell with The Margaret Loeb Kempner Humanitarian Award. It will also celebrate the achievements of eminent genetic researcher, Edwin M. Stone M.D., PhD, Director of the Roy J. Carver Molecular Ophthalmology Laboratory, University of Iowa, with the John Kearney Rodgers Physician of the Year Award.
Ball donations are a key source of support for patient care services, making the participation of Infirmary friends and physicians critical. All donors who commit to purchasing a Ball table, ticket or Journal ad by August 15 will be included on the Ball Benefit Committee and cited on the Ball invitation and the souvenir journal.
For early reservations to the Gala, contact the Development Office: 212-979-4019 or cbohdan@nyee.edu.
Dinner Chair is Charles G. Berry, Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees. Other leaders of the benefit committee are: Chairman of the Board, Peter Frelinghuysen; Trustee and Journal Chair, Sheldon Gordon;Trustee and Invitation Chair, Judy Zesiger; and Chief Executive Officer, D. McWilliams Kessler.
New York Eye & Ear has earned a worldwide reputation for pioneering work in ophthalmology, otolaryngology and reconstructive surgery. Since 1820, our mission is to serve our patients, who come from around the world, with the finest medical care, delivered with skill and compassion. More than a third of them are children, and our pediatric services are rapidly expanding to serve their needs across all of our specialties. This year’s Ball celebrates 188 years of achievements like these:
- We are America’s leading provider of eye care, with 144,000 outpatient visits and 25,000 surgical procedures per year, and one of the most extensive ear, nose and throat clinics anywhere.
- The Bendheim Family Retina Center is the largest of its kind in the New York area, with more than 40,000 outpatient visits annually.
- Our new Ear Institute, which opened this year, has been cited by U.S. Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney as one of the New York area’s most critical medical resources.
- Our Eye Trauma Center treats more emergency eye cases than any other facility in New York, serving as New York State’s Eye Injury Registry and member of the U.S. Eye Injury Registry.
- We maintain the country’s only Head, Neck and Ophthalmic Cancer Tumor Registry.
About 500 guests are expected to attend the 2008 Gala.
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