Jackson Memorial Foundation Gala 2007
Winter Palace
Alan T. Dimond, Chairman, Jackson Memorial Foundation, and Fana Holtz, Sherie Swerdlow and Marisa Cisneros Rizzon, Chairmen, Jackson Memorial Foundation Gala 2007 welcomed 1,100 guests to the Winter Palace. The evening honored this year’s Golden Angels and recognized R. Kirk Landon, recipient of the Jay Weiss Humanitarian Award and Andreas G. Tzakis, M.D, recipient of the Robert Zeppa M.D. Award of Excellence.
The Gala was generously underwritten by Honorary Chairman Edie Laquer and Honorary Corporate Sponsors, Stuart Miller of the Lennar Foundation, Sonny Kahn, Russell Galbut and Bruce Menin of Crescent Heights and an unprecedented 34 Grand Table Benefactors.
Following cocktails and a silent auction, Barton G. wowed the guests with an exciting ice skating show. A poignant video showed “Why You Should Care About Jackson” as it highlighted the touching story of Sophia Caceres, a little girl who received a life-saving heart transplant at Jackson’s Holtz Children’s Hospital. The live auction featured six fabulous items including a Porsche Cayenne S Titanium generously donated by Ken Gorin of THE COLLECTION, a mercy flight for a sick child to Holtz Children’s Hospital generously donated by Bombardier Flexjet, an Ebel watch donated by Mr. and Mrs. Gedalio Grinberg of Movado, Inc.; a Fendi Fur donated by Fana Holtz, beautiful diamond earrings, donated by Harry Winston and a spa package to Paraiso de la Bonita, in Cancun Mexico, donated by Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Goselin.
For more information about Golden Angel Membership, or to make a donation, please call 305-355-4999 or visit www.jmf.org.
