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.
Michael Swerdlow, Jackson Memorial Foundation Board Member, Sherie Swerdlow, Gala 2007 Chairman, Abel Holtz, JMF Treasurer, Fana Holtz, Gala 2007 Chairman, Marcos Rizzon and Marisa Cisneros Rizzon, Gala 2007 Chairman
David Galbut, M.D., Ronalee and Russell Galbut, Crescent Heights, Honorary Corporate Sponsor and New Platinum Angel, and Abraham Galbut, Public Health Trust Board Member
R. Kirk Landon, 2007 Jay Weiss Humanitarian Award Recipient and Pamela Garrison
Ana and Ernesto de la Fe, Chairman, Public Health Trust
Dean Pascal Goldschmidt, M.D., UM, Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine and Emily Goldschmidt
Marvin O’Quinn, President, Jackson Health System, Debra O’Quinn, Alan T. Dimond, Esq., Chairman, Jackson Memorial Foundation and Vivian Dimond, new Platinum Angels, Patricia Rodriguez and Roland D. Rodriguez, President and CEO, JMF
Patricia Delinois, James Ferraro, Grand Table Benefactor and Platinum Angel and The Honorable Katherine Fernandez Rundle, new Platinum Angel
Patricia Tzakis, Mariella Tzakis, and Andreas G. Tzakis, M.D., 2007 Robert Zeppa, M.D. Award of Excellence Recipient
Milton J. Wallace and Patricia Wallace, Golden Angel Society Chairman, Grand Table Benefactors and Platinum Angels, Eugene P. and Anna May Conese, Grand Table Benefactors and Golden Seraphim
Joyce Kaiser and Gerard Kaiser, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, JHS
Mort and Barbara Guilford, Grand Table Benefactors and new Platinum Angels
Bunny Bastian, Grand Table Benefactor and Platinum Angel and James Murphy
Linda Flanagin and Ken Gorin, THE COLLECTION, new Platinum Angel and donor of Porsche Cayenne S Titanium
Silvia Fortun, Guardian Angels, President, and Hector Fortun, Grand Table Benefactors and Platinum Angels
Dee and Jim Bowers, Grand Table Benefactors and New Golden Angels
Jayne Harris and Leonard Abess, Grand Table Benefactors and New Golden Angels
Cindy Carr, Grand Table Benefactor and New Platinum Angel and Paolo Barone
Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Sabater, Deloitte, Grand Table Benefactors and Golden Angels
Remi Kajogbola and Gloria Kelly, Cardinal Health, Grand Table Benefactors and Platinum Angels
Robert Tejidor and Adriana Ayala, Cardinal Health, Grand Table Benefactors and Platinum Angels