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Dancers from the National Dance Institute at Jeffrey Modell Foundation Spring Ahead Gala 2009. |
The Jeffrey Modell Foundation (JMF) honored 10-month-old Dawson Bornheimer, the first baby in the world to be diagnosed, transplanted and cured of Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID) as a result of mandatory newborn screening. SCID, which is commonly known as “Bubble Boy” disease, is fatal if not treated in the early months of life.
Expert physicians from all over the world joined JMF supporters to celebrate Dawson as he received the “Ultimate Dream” award. SCID is one of the 160 Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases that affect an estimated 3-6 million Americans. A newborn baby with SCID will not survive to his or her first birthday; however, a bone marrow transplant can cure the disease.
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Expert Physicians from 6 continents |
Bone Marrow Transplants now have 95% success rate if screened early. If the condition is discovered 6-8 months into life, the success rate drops dramatically, the costs are prohibitive and the baby may not survive, which is why newborn screening is so vital. You have to know if your baby has SCID, and the only way to know is to screen! The Jeffrey Modell Foundation funded the first population screening for newborns in the state of Wisconsin, where all newborns are being screened currently.
Founders Vicki and Fred Modell established the JMF in 1987 in memory of their son, Jeffrey, who died at the age of 15 from complications of Primary Immunodeficiency, a genetic defect that can be fatal and that affects an estimated 3-6 million Americans. Today, the JMF is a multifaceted global nonprofit organization devoted to the early and precise diagnosis, meaningful treatments, and ultimately cures of PI, and is focused on physician education, public awareness, and clinical and basic research to better understand and treat PI. There are 52 Jeffrey Modell Research and Diagnostic Centers worldwide. |
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Vicki and Fred Modell with "Ultimate Dream" Honoree, Dawson Bornheimer |
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Luciana and Michael Solomon |
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Lisa and Jeff Blau |
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The Bornheimer Family with Vicki Modell |
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David and Laureine Greenbaum |
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Bobby Zarin and Jill Zarin |
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Arnold Penner, Fred Modell, and Steve Siegel |
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Jon Mechanic, Wendy Levine, Bonnie Rudin, and Mitchell Rudin |
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Dr. Holmes Morton |
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| Last Thursday Blair Husain and American Ballet Theatre's Junior Council celebrated an Evening at the Ballet Center Cut at the Empire Hotel right across from Lincoln Center. |
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Andrew Kaminski, Elysia Dawn, and Sean Stewart |
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Jay Dubiner, Kathlene Caldwell, and Peter Lyden |
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Brooke Fitzgerald, Emily Reifel, and Jennifer Holmes |
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Chiara Edmands and Blair Husain |
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Beth McCabe, Jennifer Holmes, and Joanna Cossman |
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Eric Tamm and Sean Stewart |
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Christina Dallepezze and Mary Cahill |
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Gligor Tashkovich and Mark Tashkovich |
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Andrea Lawn, Asha Talwar, Amy Czech, and Andrew Landsman |
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Chad Hahne and Matthew Rooney |
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Erin Gibbs and Barbara Marcoz |
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Sarah Baker, Mimi Bradley, Brie Wilson, and Kathy Liu |
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Elina Miettinen and Claudia Solis |
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Amanda Meigher, Sloane McClure, Brad Black, and Joey Lico |
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Eric Lucy Masella, Maria Riccetto, Peter Lyden, and Eamon Wood |
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Jillian Basalou and Adam Kincaid |
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Ian Bone, Bob Bland, and Michael Foulger |
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Johnny Hill and Sarah Smith |
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Julie Gomez, Deirdre Hoetmer, Nicole Macias, and Stacey Rasgado |
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Laura Simpson, Joanna Cossman, and Beth McCabe |
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Megan Freeland and Nikos Papagapitos |
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Kristin Tsuchimoto, Lindsay Martin, and Rachel Kirwin |
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Olivia Langston and Jennifer Whalen |
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Peter Lyden, Ali Landeggen, Blair Husain, and David Waldes |
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Rich Lin and Naomi Castillo |
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Nicole Curry and Brendan Saye |
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Maria Riccetto, Peter Lyden, and Asha Talwar |
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Simone Messmer and Greg Kaufmann |
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Sarah Arison and Marissa Broxmeyer |
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Susan Arnes and Annika Connor |
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Simone Messmer |
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Sara and Sloan McClure |
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| Ira and Ingeborg Rennert hosted a benefit for Southampton Hospital at their Bridgehampton estate. |
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Alessandra Hubbell and John Hubbell |
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Edward Borg, Barbara Borg, Patricia Stewert, and Frank MacNamara |
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Carol Donlin and Peter Larson |
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Charles McConnell and Guss Jenkins |
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Calombe Rosenberg, Christie Hansen, Nina Rennert Davidson, Gabriella Sarah Rennert Davidson, and Ingeborg Rennert |
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Colette Russell, Gene Fitzsimmons, and Charles Russell |
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Maggie Goldfarb and Kathy Lucas |
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John and Karen Ferguson |
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Joel Mallah, Yvette Mallah, Ingeborg Rennert, and Bob Chaloner |
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Katie Faulkner and Megan Wright |
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Linda Argila, Andy Sabin, and Tereza Romanelli |
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Ira Rennert and Robert Faulkner |
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Gene Fitzsimmons and Patty Kraus |
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Ira Rennert, Judith Giuliani, and Rudy Giuliani |
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Linda Argila |
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Rita Dellicarpini and Igna Shapiro |
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Remmel Dickinson and Gene Fitzsimmons |
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Ingeborg Rennert and Sandra McConnell |
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Lary Horton, Nancy Larson, and Peter Larson |
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Richard Hiegel, Tony Leness, Maurine Leness, Dorothy Lewis, and Chris Segal |
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Nancy and Martin Stone |
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Charles and Colette Russell |
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Harry Haveles and Peter Haveles |
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Rudy Giuliani and Judith Giuliani |
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The 2009 Alpha Awards took place at the Ballroom in the Prince George Hotel. All proceeds raised at the event went to The Alpha Workshops.
This year, they honored Cindy Allen, Editor in Chief of Interior Design magazine, Celerie Kemble of Kemble Interiors and Allen Nissim of Tiffany & Co. The awards were created to recognize the generous supporters of The Alpha Workshops.
The Alpha Workshops is the only non-profit organization in the country providing job training and supported employment to low-income HIV-positive decorative artists.
For more information on The Alpha Workshops, please visit www.alphaworkshops.com. |
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Harrison Morgan, Ruth Gottesman, and Guy Clark |
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Cheryl Johnson and Bob Posch with Ruth Gottesman |
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Denis Abrams and Jamie Drake |
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Carolyn Sollis, Carolyn Englefield, and Beth Dempsey |
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Allen Nissim and Tony Manning |
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Thom Filicia and Cindy Allen |
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Corinne Kevorkian, Janice Langrall, and Paul Stuart Rankin |
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Darrin Varden and Marian Akinloye |
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Patrick Hamilton and Ron Dudding |
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Guy Clark and Ken Wampler |
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Catherine Davis, Alix Lerman (NYDC), Angela Jett, and Zoe Settle |
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Analisse Taft and Shawn Henderson |
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Julia Doyle and David Gittelman |
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Tom Lampson and Bill Keating |
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Celerie Kemble |
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George Marshall Peters, Frank Webb, Maureen Footer, and Stephen Elrod |
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Helene Oberman and Ralph Dennis |
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Allen Nissim and Bernadette Fertel |
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400 New Yorkers came out to celebrate Solar 1’s annual “Revelry By The River.” The evening was to benefit and build enthusiasm, awareness and help raise funds needed to break ground in 2009 for Solar 2, a replacement for Solar 1 Green Energy, Arts and Education Center in New York City. Solar 2, will be the first Platinum LEED certified public building in the city to leave a “zero carbon footprint.” It will generate more energy than it consumes, becoming a prototype for many major cities in this country.
The Solar One’s Honorees were HSBC, for their leadership role in addressing climate change, Matthew Modine, for his environmental activism and “Bicycle for a Day” program. Kathleen “Kick” Kennedy received the Young Environmentalist Award for her work on behalf of Waterkeeper.
CO-CHAIRS H. Hartley du Pont and Jane Steiner Hoffman and Executive Director, Chris Collins celebrated with Governor Pataki, Brooke Shields, Lake Bell, Blaine Trump, Tracy and Jane Snyder, Cynthia Lufkin, Chappy and Melissa Morris, John Cahill, Betsy Gotbaum, Carol Higgins Clark, Alex McCord and Simon van Kempen, Cynthia Basinet, Jeff Davis, Judy and Archibald Cox, Alex and Nancy Auersperg, Patricia Burnham, Barbara and Bruce Winston, Stephanie Krieger, Margo M. Langenberg, Gilbert P. Schafer III, E. Paul du Pont III, Melissa and Thor Thors, Tracy and Jay Snyder, George C. Whipple III, Lauren Bush, Lyn Devon, August Irenee du Pont III, E. Paul du Pont IV, Hadley Nagel, Lauren Remington Platt, Ashley Wilcox Platt, Luke Siegel, Sarah Bradford Wetherell, Hilary Cushing Block, Peggy Race, Simone and Chris Mailman, Robin Reardon, Mara and Chris Shore, De and Randy Snook, Olga and Paul D’Alto, Risa Goldstein, Christine Schott, Barbara Tollis, Lisa Nilson Levin, Ramon Martinez III, Francesca Olivieri and Chris White Brooke Douglas Block, Emery Westfall, Carole Bellidora-Westfall, Christine Mortimer Biddle, Robin Bell and Paul Hale. |
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Alex McCord and Simon Van Kampen |
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Arthur and Connie Zeckendorf with Melissa and Thor Thors |
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Blair Husain and Simone Mailman |
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Matthew Modine, Michael Hoffman, Jane Steiner Hoffman, and H. Hartley du Pont |
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Christohper J. Collins and Richard Cherry |
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Jane Steiner Hoffman, Kick Kennedy, and Michael Hoffman |
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Matthew Modine and Brooke Shields |
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Matthew Modine, Kick Kennedy, and George Pataki |
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Connie and Rex Farr with Virginia Thors |
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Paula and Bill Hunnicutt with Jessica Barensfeld |
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Margo Langenberg, Angela Susan Anton, Jeff Davis, and Cynthia Basinet |
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Melissa and Chappy Morris with Cynthia Lufkin |
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Wendy Sarasohn and Judy Gordon Cox |
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Tracy Snyder, Carie Modine, and Blaine Trump |
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Paul Hale and Robin Bell |
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Luke Siegel and Lake Bell |
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Lauren Remington Platt |
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Carol Higgins Clark and Barbara Winston |
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Jean Shafiroff |
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Stephen and Kristin Fealy with Thor and Melissa Thors |
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Gil Schafer and Lake Bell |
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Peggy Race, Emery Westfall, and Susan Dunrovich |
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Betsy Gotbaum, Robert Hallman, and Jane Steiner Hoffman |
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| Photographs by ©PatrickMcMullan.com (ABT and SH Hospital). |
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