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Association Rita Hayworth Gala, The Magic of Mardi Gras |
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Joe and Jane Pontarelli |
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| Andrea
Stark |
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Jeff
Furman and Carol Press |
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Sandy
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They held the annual Alzheimer’s Association Rita
Hayworth Gala at the Waldorf this past Tuesday night.
The theme was The Magic of Mardi Gras. Underwritten by Rolex Watch
USA and chaired by Muffie Potter Aston, they raised
more than $1.3 million. General Chair was Princess Yasmin
Aga Khan, daughter of the late Rita Hayworth whose
affliction with this terrible disease inspired her daughter’s
monumental fundraising work.
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At
the 2003 Alzheimer's Association Rita Hayworth Gala
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Corporate chair
was Walter Fischer, CEO of Rolex USA whose underwriting
of the evening assured greater funds for the Alzheimer Association
research funding. They honored actress Donna Dixon who
lost her father to the disease. Live auction co-chairs were Claudia
Cohen and Susan Hess. Journal chair was
Margo Catsimatidis; Gift Bag co-chairs were Anne
R. Hearst and Andrea Stark. Deborah
Norville was emcee. There was a special performance by Dan
Aykroyd as Elwood Blues with the Elwood Blues Review featuring
The All-Star Blues Brothers Movie Band featuring Stax-Volf stars Sam
Moore, Eddie “Knock On Wood” Floyd, Dick Dunn and
Steve Cropper.
The evening’s theme inspired incredible masks, frivolity and
joy. It was a great party, as it always is every year, put together
by a dedicated team of (mainly) women, many close friends, a band
of concerned citizens, masking as merry-makers to make sure everyone
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Cynthia
and Dan Lufkin |
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Fran
Drescher, Dan Aykroyd, and Donna Dixon Aykroyd |
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The entertainers and decor |
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Amanda Hearst and Nick Raynes |
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| Mary
Kennedy and friend |
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Bill
Fugazy and Valerie Roberts |
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Anne Hearst |
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| Mr.
and Mrs. Chevy Chase |
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Denise
Rich and Marty Richards |
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L. to r.: Princess Yasmin Aga Khan and Della Rounick;
Felicia Taylor; Robert Kennedy Jr., Michael Budman, and Dan
Aykroyd. |
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John Catsimatidis helps son John Jr. and daughter Andrea don
their masks |
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John
Loeb, Sharon Handler, Francine LeFrak, and Rick Friedberg |
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Princess Yasmin Aga Khan, Margo Catsimatidis, Walter Fischer,
Michele Herbert, and Nurit Haase |
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Elizabeth
Fekkai and Charles Evans |
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Dr. John F. Potter, Tanya Potter, Muffie Potter Aston, and
Dr. Sherrell Aston |
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Joe,
Barbara, and Blasie Labriola |
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Andrew Embiricos, Princess Yasmin Aga Khan, Gillian and Walter
Fischer |
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Frank
and Kathy Lee Gifford with Claudia Cohen |
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Bryant
Gumbel |
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| Eddie
Floyd |
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Dan
Aykroyd |
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Denise and Larry Wohl with Margo Catsimatidis |
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Rodolfo
Valentin and friend |
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David
and Julia Koch |
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| Larry
and Michele Herbert |
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Richard Johnson and friend |
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| Photographs
by Rob Rich/516-676-3939 - robwayne1@aol.com |
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