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Black Tie
International:
Hanley
Gathering for the 17th Annual Family Luncheon Pre-Event
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Nancy Hooker, Dr. Rachel Docekal, Neil Hirsch, Dorothy and
Sheriff
Ric
Bradshaw.
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HANLEY GATHERING AT THE PLAYERS CLUB FOR
THE
17TH ANNUAL FAMILY LUNCHEON PRE-EVENT
Event also honors winners of the Great
Charity Challenge Awards
(WELLINGTON, Fla.) –Hanley Center
Foundation and Mr. Neil Hirsch hosted
guests at The Players Club in Wellington
on January 26th for a pre-event
reception. The event set the stage for
the upcoming 17th
Annual Hanley Center Foundation Family
Luncheon on February 12, 2012 at the
Palm Beach International Equestrian
Center in Wellington, marking the start
of National Children of Alcoholics
Awareness Week.
It also honored Hanley Center’s fellow
Great Charity Challenge Award winners.
“The Players Club was a beautiful venue
to kick off our forthcoming Family
Luncheon which is guaranteed to be a fun
family event,” said Dr. Rachel Docekal,
who leads Hanley Center Foundation.
“Thanks to Mr. Neil Hirsch’s generosity,
the evening also offered us a wonderful
opportunity to meet our nonprofit
colleagues participating in the
Great
Charity Challenge.”
Nonprofit participants who attended the
event on behalf of the Great Charity
Challenge Award winning organizations
included Child and Family Connections,
Inc.; Greyhound Pets of America; Hospice
of Palm Beach County; JAFCO (Jewish
Adoption and Foster Care Options);
Center for Family Services and Leukemia
and Lymphoma Society.
“The disease of addiction affects the
entire family and our Family Luncheon
celebrates hope through recovery while
honoring National Children of Alcoholics
Awareness
Week. All proceed s from the luncheon
will support Hanley Center’s Education
and Prevention Programs , which offer
training to professional worldwide on
how to identify and treat the chronic,
yet treatable disease of addiction.”
explained
Dr. Docekal.
The program for the 17th Annual Family
Luncheon will feature guest speaker,
Tara Conner, former Miss USA 2006 and
ambassador for Substance Abuse
Prevention and Education. Children and
families will get an up-close look at a
world-class horse jumping competition,
Artisan Farm Grand Prix, during the
luncheon. The afternoon will also
include animal encounters, a magic show
and a silent auction, featuring the ever
popular children’s silent auction.
Leadership for this year’s Family
Luncheon includes Honorary Chairmen
Danielle and Kelly Moore and Chairman
Nancy Hooker. Committee members are
Sarah Alsofrom, Lyanne Azqueta, Kim
Coleman, Robert & Merrill Debbs, Russ &
Kay Finsness, Karen Jacobs, Fran Marcone,
Linda Soper and Wally & Betsy Turner.
Mangrove Group Young Leaders are Clark
Appleby, Steve Colamarino, Jacey Lee
Little, Alex Warner and Nathanial Wish.
Grand Benefactor for the Family Luncheon
is Neil Hirsch; Hanley Family Foundation
is Platinum sponsor; Florida Crystals
Corporation & the Azqueta Family; Leslie
C. Quick, Jr & Regina A. Quick
Charitable Trust
Foundation; Barbara Rogers and Patricia
and Douglas A. Warner III are Gold Medal
sponsors; Barbara and Robert Ammarell;
Agneta and Brownlee O. Currey, Jr.;
Nancy Hooker, Caroline Moran, and Anita
Hamilton-Michaels and Sam Michaels are
Silver Medal sponsors. Judith Morrell
and Ms. Jenny Wren Sutton, Wrenwood
Farms are Bronze Medal sponsors.
Tickets to the 17th Annual Family
Luncheon are $195 for adults, $50 per
child (7-17 years of age), and children
6 and under are free. Family tables are
$500 per table (includes 2 adults and 4
children under 18).
Headquartered in West Palm Beach, Fla.,
Hanley Center is a non-profit
organization that offers a broad
spectrum of programs based on the most
advanced research in the disease of
addiction. From detoxification and
medical stabilization to individualized
treatment and continuing-care planning,
Hanley Center prides itself on offering
the most innovative and effective
treatment programs designed by
professional experts in their respective
fields. Unique to the Center is the
“Hanley Model of Care,” which includes
age and gender-specific treatment
programs. These tailored programs ensure
patients leave equipped with the
necessary tools to move forward on their
journey of recovery.
For more information on Hanley Center
and the Family Luncheon, please visit:
www.hanleycenter.org or call
at
561-841-1048.
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