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Black Tie International:
Chairpersons Announced For 53rd Annual
International Red Cross Ball |
CHAIRPERSONS ANNOUNCED
FOR
53rd annual
international
Red Cross ball
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Susan Keenan,
Michele Kessler and
Mary Mochary
Photo
by: Lucien Capehart
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PALM BEACH, Fla. (December 30, 2009) -- The Greater
Palm Beach Area Chapter of the American Red Cross
announced that Michele Kessler, Susan Keenan
and Mary Mochary will serve as the chairmen
of the 53rd Annual International Red
Cross Ball. Long-standing supporter Florence A.
De George is the honorary chairman.
Traditionally a highlight of the Palm Beach social season, the prestigious gala
will take place on January 30 at The Mar-a-Lago
Club. The white-tie and tiara affair will continue
the tradition of advancing the local American Red
Cross chapter’s nearly 100-year history of providing
shelter, food and counsel to victims of disasters,
teaching lifesaving skills such as CPR and First
Aid, and supporting military members and their
families.
“The International Red Cross Ball is an iconic
fundraising event that is recognized around the
world. It is my honor to be included among so many
extraordinary men and women who have chaired it over
the years,” said Kessler. “Among the array of
important services that the American Red Cross
provides, the Measles Initiative is closest to my
heart. Through the event, I hope to bring this
global program to the forefront, in addition to
drawing more awareness and support to all of the
local services that the Greater Palm Beach Area
Chapter provides.”
The 2010 event will welcome ambassadors,
dignitaries, government, civic and philanthropic
leaders from around the world who support the
American Red Cross. A reception for the
distinguished guests will be held at Howard and
Michele Kessler’s home in
Palm Beach on
January 29. UBS Palm Beach Wealth Group is the
benefactor of the Ambassadors’ Dinner. Grand
Corporate Patrons of the gala include Braman
Motorcars, Dell, Frank Crystal & Co., Lydian Bank &
Trust, Microsoft, Neiman Marcus and Tiffany & Co.
Michele Kessler is actively involved with the
American
Red Cross and serves as a Global Ambassador of the
nonprofit’s Measles Initiative, which provides
life-saving resources including measles vaccinations
to children around the world. In addition to serving
as
director of community relations at The Kessler Group
and the co-founder and director of the Kessler
Family Foundation, she is a trustee of the
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Brigham and
Women’s Hospital Foundation, where she also serves
as a member of the hospital’s Women’s Health
Leadership Forum. She is the
co-chair of the
Massachusetts General Hospital's Leadership Council for
Psychiatry. She currently serves on the board of
directors of the United Way of the
Town of
Palm Beach; the William J.
Clinton Foundation; The American-Ireland Fund; the
Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach; the Palm Beach
Civic Association;
and the American Cancer Society of Palm Beach. She is an
overseer of the Boys and Girls Club of Boston and Babson College. She is currently serving as the
Honorary Consulate to
Monaco
in the State of Florida, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Susan Keenan serves on the board of directors of
Lydian Bank & Trust, the regional board of governors
of John Hopkins Medicine and on the board of
trustees of the Town of Palm Beach United Way.
She is a founding member of the Massachusetts
General Hospital Leadership Council for Psychiatry
and the founding chairman of the National Committee
for the Performing Arts at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. In addition to the American Red Cross,
she has served
in leadership roles for the Children’s Home Society;
Mary Rubloff YWCA Harmony House;
Pat Reeves Village for Homeless Families with
Children;
Center for Family Services; Visiting Nurses
Association; South Florida Science Museum; Planned
Parenthood; Ballet Florida;
Dana Farber Cancer Institute; H.O.W.; Hospice Foundation;
The Ryan Licht Sang Bipolar Foundation; Palm Beach
Day Academy; and the Norton Museum of Art.
A graduate of
Wellesley
College and the University of Chicago
Law School, Mary Mochary is the former mayor of Montclair, New Jersey.
She was appointed by President Ronald Reagan to be
Deputy Legal Advisor at the U.S. Department of
State, where she worked for nearly 10 years
negotiating countless bi-lateral and multi-lateral
treaties. She is actively involved in many nonprofit
organizations, and is currently the manager of the
Kasser Art Foundation of Montclair. She is currently serving or has
previously served on the boards of the National
Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, DC;
Hoover Institution in Stanford, California; Young
Concert Artists; University of Chicago Law School
Visiting Committee; the Kennedy Center; Washington
National Opera; Washington
Performing Arts Society; the Goddess Fund for Stroke
Research; and The Jazz Museum
in Harlem.
Tickets
to the 53rd Annual International Red
Cross Ball start at $1,000. For more information,
please contact Julie Ott, Director of Special
Events, American Red Cross, at
(561) 718-5602
(561) 718-5602 . For more information on the Greater
Palm Beach Area Chapter of the American Red Cross,
please call
(561) 833-7711
or visit
www.redcross-pbc.org.
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