West Palm Beach,
FL – Fabulous plans are underway
for the 2010 Palm Beach Gala,
Hot Latin Rhythms,
benefiting Alzheimer’s Community
Care. Scheduled for Friday,
January 15, 2010 at the
Mar-a-Lago Club Palm Beach, the
fun-filled, black-tie evening
will include a cocktail
reception, silent and live
auctions, dinner, dancing and
entertainment including sultry
Latin dances.
Gala Chairs, Geri
and Frank Morrow, along with a
group of dedicated committee
members, have enjoyed heightened
productivity due to a series of
lunch meetings generously hosted
by Café Protégé. The popular
restaurant’s General Manager
Sara Feinstein and Chef Daniel
Black have provided a perfect
setting and a delicious buffet
to stimulate the committee’s
creative output.
Gala committee
members include: Lexye Aversa,
Babette Brown, MaryAnn Clohessy,
Marianthi DiLenge, Larry
Freirich, Hayden Hosford,
Richard Jankus, Dr. Anita Mandal,
Marie Manning, Renee Plevy and
Carla-Rae Salm,
At the most
recent meeting, the gala’s
spectacular live auction prizes
were announced: an
exquisite 18kt
white
gold necklace lavishly
adorned with approximately
12.0ct total weight of dazzling
diamonds, compliments of
Rosenberg Diamonds & Co., retail
value, $43,950; the innovative,
2010 Smart Car, "Passion" model
with comfort package, leather
seats, sun roof, power steering
and automatic sensor wipers,
compliments of Smart Center Palm
Beach, retail value, $16,500;
and a "Raffles Asia Experience"
featuring a four day, three
night luxury accommodation at
Raffles Beijing (in a
personality suite)
including one dinner for
two at JAAN and breakfast daily
and a four day, three night
luxury accommodation at Raffles
Grand Hotel d'Angkor, Siem Reap,
Cambodia (Cabana Suite)
including one dinner for two and
breakfast daily, compliments of
Raffles Hotels & Resort, total
trip value $10,000.
The gala’s
exciting raffle prize was also
announced:
a luxurious 6
Day, 5 Night vacation in a
3-bedroom suite at the ultra
exclusive new 5-star Hacienda
located in Los Cabos San Lucas,
Mexico. The private gated
beachfront community overlooks
the Sea of Cortez with stunning
views of the famous El Arco at
Lands End. The vacation includes
special amenities such as select
dining and spa package.
Compliments of Starwood Capital,
value $10,000.
Alzheimer’s
Community Care serves as an
innovative model of care that
advocates for services and
resources to promote and provide
specialized, compassionate,
quality care to Alzheimer’s
disease and related disorders
patients and caregivers. The
organization’s strategic
principle is “We place a safety
net around patients and
caregivers every day.”
Alzheimer’s Community Care is a
United Way agency. Sponsorship
opportunities and tickets are
still available for Hot Latin
Rhythms. For more
information, please call
(561)683-2700 or visit
www.alzcare.org.