(Washington, DC) - -The
National Osteoporosis
Foundation (NOF) doubled
attendance at this year’s
A Gift From Mothers To
Daughters luncheon in
New York City. The NOF also
sold out of its Best
Bones Forever charms for
girls and nearly sold out of
its Pearls of Strength
bracelets. More charms and
bracelets are available on
the NOF website at
www.nof.org.
The luncheon event honored
two distinguished women
committed to delivering the
important message of disease
prevention and optimal
health to millions of
Americans. These women are
ABC News medical contributor
and author Dr. Marie Savard,
and broadcaster Paula Zahn.
Coming on the heels of New
York Fashion Week and hosted
by the National Osteoporosis
Foundation, A Gift from
Mothers to Daughters
Luncheon was held at The
Pierre Hotel on Thursday,
September 24, 2009 from
11:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. The
awards were presented at
this special luncheon for
New York City’s most
prominent and fashionable
mothers and daughters, and
celebrated strong bones and
style, which are important
to women.
“We want to save a whole
generation of women from the
devastating effects of
osteoporosis,” said Carol
Saline, vice chair of A
Gift from Mothers to
Daughters and member of
the NOF Board of Trustees.
“Teaching our daughters
about the importance of
maintaining healthy, strong
bones to prevent
osteoporosis is a simple yet
vital message we must
share.” Nearly 90 percent
of adult bone mass is
acquired by age 18 in girls
and 20 in boys. Building
strong bones during
childhood and adolescence
can help to prevent
osteoporosis later in life.
Healthy bones are always in
fashion and the luncheon
will gather noted community
and social leaders to share
critical information about
lifelong bone health, the
risk of osteoporosis and how
to prevent it. At the event,
NOF bestowed its prestigious
Generation Award to Dr.
Savard and Zahn for their
work in communicating the
importance of leading a
healthy lifestyle.
Designer Adrienne Landau’s
fashions were showcased
along with a high-end silent
auction that included
jewelry from Judith Ripka.
A Gift from Mothers to
Daughters
luncheon is a celebration of
one of the most important
gifts
that generations of women
have passed on to their
families: the gift of
knowledge about health –
especially information about
lifelong bone health and
osteoporosis prevention,
detection and treatment.
Osteoporosis and low bone
mass affect more than 44
million Americans—2.8
million in New York alone. A
woman’s risk of breaking her
hip from osteoporosis is
equal to the combined risk
of breast, ovarian and
uterine cancer. While
osteoporosis is preventable
and treatable, it continues
to be under recognized,
under diagnosed and under
managed.
NOF thanks the host
committee of this important
event, including Sharon
Marantz Walsh, Carmen
Dell’Orefice, Carol Saline,
Jane E. Brody, Margo
Catsimatidis, Carol Higgins
Clark, Mary Higgins Clark,
Joni Lysett Nelson, Ivana
Trump, Marlene Wallach,
Betsy Baron, Prince Marco
and Princess Ann Marie
Borghese, Countess Nubia
Braschi, Francesca
Braschi-Gumina, Sheldon H.
Cherry, M.D., Tony Cointreau,
MacDella Cooper, Michael
Covitt, Kathleen Giordano,
Mirabai Holland, Adrienne
Landau, Mrs. Ethel LeFrak,
Peter Martino, Georgette
Mosbacher, Paula A. Moynahan,
M.D., Tina Radziwill, Jim
Russo, Catherine Saxton,
Charles B. Scarborough,
Ellen Scarborough, Robert K.
Sigal, M.D., Ethel S. Siris,
M.D., Jonathan Slater, M.D.
and Cynthia Tsai.
Celebrating 25 years of
Standing Tall for You®,
the National Osteoporosis
Foundation is the nation’s
leading voluntary health
organization solely
dedicated to osteoporosis
and bone health. Its mission
is to prevent osteoporosis,
to promote lifelong bone
health, to help improve the
lives of those affected by
osteoporosis and related
fractures, and to find a
cure through programs of
awareness, education,
advocacy and research. For
more information on
osteoporosis and bone
health, contact NOF online
at
www.nof.org
or
by phone
1-800-223-9994.