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Black Tie International:
The Peconic Bay Medical
Center of Riverhead
" 2010 Candlelight Ball" |
The Peconic Bay Medical Center of Riverhead's
2010 Candlelight Ball
Photos & Story by Andrew Wargo
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Elaine and
John Kanas |
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Debbie Tuma
and Dr. Alan
Rice,
Professor of
Physics at
Stoneybrook
/
Southampton
University |
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Dhonna and
Jesse
"Bobby"
Robinson
Goodale |
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Richard
Novak and
Brittany
Carter, RN
Peconic Bay
Medical
Center |
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Sisters,
Frances
Ricci and
Eileen Daly,
Teachers at
Raynor
Country Day
School
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John Kanas
and Karen
Andrews,
Chairlady of
the
2008, 2009
Peconic Bay
Medical
Center Galas |
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The Kanas
Center for
Advanced
Surgery |
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The
Peconic
Bay
Medical
Center
in
Riverhead
held
their
2010
Candlelight
Ball on
Saturday,
March
6th at
6:30PM
in the
sumptuous
and
spacious
East
Wind Inn
(www.eastwindlongisland.com)
in
Wading
River.
The
evening
began
with
cocktails
and
canapies
and time
to view
and
peruse
the
silent
auction
displays.
The East
Wind's
banquet
room is
a grand
and
elegant
space
with
exquisite
chandeliers
and
which
has
trompe
l'oeil
classic
balustrades
and urns
surrounding
the
entire
room's
ceiling.
The
evening's
tribute
began
with
awards
to:
Steven
Perlmutter,
MD for
Physician
of the
Year.
George
Ruggiero,
Director
of
Education
who
received
the
Rising
Star
Award
and
Devendra
Singh,
MD who
has
practiced
pulmonary
and
internal
medicine
for 50
years
and
received
the
Lifetime
Achievement
Award.
The
Community
Honoree
Tribute
was
given to
John and
Elaine
Kanas in
recognition
of the
Kanas
family's
substantial
financial
gift to
the
Peconic
Bay
Medical
Center's
new
wing.
This new
surgical
Pavilion
is a
technological
state of
the art
on both
US and
International
levels
and it
has been
named
The
Kanas
Center
for
Advanced
Surgery
(www.peconicbaymedicalcenter.org).
Mr.
Kanas is a
LI
native
and a
worldwide
wild
game
hunter
and who
also
built up Northfork
Bank and
sold it
to
Capital
One.
He is
now
developing
in
Florida
Bank
United
with 60
branches.
Elaine
Kanas is
also
involved
as Board
President
for the
South
Shore's
Raynor
Country
Day
School.
(www.raynorcountrydayschool.org)
The
event
was
attended
by over
300
guests
which
included
Philanthropists,
Jesse "Bobby" Robinson
and
Dhonna
Goodale,
who have
been
most
supportive
in the
financial
needs of
the
Peconic
Bay
Medical
Center.
Others
attending
were
Richard
Novak,
East End
and
Hampton
House
Builder
for 35
years;
Debbie
Tuma,
Famed
East End
Paparazzo
who for
3
decades
has
covered
celebrity
events
on the
East
End; Dr.
Alan
Rice,
Professor
of
Physics,
Stoneybrook
/
Southampton
University;
Lilly-Ann
Hoffman,
Eileen
Daly,
and
Frances
Rice,
Teachers at the
Raynor
Country
Day
School;
Eugene
Warren,
NYC Real
Estate
Developer
and last
but not
least
Brittany
Carter,
RN at
Peconic
Bay
Medical
Center,
to name
a few.
The
cuisine
of filet
mignon
and
lobster
tails
was
excellent...The
Silent
Auction
and
dancing
was
great
fun...This
was
truly a
great
success
for the
joy of
giving.
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"It is only with the
heart that one can see
rightly. What is
essential is invisible
to the eye."
Antoine de St. Exupery -
1944
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