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Back By Overwhelming Demand: Diana Ross And Rita

Rudner To Headline Life’s 26th Lady In Red Gala

Friday, Jan. 3, 2020 At The Breakers

When the music icon the Danny Beck Band (formerly Soul Survivors), the About Lois Pope, The Lois Pope LIFE Foundation, Inc.,
Diana Ross and acclaimed red-hot party band that will keep everyone dancing the And LIFE (Leaders In Furthering Education)
comedian Rita Rudner night away during and after dinner in the Ponce De Leon As one of America’s leading philanthropists, Lois Pope
performed at LIFE’s 25th Ballroom. has positively impacted the lives of individuals at the local,
Silver Jubilee Lady in Red The event, which begins at 6 p.m. with cocktails, national and international levels. She has established three
Gala back at the beginning followed by dinner and entertainment at 7:30 p.m., different organizations dedicated to helping those in need
of January, the event was will again benefit disabled veterans through the – those who are disadvantaged, marginalized, or forgotten
golden in all ways – there “Pups4Patriots” program at the Lois Pope LIFE Center because of disabilities, socio-economic status, neglect, age,
was record attendance and for Military Affairs at American Humane. This unique abuse, and other barriers. They are the Lois Pope LIFE
more money was raised program takes dogs languishing in shelters and provides Foundation, Leaders in Furthering Education (LIFE), and
than ever before. So when them with special training so that they can be certified the Disabled Veterans LIFE Memorial Foundation. Over the
it came to planning the as therapy dogs and partnered for free with disabled past quarter-century, she has been the driving force behind
26th Annual Lady in Red veterans. There are 4.2 million living American disabled the Lois Pope LIFE Center at the University of Miami School
Gala, philanthropist Lois Diana Ross veterans, and more than three million dogs in shelters of Medicine; a summer camp program serving thousands of
Pope and her LIFE Board in the United States so this program is a natural and disadvantaged children in Florida; a scholarship program
members shouted what all people do at the end of a great necessary initiative. for low-income students of enormous potential who desired
concert or program: “Encore, Encore!” “We expect this to be just like the previous 25 galas to attend medical school and then go back to serve in their
So back by overwhelming demand, Ms. Ross – the – a sold-out, fun-filled affair of the highest magnitude,” home communities; a program offering researchers with
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer who was named the “Female said Pope, who created the gala and serves as one of this the means to pursue cutting-edge work in finding cures for
Entertainer of the Century” by Billboard magazine and year’s chairpersons. terrible diseases; a clean water system in a Guatemalan
who the Guinness Book of World Records declared the “So, as Diana Ross herself might say, there ‘ain’t no village; an effort to aid refugee women in Sudan; an initiative
most successful female music artist in history – and Ms. mountain high enough’ to prevent anyone from reserving that has resulted in nearly a dozen ambulances in Israel;
Rudner, the reigning champion of the longest running seats and tables now.” and numerous partnerships with American Humane to
solo comedy show in Las Vegas history, will headline the Patrick and Milly Park are also serving as chairpersons expand rescue operations for dogs (cats and other animals)
26th Annual Lady in Red Gala on Friday, Jan. 3, 2020 at and Christine Lynn is honorary chairperson of the event, victimized by natural disasters and horrific abuse, as well as
The Breakers, Palm Beach. which has resulted in history being made. In fact, among those who have fought alongside human soldiers on the front
The evening – the kickoff of the Palm Beach 2020 many other historic initiatives, the gala has helped create lines of Iraq and Afghanistan. Most recently, she made a $12
philanthropic/social scene – will also feature music from the American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial, million gift to establish the Lois Pope Center for Retinal and
the Palm Beach Symphony, which will serenade attendees the nation’s first, and only, permanent public tribute to Macular Degeneration Research at the Bascom Palmer Eye
during the cocktail hour in the Venetian Ballroom, and disabled American veterans, as well as helped establish Institute’s Palm Beach Gardens campus, the largest donation
a National Day of Honor every Oct. 5 just for them. ever to the institute, and a $1.5 million gift to the Tri-County
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