Page 2 - Jupiter West - May '23

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Lady In Red Gala from page 1 ○ Christiane Ouvier, boutique director, Van Cleef & “Of course, if anybody else would like to follow in
Arpels their footsteps with a gift of their own, I can say without
• a fabulous cocktail ○ Walter Schwenk, managing director and investment any hesitation that I would gladly and gratefully accept
hour featuring the Palm manager, Wells Fargo it,” Pope added.
Beach Symphony Orchestra • Fellow Gala Chair Tova Leidesdorf Pope noted that she is already hard at work planning the
performing the greatest • Grand Honorary Chair Christine Lynn 30th Annual Lady in Red Gala, which will be held on St.
Broadway show tunes in • Honorary Chairs Gail Worth and Frank Orenstein Patrick’s Day, Sunday, March 17, 2024, at The Breakers.
history; • Cochairs Dr. Robin Ganzert and Marti LaTour Among the headline entertainment will be Jay Leno, the
• a scrumptious surf and • Entertainment Chair Sunny Sessa award-winning comedian and longtime former host of The
turf meal; • Inspiration Chairs Holly and David Dreman; Nancy Tonight Show on NBC and current host of the TV shows Jay
• individual decadent Pontius, Ari Rifkin, and Patrick and Milly Park Leno’s Garage on CNBC and You Bet Your Life on Fox.
chocolate, ice cream, and And speaking of the Parks, Pope announced that they had For more information and to buy tickets and sponsorships
gold leaf accented dessert called her that morning and surprised her with a $100,000 to next year’s event, contact LIFE, (561) 582-8083, life@
platters; donation to LIFE in support of the event beneficiaries. life-edu.org, or www.life-edu.org
• dancing to the wide- Max Anhalt and Sunny Sessa
ranging repertoire of the
Danny Beck Band;
• a sidesplitting laugh-out-loud comedy set from Las
Vegas icon Rita Rudner;
• a truly unforgettable performance by legendary singer-
songwriter Paul Anka, who capped his 45-minute set of
hits by rewriting the words and singing one of his greatest
songs, My Way, as a tribute to Pope. Kneeling at the edge
of the stage and holding Pope’s hand, Anka crooned:
○ “We cheer your 29th year; red dresses here mean
more than fashion … while you look great that’s true, this
rosy hue stands for compassion. It starts with our Queen
of Hearts, hope she imparts, her love galore way. So Lois Robin Ganzert with Kim Bill McBride and Florence Ari Rifkin and Ronit Marti LaTour and George
for you, and all you do, here’s my way, your way …” Fennebresque Seiler Josephson Elmore
But Pope and all the attendees weren’t the only winners
on the night. The two biggest winning teams were the
Palm Beach County Food Bank and American Humane
(AH) because the gala raised more than $1 million for
two initiatives that have long been beneficiaries of Pope’s
and LIFE’s generosity:
• Lois’ Food4Kids at the food bank, an endeavor that
provides backpacks filled with health foods and nutritious
meals to hungry children in the region when they are not
in school – on weekends, vacations, holidays, and spring,
summer, and winter breaks;
• Pups4Patriots, a multipronged program under the
aegis of AH and its Lois Pope Center for Military Affairs,
through which dogs are rescued, primarily from shelters, Adriana Holmes and Erika Gail Worth and Frank Madonna and Dr. Tom Tova Leidesdorf and Christine
provided with about a year of specialized Certified Rizzuto Orenstein Coffman Lynn
Service Dog Training, and then given to veterans suffering
from PTSD and traumatic brain injuries.
Pope, who eschews making long speeches and galas
that are filled with such speeches, made brief remarks,
noting that when she thinks of the Lady in Red she
thinks of it as the “Super Bowl” of fundraising dinners.
She noted while that she may be the “quarterback” –
although she quickly quipped that unlike Brady, “I am
not retiring anytime soon” – she noted that she has a team
of “coaches” who put her gala “game plan” into action.
Expressing her sincere gratitude, she cited:
• Members of the LIFE Board,
• Media sponsor South Florida PBS, and its President
and CEO Dolores Fernandez Alonso Walter and Mary Ann Schwenk Ron and Cindy Mc Mackin Holly and David Dreman Lauran and Almog Olshtein
• Corporate ambassadors
○ Gianna Bartilson, sales manager, Valentino
○ Sally Kimball, president and founder, Ambassador
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