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The Park Avenue Armory was the setting for Elin and Michael Nirenberg's 12th Annual Collaboration for a Cure.*** The evening which benefits the Samuel Waxman Research Foundation was a large scale undertaking done with elegance and flair. A cocktail reception, dinner, live auction, and a sensational performance by Grammy-Award Wining Singer/Song Writer Steve Winwood awaited guests. The carpet was graced by Victoria’s Secret Angels Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Lindsay Ellingson and Candice Swanepoel, Actress Patti D’Arbanville, and Susan Meisel.
Once inside, hundreds of guests enjoyed cocktails and hors d'oeuvres, and amidst the looming crowds we were introduced to Dr. Samuel Waxman, the namesake of the beneficiary foundation, and we ceased the moment to inquire about his hopes for 2010 in regards to continued cancer research. "Well you know cancer research is a continuum" he shared, so the first is to increase the quality of the research we do through three goals: the first goal is to use our focus to eradicate the cancer stem cell, the second is to eradicate the cancer dormant cell that causes the recurrence in people later on after you think they're cured, and the third is to develop some of the compounds that we've identified to do this and try to make them into drugs. So, if we can make the rest of those goals, it will be a great success in 2010."
The evening continued with dinner and a live auction with such high-ticket items as a private luxury yacht cruise in the Caribbean that received a bid of $95,000, a St. Barts getaway which went for $85,000, and a private dinner and wine tasting in Italian Wine Merchants’ signature event space Studio del Gusto, which sold twice at a winning bid of $30,000 each. We were particularly interested in the silent auction items of Hamlet tickets for the December 4th show--the play's FINALE, and the package Bye Bye Birdie Hello John Stamos, consisting of four tickets to Broadway Show Bye Bye Birdie, and a meet and greet with John Stamos.
The night culminated with a live performance by Grammy-award winning singer-songwriter Steve Winwood and an after-party concert by The Lost Trailers.
***-The cause is touted as addressing one of the most promising strategies for developing cures and treatments for many types of cancer, even offering hope for preventing cancer from developing.
*photos courtesy of Derrick Salters for The Quest for "it"
Christian McKenzie is an Editor, Journalist and Film Producer based in New York and London. She has worked with IMG Fashion, Future Proof Productions, Acolyte Films, and Fashion Delivers Charitable Foundation. For more information, visit ChristianMcKenzie.com
A life-long New Yorker currently residing in Maine, Richard has employed his writing and artistic talents in a wide variety of professions and projects. He presently does music promotion for underground artists, is a tireless community activist/organizer who has worked on several high-profile political and civil rights campaigns, and is also himself a musician who has performed in numerous bands, done some studio session work, and currently makes instructional guitar and bass playing videos.
George T. Wilson aka Georgeo is the owner of a small boutique PR agency Mangeo Public Relations Group which caters to a select group of clientele who are a brand or on thier way to becoming one. He has been involved in the entertainment field for a number of years and first got his start in the industry as a dancer/ choreographer of his own production company. With his passion for life he is inspired to greatness by walking in his destiny without apology .
New York based Lifestyle Consultant Peggie Walker is on a quest! As Executive Editor of this very blog (The Quest for "it") Peggie has recently re-ignited her longtime passions in the areas of inter-generational beauty, fashion, lifestyle and culture. Look for articles that reflect her quest as well as that of others. Some things borrowed, some things new some things old....here's wishing ALL your dreams come true.
The Quest for "it "welcomes our first official Guest Blogger on film, Sharon Abella. Sharon is a true girl about town reporting on Film premieres from the red carpet to the after parties. Coverage for 2007 includes: The Kite Runner, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street etc.
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