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On Saturday, May 3, 2014, the National Headache Foundation hosted the 28th
annual fundraiser, A Night at the Derby–A World Without Headaches, at the RitzCarlton Chicago. In addition to dinner and dancing to the Don Cagen Orchestra,
our guests enjoyed the Silent Auction of approximately 100 items, including gift
cards at Saks and Neiman Marcus, travel getaways, dining certificates at local
restaurants as well as national chains, and sports memorabilia. The 3rd annual
Wall-of-Wine was a great success, selling all of its wares within 30 minutes. The
winners of the premium wines are listed elsewhere in this issue.
To encourage the guests to take their seats for dinner, our trumpeter played
Call to the Post. Once in the ballroom, the guests sang My Old Kentucky Home, in
keeping with the Derby theme. Many of the guests donned derby attire–flowery
dresses and large, decorated hats for the ladies, and seersucker jackets and bow
ties on the gentlemen.
The evening’s program was emceed by Board members, Jan Lewis Brandes, MD
and Roger K. Cady, MD. The guests were welcomed by our Executive Chairman,
Seymour Diamond, MD. In addition to honoring this year’s award recipients,
we remembered two friends of the NHF who had passed away during the last
year–Dawn A. Marcus, MD and Ronald Barnard, Esq.
At the end of the program, Hannah Fastov, granddaughter of NHF President,
Arthur Elkind, MD, picked the winning ticket of our annual car raffle. Marlene
Medvick, of Oakton, Virginia, and an NHF member since 2006, was the lucky
winner. She had the choice of $20,000 in cash or a 2014 Honda Accord LX
Sedan.
According to the guests, it was a very enjoyable evening and successful for
the NHF. Thank you to all who attended as well as those who supported the
Foundation through their contributions. We also want to thank our Volunteer
Board for their hard work and dedication: Colleen Albrecht, Marsha Beste,
Rhonda Biller, Jane Canepa, Sara Leakey, and James Staulcup, Esq. And finally, a
big thank you to the NHF staff and the evening’s volunteers who gave the last full
measure of their devotion and energy! HW
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