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Laugh for Life : New York
Laugh for Life : New York Raises Record Breaking $ 885,000
Celebrated New York stage actor and stand-up comedian Mario Cantone performed at the 14 th annual Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation ( MMRF ) 2016 Laugh for Life : New York event on Tuesday , May 3 at Pier Sixty , Chelsea Piers , in New York City . Joy Behar , writer , actress and Emmy award-winning talk show co-host , was the evening ’ s comedic emcee , with an opening act performance by actor and comedian Brad Zimmerman . WABC-TV meteorologist Amy Freeze hosted the event .
New York native and Laugh for Life Co-Chair Sherri Lippman was honored with the MMRF ’ s Carol Goldschein Spirit of Hope Award presented by
Laugh for Life was founded to support the MMRF and to celebrate life through laughter .
Celgene Corporation . The MMRF is incredibly grateful for Laugh Co-Chairs Sherri Lippman and Alison Slap Tress , for their commitment and dedication to this event and the Foundation .
Laugh for Life was founded by three sisters — Sue Korn , Cindi Stern , and the late Carol Goldschein — to support the MMRF mission and to celebrate life through laughter . It has since raised almost $ 7 million to support transformative cancer research .
The event included cocktails , dinner , comedy show and a Charitybuzz auction . More than 600 people , including patients , family members , healthcare leaders and business executives , attended this year ’ s event , which raised over $ 885,000 , making this year ’ s Laugh the most successful to date . This support further accelerates scientific research in multiple myeloma while setting the standard for efforts in all cancers .
The MMRF is grateful for the support of these leading pharmaceutical companies : Celgene Corporation ( presenting sponsor ) and Janssen Oncology and Takeda Oncology ( both Leadership Circle sponsors ). Manhattan magazine and Cure magazine served as media sponsors .
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