The Ellen Hermanson Foundation Summer Gala
Joana Kaimi (Photo Credit: PMC / Sean Zanni)
The Ellen Hermanson Foundation Summer Gala honored Dr. Edna Kapenhas, Medical Director of The Ellen Hermanson Breast Center and Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, as well as Victoria Schneps-Yunis, President and Co-Publisher Schneps Media, at the picturesque waterfront Bridgehampton Tennis & Surf Club. Dr. Julie Ratner, President of the Ellen Hermanson Foundation, and gala chair Jean Shafiroff presided over the event. Jean Shafiroff, a philanthropist, served as the event's Gala chair.
Jean Shafiroff, Julie Ratner (Photo Credit: PMC / Sean Zann)
Honorees Victoria Schneps-Yunis, Edna Kapenhas (Photo Credit: PMC / Sean Zann)
Batsheva Haart, Julia Haart (Photo Credit: PMC / Sean Zanni)
Dina Lohan (Photo credit: Photography By Kurt LLC)
The Ticketed guests met for a night of cocktails, supper, dancing, and, later, a beach campfire. $87,000 was raised via the live auction and the chance to buy direct services under the direction of comedian and auctioneer Alyson Schacherer. Tickets to a Billy Joel concert at Madison Square Garden, Stephen Colbert tickets, and even opening night admission to the renowned Metropolitan Opera were among the highlights of the live auction.
The Ellen Hermanson Foundation has given awards totaling more than $6 million since its founding thanks to the continuous efforts of its co-founder and chairwoman, Julie Ratner.
Notable Attendees included: Julie Ratner, Dr. Edna Kapenhas, Victoria Schneps-Yunis, Jean Shafiroff, Martin Shafiroff, Alyson Schacherer, Judith Giuliani, Elena Gibbs, Kate McEntee, Roberta Kaplan, Dee Rivera, Elizabeth Cowles, Mark Masone, Rolise Rachel, Dee Rivera, Yubal Marquez Fleites, Rita Lerner, Hugo Moreno, Catherine Borzon, Michael Gomberg, Anne Gomberg, Sybil Shainwald Aid, Ingrid Arneberg, Javier Sainsbury, Amanda Frazer, Cathy Tweedy, Jodi Wasserman, Eileen Rappaport, Sarah Alvarez, Melissa Cohn, William Harts, George Dempsey, Patti Kenner, Sam Eskenazi, Ann Ciardullo, Keith Green, Hope Langer, Louis Bradbury, Ken Quay, Josh Green, Lindsey Green, Joy Pak, Vinay Tak, Frederic Weinbaum, Kevin O’Connor, Donna Schneier, Michaelle Solages, James Levin, Rebecca Seawright, Julia Haart, Batsheva Haart, Dina Lohan, Elton Ilirjani.
About The Ellen Hermanson Foundation:
Since 1997, The Ellen Hermanson Foundation has changed the medical landscape of the East End of Long Island, where breast cancer diagnosis and mortality rates are among the highest in New York state. With a deep commitment to the community, the Foundation gives back by funding state-of-the-art medical equipment and breast cancer screenings at The Ellen Hermanson Breast Center is part of Stony Brook Southampton Hospital and locations in Hampton Bays and East Hampton. Proceeds also benefit Ellen’s Well, a free psycho-social services program that provides social support and other healing opportunities for breast cancer survivors. No one is turned away from the Ellen Hermanson Breast Center for lack of insurance or inability to pay. Over the past 27 years, The Ellen Hermanson Foundation has awarded more than $6 million in grants.
