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MorseLife Dinner Dance - A Night of Nostalgia, Appreciation and Fun
Palm Beach, Florida, December 16, 2010 - More than 350 friends and supporters of MorseLife donned their most festive cocktail attire to toast, dine and dance at MorseLife's Annual Dinner Dance at The Breakers. This much-anticipated event, MorseLife's largest fundraiser of the year, commemorated its 27th anniversary in meeting the needs of frail and needy seniors in Palm Beach County.
MorseLife President and CEO Keith A. Myers began the festivities with words of thanks to "many of you who have supported MorseLife with love, commitment and passion for all of these years!" Myers noted that the evening represented "our future - a joining together of new supporters with our long-time loyal supporters!" He noted that he also looked forward to everyone's support of MorseLife's capital campaign - The Campaign to Transform MorseLife - in assisting the nonprofit organization in meeting the needs of new generations of seniors of Palm Beach County.
Roberta and Paul Kozloff, Nathalie Fernandez and Patrick Park, Lori and Bruce Gendelman
Myers conveyed heartfelt thanks to Dinner Dance Chairs, Lori and Bruce Gendelman and Roberta and Paul Kozloff and to Honorary Chairs, Patrick Park and Nathalie Fernandez. He also thanked MorseLife Board Chairs for their leadership, guidance and support - Terri C. Sriberg, MorseLife; Beatrice Bloch, The Tradition of the Palm Beaches; Ed Levine, Morse Geriatric Center; Stanley M. Katz, Kramer Senior Services Agency; Arthur Loring, MorseLife Foundation; and Phyllis Krock, Friends of MorseLife.
Among the guests enjoying the Annual Dinner Dance were Marilyn and Stanley M. Katz, Terri and Paul Sriberg, Beatrice W. Bloch and Alan Sagner, Vicki and Arthur Loring, Phyllis and Richard Krock, Petra and Steve Levin, Susan and Darrell Ross, Gilda and Alfred Slifka, Sondra and David Mack, Barbara and Jack Kay, Dorothy and Sidney Kohl, Lois Silverman Yashar and Dr. Jim Yashar, Judie and S. Lawrence Schlager, Mickey and Larry Beyer, JC and Marty Meyers, Tracy and David Markin, and Christine and Alan Curtis.
Phyllis Krock, Keith Myers and Terri Sriberg
Mary Alice Pappas, Senior Vice President of MorseLife Foundation, expressed grateful appreciation for the support of friends, and looked forward to an exciting new year of opportunity in responding to the needs of an ever-increasing population of seniors who need us most. "As we end this calendar year, we have much to celebrate at MorseLife, including the expansion of programs and services that will further enhance our ability to make lives better for seniors, and financial solvency even in these dynamic times through the philanthropic support of our donors and the result of sound management practices, she said. "Our Annual Dinner Dance is an opportunity to both celebrate all that has been accomplished over these 27 years, and to garner continued support from our generous community."
Upcoming programs of MorseLife include the MorseLife Literary Society on January 13, February 17 and March 17 at The Colony Pavilion; Shades of Gray: A Symposium on Wellness and Aging on January 31st at The Colony Pavilion; MorseLife Spring Luncheon and Card Party on February 9th at The Mar-a-Lago Club; and the MorseLife 20th Annual Golf Classic on March 14th at The Fountains Country Club.
For more information, call (561) 209-6103 or email cindyo@morselife.org