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MorseLife Dinner Dance Brings "An Evening In Paris" to The Mar-a-Lago Club
Palm Beach, Florida, December 11, 2011 - With the décor and atmosphere of the "City of Light," the theme of this year's spectacular MorseLife Dinner Dance was "An Evening in Paris," offering a night of music, dining and dancing on December 10th at The Mar-a-Lago Club.
Nearly 320 supporters, board members and chairs of MorseLife donned their most festive cocktail attire to attend this much-anticipated event, MorseLife's largest fundraiser of the year. The Dinner Dance also commemorated its 28th anniversary in helping seniors of Palm Beach County to live with the quality, dignity and respect they so richly deserve.
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!" He also thanked attendees for their 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. Myers noted that MorseLife will break ground next November for the first phase of the capital campaign, the building of a 120-bed Short-Term Rehabilitation Center.
Myers also conveyed heartfelt thanks to Dinner Dance Chairs, Lori Gendelman and Roberta Kozloff and to Honorary Chairs, Patrick Park and Donald J. Trump. He also thanked MorseLife Board Chairs for their leadership, guidance and support - Terri C. Sriberg, MorseLife; Beatrice Bloch, The Tradition of the Palm Beaches; Mitchell Rubenstein, 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 Helaine Allen and Larry Ochstein, Sheila and Alec Engelstein, Marilyn and Stanley M. Katz, Terri and Paul Sriberg, Barbara and Jack Kay, Jill and Sanford Sirulnick, Laurie Silvers and Mitchell Rubenstein, Sondra and David Mack, Phyllis and William Mack, Gilda and Alfred Slifka, Steve Levin, Sandra and Gerald Fineberg, Jamie and Nachman Feig, JC and Marty Meyers, Beatrice W. Bloch and Alan Sagner, Vicki and Arthur Loring, Phyllis and Richard Krock, Dorothy and Sidney Kohl, Judith and S. Lawrence Schlager, Tracy and David Markin, Norma and William Tiefel, and Michelle and Howard Kessler.
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 greatly rely on us most. "Our Annual Dinner Dance is an opportunity to both celebrate all that has been accomplished over these 28 years, and to garner continued support from our generous community."
Upcoming programs of MorseLife include the MorseLife Literary Society on January 19, February 23 and March 15 at The Colony Pavilion; Shades of Gray: A Symposium on Wellness and Aging on January 23rd at The Colony Pavilion; MorseLife's Luncheon and Card Party on February 8th at The Mar-a-Lago Club; and the MorseLife Golf Classic on March 20th at PGA National.
For more information, call (561) 209-6103 or email cindyo@morselife.org.
MorseLife is a nationally-recognized provider of health care and residential services for seniors and their families in Palm Beach County. A charitable, not-for-profit organization, its programs include short term rehabilitation, long term care, independent and assisted living, home care, adult day center, meals-on-wheels, and research and education. Founded in 1983, MorseLife has built a reputation and tradition of caring for seniors with excellence, dignity and compassion -- honoring senior living -- now and forever.
Donald Trump, Lori Gendelman, Roberta Kozloff and Patrick Park MorseLife Dinner Dance December 10, 2011 The Mar-a-Lago Club