Whom You Know: 6th Annual Hamptons Happening, Cooks & Croupiers: Chef Tastings, Casino & Live Auction to benefit The Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

6th Annual Hamptons Happening, Cooks & Croupiers: Chef Tastings, Casino & Live Auction to benefit The Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation

6th Annual Hamptons Happening

Cooks & Croupiers

Chef Tastings, Casino & Live Auction

to benefit the

Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation

with

Dr. Samuel Waxman

keynote speaker

After Polo, Peachy Deegan attended the 6th Annual Hamptons Happening, Cooks & Croupiers: Chef Tastings, Casino & Live Auction to benefit The Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation. Notable guests included:

Jon Gosselin, Jon & Kate Plus 8
Michael Lohan with fiancée Erin Mueller

Honorary Chair, Costas Kondylis with Laurie L. Schaffran & Marion Waxman presented the 6th Annual Hamptons Happening, Cooks & Croupiers: Chef Tastings, Casino & Live Auction, hosted by Susan and Louis Meisel at The Sagaponack Sculpture Field.

The 6th Annual Hamptons Happening, Cooks & Croupiers, raised $265,000 to benefit the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation, as guests – such as Jon Gosselin and Michael Lohan with fiancée Erin Mueller – enjoyed gourmet bites from the chef tasting stations, danced to the live jazz band, bid on items during the exciting live and silent auctions and tried their luck at the casino tables, all for an amazing cause. Peachy Deegan thought it was lovely to meet guests Cynthia and Tony Shogren, in the photo above, who left their wonderful resort, Dunmore Beach Club, (www.dunmorebeach.com)in Harbour Island, Bahamas, to make it to the fabulous soiree. Tony Shogren has been a member of this board for 35 years! Cynthia's shell drop earrings are Rock Your Body-worthy and Tony's green pants would have landed him in Fashion Fridays if we had just met him a day earlier...

In his keynote speech, Dr. Samuel Waxman addressed the work the Foundation is currently accomplishing— developing treatments to successfully address breast cancer, particularly the form that devastatingly affects young women, and to examine and resolve the reasons why cancer re-occurs within patients once it has been successfully cured. Through the encouraging research that the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation has conducted in their mission to cure cancer, Dr. Waxman looks forward to promising prospects, closing his address, “It keeps me young and passionate to see such an exciting future ahead.”

The Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation (SWCRF) is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization focusing on one of the most promising strategies for developing cures and treatments for many types of cancer; even offering hope for preventing cancer from developing. It is on the cutting edge of a revolution with alternatives to the traditional treatments of chemotherapy and radiation, which kill cancer (and healthy) cells. Foundation supported research includes reprogramming chaotically growing cancer cells to behave normally and understanding cancer stem cells’ ability to spread and resistance to treatment. The results will lead to precisely targeted treatments or preventatives having minimal side effects on the recipients. Participating restaurants at the event included Annie’s Organic Café, Bobby Van’s, Brandt Beef, Cavaniola’s Gourmet Cheese Shop, Chef Pierrot Signature Catering, DuFour Pastry Kitchens, The Fudge Shoppe, Ichiban Sushi, il laboratoria de gelato, Kneaded Bread, La Masseria, Leo’s Latticini, Magnolia Bakery, Manhattan Chili, Nichol’s, Pure Dark, The Seafood Shop, Shun Lee, Susan Meisel, Town Line BBQ and Tutto Il Giorno. Beverages were sponsored by Palm Bay Imports, Imperia Vodka, Fire Island Beer Company, Hampton Coffee Company and Pellegrino/Acqua Panna.

WHEN: Saturday, July 25, 2009
Chef Tastings, Casino & Live Auction
6:00 PM to 9:00 PM

WHERE: The Sagaponack Sculpture Field
Hosted by Susan & Louis Meisel
Susan made excellent pigs in the blanket!
81 Wilkes Lane
Sagaponack, NY

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