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Renaissance Ball
- BRAVA!
by
the Social Diary Health Expert Columnist Ruth S.
Jacobowitz
Column #9, March 22nd, 2006
(editor's
note - Health columnist Ruth S. Jacobowitz does more than write
about health, she supports health related fundraiser's too.)
BRAVA! ;The fourth annual Renaissance
Ball was fabulous. Just entering the
Ballroom at the Hyatt Regency La Jolla at Aventine was a splendid
adventure. The tables and centerpieces and other décor
by Kathy Wright gave
the evening a splendid send-off and the elegance had as its mission
raising
funds for the Scripps Clinic and Green Hospital Urgent
Care Center in La Jolla.
The event was chaired by Karen
Gabsch and the Honorary Chairs for the evening
were Darlene and Donald Shiley, who were honored
that evening for their many
years of service and philanthropic support of the community. Though
Donald was
unable to attend, Darlene made both their presences felt when
she spoke.
First of she commented that Dr. Hugh Greenway
was "poor with figures" when
he announced that the event had raised $227, 000 because she and
Donald were
matching that amount. So the party, with a half a million dollars
raised at
that point, was a major fund raising success. But then a few sentences
later
in her short and witty presentation, Darlene announced
that she and Donald
were also making a gift of one million dollars to the Department
of
Cardiology at Scripps Clinic.
The crowd went wild and the cardiologists,
who were totally unaware of the gift prior to the announcement
as were everyone else from Scripps, all got up from their tables
and moved forward towardsthe podium to thank the Shileys as Darlene
descended the stairs. What a
splendid gift and what a splendid evening.
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Ruth S. Jacobowitz is a
health advocate, lecturer, and the author of five consumer health
books. Her newest book is Final Acts—a
novel.
Visit Ruth at her web site www.ruthjacobowitz.com
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