International Photographer and Medical Humanitarian Receives Hospital's Highest Honor
International Photographer and Medical Humanitarian Receives Hospital's Highest Honor
Annual Gala Raises More Than $4.5 Million to Support Hospital Programs
FLUSHING, N.Y., June 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Last night, New York Hospital Queens raised more than $4.5 million -- a total that is estimated to be the largest amount for a non-profit organization in the metro area -- with its 12th annual A Spring Night Gala. The evening included a private performance by Grammy Award winners Earth, Wind and Fire in the New York State Theater at Lincoln Center.
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More than 2,600 of the Hospital's employees, family, and friends joined together to celebrate Kenro Izu, renowned photographer and Founder and President, Friends Without a Border. Mr. Izu was honored for his extraordinary efforts that have resulted in medical care for more than 400,000 Cambodian children -- including 6,800 surgeries and the education of thousands of Cambodian health care workers.
Past winners of this award include Alice Coles, President of the Bayview Citizens for Social Justice in Bayview, Virginia; Sanduk Ruit, M.D., and Geoffrey Tabin, M.D., founders of the Himalayan Cataract Project; and Patricia Meili, known as "the Central Park jogger" who overcame a horrific assault and now dedicates her life to helping others. Father Mychal Judge, O.F.M. chaplain to the New York City Fire Department and a priest at St. Francis of Assisi Church, the first official casualty of the attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, was honored posthumously.
All proceeds from A Spring Night Gala are allocated to capital improvement projects and continuing research and education programs at New York Hospital Queens.
New York Hospital Queens is a member of the NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System and is an affiliate of the Weill Medical College of Cornell University.
CONTACT: Meredith Bell (718) 670-1579
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Source: New York Hospital Queens
CONTACT: Meredith Bell, +1-718-670-1579, or Cynthia Bacon,
+1-718-670-2515, both of New York Hospital Queens
Web site: http://www.nyhq.org/
Profile: International Entertainment
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