15th SAMUEL WAXMAN CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION Dinner and Auction

Park Avenue Armory, NYC

Collaborating for a Cure Dinner & Auction to Benefit SAMUEL WAXMAN CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION (SWCRF) for -Featuring Special Performance By Warren Haynes Band, featuring Peter Frampton and Gregg Allman

Michael Nierenberg, Chairman

The Waxman: A packed house of over 950 people- in the mood to have a very good time---gathered to raise money benefitting the SWCRF-an international organization dedicated to curing and preventing cancers---to supporting pioneering research focusing on the causes of cancers and reprogramming cancer cells...and delivering minimally non-toxic treatments to cure patients.

Sotheby's Hugh Hildesley and Dr. Samuel Waxman

Honorees this year included a familiar face-Carmen Marc Valvo-himself a ten year cancer survivor---and pal with a woman involved with the Foundation, hence the connection...

Carmen Marc Valvo

Valvo has been actively working with other non-profits dedicated to cancer eradication and detection---and his fashion world of connections brings a different group on board--- to the Waxman---nice.

cocktails+hor d'oeuvres

Other honorees-longtime supporters Dale and Peter Claman...plus hosts Elin and Michael Nierenberg's incredible efforts----helped corral in the millions in proceeds from the silent/live auctions...and items on Charity Buzz...

a sell-out

Charity Buzz

BYROBIN Event & Design Mgmt Grp.

Jean Sharioff

More Fun: The dramatic moments in the live auction (helmed by Sotheby's Hugh Hildesley) ---with an adorable black lab raising $8000 (!) starting things off...with the top live bid- an exotic travel package including a 5 night stay aboard a private yacht complete with a private jet and seaplane raising $125,000.

worth every penny

winning bidder

The Warren Hayes band, singer/songwriter guitarist Peter Frampton and the legendary Gregg Allman wowed all...a change to see music icons up close and personal.