CareOne Ball Raises $1.7 Million for Breast Cancer Research – Observer

Elizabeth Straus, Daniel E. Straus, Myra Biblowit, and Jason Pierre-Paul pose along with $1.7 million inspect at CareOne’s Queen of Hearts Ball and Casino Night at Guastavino’s, on Feb. 9, 2016 in Brand-new York. (Photo by Mark Von Holden/AP Images for CareOne Management LLC)

Last night, at the opulent Gustavino’s on the Top East Side, Brand-new Jersey based health-care firm CareOne held a star-studded ball raising $1.7 million for breast cancer research.

Titled “The Queen of Hearts Ball & Casino Night,” the event this year was Prohibition-era themed. Attendees were able to throw dice and sip 1920s- design cocktails as they heard from Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF), the nation’s largest private funder of breast cancer research, concerning their innovations in the field of breast cancer treatment. Tickets were priced at $250, along with every cent raised going straight to BCRF.

“The Queens of Hearts Ball & Casino Night is among the a lot of successful fundraising events ever undertaken by an independent group on behalf of BCRF,” said BCRF CEO and President Myra Biblowit in a press release. “CareOne’s dedication is clear.”

Speaking at the event, Ms. Biblowit said that BCRF will certainly be “permanently grateful” to Daniel and Elizabeth Straus, that are, respectively, CareOne’s President and Executive Vice President (Elizabeth is likewise Daniel’s daughter.) “The dollars raised will certainly impact lives for years to come,” she said, describing exactly how the funds will certainly arrive discoveries in tumor biology, genetics, prevention and treatment.

In attendance was Brand-new York Giants star Jason Pierre Paul, that commended CareOne for their fundraising efforts, saying he was “impressed” by exactly what the raised your hard earned cash for BCRF had currently and will certainly now keep on to achieve. “It’s all of concerning giving back,” Mr. Pierre Paul said, controlling to sound sincere while uttering the exact exact same language used by every athlete honored at a charity ball ever. “I’m honored to have actually been a section of this event.”

Steve Weatherford, the beefcake former punter for the Giants, was spotted throughout the evening, as was retired Met terrific John Franco.

Ms. Straus devoted the fundraiser to her grandparents, Gwendolyn and Joseph Straus, whose compassion, she said, offered the bedrock for the importance their family locations on philanthropy.

“CareOne’s mission of caring is not merely for the thousands of patients its devoted employees care for everyday however likewise its bigger sense of caring as community for each various other and for others. Over the last several years, our firm has actually raised over $5,000,000 for philanthropic efforts, including Super Storm Sandy Relief Fund, One Boston Fund and the Valerie Fund,” Mr Staus told the Observer.

“Last night, the company’s mission of caring was validated as soon as again by a sold out event along with much more compared to 1,000 attendees coming with each other to contribute close to $2,000,000 to sustain the Breast Cancer Research Foundation,” he continued. “I am overwhelmed and motivated by the lots of individuals, including my daughter Elizabeth that gained this happen.”