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Week of November 11 – November 17, 2016
THE SOCIETY PAGE
Remembering Lisa Emery, Celebrity TV Gala Raises $70,000 for Gateway House of Peace Written by Thomas Dimopoulos. Photographed by Francesco D’Amico.
Bob and Heidi West at the Gateway House of Peace fundraising gala on Nov. 3, 2016 at Longfellows Restaurant
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Health and fitness reporter Marcie Fraser at the Gateway House of Peace fundraising gala on Nov. 3, 2016 at Longfellows Restaurant
Kevin Bright, executive producer of the TV show “Friends,” and Patricia Veitch, at the Gateway House of Peace fundraising gala on Nov. 3, 2016 at Longfellows Restaurant
ARATOGA SPRINGS – The nonprofit charitable hospice home Gateway House staged their third annual fundraising event at Longfellows Restaurant on Nov. 3. The event was dedicated to Lisa Emery, the Scotia woman who passed away in October at the age of 35. Emery relocated to Gateway House earlier this year, after being diagnosed with terminal cancer. Health and fitness reporter Marcie Fraser delivered the evening’s introductory remarks and Kevin Bright – executive producer of the TV show “Friends” - spoke about his friendship with Emery, after their meeting one another earlier this year. Bright offered to match fundraising donations dollar-fordollar up to $25,000. The event raised approximately $70,000. “We all know why we’re here. It’s about supporting people on their last journey,” NewsChannel 13 co-anchor and health reporter Benita Zahn told the crowd. “Gateway House is a place where people can live to the end of their fingertips, like dancers who dance to the very end of the stage. Lisa wasn’t dying. She was living with a disease. She embraced the sweetness of her life and my life is better for knowing her.”
NewsChannel 13 co-anchor and health reporter Benita Zahn at the Gateway House of Peace fundraising gala on Nov. 3, 2016 at Longfellows Restaurant
Founded in 2013, Gateway House of Peace, located in Ballston Spa, provides a nurturing home and care for the terminally ill who cannot remain safely in their own homes.
Gateway House of Peace fundraising gala on Nov. 3, 2016 at Longfellows Restaurant
Saratoga Center for The Family Celebrates 40th Anniversary with Corks, Forks & Brews Written by Thomas Dimopoulos. Photographed by Francesco D’Amico.
Robyn and John Kelly at Saratoga Center for The Family’s 40th anniversary fundraiser on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016 at Saratoga National Golf Course
Phillip and Heather Toffel at Saratoga Center for The Family’s 40th anniversary fundraiser on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016 at Saratoga National Golf Course.
Ray and Mary O'Conor, and Corinne and Jeffrey Vahanian at Saratoga Center for The Family’s 40th anniversary fundraiser on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016 at Saratoga National Golf Course.
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ARATOGA SPRINGS - Saratoga Center for the Family celebrated its 40th anniversary with its Corks, Forks & Brews fundraiser on Nov. 3 at Saratoga National Golf Course.
The nonprofit organization provides abuse prevention programs, mental health services and victim advocacy to hundreds of children and families in Saratoga County each year. No one in need is turned away. One of the Saratoga Center for the Family’s keynote programs is its Harriet M. West Child Advocacy Center, which brings together professionals in law enforcement, medicine and mental health to assist children and their families under one roof. The Center also facilitates a monthly meeting of the Saratoga County Partnership for Safe Children, comprising representatives of a variety of agencies and organizations whose common mission is the protection of children.
Janet Equale, Amy Sell, Melanie Manuel at Saratoga Center for The Family’s 40th anniversary fundraiser on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016 at Saratoga National Golf Course.