American Cancer Society Comes Out Swinging With The Main Event

PALM BEACH, Fla. - Dec. 26, 2013 - PRLog -- The house will be packed at the legendary Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach on Saturday, February 1, 2014 as the American Cancer Society will host The Main Event in its quest to put an end to cancer. The gala, now in its 56^th year will deliver a “one-two punch” with a boxing theme that is being spearheaded by all-male chairmen.

Co-chaired by heavyweights Donald J. Trump, Thomas C. Quick, Patrick M. Park, and Vince Cerone, with Bob Holuba and Leslie Spero as Vice Chairmen and Petra Levin as Honorary Chairman, the evening will also feature a Special Guest appearance from World Boxing Champion Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini. Mancini held the World Boxing Association (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Boxing_Association) Lightweight Championship from 1982 to 1984.

Board of Trustees Chairman and Gala Co-Chairman Tom Quick said, “Since it began over a century ago, the American Cancer Society continues to fight a disease that has touched every person on some level throughout every corner of the world.  Our “Main Event” theme perfectly coincides with the American Cancer Society’s national campaign to ‘finish the fight’ against cancer. We have a great line up in our chairmen and with Ray Mancini as our special guest, we know that this year’s event will be a “knock-out.”

Gala Corporate Partners this year include: Advanced Jets who will host the VIP Champagne Reception, Braman Motorcars, Brioni, Fantastic Finishes, and Tamara Comolli Fine Jewelry.

Also in the American Cancer Society’s corner are Distinguished Humanitarian, The Addison Hines Charitable Trust; Grand Benefactor – Mr. and Mrs. Marvin H. Davidson; Grand Patrons – Mr. and Mrs. Vince Cerone; Leading Benefactors – Helaine and Eddy Cantor, The Rhoda and David Chase Family Foundation, and Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Spero; Benefactors – Mr. Bob Holuba and Ms. Susan Furman, Frances and Gerald Gilberg, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Karp, Mr. and Mrs. John Rau, Dr. and Mrs. Irving J. Sherman, and Paula and Nikita Zukov; Patrons – Mrs. Patricia Myura and the Eleanor Reeves Foundation, and Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Reveley; and Invitation Sponsor – Mrs. Carol Jenkins-Jaeger.

Tickets for this prestigious event are $750 each or $1,000 each for VIP tickets, which include the VIP Champagne Reception and Preferred Seating at the dinner. The boxing bell chimes at 6:30pm for the VIP Reception in the Gold and White Ballroom and 7:00pm for the general poolside reception before the dinner in the Ballroom at 8:00pm.

For more information, tickets or sponsorship opportunities for The Main Event, please contact Michelle Jaminet at the American Cancer Society Island of Palm Beach Unit by calling 561.655.3449.

The American Cancer Society combines an unyielding passion with nearly a century of experience to save lives in its mission to end cancer for good. As a global grassroots force of over three million volunteers, The American Cancer Society fights for every birthday threatened by every cancer in every community throughout the United States. The organization save lives by helping individuals stay well by preventing cancer or detecting it early, and helping individuals get well by being there for them during and after a diagnosis, by finding cures through groundbreaking discovery, and fighting back through public policy.

As the nation’s largest non-governmental investor in cancer research, contributing more than $3.8 billion, The American Cancer Society makes what they know about cancer into what they do. As a result, an estimated 13.7 million people in America who have had cancer and countless more who have avoided it will be celebrating birthdays this year.

To reach the national offices of The American Cancer Society day or night, call 1-800-227-2345 or visit www.cancer.org.