Thursday, May 16, 2013
Piedmont Driving Club
1215 Piedmont Ave NE, Atlanta, GA
10:45 am – 2:00 pm

Chairs
Leonard A. Lauder & Mary Rose Taylor

Honoring
Dan Carithers, celebrated designer of Atlanta homes and lifestyles

Master of Ceremonies
Jaye Watson, NBC 11Alive News

100% of event proceeds will go to Emory University’s Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC) led by Allan Levey, MD, PhD.

PROGRAM
Symposium (10:45 am – Noon)
Conquering Alzheimer’s Disease: A Progress Report
Presented by Howard Fillit, MD, Executive Director and Chief Science Officer, ADDF
Followed by audience Q&A

Luncheon (Noon – 2:00pm)
Jaye Watson interviews Howard Fillit and Allan I. Levey, MD, PhD, Director, Emory ADRC, Betty Gage Holland Chair of the Department of Neurology

For more information about the Atlanta Luncheon and Symposium, contact Carrie Tracy (ctracy@alzdiscovery.org; 212-901-8011)

For more information about the Emory ADRC, visit http://med.emory.edu/ADRC/

Thursday, May 2, 2013

Sotheby’s, New York City

The ADDF will hold its Seventh Annual Connoisseur’s Dinner, “To Live is to Think,” on Thursday, May 2, 2013 at Sotheby’s in New York City. The Dinner is the ADDF’s signature annual event and is Co-Chaired by Leonard A. Lauderand Nancy Corzine.  Guests enjoy fine wine while dining in an intimate setting and are treated to extraordinary art, courtesy of Sotheby’s.  Each year, the Connoisseur’s Dinner features an evening of scientific discoveries.  The Chairman’s Award is presented to an honoree who goes “beyond the call” to promote drug research for Alzheimer’s. The Fund a Scientist auction is the centerpiece of the evening and through a live auction, raises funds presented to an awardee whose research shows extraordinary promise in accelerating the development of new treatments for Alzheimer’s.  100% of the proceeds from the Connoisseur’s Dinner will go directly to scientific drug research for Alzheimer’s disease.

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Exclusive preview of the work-in-progress documentary, UNTITLED: Glen Campbell Documentary, followed by Q&A with filmmakers James Keach and Trevor Albert

Featuring
Glen Campbell

Special performance by
Ashley and Shannon Campbell of Victoria Ghost

Director/producer James Keach (Walk the Line) and producer Trevor Albert (Groundhog Day) bring us selected scenes from their upcoming documentary on Glen Campbell’s Goodbye Tour, including insightful interviews with those who know the music legend best. Keach and Albert examine the singer’s courageous approach to his recent Alzheimer’s diagnosis and how his unwavering passion for music, performing and his family perseveres and inspires through it all.

Program and Tickets
5:00 pm – Pre-show dinner at the home of Nancy and Mel Goodes
8:00 pm – Film and Performances at Riverside Theatre, followed by dessert reception

A limited number of premium tickets are available

$500 – Includes pre-show buffet dinner at the home of Nancy and Mel Goodes (address to follow upon reservation), premium theater seating and post-show dessert reception

$250 – Includes premium theater seating and post-show dessert reception

$55 – Includes general admission theater seating only

To reserve your tickets, please call the box office at 772-231-6990 or visit www.riversidetheatre.com

“This is not a movie about Alzheimer’s – rather, it’s a movie about an extraordinary man who’s been diagnosed with it and has taught us to live in the moment as a result.” – James Keach

The ADDF will host its 3rd Annual Great Ladies Luncheon and Fashion Show on Thursday, April 11. The Luncheon, co-chaired by Leonard A. Lauder and Elise and Marc Lefkowitz, and in collaboration with Saks Fifth Avenue, will be held at Saks Fifth Avenue in Chevy Chase, MD in a tent inspired by Fashion Week runway shows. The day will commence at 10:45am with an Alzheimer’s drug discovery update hosted by Andrea Mitchell and presented by the ADDF’s Executive Director and Chief Science Officer, Howard Fillit, MD. At 12 noon, guests will enjoy lunch and a runway show and special appearance by famed designer Jason Wu. Barbara Harrison will act as Master of Ceremonies and Sharon Percy Rockefeller will receive the Great Ladies Award. One hundred percent of funds raised at the Luncheon will be used to support Alzheimer’s drug research and related programs.

Executive Chairs
Leonard A. Lauder
Elise and Marc Lefkowitz
Ronald Frasch

Vice Chairs
Nancy Corzine
David Deckelbaum
Louann Deckelbaum
Faith and Warren Diamond
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
Omega Capital Enterprises, LLC
Thomas Pheasant

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On Monday, November 5, 2012, the ADDF hosted its inaugural Hope on the Horizon Chicago Dinner at The Art Institute of Chicago. Chairs Nancy and A. Steven Crown and Leonard A. Lauder, along with 18 co-chairs, helped raise nearly $1.5 million for Alzheimer’s drug research. 265 guests enjoyed cocktails in Terzo Piano, dinner in the beautifully-appointed Griffin Court, and a special performance by legendary guitarist and singer Glen Campbell. The evening’s program focused on the urgency of funding innovative drug research.

Event highlights included:

– Award-winning actress Jane Seymour hosted the event as Mistress of Ceremonies.

– Leonard A. Lauder introduced the audience to the ADDF, declaring “We are dedicated to making this disease history – and it will become history.”

– Howard Fillit, MD, ADDF Executive Director and Chief Science Officer, provided background on the current state of Alzheimer’s drug discovery and projects the ADDF is funding in the Chicago area.

–Filmmakers James Keach and Trevor Albert shared an exclusive video preview of a feature-length documentary they are producing, which chronicles Glen Campbell’s “Farewell Tour.”

–Special performance by Glen Campbell, who took the stage with his children, Ashley and Shannon. Campbell was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2011.

Chairs
Nancy C. and A. Steven Crown
Leonard A. Lauder

Co-Chairs
Anonymous
Henri Barguirdjian, GRAFF
The Bluhm Family
The Crown Family
Paula and Jim Crown
Kitzia and Richard Goodman
Andi and Jim Gordon, The Edgewater Funds
Anne and Kenneth Griffin
Liz and Eric Lefkofsky
Mary Ann and Barry MacLean
M.K. and J.B. Pritzker
Anne and J. Christopher Reyes
Cece and Tom Ricketts
Betsy and Andy Rosenfield
Jeanne and John Rowe
Cari and Michael Sacks
Carole and Gordon Segal
Tishman Speyer
Tina and Byron Trott

Vice-Chairs
Lisa and Jeff Aronin
Rita and John Canning
Francie Comer
Caroline and Howard Draft
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
Northern Trust
Philip H. Geier, Jr. and Julie A. Weindling

** The Sun-Times Foundation and The Chicago Community Trust will match donations to ADDF up to a total of $25,000 through December 15, 2012. **

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