The North Fork Breast Health Coalition will celebrate breast cancer survivors, thrivers, providers, and caregivers at the NFBHC Annual Pink Pearl Gala. The cocktail reception, seated dinner, raffles, and dancing to music by DJ Phil of Make Some Noise will be held on Friday, April 11, from 6 to 10 PM. For the second time, the event will be held at the Sea Star Ballroom, Hyatt Place Long Island, 431 East Main Street, Riverhead.
During this year’s gala, the North Fork Breast Health Coalition will honor The Simmons Point Group of Janney Montgomery Scott LLC with the NFBHC Corporate Leadership Award.
“In 2018, NFBHC Vice President Bernadette Tuthill introduced us to the organization,” said Gary T. Lukachinski, Executive Vice President/Wealth Management at Simmons Point. “As we learned about all the extraordinary things NFBHC does for those facing daily challenges in their lives because of breast cancer, we felt that we needed to support this cause. Sadly, everyone knows someone that is touched, in one way or another, by this insidious disease. We are honored to be a small part of this wonderful organization that helps so many.”
Lisa and Anthony Sannino will also be honored at the gala with the NFBHC Community Spirit Award. They are recognized for their commitment to supporting the East End breast cancer community, especially for hosting the NFBHC Stage IV summer fundraiser at Sannino Vineyard in Cutchogue for the last three years.
The three Pink Pearl Underwriters of this year’s gala will be The Simmons Point Group of Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, NFBHC Director-at-Large Connie “Losing is Not an Option” Hayes, and the Mattituck Lions Club.
As is tradition, the Pink Pearl Gala includes a gift basket raffle, which can be previewed, and raffle tickets purchased beforehand at the coalition office, 185 Old Country Road, Riverhead, April 4 to 6 (Friday, 4 to 8 PM; Saturday, 10 AM to 4 PM; Sunday, 10 AM to 2 PM) as well as during the gala. Individuals who cannot attend the gala can still participate in the raffle, which benefits the NFBHC Keri Lynn Stromski Stage IV Breast Cancer Research and Support Fund.
Seating is available for $150 per person and $125 for breast cancer survivors and thrivers through northforkbreasthealth.org.