Philanthropist Jean Shafiroff hosted a cocktail party at her Park Avenue home to celebrate the announcement of Southampton Hospital’s The Phillips Family Cancer Center.
Guests, including Chuck Scarborough, Hunt Slonem, Liliana Cavendish, Blaze Makoid and Cliff Knight, arrived at Jean’s home to hear from key hospital leadership about the importance of the new center.
Midway through the event, Jean Shafiroff thanked guests for attending, as well as Steve Bernstein, President of the Southampton Hospital Foundation, for his outstanding job in fundraising, and the Phillips family for their important contribution.
Guests also heard from Drs. Samuel Ryu, Yusuf Hannun, and Kenneth Kaushansky of Stony Brook Medicine, and Dr. Fredric Weinbaum of Southampton Hospital, who each spoke about their individual role in the creation and development of the center.
Robert Chaloner, President and CEO of Southampton Hospital, then thanked Jean for her hospitality and said that the year Jean hosted the Hospital’s Annual Summer Party was the most successful to date, raising over $2 million.
He then spoke about the creation of the center, saying, “Cancer patients undergoing treatment are often physically weakened, and adding a long trip to and from an appointment only adds to the stress.” He continued, “We are grateful to the Phillips family for making cancer treatment closer to home for many patients on the East End of Long Island.”
Also in attendance Jean’s husband Martin Shafiroff, Julie Ratner, Valerie and Carl Kempner, Chris and Dick Hiegel, Barbara and Henry Gooss, Nancy Chemtob, and poker Queen Beth Shak and Rick Leventhal.
Support the hospital and attend the 58th Annual Summer Party on August 6th in Southampton in which Chuck Scarborough will emcee. www.southamptonhospital.org
Pictured:
Jean Shafiroff, Chuck Scarborough
Dr. Fredric Weinbaum, Jean Shafiroff, Robert S. Chaloner