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You are cordially invited

65th Annual

MAY 12, 2018

BENEFITING TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Proudly Featuring
Grammy Award Winner

MICHAEL MCDONALD

An American singer and song writer, Michael McDonald’s music
career spans more than 45 years. His early career includes singing
with Steely Dan and being the frontman for the Doobie Brothers.
Since 1982, McDonald has released 9 solo albums. His latest release
in 2017, Wide Open, marks the singer-songwriter’s first set of
original material in 17 years.

MAY 12, 2018

PHILADELPHIA DOWNTOWN MARRIOTT

1201 MARKET STREET, PHIL ADELPHIA, PA 19107

6:00 pm Cocktail Reception
7:30 pm and Silent Auction

9:45 pm Dinner and Diamond
Award Presentation

Emcee Lauren Hart

Special Appeal Benefitting
Temple’s Transplant Programs

Exclusive Performance by
Michael McDonald

Dancing until midnight
on one incredible night

FORMAL BLACK TIE ATTIRE
Tickets $350 per person. For more information about ticket and

sponsorship packages, please visit TUHGala.org.

DIAMOND PARTNERS

Lon & Bonnie Greenberg

Temple University Hospital
Medical Staff

PLATINUM PARTNERS

DS&T DOLCHIN,SLOTKIN&TODD,P.C.

Amy J. Goldberg, MD & the
TUH Department of Surgery

GOLD PARTNERS

The Alter Family
Foundation

Enrique Hernandez, MD Athole G. Jacobi, MD Larry R. Kaiser, MD
& Carla Hernandez & Lindy Snider

Stephanie A. King & Dr. & Mrs. John Bob & Patty Lux Robert McNamara, MD
Paul G. Curcillo II Kung & Mary McNamara

Patrick & Marie
O'Connor

SILVER PARTNERS
Deloitte LLP ● Medtronic ● Jane Scaccetti ● Stevens & Lee / Griffin
BRONZE PARTNERS
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP ● AmeriHealth Caritas ● Vincent Cowell, MD &
Nora Cowell, RN ● Fox Chase Cancer Center ● Huron ● Dr. Stanley & Debbie Lefkowitz ●
Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin ● O'Brien & Ryan, LLP ● PNC ●
Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP ● Veloxis Pharmaceuticals Inc.
PA RT N E R S
Christie & Young, PC ● Dr. & Mrs. Verdi J. DiSesa ● DM HealthCare Partners, LLC ●
Sandra R. Harmon-Weiss, MD & Richard C. Weiss, DMD ● Liacouras & Smith, LLP ● Optum ●
Visiting Nurse Association of Greater Philadelphia

THANK YOU TO
OUR SPONSORS

*Sponsor list as of printing

2018 GALA COMMITTEE

René Alvarez, MD and Norma Alicea-Alvarez, DNP Steven Houser, PhD and Beth Bailey, PhD
Jerry Burton Kendra E. Kirk

Ira W. Bushman, Esq. and Marcy C. Bushman Walter J. Koch, PhD and Macaira Koch
Jim Cawley, IV, Esq. and Suzanne Cawley Eric J. Kropf, MD and Patricia L. Kropf, MD
Eric T. Choi, MD and Esther Choi John S. Kung, MD and Christine Kung, MBA
Gary S. Cohen, MD and Susan Cohen
Maricar and Corey Collins Dr. Stanley and Debbie Lefkowitz
Gregory Liacouras and Leslie H. Smith
Joshua Cooper, MD and Jamie Cooperstein
Lisa Lee Corbin Bob and Patty Lux
Joseph W. “Chip” Marshall, III
Elizabeth Craig, DNP and Jim Craig
Herbert E. Cushing, MD Shane and Megan McDevitt
Frank and Eileen Devlin Robert McNamara, MD and Mary McNamara
John K. Dugan
Elizabeth Menschner, DNP
Daniel Edmundowicz, MD and Susan Edmundowicz Adam C. Messer
Richard I. Fisher, MD and Susan G. Fisher, PhD
James W. Fox, IV, MD and Kathleen M. Fox Gordon Morewood, MD and Natalie Rintoul, MD
Susan L. Freeman, MD Jack Mydlo, MD and Judith Harris
Amy J. Goldberg, MD Rosemary M. Nolan, JD
Becky Halkias Gerald P. Oetzel
Sandra R. Harmon-Weiss, MD Alan and Carolyn Rosenberg
and Richard C. Weiss, DMD
Lauren Hart and Todd Carmichael Ahmed Soliman, MD and Saliha Soliman
Jeffrey Henderer, MD and Sanna Henderer Gerald H. Sterling, PhD and Helene B. Sterling
Enrique Hernandez, MD and Carla Hernandez
Yoshiya Toyoda, MD and Mayumi Toyoda
Michael Weaver, MD and Sheila Weaver, DO

Nina Weisbord and George Wood
Herbert White and Weimiao Ou

Please join us for
Philly’s night out for healing, hope
and wellness, supporting advances in
medicine and access to care for all who need it.

CO-CHAIRS
Daniel and Margo Polett

Paul and Beth Koob
Vincent Cowell, MD and Nora Cowell, RN

HONORARY CHAIRS
Patrick and Marie O’Connor
Lon and Bonnie Greenberg

Jane Scaccetti
Richard M. Englert, EdD and Eleanor Englert

Larry R. Kaiser, MD and Lindy Snider
PRESIDENT & CEO
Verdi J. DiSesa, MD

DIAMOND AWARD HONOREE
Robert H. Lux

Kindy reply by April 27

at TUHGala.org

[email protected] | 215.707.8316

A non-profit organization founded on the idea that quality healthcare should be
available to everyone, Temple University Hospital serves as a relentless advocate for
Philadelphia’s most vulnerable communities and a place of hope for the patients and

families with the most complex cases.
Proceeds from the Acres of Diamonds Gala are an investment in vital, lifesaving work

at the hospital, in the community and across the region.

Institutional Advancement
Medical Education and Research Building

3500 N. Broad Street, Suite 1101
Philadelphia, PA 19140

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