Richard and Jennie DeSherer with Arlyn and Edward Gardner

S.L.E. LUPUS
Mayor Cited For Helping
Build Life Without Lupus

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AYOR Michael Bloomberg was honored at the S.L.E. Lupus Foundation and the Lupus Research Institute dinner in November. About 700 guests raised $2 million at the event held at the American Museum of Natural History.

Foundation president Richard DeScherer said, "Over 12 years Mayor Bloomberg has led a remarkable agenda to improve the health of all New Yorkers, creating innovative public health models now adopted throughout the nation."

NBC’s Today show co-host Willie Geist served as master of ceremonies and Lincoln Center artistic director of jazz Wynton Marsalis entertained on trumpet.

Founder Susan Golick presented an award to gala honorees Simona and Jerome Chazen.

Gala 2013 dinner chairs were Louise and Sid Banon, Mary E. Belle, David Chazen, Kathy Chazen and Larry Miller Jennie and Richard DeScherer, and Susan Golick and Alan Wasserman.　

New York luminaries supporting the event included opera legend Jessye Norman, Tzili and Leon Charney, Jennie and Richard DeScherer, Edward and Arlyn Gardner Bonnie Englebardt Lautenberg, Ninah and Michael Lynne, Phyllis and Bill Mack, Laura and John Pomerantz, Nancy and Fred Poses, Fern and Lenard Tessler, and Carol and Michael Weisman.