DKMS' 3rd Annual Star-Studded Gala to be Held at Cipriani 42nd Street on Thursda... ( Halle Berry Mario Cantone Vera Wang B...)

DKMS' 3rd Annual Star-Studded Gala to be Held at Cipriani 42nd Street on Thursday, May 7th

Date:4/22/2009

Halle Berry, Mario Cantone, Vera Wang, Betsey Johnson, & Amy Ryan to Attend and Join the Fight Against Leukemia

NEW YORK, April 22 /PRNewswire/ -- DKMS, the world's largest bone marrow donor center, will further its fight against leukemia with the organization's 3rd Annual DKMS Gala on Thursday, May 7th at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City.

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The organization will pay tribute to Joe Uva, CEO of Univision Communications Inc. with the Mechtild Harf Award. Additionally, Bernd Beetz, Chief Executive Officer of Coty Inc. will serve as the Gala's Honorary Chair and Mario Cantone will host the black tie event for the second year in a row. Oscar winning actress, Halle Berry will present a very special award to six-year-old Isabelle Huurman, who has pleaded publically for people to become a bone barrow donor and save the life of her best friend leukemia patient, Jasmina Anema. Jasmina's condition has garnered a recent outcry of support from Rihanna, Kelly Rowland, Lil Mama, Jason Kidd, Chris Wilcox, Lamar Odom and Governor Paterson to name a few.

Highlights of the heartwarming program include an emotional first time leukemia patient and donor meeting and a special performance by singer-songwriter, Jazmine Sullivan whose recent album, Fearless, has been championed by the likes of Stevie Wonder, Missy Elliott and Faith Evans. Other celebrities expected to attend and join the fight against leukemia include actress Amy Ryan and fashion icons Vera Wang and Betsey Johnson.

Uva will follow in the footsteps of last year's DKMS honoree', Cindy Crawford, who lost her brother to leukemia, and Manny Chirico, CEO of Philips Van Heusen, a lymph
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