Repose and Praise in Pink

The Breast Cancer Resource Center was thinking pink when it hosted its 26th annual Pink Lounge gala at the Rosewood Miramar that attracted 200 guests and raised $350,000 for the popular nonprofit.

The fun fête, co-chaired by Dr. Priti Gagneja and Vince Caballero, featured a live auction conducted by Sotheby’s International realtor Dusty Baker, who sold off stays at the Rosewood Miramar (including dinner at Caruso’s), a two-night stay at the Carlyle in Manhattan for $7,250, a week’s stay at a villa in Tuscany for six guests for $11,000 – which sold twice – a three-night stay in Los Cabos for $6,500, a two-night stay at the Belmond El Encanto for $4,500, and four nights in Mexico’s Riviera Maya for $5,500.

Oncologist Dr. Fred Kass was honored with the inaugural Healing through Compassion Award, paying tribute to luminaries whose unwavering commitment to patient care transcends medical expertise to embrace the holistic needs of patients.

Supporters included executive director Silvana Kelly, Peter Hilf (just back from Chile), Dr. Richard and Nora Scheinberg, Roger and Robin Himowitz, Susan Ferguson, Peter and Kathy Halper, Evie Sullivan, and Norman and Kathleen Williams.