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The Wistar Gala
The Wistar Gala is a black tie fundraising event benefiting The Wistar Institute. On Saturday, October 27, 2007, Wistar Board of Trustees co-vice chair, Harold M. Davis, will be honored with The Wistar Award at The Wistar Gala at the Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia. The cocktail hour begins at 6:30 PM and dinner and dancing start at 7:30 PM.
Hal Davis joined the Board of Trustees of The Wistar Institute in 1987, providing counsel as development chair for seven years and vice chair for the last nine years. With his wife Eleanor, he has quietly supported breast cancer research at the Institute through The Christopher M. Davis Memorial Fund, which was established in 1996 with gifts given in memory of their son, Christopher M. Davis. Subsequently, the Board adopted a resolution creating the Christopher M. Davis Memorial Fellowship, an award presented on an annual basis to a postdoctoral fellow conducting breast cancer research at Wistar. Recently, Eleanor and Hal expanded this commitment to an endowed Associate Professorship.
Realen Homes, the company Hal co-founded in 1967 and sold in 2000, was named National Home Builder of the Year in 1998. Hal continues as a founding partner with Realen Properties, a commercial real estate developer with properties in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, California and Florida. Through the years, Hal has made time to offer his expertise to the World Presidents Organization, the Chief Executives Organization, the World Business Council and the Sunday Breakfast Club.
Members of the Honorary Committee for the 2007 Wistar Gala are ABC News correspondent Sam Donaldson; General H. Norman Schwarzkopf; The Honorable Edward G. Rendell; The Honorable Arlen Specter; The Honorable Robert P. Casey, Jr.; Philadelphia Mayoral Candidate Michael Nutter; and Coach Dick Vermeil. The Gala Committee is chaired by Adele K. Schaeffer and includes members Ira Brind, Robert A. Fox, Dr. Russel E. Kaufman, Faye Kozich, Herbert Lotman, Nicholas Martell, Helen P. Pudlin, Edward Sickles, and Kevin Tucker.
Past Wistar Awardees include Robert A. Fox, Doris R. Taxin, and Kevin M. Tucker.
Wistar Gala Sponsorship Opportunities
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