On Friday, May 5, Hill Harper will share his personal journey and inspiration during Celebrating Hope 2017. Through his work on the President’s Cancer Panel, he has witnessed the impact that research can have on a disease. “Research has led to the development of diverse interventions to reduce the risk of cancer and more effectively treat some cancers, enabling many individuals to survive diagnoses that previously were almost universally fatal,” offers Harper. “I am hopeful that increased research dedicated to Alzheimer’s disease will produce a similar outcome and that we can find a cure in the near future,” he adds. More than five million Americans are currently living with Alzheimer’s and the disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the U.S.
Celebrating Hope 2017 will be held from 6:30 to 11:00pm on Friday, May 5 at l’escale at the Delamar Greenwich Harbor and proceeds will benefit the Alzheimer’s Association Connecticut Chapter. In its milestone fifth year, the Association is thrilled to report that since its inception, Celebrating Hope has raised over $1 million for Alzheimer’s and dementia care and research. Event tickets ($350 each) are available for purchase online or via phone at (860) 828.2828. The benefit will unfold throughout the Mediterranean–inspired Delamar Greenwich Harbor named to Travel & Leisure’s Top 500 Hotels in the World. The evening will include cocktails on the waterfront terrace, dinner in a lounge setting featuring a special menu created by l’escale Restaurant’s Executive Chef Frédéric Kieffer and entertainment by The What Up Funk Band’s 7-piece ensemble. Guests will enjoy multiple opportunities to bid on unique experiences and luxury items featured in the extensive silent and live auctions and are encouraged to wear the Alzheimer’s signature color purple to the event.
The Alzheimer’s Association Connecticut Chapter is grateful to Celebrating Hope 2017 sponsors for their support including Corporate Community Champion of Hope - Maplewood Senior Living; Leaders of Hope - AfterTalk.com, The Cabrera Family, Graham Capital Management, Granoff Architects, Mr. and Mrs. Dan and Nancy Ozizmir, Mr. and Mrs. Jim and Kate Clark, Mr. and Mrs. Steve and Lyn Black; Champions of Hope - Astrum Care Management, Bregal Investments, Coldwell Banker Global Luxury, Greenwich, Connecticut Pharmacy, Edgehill, The Greens at Cannondale, The Greens at Greenwich and Wilton Meadows, Julie & Trevor Woods, Merrill Lynch Greenwich, Silver Hill Hospital, Stamford Hospital, Wendy and Diego Reyes; Supporters of Hope - The Bristal Assisted Living, Greenwich Dental Group, Greenwich Hospital, Mini of Fairfield County / CallariCars.com, Mr. and Mrs. Mark and Jennifer Lapine, Craig Rosenberg, Steve Stearns, Merrill Lynch Fairfield, Regional Hospice and Home Care, Task Home Care Services; Partners of Hope - Baywater Properties, Cathlin and Stephen Wolanske, Citi Private Bank and Keith Gertsen, Dr. Tom and Elisa Wilson, Eleni Henkel, InsideOut Partners, Katharine Ashworth & Michael Cochrane, King Street Rehab, Len Schwartz, Lisa Lori, Mary Jo and Bill Riddle, Osborn Homecare & H.O.P.E Center, Shannon and Jim Sawyer, Sono Bello Body Contouring & Facial Aesthetics, Barbara Zaccagnini; Friends - Athena Health Care Systems: Laurel Ridge Health Care Center, Maefair Health Care Center, Northbridge Health Care Center, GAP Psychiatry Services, Justina Pray and Joseph Lockridge, Michael and Mimi Rafferty, Robert Kuperman and Colette Chestnut; Community Partners - Alzheimer’s Youth Alliance, Bruce Museum, Charlie Pappas, Delamar Greenwich Harbor and l'escale, Grafix Traffic, Gway Printing & Graphics, Horseneck Wines & Liquors, Theresa Rogers, Kunjan Collective, M Communications, Meli Melo, Moffly Media, Greenwich Magazine, Olivier Kpognon Photo + Design, Putnam & Vine Wine & Spirits, Richards, Spectrum Event Lighting & Décor, Thomas Hollyday, What up Funk Band and Winston Flowers.
The Alzheimer's Association Connecticut Chapter is the primary source of information and support to the thousands of Connecticut residents dealing with the effects of Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia. The mission: To eliminate Alzheimer's disease through the advancement of research; to provide and enhance care and support for all affected; and to reduce the risk of dementia through the promotion of brain health. The vision: A world without Alzheimer's disease. www.alz.org/ct
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Hill Harper is an award-winning actor, best-selling author and philanthropist. Harper starred on the hit CBS drama CSI: NY for 9 years followed by the shows Covert Affairs and Limitless. This season, Harper joined the cast of Showtime's award-winning drama Homeland and hosts How It Really Happened with Hill Harper on HLN. In theatres, he can be seen co-starring alongside Will Smith in Concussion and in the upcoming Tupac Shakur biopic All Eyez on Me. Harper is the author of four New York Times best-sellers and has earned seven NAACP Image Awards for his writing and acting. Additionally, Harper founded The Manifest Your Destiny Foundation which is dedicated to empowering underserved youth through mentorship, scholarship, and grant programs. Harper graduated magna cum laude as valedictorian of his department with a bachelor’s degree from Brown University and cum laude with a Juris Doctorate degree from Harvard Law School. He also holds a master’s degree with honors from Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government and holds Honorary Doctoral Degrees from Winston-Salem State University, Cheyney University, Westfield State College, Tougaloo College, Le-Moyne Owen College, Dillard University and Howard University. Harper currently serves on the President's Cancer Panel having been appointed by President Obama in 2011. Harper travels worldwide as a motivational speaker, addressing current affairs and life-awakening topics to a wide array of audiences of youth, adults, couples, and business leaders. In 2014, People Magazine named him one of their Sexiest Men Alive.