Top $ for Boca Raton’s Caron addiction center
Tags: Boca Raton, Caron Renaissance, Christopher Lawford, Donald Trump, Jim Ramstad, Mar-a-Lago, Palm Beach, Patrick Kennedy, Petra Levin
| Saturday 28 February 2009 12:14 pm
We’re now smack-dab in the social season’s equivalent of hump-day.
The shine of opening weekend has worn off, but there are 30-something big shindigs left over the next six weeks.
Bling, anyone?
Yet, Friday night’s black tie at Palm Beach’s Mar-a-Lago for the Boca Raton addiction-treatment center Caron Renaissance netted $770,000. That makes the loot one of the richest of the season so far. Even more impressive is that some tickets went for a “mere” $500.
“We groveled and we begged for sponsors and we got some,” said ball chairwoman Petra Levin. I reached her in her Caribbean hideaway because Levin, a former Miss Germany, high-tailed it out of town at a time when the night crew at Donald Trump’s private club were still cleaning the ballroom.
“I’ve had a big smile on my face since yesterday because in this economy, believe me, we had to work for it.”
Among the guests: U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-R.I.); former Minnesota U.S. Rep. Jim Ramstad; and Kennedy clan writer/actor/activist Chris Lawford.
(For more pictures of the wingding by Michele Sandberg, click below)
We we really care about these glitzies in these days? Come on now, Palm Beach Post! It’s like everytime we open your paper, you have the galas and the glitzies in your front page. The rest of us are struggling to stay afloat here. Get these out of our sight!
Hilarious/Classic pic of 2 women sipping martinis at the benefit for the addiction center. Beautiful.
WOW,A PLACE THAT THE ELITE CRACK SMOKERS CAN GO.GIVE THE 700 G’S TO A FUND TO HELP THE POOR AND CHILDREN AND SEND THE ELITE ADDICTS TO CARP.THEY ARE IN DESPERATE NEED OF SOME HUMBLE PIE.
This event was to raise funds for people who can not afford to go there, thus giving free treament to those in need, not the elite. Many who can’t afford treatment are allowed to go to this fabulous treatment center because of the generosity shown by the people attending this event. It’s a shame there are people out there who hate so much and don’t know what they are talking about.
They can party all they want, but don’t flash these pictures in front of our face when we’re trying to make ends meet. I’ve attended many fund raising events, such as the Komen Race for the Cure, and guess what? Dressed in walking clothes and we still raised $$ for the foundation. SO don’t tell us we don’t know what we’re talking about.