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Cancer Alliance Of Help & Hope’s

‘Dance The Night Away’ 2023 Gala Raised

Over $800,000 For Local Cancer Patients In Need

Cancer Alliance of Help & Hope (CAHH) hosted the 2023
Dance the Night Away Gala at the Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm
Beach on April 15. Presented by The West Palm Beach Fred
Astaire Studio, 12 local celebrities laced up their dancing
shoes to raise funds for needy qualified families dealing with
cancer while undergoing chemotherapy and/or radiation.
Chairs of this electrifying and successful event were Janet
Levy and Farley Rentschler, along with Honorary Chairs
Max and Joseph McNamara.
CAHH gathered the top dancers for Palm Beach
County’s celebrity dance-off for the third year in a row.
Twelve local nonprofessional ballroom dancers took
private dance lessons from the Fred Astaire Studio to Gillian Lieberman and
prepare for the competition that took center stage in front Yuliya Ishchak and Bruce Sutka Gina Sabean and Andriy Panasenko Maksim Sharkow
of a sold-out crowd. The audience went wild after each
performance, and the judges applauded their efforts and Sabean, and Katherine Sheneman. The male contestants
routines as impressive, dramatic, and entertaining. included Terry Duffy, Kyle Lucks, Joseph McNamara,
Louis van Amstel, national champion and professional Rick Rose, and Bruce Sutka.
dancer from the acclaimed TV show Dancing with the The CAHH 2023 top female dancer was Real Estate
Stars, served as the evening’s Master of Ceremonies. The Agent Gillian Lieberman, and top male dancer was
three celebrity judges included Cathy Rigby, actress and Business Executive and Honorary Chair of the event Joseph
Olympic gymnast; Lorenzo Borghese, an Italian-American McNamara. Philanthropist Kerrie Lance was awarded the
businessman, and television personality; and Artem People’s Choice Award, receiving the most votes and raising
Chigvintsev, a professional dancer who was the season 29 the most money before and during the event.
mirrorball winner on Dancing with the Stars as well as an “We are so grateful to everyone who supported the 2023
Emmy nominee for this choreography on the show. Dance the Night Away event,” said Stanton Collemer, CEO
After cocktails, guests enjoyed the dance competition of CAHH. “Each dollar we raise is precious. It helps us to
followed by a stunning performance by International achieve our goal of providing emergency financial assistance
Ballroom Dancers Craig Smith and Andrea Harvey. to help cancer patients pay their nonmedical expenses while
The Palm Beach County celebrity dancers that competed they are undergoing treatment. This assistance will, in many Victoria Anderson and Kyle Maksim Sharkov and Diane
for Cancer Alliance’s 2023 top female and male dancer in cases, prevent homelessness. The cost of cancer treatment is Lucks Avonda
the Dance the Night Away Dance Competition included so formidable that it can deplete all family resources needed
female dancers Diane Avonda, Victoria Herbert, Kerrie to cover fundamental expenses such as rent, utilities, food, Collemer adds, “Thanks to our generous supporters, we
Lance, Gillian Lieberman, Kristina Olsen Madden, Gina transportation, pet care and insurance.” have been able to serve 1,200 individuals each year and
disbursed over $6 million in the past 18 years. With the
continued help of our community, we look forward to a
bright future, allowing us to expand our services and serve
more people in dire need.”
Sponsors included Title Sponsor: Academy for Nursing
and Health Occupations – Lois and Ray Richards; Award
And Presenting Sponsor: Janet and Mark Levy; Presenting
Sponsor: Virginia and John Gildea, Sandy and Greg
Kriser; Ballroom Sponsor: Diane and Peter Avonda, Sheila
Buchbinder, M.D., CIBC Private Wealth, J.P. Morgan Wealth –
Corey Brown, Missy DeBellis, Lydia Raurell and Robert Forbes,
Gloria Herman, Lance Advisors LLC, Elaine Madonna, Farley
Rentschler, Hartcourt M. and Virginia W. Sylvester Foundation,
Lauri Welteroth and Asif Gillian Lieberman and Jennifer Tattanelli, Tiffany & Co. and Frances Yu; Dance
Haque Joseph McNamara Virginia and John Gildea Ray and Lois Richards Sponsor: Suzanne Mott Dansby, Linda and Gary Lachman,
David Sarama and Daniel Drennen; Instructor Sponsor:
Chris and Mike Cox, Arlette Gordon, Beth and Fred Lane, Gail
Worth, Barbara and Mark Zand; Invitation Sponsors: Roy
Cacciaguida, M.D. and Helene Karp.
About Cancer Alliance Of Help & Hope
Cancer Alliance of Help and Hope, Inc. is a Palm Beach
County not-for-profit organization that eases the burden of
qualified local cancer patients by paying a portion of their
nonmedical bills, supplementing basic needs, and providing
support and information resources. For more information about
Cancer Alliance of Help & Hope, please visit CAHH.org.
Photos by Capehart
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