EVENT BENEFITS BEREAVEMENT PROGRAMS
Back row (L-R): Barry Mitchell, board member and premier sponsor, Next Level Private, LLC; Terry Geller, DDS and Michele Geller, event co-chairs and premier sponsors; William F. Flooks, Jr., board chair, Hospice of Westchester, event co-chair and premier sponsor, Beecher Flooks Funeral Home, Inc.; Jack Geoghegan, premier sponsor, Hildegarde D. Becher Foundation Inc.; George Whitehead, board member, Hospice of Westchester, and premier sponsor, PKF O’Connor Davies, LLP
Hospice of Westchester (HOW) in White Plains recently hosted its annual “In Celebration” gala cocktail reception on at the Westchester Country Club in Rye. The event honored Mary Gibbons Gardiner, HOW board member and immediate past board chair, and the Music Conservatory of Westchester. A special recognition was also bestowed upon long-time supporter and Grand Sponsor of the event Rochelle E. Shereff.
“This year’s ‘In Celebration’ event was our most successful to date and we are grateful for all of the support we received from attendees, donors, sponsors and our board of directors. We were pleased to recognize our esteemed honorees, who have played a pivotal role in the work we do on behalf of our patients and their families. It was a truly wonderful evening,” said Mary K. Spengler, RN, MS, LNHA, CEO of HOW. The funds raised from the event will benefit The Anna and Louis H. Shereff Caregiver, Complementary Care and Bereavement Programs. Due to the generosity of Rochelle Shereff, who has matched all monies raised from “In Celebration,” these programs are offered to HOW patients at no cost.
Event co-chairs included William F. Flooks Jr.; Michele and Terry Geller, DDS; and James P. O’Toole. The Premier Sponsors were Beecher Flooks Funeral Home Inc.; Co-Communications Inc.; Michele and Terry Geller, DDS; Grassy Sprain Pharmacy; Hildegarde D. Becher Foundation Inc.; Barbara and Paul T. Khoury, M.D.; Next Level Private LLC; PKF O’Connor Davies LLP; The Blue Sandstone Group at Morgan Stanley; and White Plains Hospital.
Hospice of Westchester is a private, not-for-profit health-care agency that provides skilled, compassionate and comprehensive end-of-life home care to patients diagnosed with any serious or life-limiting illness and gives support to their families and loved ones.