Dr. Guenther Koehne, chair of the 2018 Light the Night Campaign, and Fisher Island CEO Bernard Lackner co-hosted an intimate soiree in honor of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) Executive Committee at the historic Vanderbilt Mansion on May 9.
After arriving to the exclusive private island by ferry, guests were treated to an al fresco seaside reception before attending the five-course, candlelit dinner held in the historic Vanderbilt Mansion library.
Orion Gornes from Dark Star Imports graciously provided the wines while expertly guiding the guests through a tasting of Bastianich and La Mozza fine Italian vintages. The glamorous evening, meticulously designed by events and lifestyle impresario Iman Hasan, served as a prelude to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society kickoff and recruitment luncheon scheduled on May 22.
The high-powered luncheon served to identify corporate sponsors, individual donors, and to organize family and corporate teams for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s premier fundraiser, The Light the Night event, which takes place on Nov. 3 at Bayfront Park in the heart of Downtown Miami.
During the event, more than 5,000 people — including corporate and family teams who have been touched by cancer — will gather to walk in an emotional and uplifting evening that aims to shine light on one of life’s darkest moments. Together they join a massive cancer community of approximately 1 million people at 150 inspirational evening walks across the U.S. and Canada to end cancer.
