New Orleans Saints Punter, Thomas Morstead
"Punt Pink" 2011 Fundraiser
Isobel Morstead (Thomas' mother), Thomas Morstead (Saints punter) and
Lisa Plunkett (Komen N.O. Executive Director)
Very special thanks to Saints punter, Thomas Morstead,
for raffling off his pink cleats, game ball and a pair of Saints tickets.
Proceeds in the amount of $12,154.46 benefitted
Susan G. Komen for the Cure
New Orleans and Acadiana Affiliates.
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15TH ANNIVERSARY RACE FOR THE CURE
Race t-shirts have finally arrived
at the Komen office in Metairie!
Please email your name and t-shirt size to
info@komenneworleans.org or
call the Komen office at 455-7310.
Thank you for your patience!
Thanks to everyone who made our 2011 Race for the Cure
a huge success! It was such a beautiful day and we
had a record turnout with almost 14,000 participants
and raised over $500,000.
Special thanks to our sponsors and, most importantly,
to all the survivors who celebrated the day with us.
 
 
click here to see more photos from Race Day
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Summer Cure Chefs Wine Dinner 2011
Chef Drew Dzejak-Windsor Court Grill Room, Chef Sue Zemanick-Gautreau's,
& Chef Adolfo Garcia-RioMar, La Boca, a Mano, Gusto
Event Co-Chairs Patricia Denechaud,
Kristi Post, Dottie Reese and Marbury Little
welcomed everyone to our
10th Annual Summer Cure Chefs Wine Dinner.
David Teich, General Manager of the Windsor Court Hotel, was a gracious host and said "The Windsor Court is once again honored to host and proud to continue the partnership with Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
We applaud the good work that Komen continues to do for women
and families in our community."
Mark Romig did a wonderful job as our evenings master of ceremonies.
There were fabulous silent and live auction items donated that contributed
to this year's event being a huge success.
Chef Sue Zemanick of Gautreau's prepared an excellent Jalapeno Vichyssoises with Jumbo Lump Crab and Creme Fraiche. Chef Joshua Laskay of NOLA had everyone raving about his Crab Cake served with a Spicy Corn Relish and Crystal Butter Sauce. Chef Adolfo Garcia's course of Malta Braised Pork Cheeks with a Pastel de Choclo was delicious and enjoyed by all. The entree of the evening was Chef Drew Dzejak's Slow Cooked Rack of Nieman Ranch Lamb artfully served with Truffle Farro and a Pearl Onion Jus was extraordinary and destined to have diners request it at the Windsor Court's Grill Room. Chef Tariq Hanna of Sucre finished the evening with a dessert entitled "Coffee!" which was so much more! Envision a Mini-Macaroon atop a swirl of chocolate beside a handmade confection of heaven on a plate.
The beautiful pink rose centerpieces were donated by
Perfect Presentations.
We appreciate all of our supporters who made this
a wonderful event this year!
click here to view photos taken by photographer, Melissa Calico
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Salute to Survivors Luncheon 2011
Board President Frank Liantonio, Guest Speaker Karen Swensen, Co-Chair ReRe Avegno, Master of Ceremonies Wendell Pierce, Co-Chair Micki Chehardy
Our 13th Annual Salute to Survivors Luncheon
held on April 14th at the Sheraton New Orleans was truly an inspiring event. Our Master of Ceremonies was the wonderful Wendell Pierce of HBO's, "Treme" & our Special Guest was WWL-TV's, Karen Swensen,
who we are so glad to have back home!
Thank you to all who made it possible!
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~Hobnobbing With Hoda~
Thank you to all those who attended this fabulous event on January 7th
at the Windsor Court Hotel with our friend, Hoda Kotb.
Click here to view photos by photographer Jeff Strout.
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