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Beverage Media
December 2012
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
HOSTS 35
TH
ANNUAL GALA
On October 15
th
,
suppliers, distributors, retail-
ers, restaurateurs and other members of the wine
and spirits industry gathered at New York’s Pierre
Hotel for the 35
th
annual Wine & Spirits Gala to
benefit the American Cancer Society. This year’s
dinner honored David Taub, chairman & CEO of
Palm Bay International, and Marc Taub, president
&
COO, as recipients of the 2012 Dr. Louis Berger
Memorial Award. Marc noted in his speech that
in 1978, at the first Wine & Spirits Industry's Gala,
Martin Taub, father and grandfather to David and
Marc respectively, received the inaugural award.
Significant monies were raised throughout the
evening to fund cancer research, education, ad-
vocacy, and direct services & programs for can-
cer patients and their families.
1.
Marc Taub addresses attendees
2.
Marc Taub and Brooklyn Borough President
Marty Markowitz
3.
Wayne Chaplin, Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Chaplin;
Peter Deutsch and Larry Goodrich
4.
Mel Dick and Jim Clerkin
5.
Neil Barnett, Gerry Ruvo and Bobby Epstein
6.
Ray Herrmann and Carmine Martignetti
7.
E. Lloyd Sobel and Teresa Herbert
8.
Lauren Goodrich, Steve Powers and Larry Goodrich
9.
Rob Tornese, Mitch Herman, Mark Herman and
Jack Battipaglia
10.
Corey Bronstein, Tom Fandel and Robert Battipaglia
11.
Constance Oehmler and Jeff Saunders
12.
Tracy Galtieri, Jim Galtieri and JB Woodworth
13.
Dina Opici and Burton May
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