April 26, 2006
From atop of the Mandarin Oriental's Ballroom at Columbus Circle, Phoenix House held its annual Fashion Award Dinner. The Phoenix House Fashion Award is presented to leaders in the fashion and retail world to honor their commitment to serving their community. The gala dinner raised in excess of $1 million which will support more than 100 drug and alcohol programs. Phoenix House operates nearly 60 facilities across nine states, caring for 6,000 men, women, and teens.
Honoree Andrew Rosen shaking hands with Kenneth Cole, Honoree Frank Doroff in the background
Overlooking Central Park from the luxurious Time Warner Center, the cocktail reception and dinner welcomed fashion industry designers and executives to honor this year's awardees, Bloomingdale's General Merchandise Manager, Frank Doroff and Founder and President of Theory, Andrew Rosen. The ballroom was wall to wall with supporters, including Mark Badgley, James Mischka, Norma Kamali, Nicole Miller, Kenneth Cole, Catherine Malandrino, Carmen Marc Volvo, Rebecca Taylor, Kay Unger, Rickie Freeman, and James Perse. Michael Gould, Chairman and CEO of Bloomingdale's; Liz Claiborne President and CEO, Paul Charron; Michelle Ateyah, President of Lambertson Truex, Saks Fifth Avenue President Andrew Jennings, Executive Vice President Jackie Nemiroff from Polo Ralph Lauren, and Burberry President Eugenia Ulasewicz also attended.
'Thanks to the incredible generosity of the fashion industry, we will be able to further improve our teen treatment and expand access for young people in need,' said Mitchell S. Rosenthal, M.D. President of Phoenix House. 'America faces a large treatment gap for teens' Phoenix House has a proven treatment method that helps kids get their lives back on track' Since the earliest days of Phoenix House, we have enjoyed enthusiastic support from the fashion industry,' said Dr. Rosenthal. 'Frank Doroff and Andrew Rosen have given thoughtful and generous support to substance abuse treatment, prevention, and education. They have helped marshall the power and influence of the fashion industry to address this and other pressing social issues.'
Nicole Miller and Phoenix House President Dr. Mitchell S. Rosenthal
The Academy model has been proven effective in a study by the RAND Corporation, one of the nation's most trusted research organizations. The researchers at RAND have demonstrated not only that the Phoenix Academy achieves its goals of reducing substance abuse and criminal behavior among its participants, but also that it achieves them more effectively than other residential placements for probationers. One of the evening's highlights included an emotional speech given by Jessica Reisoglu, an 18 year-old graduate of the Phoenix Academy of Westchester. 'Phoenix House has helped me get in touch with who I am as a person and helped me decide what I want to strive for in life,' said Ms. Reisoglu. 'They taught me how to live life and that I should not be afraid of success.'
The dinner was co-chaired by Anne Keating, Senior Vice President of Public Relations, Special Events, and Corporate Philanthropy for Bloomingdale's and Theory Public Relations Director Melissa Gellman. Founded in 1967, Phoenix House is the nation's largest non-profit provider of substance abuse treatment and prevention services. The Organization assists people of all ages from all walks of life lead fulfilling drug-free lives. Since its inception, Phoenix House has treated more than 100,000 substance abusers, helping them lead healthy, productive, and rewarding lives.
Andrew Rosen, Ricky Sasaki, and Michael Gould
For more information of Phoenix House, please visit www.phoenixhouse.org
Photos provided courtesy of Phoenix House.
