Benefit: UCI Mind Gala is “A December to Remember”
Community Honorees Burton and Linda Young with A December to Remember Co-Chairs Lucy and Roger LisabethBy Petrina Friede | NB Indy
The 7th Annual fundraising gala for Alzheimer’s research at UCI MIND, the Institute for Memory Impairment and Neurologic Disorders, was held at the festively decorated Balboa Bay Resort in Newport Beach on Dec. 3.
The gala raised $375,000 to support basic science research at the Institute.
Receiving honors at the Gala were Community Leadership Honorees Burton and Linda Young, and Ira Lott, M.D., the Director of the UCI MIND Down Syndrome Program.
Elsa Ramon, CBS2 and KCAL9 Evening Anchor, received the UCI Alumna Honor.
The formally-attired guests enjoyed an evening of fine dining, great conversation, and dancing while listening to inspiring stories told by honorees as well as by Roger Lisabeth, who along with his wife Lucy were Gala Co-Chairs.
As a testament to human fortitude, Lucy was on stage with her husband, even though she is suffering the effects of Alzheimer’s.
