Empire Ball
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On Wednesday, December 9, 2020, the Empire Ball looked different as we entered everyone's home as a virtual celebration! The night was an amazing, engaging and memorable celebration; building awareness and raising necessary funds for the Diabetes Research Institute (DRI).
Hosted by co-anchor of CBS 2 News This Morning and CBS 2 News At Noon, Chris Wragge, the event included performances from Broadway and beyond, an inspiring and heartfelt tribute to Founder and Vice-Chair of the Empire Ball, and National Board Member of the Diabetes Research Institute Foundation, Thomas Santiago. The Diabetes Research Institute Foundation warmly thanks the many wonderful sponsors and friends of the Empire Ball.
If you didn't see the live broadcast, you don’t have to miss out. Watch the replay!
Light the Sky for DRI
As a part of our celebration, we unveiled our 2020 Empire Ball lighting partners as they lit their properties blue; shining a light on this insidious disease and the critical work that the Diabetes Research Institute is doing to find a biological cure now.
Confirmed Lighting Partners:
The AT&T Discovery District AT&T Headquarters
Canada Lands Company CN Tower
Empire State Realty Trust The Empire State Building
EQ Office The Pyramid at 65 East 55th
JLL Bank of America Plaza
Miami Dade College The Freedom Tower
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New York State Thruway Authority The Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge
SL Green Realty Corp. One Vanderbilt
The Durst Organization One Bryant Park 151 West 42nd Street One World Trade Center
The Trinity Buildings 111 & 115 Broadway
Vornado Realty Trust The Bloomberg Tower at 731 Lexington Avenue
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KTU 103.5 FM FEATURES THE EMPIRE BALL DURING NOVEMBER 11, 2020 'KTU CARES' PROGRAM
Listen to the most recent episode of the "KTU Cares” radio show, where the Diabetes Research Institute Foundation’s CEO, Sean Kramer, along with Dr. Giacomo Lanzoni from the DRI, and our Vice Chairs of the upcoming Empire Ball – A Virtual Celebration, discuss the event and the latest updates with the Institute and Foundation.
SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR EVENT PARTNERS
VIEW OUR 2020 EMPIRE BALL DIGITAL JOURNAL
SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL OF OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS
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BENEFACTORS
AB Facility Services LLC
Accurate Specialty Metal Fabricators
BP Elevator
E-J Electric Installation Co.
EQ Office
I.U.O.E Local 94,94A
Jack Resnick & Sons
MG Engineering D.P.C.
MillerLaker
OC Construction Management
The Donaldson Organization
VDA
Vornado Realty Trust
Ware Malcomb
SUPPORTERS
Air Ideal
Brooklyn Elevator
Cannon Mechanical
Cantlon Lighting
Bob and Joan Catell
Crown Acquisitions
Maureen and Peter DiCapua
Forest Electric Corp.
Fujitec
Goldman Copeland
Island Acoustics
JRM Construction
Liberty Elevator
MKDA
Otis Elevator
Quality Fire & Life Safety Consultants
Rostrim Construction Services, Inc.
SL Green Realty Group
Spin Design, Inc.
Ted Moudis & Associates
Terminal on behalf of L&L Holdings and Columbia Property Trust
ThyssenKrupp Elevator
Tito's Handmade Vodka
TPG Global, LLC.
GOLD
ADCO Electrical
American Spray - On Corp.
Citywide Electrical Consultants
Gensler
Grassi Advisors & Accountants
HLW International LLP
Monica Styles
MOSA USA, Inc.
Mulligan Security Corp.
Pritchard Industries Inc.
Realty Advisory Board on Labor Relations
Shen Milsom & Wilkes
Syska Hennessy Group
Turner & Townsend
EMPIRE BALL EVENT LEADERSHIP
Founders: Peter L. DiCapua*/CodeGreen Solutions, Inc. Joseph "Dee" Dussich/JAD Corp. of America Theodore S. Hammer/Mancini Duffy Bart McDade/Newmark Knight Frank James J. Migliore/William Macklowe Company Hannah Nakhshab Charles Rizzo/The Rizzo Group Scott Salmirs/American BUilding Maintenance Co. Thomas Santiago†/WarnerMedia John Santora/Cushman & Wakefield, Inc. Gerald D. Schein/ScheinMedia |
Vice Chairs: Alfonse Amore/Cushman & Wakefield, Inc. Paul J. Amrich/CBRE, Inc. Andrew Cooke/Hines Peter L. DiCapua*/Code Green Solutions, Inc. Douglas Donaldson/The Donaldson Organization Louis J. Esposito/The Durst Organization James Halpin**/Platinum Maintenance Services Bonnie Inserra/Inserra Family Foundation Avi Itzikowitz**/ATCO Properties & Management, Inc. Charles Rizzo/The Rizzo Group Stephen Rizzo**/The Rizzo Group Thomas Santiago†/WarnerMedia John Santora/Cushman & Wakefield, Inc. |
2020 Board of Governors and Committee Members:
John Agnello†/Quality Building Services Corp. Alfonse Amore/Cushman & Wakefield,Inc. Paul J. Amrich/CBRE, Inc. Jonathan Andrew/Gardiner & Theobald Michael Anello/Turner& Townsend Jonathan Bennis/Icon Interiors,Inc. Joel Brenner/AIG Carrie Brown Lucy G. Carter Leona Cianflone/Turner Construction Company Andrew Cooke/Hines Jay Cross/Hudson Yards, A Related Oxford venture Robert Cuzzi/VDA (Van Deusen & Associates Peter L. DiCapua*/CodeGreen Solutions,Inc. George DiStefano/Unity Construction Group Douglas Donaldson/The Donaldson Organization Gillian Ranee Doucette/Doucette Consulting Jeffrey A. Duarte/Empire State Realty Trust,Inc. Joseph "Dee" Dussich/JAD Corp. of America Joey Dussich /JAD Corporation of America Matt Duthie/Newmark Knight Frank Nancy Erardi/NYCAN Buildingers LLC Louis J. Esposito/The Durst Organization Richard Field/WarnerMedia Christine Georgopulo/Blue Sky Idation,LLC Real Estate CT/NY Michael Gerazounis/MGEngineering D.P.C. Mark Gregorgio/TEI Group Elizabeth Haak/Highland Management James Halpin**/Platinum Richard C. Heller/Titanium Scaffold Services Kevin T. Hoey/L&L Holding Company Frederick C. Horwood/WarnerMedia Richard Imperatore†/Brookbridge Consulting Bonnie Inserra/Inserra Family Foundation Lindsey Inserra/Inserra Supermarkets Avi Itzikowitz**/ATCO Properties & Management, Inc. Jet Ivezi/A-Z Fire Alarm Security, Inc. *Chairman Emeritus **Steering Committee Co-Hosts † In Memory
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Lisa Kelly/EarthCam Lisa Knip/HLW Roger Larson/Vornado Ralty Trust Richard Laskowski/Vanguard Construction Steve Lefkowitz/WarnerMedia Willaim "Billy" Macklowe/Willaim Macklowe Company Paul Magda/Quality Building Services Corp. Christopher Masotto/Columbia Property Trust Brendan J. McCarty/United Building Sciences Limited Daniel McGinley/Penguin Air Conditioning Corp. James J. Migliore/William Macklowe Company Richard Minieri, Jr./Accurate Speciality Metal Fabricators Mirjana Mirjani/Quality Building Services Ted Moudis/Ted Moudis Associates Robert Mullen/Structure Tone
Jonathan Ninnis/OC Construction Management Eric Pellegrino/CBRE at Google Jason Pizer/Enterprise Asset Management Bert Rahm/Turner Construction Company Charles Rizzo/The Rizzo Group Stephen Rizzo**/The Rizzo Group Michael Rodriguez/Alliance Building Services Hani J. Salama/Capital Properties Thomas Santiago†/WarnerMedia Robert Scheinman/J.T.Magen & Company, Inc. Gerard Schumm/RFR Realty LLC Christopher Shaw/LF Driscoll Healthcare Gaston Silva/Vornado Realty Trust Joe M. Smith/Thyssenkrupp Elevator Willaim Sotomayor/Ware Malcomb Stephen M. Soviero/Structure Tone Paul H. Teti/Columbia Property Trust Catherine Wang/A-Z Fire Alarm Security, Inc. Simon Wasserberger/EQ Office Glen J. Weiss/Vornado Realty Trust Richard Wood/Plaza Construction
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Schindler Elevator Corporation
For more information, please contact:
Amy Epstein, Director of Special Events
Diabetes Research Institute Foundation
259 W 30th Street, Suite 402
New York, NY 10001
Direct: 646-475-1572
Office: 212-888-2217
aepstein@drif.org