MD Anderson Cancer Research & Saks Fifth Avenue Cocktails
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Saks Fifth Avenue came together this Wednesday, April 27th 2016 at a cocktail reception and store preview event benefiting MD Anderson's Moon Shots Program, an unprecedented effort to rapidly reduce deaths from cancer and transform care.
The creme de la creme from Houston society came together to support the cause. Some of the guests who attended the event were:
Yvonne and Rufus Cormier
Isabel David and Danny David
Courtney Hill Fertitta and Jason Fertitta
Janet Gurwitch and Ron Franklin
Denise Monteleone
Claire Cormier Thielke and Rick Thielke
Margaret Alkek Williams and Jim Daniel
Diane Lokey Farb
Dancie Ware
Kelli and Eddie Blanton
Todd Forester and Kelli Kickerillo
Estela and David Cockrell
Zack and Elizabeth Fertitta
John B. Connally IV
Nell Connally
Scott and Jana Arnoldy
Gregg H. Falgout and Jo Lynn Falgout
Some other guests included: Becca Cason Thrash, Ashley & Lance Loeffler, Giorgio and Cathy Borlenghi, DonNell and Tom Rushing.
Representatives from both Saks Fifth Avenue and MD Anderson were present to celebrate the evening. Marc Metrick, Bobby Dees and Sylvia Forsythe among others were present from Saks Fifth Avenue; Tom Buchholz, M.D., John Heymach, M.D., Ph.D., Kelly Hunt, M.D., Ashish Kamat, M.D. and Erich Sturgis, M.D. represented the MD Anderson team.
