B.W. COOK
The 17th annual Circle 1000 Founders Brunch welcomed former White
House Chief of Staff Hamilton Jordan. The Four Seasons Hotel in
Newport Beach was the setting for Jordan's morning address to a
sold-out crowd of community members dedicated to fighting cancer.
Chaired by Vicki Booth with support from founding chair Sandy
Sewell and underwriting chair Sheryl Anderson, Jordan shared his
successful battle overcoming three different cancers prior to the age
of 50. It was a story of personal courage as Jordan discussed his
confrontation with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, prostate cancer and
melanoma. His message was one of patient empowerment -- taking charge
of one's own destiny in a complex and sometimes conflicting
environment of medical information.
Prominent community activists Sewell, Louise Ewing, Ginny
Ueberroth, Arden Flamson, Judy Steele, and Hyla Bertea, all past
Circle 1000 chairs, joined Founders committee members and major
underwriters to bring in significant figures in support of the Hoag
Cancer Center through the Circle 1000 banner. Some of the generous
among the crowd included Susan Bartlett and Edouard de Limburg, Jean
and Wesley Bellwood, The Carl E. Wynn Foundation, Mary and Dick
Allen, Sue and Greg Brakovich, Jo Ann Hertel-Koontz, and Melinda and
Tony Moiso.
Founders committee members working to make a difference included
Mary Buckingham, Jacquelyn Dillman, Nora Jorgensen Johnson, Lin Auer,
and Jan Turner Hering to name only a few. The Circle 1000 brunch
stands as one of the most inspirational events in Orange County, as
it is often attended by several cancer survivors who join with the
speaker of record to send a very strong message that cancer is not
necessarily a death sentence. Funds raised support both research and
patient services at the Hoag Cancer Center, which has become a vital
lifeline for countless thousands of local citizens.
The Decorative Arts Society will share breakfast at Tiffany's May
17 at South Coast Plaza in celebration of an elegant exhibit of Elsa
Peretti designs which have been flown in from New York. Jeff Bennett,
Tiffany's vice president at South Coast Plaza reports that the
Peretti collection opened May 1 for public viewing. The special event
for the Decorative Arts Society will welcome Frank Arcaro, vice
president of the Elsa Peretti Collection who will greet the crowd at
the Costa Mesa store.
It's almost time for the 26th annual Gentleman's Haberdashery
Fashion Show benefiting the Heart of Jesus Retreat Center in Santa
