dean janeway - Foundation Fighting Blindness
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dean janeway - Foundation Fighting Blindness
Honoring DEAN JANEWAY Chief Executive, Key Foods Tonight’s Master of Ceremonies April Lufriu Mrs. World THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 2013 TERRACE ON THE PARK FLUSHING MEADOWS PARK, NEW YORK The Foundation Fighting Blindness thanks our generous sponsors who have made this evening possible: Visionary Sponsors Acosta Sales Advantage Sales Allegiance Retail Services / Foodtown Anchin, Block & Anchin Bozzuto’s C&S Produce C&S Wholesale Grocers CBA Industries Citrus World Farmland Federated Visionary Sponsors Fresh Express Key Food Stores Co-Operative, Inc. Louis and Amie Kreisberg Man-Dell Food Stores Nicotra Procter & Gamble RDD Associates Ropes & Gray Tropicana World Wide Sales Wright Program Management Innovator Sponsors Crossmark Jason and Jennifer Ferreira Joshen Paper & Packaging MPS Marketing Luminary Sponsors America’s Food Basket Bimbo Brands Clear Channel ConAgra Foods Kraft Nearby Farms New World Pasta / Riviana Rice Nicholas Markets / Foodtown Porky Products TD Bank Tyson / IBP White Rose Discovery Sponsors Anheuser-Busch Coca Cola Dietz & Watson Edy’s Ice Cream Elmhurst Dairy ESM Metro / ESM Ferolie Frito Lay Global Energy Efficiency Goya Imperial Bag & Paper JOH Metro Manhattan Beer Nestlé Nestlé Nutrition NewBank New York Life Insurance Discovery Sponsors Phoenix Beverage UIC Insurance Worldpay Insight Sponsors Acme Systems Management Acosta Sales Anco Foods Atalanta Bi-County Scale & Equipment Canada Dry Bottling Company of New York Cargill / Shadybrook Compare Foods Daily News Durable Packaging EMC Insight Sponsors Farm Ridge Foods Fiji Water / Miller Coors Finest Foods Food Scene General Mills Herr Foods Kellogg’s Land O’ Lakes Latin American Distributors Steve and Nancy Mendelow Oak Beverages Presto Red Bull Snapple Snyders / Lance Insight Sponsors Sun Hing Foods Sunny Delight / Acosta The Hershey Company TR International United Network Associates UTZ / Bachman Voortman Winter Scale & Equipment The Foundation extends its special thanks to Betty’s Flowers “Thank you for coming together to fight blindness, as our mission to save and restore sight offers hope to the more than 10 million Americans living with retinal diseases.” Gordon Gund CO-FOUNDER & CHAIRMAN FOUNDATION FIGHTING BLINDNESS “We’re thankful for the support of supermarket industry leaders, like Visionary Award Honoree Dean Janeway, who are helping to drive the research toward preventions, treatments and cures for blinding diseases.” William T. Schmidt CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER FOUNDATION FIGHTING BLINDNESS Tonight’s Master of Ceremonies April Lufriu A mom on a mission because she and her two children are affected by retinitis pigmentosa, Mrs. World April Lufriu has worked tirelessly to raise awareness about retinal diseases and support sight-saving research. As a national spokesperson for the Foundation Fighting Blindness, April’s passionate message has inspired millions across the country. Vision for the Future Leadership DINNER CHAIR Jason Ferreira DINNER CO-CHAIR Amie Kreisberg HONORARY CHAIR Steve Bokser DINNER COMMITTEE David Corona Luis Corona Jennifer Ferreira Massiel Ferreira George Knobloch Wayne Kovacs Louis Kreisberg Lizbel Sanchez Zulema Wiscovitch The Vision for the Future Leadership thanks the following for producing this event Katie Van Benschoten VISION FOR THE FUTURE LEAD EVENTS MANAGER Beth Clifford ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT, EVENTS Lisa Gallipoli REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF EVENTS Jennie Wexler ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF EVENTS Noell Rembert ASSOCIATE EVENTS MANAGER Robin Vogel REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Maria Costa DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Kristin DeStefano SR. ADMINISTRATIVE ASSOCIATE, DEVELOPMENT Visionary Award Honoree Dean Janeway The Foundation Fighting Blindness presents its Visionary Award to Key Food Chief Executive Dean Janeway, in recognition of his industry leadership and support of sight-saving research. He oversees the company’s 127 supermarkets in Metro New York, and has also held leadership positions at The Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company and The Campbell Soup Company. The Ferreira Family The Ferreira family thanks you for your support and welcomes you to A Vision for the Future. The Kreisberg Family The Kreisberg family is pleased to welcome everyone as we take steps toward a cure. Visionaries The Foundation Fighting Blindness acknowledges and thanks our past honorees and luminaries Jerry Kent, honoree, 2012 Aryeh B. Bourkoff, honoree, with Daniel G. Bergstein, Foundation board director, 2011 Ebby Halliday Acers, honoree, 2008 Tom Bernardin, honoree, with Gordon Gund, Foundation founder and co-chairman, 2010 Visionaries The Foundation Fighting Blindness acknowledges and thanks our past honorees and luminaries Paul & Diane Manning, honorees, 2010 Richard Petty, honoree, 2011 John Doerr, honoree, with Gordon Gund, Foundation founder and co-chairman, 2011 William “Billy” Devaney, honoree, 2011, and John Mozeliak, honoree, 2010 Visionaries The Foundation Fighting Blindness acknowledges and thanks our past honorees and luminaries Lionel Richie, 1985 Barbara Walters & Jane Seymour, 1989 T. Boone Pickens, honoree, 2008 Margot & Ross Perot, honorees, 2009 Visionaries The Foundation Fighting Blindness acknowledges and thanks our past honorees and luminaries Steve Wynn, honoree, 1991 Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton, 1988 Lee Iacocca, honoree, & Michael Bolton, 1992 The Hon. Willie L. Brown,Jr., honoree, 2011 Visionaries The Foundation Fighting Blindness acknowledges and thanks our past honorees and luminaries Pointer Sisters, 1989 John W. Kluge, honoree, 1985 Dean Martin & Frank Sinatra, 1983 Michael Bloomberg, honoree, 2001 Changing the Lives of Millions Hope As the leading private funder of retinal disease research in the world, the Foundation has raised more than $500 million and is now on the verge of breakthroughs that will transform lives. Changing the Lives of Millions Progress Foundation-funded researchers are achieving remarkable success with a wide range of promising therapies for saving and restoring sight, including gene therapy, stem cell treatments and pharmaceuticals. Every new study brings us closer to a cure. Changing the Lives of Millions Knowledge The Foundation is the premier resource for disease, research and coping information for patients and medical professionals alike. Changing the Lives of Millions Community The Foundation’s chapters and national signature events — Visionary Awards Dinners and VisionWalks — provide the opportunity for industry and community partners to rally in the fight against blindness. Driving Research Saving Vision Thanks to the Foundation Fighting Blindness, the landscape of retinal research, and the prognosis for patients losing their vision to these diseases, has changed drastically. Building on four decades of sound science and investments, researchers are achieving remarkable success that could save the vision of children and adults alike. Driving Research Saving Vision Funding the Best in Research The Foundation has funded studies at hundreds of prominent institutions around the world: •Retina Foundation of the Southwest •Wilmer Eye Institute Johns Hopkins University •Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Harvard Medical School •The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston • Moorfields Eye Hospital University College London •Scheie Eye Institute University of Pennsylvania A Simple Vision The vision of the Foundation Fighting Blindness is simple: that one day we will live in a world unaffected by blindness caused by retinal disease. As the largest private funder of retinal degenerative disease research in the world, the Foundation is the driving force behind research that will bring an end to blindness and vision impairments that affect more than 10 million Americans. New York City VisionWalk Saturday, April 20, 2013 Central Park Bandshell Long Island VisionWalk Fall 2013 Westchester-Fairfield VisionWalk Fall 2013 For more information about your local VisionWalk, contact our team at (212) 244-1470 or visit www.VisionWalk.org. VIS I ONAR Y Acosta Sales honors all those who support the fight against blindness. VIS I ONAR Y Congratulations Dean! Wishing you all the best From Your friends at Advantage Sales and Marketing VIS I ONAR Y We are proud to support the tireless efforts of the committee for A Vision for the Future and the Foundation Fighting Blindness. Allegiance Retail Services / Foodtown VIS I ONAR Y The partners and staff of Anchin, Block & Anchin LLP are proud to support the and congratulate Dean Janeway Chief Executive Officer Key Food Stores Co-Operative Anchin, Block & Anchin LLP Accountants and Advisors 1375 Broadway, New York, NY 10018 212 840.3456 • www.anchin.com Follow us @anchincpa VIS I ONAR Y We are honored to support the important work of the Foundation Fighting Blindness. Congratulations to Dean Janeway, tonight’s honoree. Bozzuto’s VIS I ONAR Y C&S Produce applauds this year’s Visionary Award honoree, Dean Janeway, and the Foundation Fighting Blindness for their exceptional contributions to fight blindness. C&S Produce VIS I ONAR Y With commitment, determination, and effort, great things happen. We at C&S Wholesale Grocers are proud to support the Foundation Fighting Blindness for helping others to soar. C&S Wholesale Grocers VIS I ONAR Y …Reaching 10 Million homes weekly covering Long Island, New York City, New Jersey and the greater Philadelphia market. CBA Industries Incorporated • 669 River Center 2, Elmwood Park, NY 07407 • 201.414.5200 VIS I ONAR Y In honor of tonight’s honoree, Dean Janeway, with utmost respect, Citrus World. Citrus World VIS I ONAR Y Congratulations on receiving the Visionary Award and thank you, Dean Janeway, for your support of the Foundation Fighting Blindness. Farmland VIS I ONAR Y We proudly support the Foundation Fighting Blindness in honor of Dean Janeway. You are an inspiration. Fresh Express VIS I ONAR Y Your neighborhood market since 1937 is proud to support Key Food Stores Co-operative, Inc. 1200 South Avenue Staten Island, NY 10314 (718) 370 - 4200 www.keyfood.com VIS I ONAR Y Congratulations to Dean Janeway on receiving the Foundation Fighting Blindness’ 2013 Visionary Award. Dean and Key Food’s efforts are helping light the way for millions affected by blindness. With gratitude, Amie and Lou Kreisberg and the entire Kreisberg family B VIS I ONAR Y Man-Dell Food Stores proudly support the Foundation Fighting Blindness and the Kreisberg and Ferreira families for their leadership and dedication to drive research that will provide treatments and cures for blinding diseases. We congratulate Dean Janeway, our Vision for the Future Award recipient. Man-Dell Food Stores VIS I ONAR Y Supporting the fight. VIS I ONAR Y We are honored to take part in this well-deserved tribute to Dean Janeway and to support such an important cause: the Foundation Fighting Blindness Nicotra VIS I ONAR Y Procter & Gamble is proud to support the Foundation Fighting Blindness and their relentless drive to end blindness. Procter & Gamble VIS I ONAR Y CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR HONOREE, DEAN JANEWAY! RDD Associates VIS I ONAR Y Rempac Foam salutes Dean Janeway for his inspired leadership on behalf of the Foundation Fighting Blindness VIS I ONAR Y Ropes & Gray is proud to support the valuable work of the Foundation Fighting Blindness and congratulates tonight’s honoree Dean Janeway Chief Executive Officer Key Food Stores Co-Operative ©2012, Ropes & Gray LLP VIS I ONAR Y VIS I ONAR Y VIS I ONAR Y We salute the extraordinary work of the Foundation Fighting Blindness. Tropicana VIS I ONAR Y We are proud to support the work of the Foundation Fighting Blindness and congratulate Dean Janeway and the committee of A Vision for the Future on the success of this evening. World Wide Sales VIS I ONAR Y IN N OV AT OR Providing legal services for over 35 years SIMEON SOTERAKIS , ALEXIS SOTERAKIS & THE ENTIRE STAFF ARE PROUD TO SUPPORT THE FOUNDATION FIGHTING BLINDESS’ A VISION FOR THE FUTURE ATTORNEYS AT LAW 25-02 FRANCIS LEWIS BLVD., FLUSHING, NEW YORK 11358 TEL: (718) 767-1177 FAX: (718) 767-2455 WWW.CORANOBER.COM IN N OV AT OR IN N OV AT OR “Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.” – Helen Keller We are so grateful for the support of our family, friends, and everyone who has joined us here tonight. Your generosity gives us hope for a cure for JJ and the millions affected by retinal degenerative diseases. Jason and Jennifer Ferreira IN N OV AT OR Congratulations to tonight’s honoree, Dean Janeway, and all those who continue the fight against blindness. Joshen Paper & Packaging IN N OV AT OR We are proud to support the Foundation Fighting Blindness and A Vision for the Future. MPS Marketing LUMI NAR Y America’s Food Basket is proud to support the Foundation Fighting Blindness. We know your time and energy will find a cure. America’s Food Basket LUMI NAR Y Congratulations Dean Janeway... An honor well deserved! LUMI NAR Y Clear Channel supports the Foundation Fighting Blindness and we salute you on the success of A Vision for the Future. Clear Channel LUMI NAR Y Thank you to the Foundation for your commitment to Fighting Blindness. ConAgra Foods LUMI NAR Y Kraft commends the Foundation Fighting Blindness for giving families hope. Kraft LUMI NAR Y In honor of tonight’s honoree, Dean Janeway, for working so hard to find a cure. Nearby Farms LUMI NAR Y New World Pasta and Riviana Rice are proud to support the Foundation Fighting Blindness in its vital efforts to drive research for blinding diseases and to improve the lives of people affected. New World Pasta / Riviana Rice LUMI NAR Y Congratulations to the Foundation Fighting Blindness for another successful year! Nicholas Markets / Foodtown LUMI NAR Y Porky Products is proud to support the important work of the Foundation Fighting Blindness and congratulates Dean Janeway on winning the 2013 Visionary Award. LUMI NAR Y WORKING TOGETHER FOR A COMMON GOAL Investing in a Shared Future. e To g e c en r e iff D a ng i k Ma ther TD Bank is proud to support the people, projects and activities that make life better for us all. TD Bank, N.A. 8053-CR Generic Ad_5x8_cmyk.indd 3 11/12/2009 10:13:03 AM LUMI NAR Y Tyson / IBP commends the Foundation Fighting Blindness and the Vision for the Future Committee for a successful event. Congratulations to tonight’s honoree, Dean Janeway! Tyson / IBP LUMI NAR Y We are proud to support the Foundation Fighting Blindness tonight and throughout the year. We salute your service in finding treatments and cures for blinding eye diseases. White Rose D ISC OV E R Y In honor of tonight’s honoree, Dean Janeway, for working so hard to find a cure. Anheuser-Busch D ISC OV E R Y Coca-Cola congratulates tonight’s honoree, Dean Janeway. D ISC OV E R Y Dean Janeway: For your courage to lead, your commitment to inspire, your dedication to progress. Thank you. D ISC OV E R Y We are proud to support the Foundation Fighting Blindness for their commitment to finding preventions, treatments, and cures for blindness. Edy’s Ice Cream D ISC OV E R Y Elmhurst Dairy celebrates the enthusiastic efforts of the Foundation Fighting Blindness and congratulates the Vision for the Future committee on tonight’s success. Elmhurst Dairy D ISC OV E R Y We congratulate Dean Janeway and the Foundation Fighting Blindness for their commitment to finding a cure for blindness. ESM Metro / ESM Ferolie D ISC OV E R Y With admiration for the work of Dean Janeway and the Foundation Fighting Blindness. Frito-Lay D ISC OV E R Y Global Energy Efficiency celebrates the enthusiastic efforts of the Foundation Fighting Blindness and tonight’s honoree, Dean Janeway. Global Energy Efficiency D ISC OV E R Y Goya salutes the work of the Foundation Fighting Blindness. We are honored to be part of such a worthy cause. Goya D ISC OV E R Y In Support of Foundation Fighting Blindness Robert Tillis Jason Tillis and our colleagues at Imperial Bag & Paper Co., LLC. 59 Hook Road, Bayonne, New Jersey 07002 (201) 437-7440 www.imperialbag.com Paper & Plastic Packaging • Food Service Items • Cleaning Supplies • Janitorial Equipment D ISC OV E R Y Food Brokers Since 1956 Congratulations, Dean! Thank you for your dedication to the Foundation Fighting Blindness One Progress Road, Billerica, MA 01821-5731 • 978.663.9000 650 From Road, Suite 149, Paramus, NJ 07652 • 201.556.0733 Fighting Blindness Ad_Metro_NY_v2_FINAL.indd 1 12/19/2012 11:05:31 AM D ISC OV E R Y D ISC OV E R Y Congratulations to Dean Janeway on his receipt of the 2013 Visionary Award. Nestlé D ISC OV E R Y We congratulate Dean Janeway and proudly support the Foundation Fighting Blindness in the mission to keep everyone out of the dark. Nestlé Nutrition D ISC OV E R Y NewBank specializes in Lending to the Food Industry. NewBank has won gold medals from SBA four years in a row. NewBank congratulates Dean Janeway on receiving the 2013 Visionary Award. www.NewBankUSA.com D ISC OV E R Y You spent years building your estate. Spend some time protecting it. You’ve worked hard to accumulate your wealth. 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