Celebrity Fundraiser to Raise Critical Funds for Haiti's Amputees

NEW YORK, April 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Hanger Ivan R. Sabel Foundation is honored to team up with the NYDG Foundation and celebrity hosts Mick Jagger, L'Wren Scott, Rachel Weisz, Catherine Zeta Jones, Michelle Williams, Sienna Miller, Jude Law, Helmut Lang, John Currin, Rachel Feinstein, Naomi Watts, Zac Posen, Christopher Niquet, Edie Falco, Margery & Ted Mayer, and EJ Camp to host a benefit and auction to raise funds for Haitians who suffered limb loss during the January 12th earthquake.

Thursday, May 6, 2010

The Greenhouse, Scholastic, 557 Broadway, New York, NY

VIP Reception from 6:00 – 7:00pm ET ($750/person)

Cocktail Party and Auction from 7:00 – 10:00pm ET ($400/person)

Tickets, list of auction items, and more information are available at www.nydgfoundation.com/haiti

"I came back from Haiti believing that one of the most important things we can do is to provide the prosthetics and related services that people who were injured will need to function again," David Colbert, MD of the New York Dermatology Group (NYDG) said. "If each of us does one little thing, it can add up to a very big thing, so we are raising money for a prosthetics clinic in Port-au-Prince that we know will make a big difference."

The Rx Haiti auction will feature the works of major artists and photographers, designer dresses and jewelry, guitars signed by Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones, a luxury Yachts of Seabourn cruise, and other special donations. Additional items for auction have been donated by musicians Mick Jagger, Bruce Springsteen, Bono, Taylor Swift, Bob Dylan, Bryan Adams, Charlie Watts, Keith Richards; designers Zac Posen, Thakoon, Narciso Rodriguez, Helmut Lang, Calvin Klein; jewelry designers Fred Leighton and Diana Broussard; artists Elizabeth Peyton, Shaun Dulaney, Luca Pizzaroni, Tauba Auerbach, Huma Bhabha, Jules de Balincourt, Jason Fox, Rachel Harrison, Mary Heilmann, Jacob Kassay, Louise Lawler, Chris Martin, Dave Muller, Wangechi Mutu, Stephen Shore, James Siena, Philip Taaffe, Fred Tomaselli, Kelley Walker, Jill Moser, David Benainous, Andrea Tess; photographers Annie Leibovitz, EJ Camp, Sante D'Orazio, Jim Marshall, Roberto Dutesco, Al Satterwhite.

"We are so grateful for the generous support from the NYDG Foundation, the Rx Haiti Benefit, and its many talented hosts," said Ivan Sabel, Chairman of the Hanger Ivan R. Sabel Foundation. "Their contributions will directly impact the lives of many Haitian amputees in need.  Together, we will improve human mobility in Haiti through sustainable clinical care, training, education, and supplies."

The Hanger Ivan R. Sabel Foundation, in conjunction with the partners of the Haitian Amputee Coalition (www.haitian-amputee-coalition.org) – Physicians for Peace, the Harold & Kayrita Anderson Family Foundation, the Catholic Medical Mission Board, and Donald Peck Leslie, M.D., of the Shepherd Center – founded a long-term prosthetic and rehabilitation center on-site at the Hopital Albert Schweitzer (HAS), an undamaged local hospital with a high clinical reputation located 60 miles from Port-au-Prince in Deschapelles, Haiti.  Since its founding on February 22, 2010, the practitioners of the Hanger clinic have provided customized prosthetic limbs to 230+ Haitian amputees.  A training program to educate local Haitians to become prosthetic practitioners and technicians has also been established.

About the Hanger Ivan R. Sabel Foundation –The Hanger Ivan R. Sabel Foundation's mission is to enhance the productivity and quality of life for those who face physical challenges due to disease, war, or natural disasters, domestically and abroad, by supporting charitable organizations, programs, and volunteerism that improve human mobility. The Hanger Ivan R. Sabel Foundation is the charitable organization of Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc.  For more information, visit www.hanger-sabelfoundation.org.  

SOURCE Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc.