2015 Long Island Hospitality Ball is proud to be benefitting the Carol M. Baldwin Breast Cancer Research Fund and Spirits Up. Hosted by Alec Baldwin. We are excited to announce the 2015 Long Island Hospitality Ball, is benefitting the Carol M. Baldwin Breast Cancer Research Fund and Spirits Up. Hosted by Alec Baldwin.
This year's event is scheduled for Monday, June 1st, 2015 at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury, NY. The gala was created by Keith Hart, a hospitality industry mainstay and cancer survivor, to raise funds for charity by showcasing offerings from the region’s top restaurants, wine and spirit brands, nightclubs and entertainers as well as hotels and catering halls.
Newsday’s Jim Bernstein and Erica Marcus called the 2011 inaugural event “one of the largest fundraising events in years to raise money to battle cancer” and “a food-industry showcase.” The night of sensory delights continues to raise important and much needed funds in the fight against cancer. Now in our 5th year, the Long Island Hospitality Ball has collectively raised over $1.1 million.
Continuing at the heart of the affair is Keith Hart, who is best known for his eponymous marketing agency on New York’s nightlife and entertainment scene. Hart’s private battle with thyroid cancer, now in remission, inspired him to go public with his mission, and rally the industry to join the fight against cancer, through an extraordinary evening of dining, dancing and donating.
We are proud to announce the 2015 Long Island Hospitality Ball honorees for their achievements in the Industry:
Frank Russo, Jr., Russo's on the Bay/Vetro Restaurant & Wine Bar
Isaac B. Marten, Division Manager On Premise, Atlantic Wine & Spirits, A Division of Empire Merchants
In Memory of JP Frosina, Empire Merchants
