By Daily Press staff
More than $25,000 was raised last weekend to benefit the City of Hope at “An Evening of Romance and Dance” held at The Dance Doctor Studio.
Among the attendees at the dinner-dance fund-raiser were Sharon Berrick, senior vice president of development at the City of Hope and her husband Artie; Izzy Freeman, owner of Izzy’s Deli of Santa Monica; Bob Cook, president of 20th Century Fox Television and wife Denise; Les Biller, recently retired president and CEO of Wells Fargo Bank with wife Sheri; and flying in from New Jersey, Ann Bialos, owner of Fran Lippy Jewelers, one of the oldest and largest jewelers in New Jersey.
The evening featured a special Salsa performance and instruction by the dance doctor, John Cassese and Deborah Fields.
Cassese donated more than $50,000 worth of goods and services, including $100 dance lesson gift certificates for everyone who purchased a ticket to the event. The silent auction featured a dining and dancing theme, and included gift certificates from Santa Monica eateries such as The Border Grill, Chicago Ribs, and The Broadway Deli, among others.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on February 26, 2003. Read the original PDF.