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Raising the Stakes
Due to overwhelming popular response, PDF is extending the early bird ticket offer of two tickets for $195 through Tuesday, November 10 at 12 Noon! (Tickets are regularly $165 online and $185 at the door). Buy two tickets for only $195 now.
Join Honorary Chair Annie Duke — poker icon and runner-up on NBC’s hit show Celebrity Apprentice — and the Parkinson's Disease Foundation, for a night of casino games, prizes, cocktails, dinner and dancing.
All proceeds from Raising the Stakes will benefit PDF's research programs. From now until November 2nd, buy two tickets for only $195!
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
8 PM to 12 AM
Capitale
130 Bowery
New York, NY 10013
Business/Cocktail Attire
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Tickets and Sponsorship
Tickets are now available to purchase online. Early bird tickets available for Raising the Stakes from now until November 2nd. Buy two tickets for only $195.
After 12 PM on November 11, individual tickets will be available for $165 online and $185 at the door.
Sponsorship opportunities are also available. Further details are available on the registration page, or interested parties can also contact us at casinonight@pdf.org or (800) 457-6676, for more information.
Prizes
Play to win one of our top five prizes listed below! There will be another 20 prizes each worth $500 or more!
Lesson with a Poker Pro
Private poker lesson with Annie Duke, poker icon and runner-up on NBC’s hit show Celebrity Apprentice, and two roundtrip tickets to Los Angeles on AirTran Airways (date and time to be scheduled)
Las Vegas Experience
Four day, three night deluxe stay at the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas, dinner for two at Grotto Ristorante, two tickets to see Gordie Brown (Master Impressionist) and two roundtrip tickets to Las Vegas on Southwest Airlines
Relax in Vegas
Four day, three night deluxe stay at the Flamingo in Las Vegas and two roundtrip tickets to Las Vegas on Southwest Airlines
Fly to Italy
Two round trip tickets to anywhere Alitalia Flies
Leadership
Co-Chairs
Jose Cruz
Peter Dorn
Doug Stern
Host Committee
Roy Alcalay, M.D.
Penny Bergman
Karin Cherches
Al & Deborah DePace
Thomas DePace
Jack Drury
Genna Farber
Abe Garver
Steven Gerber
Betty Jo Greenberger
Mark Gudesblatt, M.D.
Gene Gurkoff
Lori Hyman
Sarah Janicki, M.D.
Steven Lash
Sharon Klein
Laurie Leiner
Carolyn D. Punter
Paul Silverman, D.M.D.
Dan Spanton
Jeanne Squitch
Lisa Stern
Demos Tsilikoudis
Stefanie Vidaic
Stacey Zwick










