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Evening of Honors

The Arthritis Foundation’s 2008 Philadelphia Evening of Honors will be held on Tuesday evening, October 21, 2008, at the Cescaphe Ballroom in Northern Liberties, Philadelphia. This elegant affair features music, culinary delights and award presentations celebrating the many achievements of the Arthritis Foundation, rheumatologists, orthopedic surgeons and community leaders in conquering arthritis.

Monies raised by The Arthritis Foundation provide services to the nearly 46 million adults and 300,000 children currently living with Arthritis, 3 million of whom reside in the state of Pennsylvania and 3000 of which are children.

The following awards will be presented at the 2008 Philadelphia Evening of Honors:

COMMUNITY LEADER OF THE YEAR AWARD

The Honorable Ronald R. Donatucci, Esquire

Recognizing extraordinary leadership and the true community spirit of caring

SIR JOHN CHARNLEY AWARD

Todd J. Albert, MD

Richard H. Rothman Professor and Chair, Dept. of Orthopaedics, Professor of Neurosurgery,

Thomas Jefferson University and Hospitals and The Rothman Institute

Recognizing excellence & achievement in the field of Orthopedics

JOSEPH LEE HOLLANDER MD AWARD

Lawrence Brent, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University; Chair, Program Director, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Albert Einstein Medical Center

Recognizing excellence & achievement in the field of Rheumatology

STEWART J. McCRACKEN AWARD

Roberto Caricchio, MD & Stefania Galucci, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Section of Rheumatology

Temple University School of Medicine

Research Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Laboratory of Dendritic Cell Biology, Division of Rheumatology Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Recognizing extraordinary leadership in the fields of medicine, health & community

LILLIAN FEOLA ARTHRITIS HERO AWARD

John L. Williams

Vice President, Morgan Stanley

Recognizing extraordinary leadership in helping to conquer arthritis

AMBASSADOR FOR ARTHRITIS AWARD

Victor G. Finnegan

President, American Expediting

Recognizing long-term commitment to the Arthritis Foundation

Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter

Evening of Honors

The following awards will be presented at the 2008 Philadelphia Evening of Honors:

COMMUNITY LEADER OF THE YEAR AWARD

SIR JOHN CHARNLEY AWARD

JOSEPH LEE HOLLANDER MD AWARD

STEWART J. McCRACKEN AWARD

LILLIAN FEOLA ARTHRITIS HERO AWARD

AMBASSADOR FOR ARTHRITIS AWARD

A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING SPONSORS:

Platinum Sponsors

Centocor

The Rothman Institute

Gold Sponsors

Keystone Mercy Health Plan

Temple University Health System

Thomas Jefferson University and Hospital

Wills Eye Hospital

Wyeth

Bronze Sponsors

Abbott Pharmaceuticals

Albert Einstein Medical Center

Bristol-Myers Squibb

Cozen O’Connor

The Honorable Ronald R. Donatucci, Esq.

Ernst & Young

Independence Blue Cross

Nazareth Hospital

Jane Scaccetti

Roche

Sanofi-Aventis