More than 675 attended the 105th Charity Ball at Saucon Valley Country Club. The Auxiliary of St. Luke’s University Hospital ball raised more than $300,000 for Women’s Imaging and Wellness.

Dr. Hal and Mrs. Kimberly Folander served as honorary chairs, underscoring their outstanding service and many years of dedication to the health network. Kimberly Folander is a biochemist and Dr. Hal Folander began his career at St. Luke’s Chief of Radiology in Fountain Hill and now serves as the organization’s Chief Medical Strategy Officer.

“As a biochemist and an interventional radiologist, we have had the privilege of being at the forefront of clinical discoveries and the development of technologies improving the wellness and care of patients, and ensuring that St. Luke’s benefits from our collective endeavors,” said Dr. and Mrs. Folander. “It is a shared honor that we serve as the Chairs of this year’s Charity Ball benefiting Women’s Imaging and Wellness programs provided through St. Luke’s Community Health Department.”

Inspired by the acclaimed PBS television series, “Downton Abbey,” the “Dinner at Downton”-themed May 5 event was chaired by Lisa Amortegui. “As a breast cancer survivor, mammography technologist, and mother of two daughters, I want to ensure that the latest technology is available and accessible so that our Greater Lehigh Valley community has every advantage necessary to fight this disease,” said Amortegui. “In the St. Luke’s Women’s Imaging department, our goal is to make the experience positive for every woman regardless of their outcome. To be face to face with cancer each day takes a special and committed team of which I am proud to be a part.”

The efforts behind the 2017 Charity Ball seek to further enhance the Imaging and Wellness programs offered through St. Luke’s Community Health. The funds raised will provide a financial safety net for patients whose situations prohibit them from receiving quality care. Proceeds will afford more patient access to the highest-quality individualized breast care by expanding low-dose 3D mammography offerings, and minimizing additional barriers to care such as lack of transportation, language and insurance barriers that keep women from annual screenings.

Guests dined on a starter course of Belgian endive spears with radicchio, watercress, and shaved asparagus garnished with sugared walnuts, mango white stilton, and cherry tomatoes with a champagne vinaigrette dressing, followed by a main course of poached salmon with a lemon yogurt dill sauce and filet mignon with a red wine demi-glace, rosemary scalloped potato galette and pea timbale. Dessert selections were sticky toffee pudding, English trifle, brandy snap, raspberries and raspberry puree, and Dolce Patisserie chocolates.

Attendees of the 2017 Charity Ball included Auxiliary President, Ann Marie Brogle, and Dr. Patrick Brogle; Vice President, Amy Thompson, and Richard Thompson; Ball Chair Lisa Amortegui, and Dr. Jose Amortegui; Section Chief of Women’s Imaging, Dr. Joseph Russo, and Ashley Russo; Network Director of Womens Imaging, Michele Giletto, and Basil Giletto; Bruce and Vicky Huegal and Rob and Peg Albert from B. Braun; Mark and Tina Connar; Dr. Timothy and Virginia Oskin; Eileen and Marshall Taff; Kelly and Daniel Dunn; Dr. Jay and Fran Fisher; Kris and Andrew Warner; Dr. Ted and Barbara Burger, and Patricia and Robert Schoenan.

Special recognition was acknowledged to the following sponsors who made the event a great success:

Downton Abbey: B. Braun

Violet Dowager Countess of Grantham: Progressive Physician Associates, Dr. Hal and Kimberly Folander, Elaine Emrick, Merck, BB&T, Service Electric, The Medical Staff of St. Luke’s Health Network

Ladies Mary, Edith and Sybil: Olympus, Gross McGinley Attorneys at Law, Geisinger Health Plan, Madison Farms, Air Products, Moravian College

The Crawley House: Boyle Contruction Management, IMC Construction, Capital Blue Cross, The Morning Call, Lutron

Mr. and Mrs. Carson: Victaulic, AON, Adams, Working Dog Press, Kevitch Chung & Jan Aesthetic Surgery Associates, Quandel, The Express-Times, Lehigh University, Moravian Village of Bethlehem, FLB Attorneys at Law, Pheonix Medical Construction, DeSales University, Plantique, Highmark, TierPoint, BRF, The PEAK TV, Special Events Tent & Party Rentals.

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