On June 1, 2007 I attended the sixth annual Natalie’s Wish fundraising dinner in Newport Beach.
The event at the Balboa Bay Club drew 460 persons. It was organized by Corona del Mar residents Jeff and Nancy Stack, founders of the Cystinosis Research Foundation and parents of 16-year-old Natalie Stack, who was diagnosed with cystinosis as an infant. As many of you know, Jeff Stack is also a principal and managing director at the Sares-Regis Group based in Irvine.
Other multifamily housing industry executives on hand included Michael Hayde, Dave Christensen, Dave Schwehm, Mike Mueller and Dirk Wakeham to name a few.
The event was first-class and extremely inspirational. Former Buffalo Bills quarterback Jim Kelly gave the keynote address and several families impacted by the disease shared their stories with all of us. This year more than $2 Million was raised for the Cystinosis Research Foundation. The amount is particularly impressive to me because every dime raised goes directly to cystinosis research.
For more information about Natalie’s Wish and the Cystinosis Research Foundation, call Zoe Solsby at (949) 223-7610 or visit http://www.natalieswish.org/.
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