The legal and financial communities raised more than $920,000 for The Honorable Tina Brozman Foundation for Ovarian Cancer Research (Tina’s Wish) at the charitable organization’s annual benefit dinner on Sept. 23 at Cipriani. The dinner honored the memory of former Bankruptcy Court Chief Judge and co-leader of Bingham McCutchen LLP’s Financial Restructuring Group Tina Brozman and marked the 5th year of raising funds for the early detection and prevention of ovarian cancer.
Since its inception, Tina’s Wish has made available more than $4.2 million toward ovarian cancer research grants. “Tina’s Wish is true to Tina’s character and desire to make a difference,” said Michael Reilly, co-head of Bingham’s Financial Restructuring Group and recipient of this year’s Tina Brozman Mentoring Award. “Tina strongly believed in the importance of investing in early-detection research for ovarian cancer as well as investing in the next generation to carry the mission forward. Tina led by example and inspired us all to give back. She’d be proud of the Foundation’s good work.”
Tina’s Wish was founded after Brozman died in June 2007 at the age of 54 following a two-year battle with ovarian cancer. She left behind her husband, Andrew; three children, Nicholas, Alix and Wallis; and a distinguished legal career. The charity is dedicated to funding groundbreaking research for the early detection and prevention of ovarian cancer. The money raised by Tina’s Wish funds grants given to five world-class research institutions: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania Ovarian Cancer Research Center and Yale School of Medicine/Yale Cancer Center, who are all part of the The Tina Brozman Ovarian Cancer Research Consortium.
The American Cancer Society estimates that in 2013 in the United States, approximately 22,000 women will receive a new diagnosis of ovarian cancer and roughly 14,000 women will die from ovarian cancer. A woman’s risk of getting ovarian cancer during her lifetime is 1 in 72, while her lifetime chance of dying from ovarian cancer is 1 in 100, according to the society. In addition, 61 percent of all ovarian cancer cases are detected in stage III or stage IV, when the five-year survival rate is less than 30 percent.
Brozman became the youngest judge on the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, eventually becoming its chief judge. She issued more than 150 decisions while on the bench, including in the landmark Maxwell Communications Corporation bankruptcy case, which established a protocol that became the template for all complex multijurisdictional bankruptcies to follow.
In 2000, she retired from the bench. During her tenure, she was named one of the 50 Most Influential Women Lawyers in America by the National Law Journal. In May 2007, the UJA-Federation of New York’s Bankruptcy and Reorganization Group unanimously selected Brozman as the first recipient of the Professor Lawrence P. King Award for her contributions to the bankruptcy field.
For more information, visit www.tinabrozmanfoundation.org.
On Wed., Oct 23th from 2:30-5 pm middle school students from Bell and Seven Bridges School will paint town stores and middle school windows. 
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Deemed a huge success by organizers, attendees, authors and sponsors, the first annual Chappaqua Children’s Book Festival, held on October 5, drew close to 4,000 people from Westchester, New York City, Rockland, and Connecticut to downtown Chappaqua. For some attendees, this was the first time they had been to Chappaqua, and the Festival provided a great opportunity for the town to show its unique flavor and its love of, and dedication to, education and literacy.
“I can’t say thank you enough times,” added Dawn Greenberg, Executive Director of the Festival and owner of Aurora. ” Thank you to our volunteers, our 30 sponsors, the authors who gave us a shot and mostly to the parents and children of Chappaqua and Westchester who love to read. We can’t wait to see what the 2014 Festival will bring next September.”
In the early 1930s, Bennett Cerf, head of the Modern Library and Random House publishing companies bought an estate tucked away on 9.6 bucolic acres on the banks of the Kisco River in northeast New Castle. It contained a comfortable Colonial Revival house, built in 1927, with a two-story veranda that gave the estate its name–The Columns. Cerf married Phyllis Fraser in 1940, and in the succeeding decades he became even more celebrated as a compiler of humor books and as a panelist on the television show “What’s My Line.” The Cerf’s made The Columns their country home until Bennett’s death in 1971. Phyllis Cerf then married former New York City mayor Robert F. Wagner, Jr., and the Wagner’s continued to live part time at the estate until Robert’s death in 1991.
Sited at the end of a long private drive, this inviting home offers sophistication and comfort within its nearly 6,000 square feet of living space. Highlights include beautifully-scaled formal rooms, all painstakingly crafted with handsome fireplaces, beautiful paneling, fine molding and built-in bookshelves ample enough for the most avid of bibliophiles. The totally renovated kitchen, appointed to delight the most discerning cook, is complemented by a butler’s pantry and breakfast area that opens to a sunny terrace, perfect for al fresco dining. The expansive Master Suite, one of eight bedrooms, is a retreat in itself, featuring his and her baths, closets galore, a dressing room, and office with porch and balcony–all with stunning views. Vistas of the tranquil surroundings can be enjoyed throughout the home while the veranda offers an unforgettable backdrop for outdoor entertaining overlooking the glistening river.
“Unsurpassed scenery and superior comfort are combined in this tranquil haven to create the ultimate lifestyle for enjoying both everyday living and memorable entertaining,” says Susan Battaglia, listing agent for this property.
Introducing another exciting new home by Tavo Development, a prestigious local builder. Located in friendly Kisco Park, with proximity to a local private playground, Smith Park, this residence is the only new construction under $1,000,000 in Chappaqua Schools! It will be constructed on 1/3 level, useable acre.
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