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On November 8, Interplast donors, volunteers and their guests gathered to celebrate Interplast's inaugural Transformations Gala. Held at the Ritz-Carlton San Francisco, the event hosted more than 400 guests and honored Ronald McDonalds House Charities (RMHC), McKesson and Dr. Shankar Man Rai, Interplast’s partner in Nepal, for their significant contributions to Interplast's work around the world. In total, the event raised more than $500,000! Interplast is thankful to its community for coming together in support of this event and excited to welcome newcomers to the Interplast family. Below please enjoy some pictures of our event.
From left to right: Martin J. Coyne, president and chief executive officer of Ronald McDonald House Charities; Susan W. Hayes, Interplast chief executive officer; and Dan B. Higgins, Interplast chairman of the board. 
From left to right: Gary Pinkus, Transformations Gala honorary co-chair, Interplast board member and McKinsey partner; Mary Pinkus, Transformations Gala honorary co-chair; and John Hammergren, McKesson chairman, president and CEO and recipient of the 2008 William C. Lazier Leadership Award. 
From left to right: Tashia Morgridge, Transformations Gala honorary co-chair; Dr. Shankar Man Rai, Interplast partner surgeon in Nepal and recipient of the 2008 Donald R. Laub Humanitarian Award; and John Morgridge, Transformations Gala honorary co-chair, former Interplast board member and former chairman of the board of Cisco Systems. 
From left to right: Keri and Tim Smith, Interplast board member and event chair. 
From left to right:Â Anne and Russ Fuller, Interplast board vice chair; and Richard Thaler and France Leclerc, Interplast board member. 
From left to right: Sara Hirsch, Transformations Gala sponsor and wife of Russell Hirsch, Interplast board member; Julie Metzger; and Christine Aylward, Transformations Gala honorary committee. 
Chris Schmitz and Maiya Shaw, wife of Dan Higgins, Interplast board chair; with Arun Patel, Interplast board counsel (middle). 
Dr. Jorge Palacios, Interplast partner in Ecuador, and Dr. Don R. Laub, founder of Interplast. 
Shudhir and Anila Chudhary, Pranji and Lolita Lodhia, and Ruth Kyes, Interplast volunteer nurse. 
Caroline Zlotnick, Amy Laden, Interplast director of international services, and Interplast volunteers, Dr. Bradley Zlotnick and Rose Ann Bell. 
Interplast volunteer pediatricians Janet Volpe, Else Uglum and M.J. Pionk. 
DeAnn Work, Interplast board member and Katie Callahan. 
Susan W. Hayes, Interplast president & CEO, Frida and Michael Donner and Nicole Friedland, Interplast chief development officer. 
Nozomi and Michael Galloway, Al Smith and Elena Lebedeva. 
Tom Davenport, Interplast board member and Janet Volpe, Interplast volunteer pediatrician. 
Maiya Shaw, Dan B. Higgins, Interplast chairman of the board and Wade Higgins. 
David Norton, Kristin Stueber, Kathy Corlew; and Scott Corlew, Interplast chief medical officer. 
Grace Lee and Gladys Low, interplast volunteer nurse. 
Jason Altman, Interplast 2008 webster fellow and Carla Altman. 
Chris Schumacher, Duff Baldwin, Carol Arvidsson and Melinda Johnson discuss the various items being auctioned off that evening. 
Eleven extraordinary packages were offered as part of the Live Auction. 
More than 400 supporters, donors and volunteers gathered to celebrate and support the work being done by Interplast around the world. If you were unable to attend but would like to donate, please visit our donation page. |
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