Windflower Ball Celebrates 10th Anniversay; Honors 3

摘要

Ten years ago, the Williamson-Noble family founded the Windfiower Ball in memory of the son they lost to SIDS, Alexander. They, along with a group of volunteers and advocates, held the ball as a fund-raising event to supportrnSIDS research and education. In 2004, First Candle, a non-profit who's mission is to promote safe pregnancies and the survival of babies through the first years of life, began hosting the gala event.rnAbout 300 people attended this year's event on Oct. 16 inrnNew York and nearly $70,000 was raised through a silent and live auction, corporate tables and other donations. Funds from this year's gala will support the Alexander Williamson-Noble Memorial Fund established at First Candle by the gala's founders, Esmeralda and HughrnWilliamson-Noble.