On December 9, nearly 350 people gathered at our 2025 annual gala event, “Still We Rise: Caring, Courageous, Resilient,” at Glen Harbour Island Club to support and celebrate community healthcare.
We are deeply grateful to our title sponsor, Montefiore Health System, and to our top sponsors: Westchester Medical Center, New York Presbyterian, Affinity by Molina, BioReference, and CureMD for their generous support. We also wish to thank all of our event sponsors, digital journal advertisers, and donors.
At the gala, we were honored to recognize New York State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins with our 2025 Leadership Award. Though she could not attend in person, Ms. Stewart-Cousins sent a heartfelt message. We also recognized WCHC Deputy Medical Director Dr. Glenn A. Davis with our 2025 Community Service Award.
United States Representative George Latimer joined the gala remotely to deliver a congratulatory message. We were delighted to welcome New York State Assemblymember J. Gary Pretlow; New York State Assemblymember MaryJane Shimsky; Morgan Slocombe, Lower Hudson Valley Regional Representative for the NY State Executive Chamber, who was representing Governor Kathy Hochul; Westchester County Legislator Terry Clements; and City of Mount Vernon School District Superintendent Dr. Demario A. Strickland.
Thank you as well to our master of ceremonies, Carol Wilkinson of News12, who beautifully highlighted our stories of community impact, resilience, and healthcare innovation, to MorDance, whose expressive dancing captured the spirit of our theme, and to Barbara Alammari who asked guests to donate to our mobile health unit fundraising cause.