On
December 11, 2008, the regal sound of trumpeteers and a warmly lit
foyer welcomed the arrival of more than 100 people at the grand Palm
Beach home of Susan and Dom Telesco, long time Red
Cross supporters, for an evening of cocktails and
hors d'oeuvres to kick off the 52nd International Red Cross Ball
and honor event chairs, Nancy Ellison Rollnick and William D. Rollnick.
Guests arriving at Villa Bellaria, the magnificent Maurice Fatio
landmark home of Susan Telesco and Dom Telesco, includedNancy
Rollnick and Bill Rollnick; Michele Kessler and Howard Kessler; Mary
Freitas and Mark Freitas; Asa Loof; Veronica Mersentes and Alexis
Mersentes; Betsy Meany and James Meany; Frank Chopin and Kate Ford;
Jean Tailer; Daniella Ortiz and Alfredo Ortiz; Nancy Smith and Jeff
Smith; Sir Geoffrey Leigh and Lady Leigh; Vicki Hunt and Sam Hunt,
Norma Tiefel and Bill Tiefel, Cindy Cerone and Vicent Cerone; Kathleen
Ross and Walter Ross; and many more devoted supporters.
For the better part of a century, the International Red Cross Ball
has proven to be a staple of the Palm Beach area society calendar
by connecting generations of attendees to the American Red Cross
and its mission of good will and philanthropy. Throughout its
venerable history as a long-standing Palm Beach event, the world-renowned
charity ball has contributed essential funds to the Greater Palm
Beach Area Chapter of the American Red Cross. The organization
provides essential disaster relief services to more than 1.5 million
people in Palm Beach, Hendry, Okeechobee and Glades counties.
