ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Susan G. Komen North Jersey will be encouraging guests at their gala Pink Tie Affair to “inspire hope, celebrate life, and be part of the cure.” The event, which will be Friday, March 4, at the Pleasantdale Chateau in West Orange, will feature the introduction of a new class of heroes — the affiliate’s inaugural class of “Pink Tie Guys” and its 2016 “Journey of Courage.”
This year’s Pink Tie Guys, all top executives and business leaders in northern New Jersey, have made a personal commitment actively and financially to support the Komen mission to save lives and end breast cancer. They are Robert Schultz of Boonton, Ashley Schultz of Millburn, Neal Schuman of Upper Saddle River, Joe Sheridan of Hillsborough and Kenneth P. Wenger of Maplewood. As Pink Tie Guys, these leaders will serve as ambassadors and advocates for breast health action and breast cancer awareness, and help mobilize, energize and engage individuals and groups in the breast cancer movement.
In a time-honored “Pink Tie” tradition, Komen North Jersey will unveil the portrait of its 2016 “Journey of Courage” subject, Marc A. Futterweit of Wayne at the event. An eight-year survivor and breast cancer advocate, Futterweit will be the 47th survivor to be immortalized in the affiliate’s “Journeys of Courage Photo Essay.”
To purchase tickets, email cure@komennorthjersey.org, call 908-277-2904 or visit www.komennorthjersey.org/pinktie.
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