The Order of St. John of Jerusalem Knights Hospitaller Commandery of New York hosted its 2014 Autumn Gala at the Yale Club. Chaired by Dame Diana Frankel and a committee that included Dame Peggy Donovan, Chevalier JJ Doran, Dame Judith Gates, Dame Candace Gonzalez and Dame Barbara Gross, the event honored the work of the Guide Dog Foundation with proceeds going to provide guide dogs and training to people who are blind or visually impaired.
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Dame Diana Frankel, Chevalier Vinny Bonagura, Dame Ann Van Ness, Celeste Lopes, Esq, Wells B Jones, CEO of the Guide Dog Foundation, and Chevalier James Doran
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Patrick Hill, Jacqueline von Rohrscheidt, Frank Hughes, and Dame Diana Frankel
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Dame Diana Frankel and Chevalier James Doran
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Dame Peggy Donovan
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Niva and Robert Donohue
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Deborah McGrath, Dorothy Doran, and Brian Doran
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William Frank, Paul Hunter, Barbara Wolf, Georgene Summers, and Sergio Chiarotti
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Dame Patricia Allen, guest, Milton Dresner, and Dame Patricia Eltinge
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James Raniere, Dame Sydney Reynolds, and Raniere
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Dame Patricia Eltinge, Barbara Ostrom, and Chevalier William Van Ness
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Elaine Arace, Judy McLaren, and Susan Baker
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Linda and Peter Hoffman
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Wylie and William Van Ness
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Dame Melinda Bush and Bunny Grossinger
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Gigi Fisdell
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Lizagrace Vachon, Coco, George Stathis, Deann Turek, Maririta Vachon, and Coco
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Richard Soloway and Donna Soloway with a Guide Dog handler
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Edward Callaghan and Susan Touhy
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Jennifer Beamish, Jackson Kemper III, Dame Barbara Kemper Gross, Jacqueline von Rohrscheidt, and Patrick Hill
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Suzanne Timmer, Cecily Broderick, Dame Claire Burke, and Dr. Martha Herbert
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Father Stephen Fichter, Dame Ann Van Ness, Dame Evelyn Berry, and Carol Bastek
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Katherine Fritz, Director of Development, the Guide Dog Foundation
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Gerald Baker, Dame Candace Gonzalez, and Susan Baker
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Future Guide Dogs
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A thank-you from the Guide Dog Foundation