The Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) announced that it has raised nearly $600,000 for drug discovery programs and clinical trials during the Ninth Annual Great Ladies Luncheon & Fashion Show on May 1. The event featured fashions from Carolina Herrera New York in partnership with Neiman Marcus Tysons Galleria and Mazza Gallerie and assembled distinguished guests in philanthropy, fashion, science, media, and sports.
T.J. Oshie and Dr. Michela Gallagher. Photo by Tony Powell.
The event at the Ritz-Carlton in Washington, DC was hosted by sports broadcaster and Washington native, Lindsay Czarniak, who introduced one of this year’s honorees, Washington Capitals hockey player and Stanley Cup winner T.J. Oshie. Oshie was honored for his commitment to advancing awareness of Alzheimer’s disease since his father was diagnosed in 2012. Czarniak, who…