Thalians & Presidents Club Gatsby Holiday Party was held at the elegant and beautiful Bel-Air Country Club on Saturday, December 9, 2017. Once again, Barbara Cohen-Wolfe, long-time Thalians Board Member and Event Chairperson, along with husband Larry Wolfe, orchestrated this spectacular fund-raiser with an evening of dining, dancing and merriment.

Everyone enjoyed the great vocals of Jimmy Carnelli and danced to his outstanding band of top musicians. The evening was topped by an entertaining performance by comedienne Jill Milean. Attendees dressed glamorously and with flair in the Gatsby theme…and a most festive, fun and fabulous evening was had by all!

In addition to Thalians Executives; Ruta Lee, Dr. Irwin Lehrhoff & Kira Reed Lorsch, all The Thalians Board Members were in attendance, as well as Board of Trustee’s Members Jackie Rosenberg and Dr. Lawrence Piro. Among other distinguished and celebrity guests were: Paul Sorvino, Ann Jillian, Patricia Kelly (Mrs. Gene Kelly), several Emmy award-winning “soap stars”, and Blake Leeper; World Champion double amputee-track & field American blade runner. We were also honored with the presence Lithuanian dignitaries: Daiva Navarette (Honorary Consul General of Lithuania) and Darius Gaidys, (Consul General of Lithuania).

The Thalians continued their charitable endeavors by supporting mental health for over 60 years; currently for wounded warriors through UCLA Operation Mend. We recently contributed another $250,000: adding to our impressive 5-year contribution of $1,450,000 for this worthy cause. At this event, we were also honored and happy to have Operation Mend’s exceptional Dr. Thomas Strouse, staff members, and, representing the “wounded warriors”- inspirational Retired Army SPC, Joseph Paulk.