Desert Cancer Foundation Benefit: "Night on The Nile"

Saturday evening I attended a benefit for the Desert Cancer Foundation. The "Night on the Nile" Egyptian theme was in keeping with their tradition of having a travel-related theme each year. The event is actually billed as the "2007 Gift of Life Celebration" and is a major fundraiser for the foundation. Integrated Wealth Management was a major sponsor of the event, helping to underwrite costs. The Desert Cancer Foundation provides financial assistance to cancer patients. They pay medical bills to uninsured or under insured cancer patients in the Palm Springs area who cannot afford the treatment they deserve. To support the Desert Cancer Foundation, click here.

Above left: Rick Rockhill enjoys a glass of wine by the enormous Christmas tree. (I had no idea they were taking photos of me, can you tell?) The Thunderbird Country club was transformed to look the inside of an Egyptian Pyramid.

above: the right lighting always makes a difference! It was a dramatic entrance into the event

above: throughout the event, there were fantastic props and elements such as these to create a fun atmosphere.

above left: Some attendees dressed in an Egyptian theme. above right: Rick Rockhill with Queen Nefertiti (oh, and my friend Jason too)

above: the benefit featured a really nice auction of fine wines, art, and certificates to fine restaurants in Palm Springs.

above: the dinner tables were festive, adorned with beautiful floral centerpieces. The tables had pledge cards to donate money to pay for mammograms and cancer screening. The live band was framed by two giant columns, which provided an ambiance of dining inside a Pyramid.

above: A truly magnificent dessert: A white chocolate pyramid contained an amazing dark chocolate mousse, and the gold covered chocolate Egyptian mummy case contained a raspberry mousse. It was one of those desserts that would change your life, it was so delicious!
-Rick Rockhill