Unity Theme Of Night At 'Magical' Teva Pharmaceuticals Gala!

NORTHWEST -- With more than a century of experience in the pharmaceutical industry and as one of the world’s top manufacturers of pharmaceutical products, Teva occupies a unique position within the healthcare world, including a product line that spans everything from innovative brand-name drugs to more affordable generics to medicines manufactured from living organisms.

Rooted in all of this success, however, is an underlying philanthropic commitment to increase overall access to quality healthcare in the communities in which it does business and, as result, simultaneously improve the health of its ultimate customers (e.g., the end users of its products).

Demonstrating such a corporate responsibility to ‘giving back’, Teva hosted a grand gala fundraiser on Wednesday night at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium.

With more than $500,000 raised already, the purpose of the evening was to even further help Washington-based Unity Health Care -- a compassionate local nonprofit that serves District residents in all 8 Wards of the city.

Guests to last night’s benefit began and ended the event with a breezy reception just past the entrance to the auditorium’s main inner doors. In a playful nod to Teva’s diverse line of products, some of the cocktails being served-up were mixed with ‘generic’ base spirits while still others were infused with their ‘brand-name’ counterparts.

Sandwiched between both cocktail parties was an elegant sit-down dinner catered by Ridgewells Catering, with a menu that boasted everything from a colorful Trio of Gazpachos to a Duet of Boneless Short Ribs and Pan Roasted Rockfish.

Entertaining guests throughout was world renown magician Oz Pearlman, who elicited gasps from audience members with his mind-reading tricks. Welcoming remarks were also delivered by Tevas Americas President & CEO Bill Marth and Unity Health Care President & CEO Vincent Keane.

Founded in 1985, through its network of 29 health care delivery sites, including 10 located in homeless shelters and one mobile outreach van, Unity helps more than 93,000 patients – working residents, the uninsured, immigrants, and the homeless – each year with medical and similarly supportive services.

There’s something magical about that too…