Tabard donates $7,000 to a local charity

The Tabard Society recently presented a check for more than $7,000 to the Delaware Valley branch of the Breast Health Institute. The funds came from ticket and raffle sales at the Society's annual Tabard Charity Ball, which took place last November. Over 300 people attended the event. The Breast Health Institute is a "non-profit organization that raises money for research, early detection, treatment and education" of breast cancer, said the institute's executive director, Elaine Grobman. Stefanie Rosenthal, co-chairperson for the Tabard Charity Ball, said that while the proceeds from the event are always donated to charity, this is the first year that Tabard has contributed to the Breast Health Institute. "For years before we had been donating to the Children's Hospital of Pennsylvania," said Rosenthal, a College junior. "As a women's organization we wanted to focus on a women's issue and something that is important to us." "The charity that we gave it to so deeply affects all of us," said College sophomore Rachel Hochhauser, co-chairperson for the ball. "Women of our age are being affected . . . right now." Rosenthal said that tickets for the ball were sold for $25 each, and raffle tickets for donated prizes were sold for $1. "We sold over 300 tickets," Rosenthal said. "We almost doubled our funds from years past. It was the most successful Charity Ball that we've had in five years." Rosenthal added that the club wanted to keep their donation in Philadelphia, "so we could see our money make a real difference within this area." "Since it is a small organization the money [has] more effect," she said. "It seems like they need more money because it's a small private charity. The Tabard Society is a social club which concentrates on charitable programs. Though not a Greek organization, the club does take new groups of pledges each year. Grobman said that the Breast Health Institute was extremely "honored" to receive the check from the Tabard Society. "We are really amazed and inspired by these young women who have put forth the energy and desire and [have] accepted their responsibility of helping themselves and other women," she said.