Oh What A Night!

2019 Winners: Andres Castaneda (Youth); William Grimm, DO (Integrative Practitioner); Pat Kaplan, Edie Keller and Dom Calvano of Alzheimers Coachella Valley (Non-profit); Valeria Batross (Individual); Gerry Washack of Fit in 42 (Business); Annmarie Lynn on behalf of Denise DuBarry Hay
Thank you to all who took part in this year’s celebration and congratulations to all 2019 Desert Health Wellness Award winners and nominees!
- Ann Marie Palma of Bikram Yoga Palm Desert, Marcie Madain of Fresh Juice and Lauren Del Sarto
- Evening Co-host Janet Zappala
- The Farmer’s Market compliments of Prime Time Produce
- Winner Gerry Washack of Fit in 42
- The AcQpoint Wellness Center team toasts their nomination
- Nominee Celeste Amaya, MD, with family and friends
- Nominee Lisa Lindley, MD, with Dan Cosgrove, MD
- Valeria Batross accepts her award
- Orli and Eric Presser, MD
- Megan Guerra, Nielah McKee, Barry Dayton and Edith Jones-Poland, MD, of Desert Oasis Healthcare
- The prized Wellness Awards
- Gita and Mehrdad Asgeri, MD, with Hessam Mahdavi, MD
- Carol and Joseph Scherger, MD
- ‘The Garden’ vegetarian and raw cuisine selections
- Nino Capobianco and Tiffany Dalton Capobianco
- The Family: Russ Piercy, Tom Del Sarto, Lauren, Doris Steadman (“Mom”) and Diane Gordon, RN
- Youth nominees Alondra Rodriguez, Lisa Nguyen, Zenia Hernandez, Selena Hernandez, Genesis Valenzuela, Renato Escobar, Janelly Ramirez, Gustavo Serrano, Andres Castaneda
- Celebrity author/guest speaker Mimi Kirk
- Farm table décor
- Rhonda Ramirez, Annmarie Lynn, and Vee Hercog or Bikram Yoga Plus
- Jason and Laura Tate of the Human Health Initiative (beneficiary)
- Youth winner Andres Castaneda
- Guest speaker William Grimm, DO
- Pam Bieri, Lauren and Edie Keller with guest gift bags for the farmer’s market
- Decadent (and sugarless!) chocolate drizzle with fruits and vegetables
- Deborah Tryon and Eric Burke
- Executive Committee members Tricia Gehrlein, Susan Butler, Lisa Ford and Donna Sturgeon with Lauren
- Mimi Kirk compliments Chef Erick of The S Rancho Mirage on mastering her raw vegan recipes
- Bronwyn Ison displays her take home goodies
A special Thank You
to photographer
Lani Garfield
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