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Left to right: Dave Graham, John McEnroe, Mats Wilander, Thomas Blake
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October 20th proved to be a beautiful Fall day perfectly suited for the record number of tennis players, golfers and guests at the 10th Annual Mats Wilander Celebrity Tennis and Golf Classic. Mats Wilander was joined by John McEnroe and Thomas Blake among others on the courts. A fast-paced exhibition game between Mats and John, often including humorous moments by the famous pros, held the avid attention of the tennis players and made it obvious why the two are rated among the best to ever play the sport.
After 18 rounds of golf on the famous Westchester Country Club course, golfers joined additional evening guests for a reception and silent auction followed by dinner, dancing and a live auction. The evening, punctuated by lively music supplied by the Stingers, allowed the guests to enjoy the beautiful surroundings and festivities while raising funds to support the programs and services offered by DebRA.
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Mats and Sonya Wilander with their son Erik (EBS) in attendance, celebrated 10 years of lending their name and efforts to make this event grow and expand over the years. We are grateful to all of the guests and supporters that worked to make this event possible. We thank them for their continued support and dedication to DebRA and EB families.
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Jassamine Domino, Spirit Award Winner
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Jassamine Domino was selected as our 2008 Mats Wilander Celebrity Tennis and Golf Classic Spirit Award Winner. We were first introduced to Jassamine in 2004 at the Patient Care Conference and were immediately impressed with her ability to rise above the affects of her disease. As we got to know Jassamine, we learned of her involvement with Camp Wonder as well as her interest in visual communications graphic design, now her major in college. We had the pleasure of seeing Jassamine again at the 2008 Patient Care Conference where she shared two videos she created honoring EB patients. We had the opportunity to once again share these videos at the event to an impressed and moved audience. The Board of Directors and staff of DebRA of America would like to extend a heartfelt congratulations to Jassamine Domino and her family.
Mats Wilander
