Bright sunshine and high spirits were in abundant supply at the Hope for Depression Research Foundation’s (HDRF) first ever Walk of Hope to Defeat Depression last Saturday in Southampton.
Despite the heat wave, a high-energy crowd of over 200 including Veronica Webb, Princess Yasmin Aga Khan, Jay McInerney, Tatiana and Campion Platt, Richard LeFrak, and Southampton Mayor Mark Epley gathered at the Southampton Cultural Center for the 9 AM walk around Lake Agawam Park to raise awareness and funds for advanced depression research.
Speaking at a microphone at the top of the Cultural Center steps, HDRF Founder and Chair Audrey Gruss reminded the participants that, “according to the World Health Organization, depression is the number one cause of disability worldwide.”
Also seen at the walk: Janna Bullock, Joanne De Guardiola, Southampton Hospital’s Steve Bernstein, Sharon Bush, Jamee and Peter Gregory, Martin Gruss and Josh Gruss, Kim Heirston-Evans and Richard Evans, Dana Hammond Stubgen, Carol Mack, Lorry Newhouse, and Dr. Holly Phillips.
Pictured:
Richard LeFrak, Audrey & Martin Gruss
Yasmin Aga Khan