Our 2023 Honorees

PROJECT PURPLE
The Project Purple is a Connecticut-based 501(c)(3) non-profit organization created to raise awareness, support patients and families affected by the disease, and fund research efforts to defeat pancreatic cancer.

DIABETES RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND FOUNDATION
At the Diabetes Research Institute and Foundation, our mission is clear – we want to cure diabetes now. How serious are we about fulfilling that goal? Perhaps one of our longtime board members put it best: “We want to turn off the lights.”
Past Honorees
2022 Honoree
About the 2022 Honorees
The Seleni Institute is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the emotional health of women, men and their families during the family-building years.
The Retreat provides safety, shelter, and support those affected domestic and intimate partner abuse, sexual assault, stalking and trafficking, while working to break the cycle of family violence and prevent future abuse.
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2021 Honoree
About the 2021 Honorees
Luv Michael provides a life of dignity and purpose for autistic adults through education, employment and residential solutions.
THE LOHM creates alternatives to incarceration, decarceration, and post incarceration opportunities by providing access to resources for education, entrepreneurship, and sustainability through advocacy.
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About the 2019 Honorees
Transformational vision begins with great minds and extraordinary individuals. And the vision for Stony Brook Southampton Hospital is nothing short of an inspirational re-imagination of the healthcare landscape of our East End communities.
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About the 2018 Honorees
The Nature Conservancy is the world’s leading conservation organization committed to conserving the lands and waters on which all life depends.
The Southampton Town Police Department is disrupting the flow of deadly opioid drugs which has taken the lives of too many people in our neighborhood.
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About the 2017 Honorees
The Lonely Whale Foundation strives to inspire empathy towards marine species and develop life long advocates for ocean health. The Navy SEAL Museum and Memorial’s Trident House is a tranquil waterfront residence located directly along the beautiful Indian River in Sebastian, Florida which serves as a critical and complimentary respite for the families of U.S. Navy SEALs who were killed in the Line of Duty.
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About the 2016 Honorees
The Beau Biden Foundation for the Protection of Children was established in June 2015 as an operating non-profit to continue Beau Biden’s commitment to protecting the most vulnerable among us, especially children who have fallen victim to abuse and neglect.
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About the 2015 Honorees
Amani Global Works’ central philosophy is to Care, Cure and Make Whole by providing healthcare to one of the most impoverished and forgotten areas of Africa, Idjwi Island. Refugees International is a leading advocacy organization which campaigns for lifesaving assistance and protection for refugees and people who have been displaced by conflict, persecution or natural disasters.
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About the 2014 Honorees
Amani Global Works values the importance of accessible healthcare for all communities on the island of Idjwi by focusing on maternal healthcare, child healthcare and malnutrition as well as other factors that contribute directly to the region’s health crisis such as education and transportation.
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Warfighter Sports, a program of Disabled Sports USA, offers sports rehabilitation for severely wounded warriors in military hospitals and communities across the U.S. through a nationwide network of over 100 community-based chapters.
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About the 2012 Honorees
Since 1967, Disabled Sports USA has proudly served wounded warriors, including those injured in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, offering over 30 winter and summer sports at more than 100 events each year.
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About the 2011 Honorees
The Children’s Tumor Foundation is a national not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving the health and well-being of individuals born with neurofibromatsis (NF), the term for three distinct disorders: NF1, NF2, and Schwannomatosis.
PRESS RELEASE PHOTOSSponsorship and Tickets
Sponsorship and Tickets are Now Available.
Blue Underwriter$100,000+
- "Blue Underwriter Sponsor" on press release and program
- Recognition on Blue Dream website as Event Sponsor
- Event Slide Loop: Sponsor Spotlight (4x)
- Inclusion on all event signage, multi-media, and social media
- 4 VIP Tables of 10
Blue Dreamer$50,000
- "Blue Dreamer Sponsor" on press release and program
- Recognition on Blue Dream website as Event Sponsor
- Event Slide Loop: Sponsor Spotlight (4x)
- Inclusion on all event signage, multi-media, and social media
- 2 VIP Tables of 10
Dream Big$25,000
- "Dream Big Sponsor" on press release and program
- Recognition on Blue Dream website as Event Sponsor
- Event Slide Loop: Sponsor Spotlight (3x)
- Inclusion on all event signage, multi-media, and social media
- 1 VIP Table of 10
House of Dreams $15,000
- "House of Dreams Sponsor" on press release and program
- Recognition on Blue Dream website as Event Sponsor
- Event Slide Loop: Sponsor Spotlight (2x)
- Inclusion on all event signage, multi-media, and social media
- 1 Preferential Table of 10
Forever Dreaming $10,000
- "Forever Dreaming Sponsor" on press release and program
- Recognition on Blue Dream website as Event Sponsor
- Inclusion on all event signage, multi-media, and social media
- 1 Preferential Table of 10
Dream World $7,500
- "Dream World Sponsor" on press release and program
- Recognition on Blue Dream website as Event Sponsor
- Inclusion on all event signage, multi-media, and social media
- Table of 10
Single Tickets $750
- Limited Seating
I want to Support
- I can not attend but would like to support Blue Dream with a tax-deductible gift.
The Parish will donate 70% of this year’s proceeds to the Diabetes Research Institute Foundation and Project Purple. All contributions are deductible to the extent provided by the law. The Greek Orthodox Church of the Hamptons is a tax exempt organization under section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Thank you to our 2023 Sponsors
BLUE DREAM UNDERWRITER ($100k)
- Anonymous
- Howard Lorber
BLUE DREAMER ($50k)
- Dean and Marianne Metropoulos
- Jenica Paulson
- Michael and Robin Psaros
DREAM BIG ($25k)
- Frank Bisignano
- Nicholas J. and Anna K. Bouras Foundation
- Maria Allwin
- John and Margo Catsimatidis
- Andrew and Paula Liveris
- Dennis and Karen Mehiel
- C&W Bruce and Wendy Mosler | Fisher Brothers
- Pericles and Neda Navab
- Peter G. Peterson Foundation
- William and Tiki Spell
HOUSE OF DREAMS ($15k)
- Anonymous
- Boris and Youlianna Gurov / Todor and Iliana Jeliaskov
- Dimitri N. Kessaris, MD and Lisa A. Liberatore, MD
- Linda Wachner
FOREVER DREAMING ($10k)
- Mark and Lynn Angelson
- Buhler Kapsalis Family Foundation
- Alma DeMetropolis
- Marc and Denise Goldberg
Peter Ferentinos - George and Irene Kalergios
- Antonis Katsingris / David Rappa
- Dimitri N. Kessaris, MD and Lisa A. Liberatore, MD
- Bill Mataragas
James and Nora Orphanides - George and Stephanie Pantelidis
- Stella Pantelidis and Family
- Nick Scandalios
- George and Georgia Stamas
DREAM WORLD ($7.5k)
- Atlantic Bank, a division of Flagstar Bank N.A.
- John Athas MD and Monica Tadros MD
- Diabetes Research Institute Foundation
- Dormition of the Virgin Mary Parish Council
- Dormition of the Virgin Mary Philoptochos
- Dimitri N. Kessaris, MD and Lisa A. Liberatore, MD
- Kostas and Theodora Koutsothanasis
- George and Alexandria Liakeas
- Paul and Kelly Lountzis
- Mega Contracting Group
- Michael and Geri Merlo
- Michael and Meropi Neamonitakis
- Stoney Brook Southampton Hospital
- Michael and Helen Spanos
- George and Alma Sitaras
- Chris and Sandy Tsamutalis
- Theodora Velys
Location
- 111 Saint Andrews Road
Southampton, NY 11968 - [email protected]
- 631-283-6169
- 6:00PM – Reception, 7:00PM Dinner