Two local rising stars join the list of leadership for Caron’s 2012 Gala. Jupiter residents, Martha and Robert DeForest will serve as Junior Chairmen for the Feb. 25, 2012 “After Dark” gala at The Mar-a-Lago Club, Palm Beach.

The star-filled evening will feature entertainment headliner, comedian Richard Lewis and former star quarterback for the Washington Redskins, Joe Theismann as emcee for the event.

This year’s gala chairman is Petra Levin, honorary chairman is Donald Trump and honoree is Patrick J. Rooney. Proceeds from the gala benefit the Lifesaver Scholarship Fund at Caron offering scholarships for well-deserving patients and their families seeking addiction treatment.

"My wife and I wanted to be involved with the Caron Foundation not only to help those in need, but also to try and help remove some of the negative stigma surrounding the disease which keeps so many people from seeking help," said DeForest.

Martha and Robert DeForest

Robert DeForest served as Corporate Chairman for the Caron Gala for the past two years and has been on the committee since its inception seven years ago.  He is senior vice president of investments and a portfolio manager at UBS in Palm Beach.

Martha DeForest attended Flagler College in St Augustine and attained her degree in Social Sciences with a concentration in Anthropology.

Corporate sponsor for the 2012 Caron Gala is Tiffany & Co.; grand sponsor is Petra Levin; leadership sponsors are Gold Coast Beverage Distributors, Inc. and Palm Beach Kennel Club; and benefactor sponsor is International Autos, Inc.

Caron Treatment Centers offer residential treatment and outpatient programs for adults and adolescents, as well as families affected by the disease of addiction. Caron Renaissance’s treatment campus in Boca Raton features on-site family programs, and is pioneering new advances in the field of addiction treatment.  For more information about Caron Treatment Centers, please visit www.caron.org.

Tickets to the event are $500 for an individual ticket; $300 for a junior ticket; and $1,000 for a VIP ticket. For more information about the Caron Gala and to purchase tickets, please contact the Caron event line at 561.655.7770, email [email protected] or visit http://www.caronrenaissance.org/gala.