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PATRONS | Spring 2016 22 IN YOUR COMMUNITY Torrance Memorial Medical Center announced a $10 million gift by O. Allen Alpay, a 45-year Peninsula resident and grateful former patient. The gift will name the O. Allen Alpay East Wing, which houses Torrance Memorial's Emergency Department and Labor and Delivery Unit. The gift was formally announced during the hospital's 32nd Annual Holiday Festival Gala on Friday, December 4, 2015. In total, Holiday Festival 2015 raised more than $11.2 million, which includes sponsorships and major gift announcements. More than 15,000 community members enjoyed the six-day event hosted under a 30,000 square foot white tent on the Torrance Memorial campus. Festivities included a display of 32 themed, decorated trees, a Fashion Show, Gala Dinner, Santa Lunch, two Seniors Days and the South Bay's largest Holiday Shopping Boutique. $10 Million Gift Announced at 32nd Annual Holiday Festival Gala TIFFANY MESKO (FIRST FROM LEFT), JEFF NEU (SIXTH FROM LEFT), MIKE ZISLIS (SEVENTH FROM LEFT), ANDREA ZISLIS (EIGHTH FROM LEFT) , THE LATE RICH WALKER, SUSAN WALKER PAT THEODORA, ELLEN THEODORA, GERALD MARCIL, CAROL MARCIL, LEE MINSHULL, SANDII MINSHULL KIRSTEN WAGNER, DDS, RICK ROUNSAVELLE, DDS CRAIG POROPAT, KATHRYN POROPAT, DAVE KLEIN, SONG KLEIN, LISA CHEATHAM, JAMES CHEATHAM SALMAN AZAM, CRAIG LEACH, MD, RAY WYMAN, MD, ANKUSH CHHABRA, MD KAREN CHUANG, CHAN CHUANG, MD JACQUIE LEIMBACH, RANDI DAUCHOT, ALLISON MAYER, KATHY GOLDSTEIN, PATTI LYNCH, LISA TEMPLETON