Bridgehampton Benefit Hosts 5th Summer Gala at Southampton Art Center Saturday, July 27 at 6:00PM

BRIDGEHAMPTON, N.Y. - June 11, 2019 - PRLog -- Southampton Art Center (25 Jobs Lane, Southampton NY 11968) - Bridgehampton Benefit Presents "Operation Rise Up" to help patients in Puerto Rico receive much needed medical care after the devastating effect of Hurricane Maria on their hospitals' infrastructure.

Together, Operation International and the Carlos Beltran Foundation has planned this long term project to work with struggling hospitals in the hardest hit areas to provide support where it is needed the most.

Bridgehampton Equities Founder Jason E. Zimmerman brings you the Bridgehampton Benefit, an annual celebrity driven charity event. Jason E. Zimmerman, an avid philanthropist, has cultivated the Bridgehampton Benefit to promote humanitarian organizations and help to raise awareness for charitable institutions by organizing and hosting this exclusive charity event in the Hamptons. Bringing together the two incredible foundations this year, Operation International and the Carlos Beltran Foundation will help save and change as many lives as possible while aiding in the rise of Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria. All revenues from this Benefit will go to support this humanitarian effort.

Live Music & Dancing in the spirit of "Old San Juan" plus a Performance By Sammi Rae (https://www.facebook.com/sammi.murciano/) & Los Vegas of Their Hit Song "Escápate"

Along with many Celebrity Guests!

Dress Code: Colorful Dresses for Ladies, White Pants and Colorful

Shirts for Gentlemen

For additional information and ticket purchases, please visit www.bridgehamptonbenefit.com

Carlos Beltran, Founder of Carlos Beltran Foundation:

The former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball from 1998 to 2017 for the Kansas City Royals, Houston Astros, New York Mets, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, New York Yankees, and Texas Rangers.

Medhat Allam, MD, FACS, Co-Founder of Operation International:

Medhat Allam is a board certified general and bariatric surgeon at Southampton, NY. He is the Chairman and a co-founder of Operation International. Dr. Allam has traveled to numerous countries in Africa, Asia and South and Central America and operated on hundreds of patients worldwide.

About Operation International:

Established in 1996 for the purpose of providing free medical care to poor patients in developing countries, Operation International (OI) is a steadily growing international charity with chapters in the USA, Europe, and Asia. OI has grown to become a United Nations-recognized charity and to receive the Donald MacRae Peace Award by Rotary International.

Since its inception, OI has provided care to thousands of patients, trained hundreds of healthcare providers, and improved the infrastructure in many hospitals across the globe. OI is also involved in many projects to assist poor children, orphans, women, and underprivileged

individuals in its partner countries.

Operation International is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit 45-0523129.

About the Carlos Beltran Foundation:

CBBAF is a nonprofit organization dedicated to realizing the Carlos Beltran Baseball Academy's educational programs and priorities through financial, volunteer, and community support. Its primary objective is raising funds for the CBBA so that is can continue to offer exemplary

academic and sports education to the youth of Puerto Rico. In other words, the Foundation raises the funds necessary to support the CBBA's mission and objectives sustainably. The funds raised by the CBBA Foundation support the academic curriculum, college counseling and placement, facilities maintenance and improvements, the sports and athletic program, gymnasium, daily transportation to and from the institution, pool, Technology, including computers, software , Wi-Fi, personal counseling, extracurricular activities, etc. Each student at the benefits in some way from the generous donations made to the Foundation.

The Carlos Beltran Foundation is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit 66-0726399.

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