La Fête du Printemps is FACC's principal fund raising event and the most prestigious gathering of Greater Philadelphia's French-American business leaders.

The evening featured a Sparkling Caviar Assouline Reception, a gourmet dinner by Chef Glen Matlack of the Sheraton Society Hill, wine pairings and a wine contest by Assouline & Ting, a fabulous silent auction, and music and dancing by the Fred Hall Orchestra.

Corporate Sponsors included: Arkema Inc., Cephalon, Dendrite, DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary US LLP, Duane Morris, Ernst & Young, Fish & Richardson, H2L2 LLP Architects/Planners, HSBC Bank USA, IMS Health, KPMG, Marsh, Pepper Hamilton, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Rohm and Haas Company, Saint-Gobain, Sanofi-Aventis, Sanofi Pasteur, SEI Investments, Sheraton Society Hill, US Airways, and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals.

Over 200 guests attended the event.

Special thanks to The Conard Pyle Company & Meilland Star Roses, Wildflowers and Pierre Lefebvre, Sculptor.

Previous Fête du Printemps Honorees:

2004	Bernard Poussot, President, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
2003	Jean-David Levitte, Ambassador of France to the U.S.
2002	Jean Pierre Loubinoux, President and CEO, SCNF International
2001	Leonard Lauder, Chairman & CEO, The Estée Lauder Companies, Inc.
2000	Robert Venturi & Denise Scott Brown, Architects, City Planners, Authors and Theorists
1999	Anne d'Harnoncourt & Joseph Rishel, CEO/Directors and Curators, Philadelphia Museum of Art
1998	Bruno Bonduelle, President Lille/Nord-Pas de Calais Development Chairman and CEO, Groupe Bonduelle
1997	Jean-Pierre Garnier, President and CEO, GlaxoSmithKline
1996	Pierre Salinger, Press Secretary to Presidents Kennedy and Johnson, Journalist and Author
1995	Jean-Daniel Tordjman, Ambassador at Large for Int'l Investment in France, Invest in France Mission
1994	Serge Bellanger, FACC National and NY Chapter President
1993	Madame Georges Pompidou, Former First Lady of France
1992	Jean-Daniel Tordjman, Minister of Economic and Commercial Affairs, French Embassy
1991	Jacques Andréani, Ambassador of France to the United States

Jack Dean, President, US SMA, Sanofi-Aventis;
Peter Tucci, FACC President; Pierre Lefebvre, Designer Sculptor of the FACC Award; Jean-François Dehecq; David Williams, Chairman, President & CEO, Sanofi Pasteur; Pascal Soriot,
Senior Vice President & COO, Sanofi-Aventis

The Sheraton Society Hill presented an ice sculpture
featuring the Sanofi-Aventis logo






Patti Scullin, Alan and Helene Lilholt, Michael Scullin and Lisa Tucci






Sandy Albahary and Christie Dasher






Caviar Assouline's fabulous caviar bar






Darlene and Jeremy Heep and guests






Judy Ujobai and Karine Manillier with Jean-François Dehecq







Governor Ed Rendell greeted the crowds






Over 200 guests from the French and American
business community participated






Guest of Honor Jean-François Dehecq






Joe Deeney and Doreen Baron with Jean-François Dehecq






Bernard Poussot, President, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals,
with Peter Tucci and Bob and Mary Radick from HSBC Bank







Judy Ujobai, Karine Manillier and the FACC volunteers





Thanks to our Sponsors for making this event possible!

Co-Hosts
Sanofi-Aventis
Sanofi Pasteur
 

Envoy Sponsors
Cephalon
Dendrite International
DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary US LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Rohm and Haas Company
Saint-Gobain Corporation
SEI Investments


Counselor Sponsors
Ernst & Young LLP
KPMG LLP
Marsh USA
Pepper Hamilton LLP
 

Attaché Sponsors
Duane Morris LLP
Fish & Richardson PC
H2L2 Architects/Planners
HSBC Bank USA, NA
IMS Health
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
 

Supporter
Arkema Inc.
 

Grand Merci to
Caviar Assouline and Assouline & Ting
The Conard-Pyle Company & Meilland Star Roses
The Fred Hall Orchestra
Pierre Lefebvre
Sheraton Society Hill
Wildflowers
and the many businesses that donated prizes for our Silent Auction.
 

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