For medical student Christina Trotta (above), losing her father and grandmother to cancer in 2008 and 2011, respectively, taught her the power of helping and healing others.

“At first, I felt helpless and disillusioned,” she told the 200 attendees at the NYIT Gold Coast Classic on May 3. “But I soon discovered the compassion that comes from understanding the mental, emotional, and physical obstacles each patient faces.” Thanks to financial assistance from NYIT, Trotta was able to enroll in the College of Osteopathic Medicine.

NYIT’s 2012 Gold Coast Classic, held at the Ritz-Carlton Battery Park, raised more than $314,000 to help students like Trotta. The event is held in conjunction with Quarterly Review of Wines and honors leaders in the food and wine industry. This year’s honorees included Daniel Bruce, Distinguished Chef at the Boston Harbor Hotel; Chuck Wagner, owner and winemaker at Napa Valley, Calif.-based Caymus Vineyards; and internationally known authors and wine critics Dorothy J. Gaiter and John Brecher.

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