Archive for the ‘Charity’ Category
June 29, 2009
For many New Yorkers, attending their first
Gen Art event was a rite of passage - an entree to a city filled with art, music, film and fashion. So, when the organization took a major blow from the economic recession last year (losing much of their corporate sponsorship), they did what they do best: gathered a few of their friends and threw a party.
And, "a few," ...
June 19, 2009
As Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney said, during the Great Depression upon the founding of the now iconic Whitney Museum, "It is especially in times like these that we need to look to the spiritual. In art we find it." And now with the country facing a similar challenging period, Whitney’s statement still rings true– the resonant power of art alive and well, and stronger than ever– judging from the heavy turnout ...
June 5, 2009
It was an evening of dancing, desserts and dreams. A benefit for St. Jude Children's Hospital,
Chocolate au Vin, was a magical night where New York's social scene turned their thoughts away from their economic troubles to focus on children in need. Held at the lavish downtown venue, Capitale, the event was a star-studded affair, that reminded all of us that in your darkest hour, you must have hope.
Co-chaired by ...
April 27, 2009
Even monsoon showers couldn't stop the city's most dedicated party-goers from coming out on April 20th, 2009 to support
Top Chef's Padma Lakshmi and
Tamer Seckin, MD, co-hosts of the first annual Blossom Ball, a benefit for the Endometriosis Foundation of America (EFA).
Lakshmi (who was treated for the health condition) and her physician Dr. Seckin co-founded the EFA in the hopes of raising awareness and increasing education to encourage early ...
December 15, 2008
Childhood memories of toting your favorite lunchbox to school most likely summons nostalgia for PB&Js and pudding cups – a time when life, and our palettes, were much simpler. But as
Julie Panebianco comments on the iconic image, “You shouldn’t take it for granted. Think how many kids don’t have one.”
For Panebianco, along with
Topaz Paige-Green, her fellow co-creator of
The Lunchbox Auction – an annual fundraiser to ...
November 7, 2008
It's not everyday that you get to order a cocktail from a celebrity bartender (at least once they have become famous). But, at the Sundance Institute's annual New York City gala hosted by President and Founder
Robert Redford, it has become a well known tradition.
This year the notable waitstaff included actors
Michael Imperioli, Hope Davis, Joey Pantoliano, and
Judah Friedlander (30 Rock) who served up drinks and chatted ...
October 1, 2008
Supporting Breast Cancer Awareness Month is now as easy as pie. Or, should we say
dessert…
Starting today,
B.R. Guest Restaurants will donate 75% of the proceeds from 4 specialty desserts to benefit the
Breast Treatment Task Force (BTTF), a groundbreaking program, which provides free surgeries and treatment to patients without access to health insurance.
Founded by
Janice Zaballero (pictured here with Board ...
May 6, 2008
It’s hard to get out of the hot seat when you have
Simon de Pury around. That’s the lesson that actress
Michelle Monaghan got last week at the
Portraits and Polaroids art auction to benefit
Free Arts NYC, an organization that provides underprivileged children and their families with art and mentoring programs.
Sponsored by 7 For All Mankind and
Vanity Fair, the event is known for its high ...
December 21, 2007
Sometimes it's not enough just to talk the talk. On Monday night at
Scott Harrison's charity: ball, celebrity co-hosts
Adrian Grenier and
Jessica Stam showed their commitment to raising money for freshwater wells in Africa by literally walking the walk.
To help guests better understand the arduous task of transporting water (which many African women and children endure daily),
Tripp Mixx Productions created the
Water Walk. ...
December 19, 2007
Show how much you care about your loved ones this holiday season by choosing gifts that speak to their passions and causes. A wonderful, new web site called
Changingthepresent.org has over 1000 gift ideas representing 33 different charities including those that support disaster relief, HIV/AIDS, environmental issues, poverty and child welfare. For a fun and philanthropic gift guide, we bundled a few of their donation ideas with ...
December 14, 2007
To some,
Scott Harrison led an enviable life filled with A-list parties, exclusive access to New York nightlife and a rolodex filled with the city's most beautiful people.
But, the former party promoter and celebrity event planner was left wanting more. In 2004, Harrison left behind his indulgent lifestyle and traveled to Africa to help the most impoverished people on Earth. What ...
November 27, 2007
For
Julie Panebianco and
Topaz Page-Green, the term
power lunch may have been redefined. Concerned about the growing number of impoverished children that went hungry at school every day, the friends joined forces in 2005 to create
The Lunchbox Auction to raise money for two hunger relief organizations. Celebrities, designers, musicians and artists were asked to design personalized lunchbox art to be donated to an online auction to ...
April 16, 2007
Over the years, I have planned many celebrity parties and I'll admit that I have been starstruck on a few occasions. But, who I consider to be my biggest celebrity sighting may surprise you - it's not a Hollywood actor or music superstar. I'd ...
