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Jennifer Rominiecki, Lauren Remington Platt, Dalia Oberlander, Martin Dawson, Serena Nikkhah, Christian Leone, Alex Kramer, Alexandra Lebenthal, Meredith Melling Burke, Nathalie Kaplan at The New York Botanical Garden's WINTER WONDERLAND BALL. |
Last Friday evening the New York Botanical Garden held its annual Winter Wonderland Ball with cocktails, dinner and dancing at the Enid Haupt Conservatory. Chairmen for the evening were Meredith Melling Burke, Cristina Cuomo, Nina Garcia, Alex Kramer, Alexandra Lebenthal, Christian Leone, Molly Sims. Junior Chairs were: Byrdie Bell, Martin Dawson, Claiborne Swanson Frank, Serena Nikkhah, Dalia Oberlander, Lauren Remington Platt, Gillian Hearst Simonds.
This is a really lovely evening, black tie, with the (mostly young) women dressed to the fashion, in a beautiful environment. What it is is a super dinner dance and the monies they raise support the Botanical Garden’s world-renowned Children’s Education Programs. The Botanical offers children of all ages, particularly the underserved children of the Bronx, the opportunity to learn about nature in fun and engaging ways through workshops and hands-on activities.
At the heart of the program is the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden, 12 acres of indoor/outdoor facility featuring themed galleries, interactive exhibits, and a changing seasonal landscape that provide and living and dynamic setting for children to explore plant science up close. |
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Tracy Jachmich and Morgan Harbin |
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Veronica Beard and Malcolm Kutner |
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William Bratton Jr. |
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Dr. Steven Butensky and Di Petroff |
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Tory Ross, Dr. Susan Krysiewicz, and Stephen Elrod |
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Whitney Wolfe |
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Lauren Remington Platt |
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Rebecca O'Neil and Daniel Cappello |
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Rachel Workman and Carson Griffith |
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Sandra Lee |
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Michael Solomon and Liz Lange |
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Dr. Steven Butensky, Gillian Miniter, and Douglas Hannant |
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Heller Moses, Jeff Moses, and Dasha Baker |
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Serena Nikkhah, Lauren Weinberg, and Alexandra Lind Rose |
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Trayton Wyatt Harris, Alexandra Vickers, Max Jones, and Cynthia Smith |
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Michal Rabinowitz, Lauren Goodman, and Trisha Gregory |
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Nathan Clements-Gillespie |
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Monica Siskind, Heller Moses, Melissa Lis, and Kimberly Putzer |
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Mayte Allende |
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Claude Shaw and Miguel Fabregas |
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Bronson Van Wyck and Patrick Herning |
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Meredtih Melling Burke |
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Marissa Webb |
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Lydia Fenet, Chris Delaney, and Kate Schelter |
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Kim Heyman and Christian Leone |
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Moises de la Renta and Bahar Atvur |
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Meredith Melling Burke, Christian Langbein, and Nicole Snoep |
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Guy Harley and Alison Minton |
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Nicole Snoep |
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Maxwell Gover and Morgan Harbin |
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Leslie Saliba and Assad Nasr |
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Sylvester and Gillian Miniter |
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Michelle Lima, Daniel Urzedo, and friend |
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Malcolm Kutner, Alexandra Lind Rose, Christian Leone, and Patrick Herning |
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Miguel Fabregas and Bettina Prentice |
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Morgan Harbin, Maxwell Gover, Kelly Vitko, Chris Delaney, and Lydia Fenet |
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Lara Meiland Shaw and Claude Shaw |
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Jennifer Rominiecki and Yigal Azrouel |
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Annie Churchill and John de Neufville |
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Jamie Beard and Veronica Beard |
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Lisa Mayock and Sophie Buhai |
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Heather Berlin and Harry Stendhal |
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Kimberly Flaster, Norman Ambrose, Anne Grauso, and Hugh Bush |
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Ashley PLatt, Lauren Remington Platt, Rachel Hruska, and Tracy Jachmich |
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Gillian Miniter, Alexandra Lebenthal, and Nathalie Kaplan |
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Jamie Sharpe and Marc Biron |
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Jennifer Noban, Joseph Moinian, and Nazee Moinian |
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Joy Marks |
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Carrie Cassidy and Jaclyn Smith |
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Anne V |
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Genevieve Bahrenburg and John de Neufville |
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Danny Baker and Alex Kramer |
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Daniel Cappello, Katie Garrabrant, and Trisha Gregory |
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Alexandra Vickers and Cynthia Smith |
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Frederick Anderson, Alexandra Lind Rose, and Douglas Hannant |
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Ashley Platt and Jan Ashauer |
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Alexandra Lebenthal, Meredtith Melling Burke, and Nathalie Kaplan |
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Christian Cota and Mayte Allende |
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Kari Talley and Kim Hicks |
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Bianca Kawecki and Dawne Marie Grannum |
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| Photographs by PatrickMcMullan.com.
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Last Wednesday night at Cipriani 42nd Street, they held the 2009 UNICEF Snowflake Ball, presented by Baccarat. Al Roker was host, with a Special Performance by Island Def Jam Music Group Recording Artist Chrisette Michele.
They honored Antoinio “LA” Reid and Ted Chaiban, who is currently UNICEF’s representative in Ethiopia. Snowflake Project Chairs were Pamela Fiori, Editor-in-Chief of Town & Country and international interior designer and purveyor of style, Charlotte Moss. The Gala chairs were Claudia Lebenthal and Christine Stonbely. Junior chairs: Barbara Bush (the younger, yes) and Maggie Betts. Bush and Betts’ pa’s have been friends since schooldays.
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| The UNICEF Snowflake above the intersection of Fifth Avenue and 57th Street: a beacon of hope, peace and compassion for vulnerable children around the world. |
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The evening was a celebration of the lighting of the UNICEF Snowflake and to honoring those who have made key contributions to UNICEF’s mission to save and improve children’s lives worldwide.
UNICEF has saved more children’s lives than any other humanitarian organization in the world. Working in over 150 countries, it provides children with health care, clean water, nutrition, education, emergency relief, and more. The U.S. Fund for UNICEF supports UNICEF’s work through fundraising, advocacy, and education in the United States.
UNICEF is at the forefront of efforts to reduce child mortality worldwide. There has been substantial progress—the annual number of under-five deaths dropped from 13 million in 1990 to 8.8 million in 2008. But still, 24,000 children die each day from preventable causes. Our mission is to do whatever it takes to make that number zero by giving children the essentials for a safe and healthy childhood. For more information, visit www.unicefusa.org
Among the guests on this night: Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon, Tea Leoni and David Duchovny, Hilary and Bryant Gumbel, Annette and Matt Lauer, Jenna Bush (the co-chair’s twin sister), Sandra Lee, Wolfgang Puck, David Lauren and Lauren Bush, Muffie and Sherrell Aston, Pamela Joyner, Somers and Jonathan Farkas, Dayle Haddon, Richard and Karen LeFrak, Cynthia and Dan Lufkin, Alexandra Lebenthal and Jay Diamond, Deborah Roberts (Mrs. Roker), Alicia Bythewood, Dikembe Mutombo. |
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Alicia Bythewood and Pamela Joyner |
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Sylvester and Gillian Miniter |
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Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon |
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Sandra Lee |
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Marcus and Maya Samuelsson |
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Natasha Souza |
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Paula Zakaria and Fareed Zakaria |
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Somers Farkas, Muffie Potter Aston, Karen LeFrak, and Gillian Miniter |
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Christine Silver |
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Bryant Gumble, Hilary Gumble, Erica Reid, and Antonio LA Reid |
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Hilary Gumble and Erica Reid |
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Pamela Fiori |
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Lauren Bush |
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Matt Lauer and Annette Lauer |
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Deborah Roberts and Al Roker |
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Cynthia and Dan Lufkin |
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Barbara Bush and Maggie Betts |
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Gelilia Puck and Wolfgang Puck |
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David and Lauren Bush |
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Caryl Stern and Dikembe Mutombo |
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Barbara Bush and Jenna Bush |
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Tea Leoni, David Duchovny, and Caryl Stern |
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Claudia Lebenthal |
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Chrisette Michele |
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Christine Stonbely and George Stonbely |
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Dayle Haddon |
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Antonio LA Reid and Caryl Stern |
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| Photographs by PatrickMcMullan.com.
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