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 [1]
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. |
