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 Lighting up lives
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Martha Busconi, Erica Armstrong, Alison Brettschneider, Dr. Gerald Loughlin, Courtney Nataraj, Claire Capello, and Amy Dieterich |
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The Pediatric Support Committee of the Phyllis and David Komansky Center for Children's Health at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, including Claire Capello, Amy Dieterich, Melanie Charlton Fascitelli, and Marcie Pantzer, hosted a shopping event at 25 Park on Wednesday, September 19 to help kick-off the hospital's annual signature pediatric fundraiser, Light Up a Life.
Nearly 70 guests mingled and delighted on cocktails as they shopped at the Upper East Side boutique to support programs to benefit Komansky Center patients and their families.
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| The 23rd annual Light Up a Life benefit will take place on Saturday, October 27 at the Field House at Chelsea Piers. More than 900 costumed children and parents will enjoy the Halloween carnival-themed party. Families will enjoy games and attractions, including face painting, balloon art, batting cages, a rock-climbing wall, musical entertainment and relay races for the kids. |
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| Dr. Gerald Loughlin, Claire Capello, Amy Dieterich, and Marcie Pantzer |
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| Diana Petroff Butensky, Melanie Charlton Fascitelli, and Zoe Weisberg |
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| Lois Goodner, Marcie Pantzer, and Wandy Hoh |
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| Leslie Finerman, Erica Samuels, and Leigh Schwartzreich |
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| Travis Acquavell and Vaughn Dorrian |
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| Marcie Pantzer and Alison Brettschneider |
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This past Tuesday at Porsche Design, Free Arts NYC held "A Taste of the Race," an evening for passionate connoisseurs of sports car racing, fashion and fine wine. The event was spearheaded by Kevin Buckler, 20-year Porsche racing champion and owner of The Racer's Group, and top-scoring Sonoma-based boutique winery, Adobe Road, to benefit Free Arts NYC. Actor Dominic Chianese and the invited guests had the chance of a lifetime to get up-close to a TRG Porsche race car driven in for the occasion and have their photo taken with/in the car by celebrity photo house, Patrick McMullan. Co-hosted by Porsche Design, a highlight of the night was a tasting of the award-winning Adobe Road Wines and gourmet degustation crafted by celebrity "Top Chef" Angelo Sosa of Anejo Tequileria and Social Eatz.
Most prized auction items were celebrity-autographed race car hood from one of TRG's actual Porsches that raced in competition, "Photo Finish" racing photos by Splashlight Studios founder, Benoit Largarde and an autographed copy of Ava Roosevelt's romantic Le Mans race thriller "The Racing Heart."
Free Arts NYC is a New York-based charity inspiring children through a mentorship program to transform their lives through the creative arts. www.freeartsnyc.org.
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| Judy Grubman, Alex Donner, Ava Roosevelt, Manuela Roosevelt, Kate Edmunds Donner, and Deborah Haschke |
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| Marcus Malloy and Dominic Chianese |
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| Amy Rosi and Benoit Lagarde |
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| Christopher Twardy, Deborah Haschke, Kevin Buckler, Ava Roosevelt, and Manuela Roosevelt |
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| Alex and Kate Edmunds Donner |
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| Santana Lopez and Gabrielle Giacalone |
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| Kevin Buckler, Nick Alessi, Gloria Cressler, and Spencer Pumpelly |
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| Joe Mia, Agusta Shaw, and Dennis Newsham |
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| Derek Tjokro and Hilda Lam |
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| Amelia Lopez, Diego Gil, and Carolina Carvelho |
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| Bob Dickinson, Leah Offenbach, and Dominic Chianese |
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| Marcia Parris and Kate Sullivan |
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| Megan Culfin, Kevin Delaigle, and Samantha Fox |
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| Carolina Carvalho and Amelia Lopez |
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| Manuela Roosevelt and Deborah Haschke |
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| Martin Steger, Kurt Ullman, and Spencer Pumpelly |
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| Tyler French and Brittany Sellers |
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| Michael Chen, Michele Prandi, and Scott Damassa |
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| Angelo Sosa and Karsten von Engein |
Fashion 4 Development (F4D) hosted its 2nd Annual First Ladies Luncheon on Tuesday, September 25th during the 67th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. Evie Evangelou, F4D co-founder and global chair, along with Franca Sozzani, F4D’s Goodwill Ambassador; H.E. Toyin Ojora Saraki, LLB LLM BL, and Founder of the Wellbeing Foundation; her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway; Coumba Toure, Founder of Advanced Development for Africa; and honored guest Madame Ban Soon-taek, First Lady of the United Nations, welcomed First Ladies, fashion industry leaders and worldwide supporters of the F4D initiative for an informative and celebratory presentation.
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| Guests and honorees including Livia Firth, founder of The Green Carpet Challenge and creative director of Eco Age Ltd (www.eco-consultancy.com); Martha Stewart, Lily Cole; Roberta Flack; Miss Universe 2011 Leila Lopes; Rebecca Minkoff; Tory Burch; Tommy Hilfiger; Stephen Burrows; Petra Nemcova; Kimberly Chandler, wife of NY Knicks center Tyson Chandler; Alex Wek; and Alexis Welch, fiancé of NY Knicks forward Amar’e Stoudemire, joined First Ladies and Royals from Angola, Albania, Bali, Benin, Burundi, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Gabon, Honduras, Iceland, Madagascar, Indonesia, Malaysia, Norway, Paraguay, Poland, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saudi Arabia, Senegal and Zambia for the afternoon. |
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Madame Oketiniwati and Evie Evangelou |
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| Lead partners for F4D’s First Ladies Luncheon include Cita Tenun, Vogue Italia, The Green Carpet Challenge, Every Woman Every Child, SourceFK, The Pierre Hotel, Vogue Vert, Advanced Development for Africa, The Wellbeing Foundation and NY Eye & Ear Infirmary, and Lifestyle Trimco (www.lfs-trimco.com). Premiere supporters of the fashion show and production were Sensation of House, Mina Molli Photography, Irina Maslij Interiors, X’Tige Showroom, Hair by Eran Edri, Amazing Cosmetics, CME Group, MAJOR Model Management, Boss, KB 1111, and Eleonora Quizmolli, F4D Chair of Event & Production. |
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Tory Burch, Madame Oktiniwati Ulfadariah Hatta Rajasa, Evie Evangelou, and Martha Stewart |
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H.E. Toyin Saraki |
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Lily Cole, Livia Firth, Franca Sozzani, and Tommy Hilfiger |
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Stephen Burroughs and Maggie Norris |
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Rebecca Minkoff |
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Petra Nemcova |
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Leila Lopes, Miss Universe |
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Lobbo Traore Toure, First Lady of Mali |
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Jeanine Jeo-Hi Kim and Madame Ban Soon-taek |
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Roberta Flack |
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Yaz Hernandez |
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Dr. Shirley Madhere |
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Cassandra Seidenfeld |
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Madame Oketiniwati, HRH The Otunba Adekunie Ojora, and HRH The Erelu Ojuolape Ojora |
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Kimberly Chandler |
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Alexis Welch |
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Catherine Schreiber |
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Franca Sozzani and Livia Firth |
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Evie Evangelou and Martha Stewart |
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Franca Sozzani and Tommy Hilfiger |
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Reem Acra |
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Michele Gerber Klein |
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Dr. Shirley Madhere and Lily Cole |
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On Thursday, September 20th, The Society of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center’s Thrift Shop hosted a private preview for their first ever Fall Furnishings Event at The Society’s Thrift Shop on 3rd Avenue and 81st Street. Interior designer Jonathan Rosen donated his time and professional service to give the shop a modern transformation by using donated materials like paint, light fixtures, curtains and more. The evening’s guests were the first to see the newly remodeled Thrift Shop before the doors officially opened for the public sale, which ran from September 21st-23rd. The reception was co-chaired by Melanie Holland, Hilary Dick and Elizabeth Fuller.
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| The Thrift Shop’s Fall Furnishings Event featured one-of-a-kind furniture, glassware, china sets and additional pieces for the home. Some of New York City's top interior designers & decorators donated items to be sold at the event, including: Todd Alexander Romano, Greg McKenzie Designs, Amanda Nisbet Design, Inc., Stewart Manger, Timothy Brown and more. With Design Within Reach also making a generous donation. All proceeds from the Thrift Shop benefit The Society of MSKCC's amazing patient care, research and education programs. |
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Leslie Jones, Rosemarie Audia, Minou Tirasteh, Ellen Haddigan, Melanie Holland, Jonathan Rosen, Elizabeth Fuller, and Hilary Dick |
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| The Society of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center – founded in 1946 to raise funds for patient care – is a volunteer organization dedicated to promoting the well-being of patients, supporting cancer research and providing public education on the prevention, early detection and treatment of cancer. Society volunteers work in close collaboration with the physicians and staff of Memorial Sloan-‐Kettering to support the Center’s mission of delivering the best cancer care to its patients while at the same time, providing comfort to the patients and their families who come to the Center for treatment from all over the world. For more information on The Society, visit www.thesocietyofmskcc.org. |
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Jonathan Rosen and Melanie Holland |
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Lindsey Pryor and Elizabeth Fuller |
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Teri Brajewski, Anisa Romero, Melanie Holland, and Mendy Graves |
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Courtney Arnot, Amy Hodley, Marie Vantelt, and Katie Tozer |
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Stephanie Griswold, Hilary Dick, and Leslie Jones |
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Jonathan Rosen, Ashley Wendell, and Alex Falk |
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Dr. Annette Rickel and Grace Meigher |
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Dr. Annette Rickel, Leslie Jones, and Minou Tirasteh |
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Carlie Seymour, Melanie Holland, and David Holland |
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Anki Leeds, Peter Webster, Caroline Nype, and Martha Webster |
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John Fasano and Jonathan Rosen |
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Debbie Pipines and Victoria Vought |
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Gill Lamphere and Martha O'Brien |
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This past Sunday, September 23rd, South-South News hosted the 2012 South-South Awards at the Waldorf-Astoria during the High-Level Segment of this year’s 67th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. Acclaimed film and television star Laura Prepon served as Mistress of Ceremonies for an evening honoring international leaders, celebrities and musicians who have made significant contributions to the implementation of e-governance and sustainable tourism through policy and program initiatives.
The evening kicked off with a cocktail reception, where The Honourable Dr. W. Baldwin Spencer, Prime Minster of Antiqua and Barbuda; H.E Ambassador Francis Lorenzo, President of South-South News; and Dr. Hamadoun I. Toure, ITU Secretary-General, organizers of the 2012 South-South Awards, greeted VIP guests including honoree Dr. NC Dlamini Zuma, African Union Chairperson; Russell Simmons; President Olusegun Obasanjo, Nigeria; baseball legend Sammy Sosa; performer Don Felder; honoree Miss Universe 2011 Leila Lopes; performer Miri Ben-Ari; honoree Mr. Chen Feng, Founder and Chairman of HNA Group; Miss Haiti International; Professor Han Demin of China; Sharon Bush; performer Gilberto Santa Rosa; Miss Teen Universe 2012 Logan West; music director Robin DiMaggio; Dr. Patrick Verkooijen, Special Representative for Climate Change at The World Bank; Robson Mello, Secretary-General at Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Organization; Yuvan Beejadur, The World Bank; David Paterson, Former Governor of New York; Cassandra Seidenfeld; Raymond Ratti, Founder and President of Transformative Global Learning; HIH Grand Duchess Arianna, founder of Crystal Tears Foundation; His Holiness Gyalwang Drukpa; and Yue-Sai Kan.
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Mildred Espinoza, General Manager of South-South News and Ambassador of Tourism for Guatemala moderated a pre-ceremony press conference Mr. Chen Feng and Governor David Paterson. Feng was honored with the Corporate Social Responsibility Award for the “HNA Brightness Action” program, which performs in the funding and delivery of treatment to more than 50,000 patients with cataracts in China, Cambodia, Inner Mongolia, Zimbabwe, Malawi and Mozambique.
The evening continued with an awards ceremony, presentation and series of performances in the Grand Ballroom. Recipients of the 2012 South-South Awards for Global Governance Leadership were: H.E. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia; H.E. Michael Chilufya Sata, President of Zambia; Right Honourable Thomas Thabane, Prime Minster of Lesotho; Dr. NC Dlamini Zuma, African Union Chairperson.
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Honorees of the 2012 South-South Awards were: H.E. Mr. Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of Algeria; H.E. Mr. Freundel Stuart, Prime Minister of Barbados; H.E. Mr. Jacob Zuma, President of South Africa; H.E. Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates; H.E. Mr. Hose Eduardo Dos Santos, President of Angola; H.E. Mr. James Michel, President of Seychelles; H.E, Mr. Navin Ramgoolam, Prime Minister of Mauritius; H.E. Mr. Ricardo Martinelli Berrocal, President of Panama; and H.E. Mr. Jose Mujica, President of Uruguay.
Guests were treated to performances by Don Felder, world-renowned musician and former lead guitarist for The Eagles; Angelique Kidjo, Grammy Award-Winning performer; musician Stephen Bishop; Grammy Award-Winning violinist Miri Ben-Ari; and Gilberto Santa Rosa. Entertainment and performances were led by Music Director Robin DiMaggio.
Among the guests who left the 2012 South-South Awards impressed and inspired was Sammy Sosa, who said, “I congratulate the South-South Awards organizers for putting together a fantastic event and I look forward to working with South-South News in leading their Sports for Development platform for sustainable development.” |
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Laura Prepon |
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Leila Lopes |
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Gilberto Santa Rosa and Padres Contra |
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Sammy Sosa |
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Don Felder and Miri Ben-Ari |
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Melissa Andreev, Robin Cofer, Flor Riccio, Cassandra Seidenfeld, and Lisa Simonsen Phillips |
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Dr. W Baldwin Spencer and H.E. Ambassador Francis Lorenzo |
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Mr. Chen Feng and Professor Han Demin |
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President Olusegun Obasanjo |
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His Holiness Gyalwang Drupka and Yue-Sai Kan |
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Logan West |
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David Paterson, Cassandra Seidenfeld, and Russell Simmons |
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Miss Haiti International |
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Maggie Norris |
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