5.26.10: Leadership Awards and Living Legends

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Leadership Awards and Living Legends

The scene at the ARTrageous Gala Dinner and Art Auction at 55 Wall Street.

The National Minority Supplier Development Council honored Michael Duke of Wal-Mart Stores; Ralph G. Moore of Ralph G. Moore & Associates; and Frederick Ruiz of Ruiz Food Products, for their significant long-term achievements in minority business development at its Minority Business Leadership Awards Dinner-Dance on Wednesday, May 19th, at the Hilton New York and Towers in New York.

More than 1,400 guests attended the black-tie affair, including CEOs and executives of Fortune 500 corporations and minority business owners from across the nation.

Earvin Johnson, master of ceremonies; Lisa Martin, NMSDC Board Member; honoree Ralph G. Moore,
president of Ralph G. Moore & Associates; NMSDC President Harriet R. Michel; NMSDC Vice Chairman Richard A. Hughes; honoree Frederick Ruiz, chairman emeritus of Ruiz Food Products; and Thomas Mars, executive vice president and chief administrative officer, Wal-Mart U.S. Mr. Mars accepted the award on behalf of Wal-Mart CEO Michael Duke.

Earvin Johnson, chairman and chief executive officer of Magic Johnson Enterprises, served as master of ceremonies and Honorary Chairman for the gala event. More than 170 chairmen of America’s top corporations including AT&T, Allstate, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Chevron, Chrysler, Coca-Cola, Colgate-Palmolive, Eastman Kodak, Ford, Hilton, J.C. Penney, Johnson & Johnson, Marriott, Merck, Nestlé, Pfizer, Procter & Gamble, Raytheon, Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing, and United Technologies serve on the Honorary Dinner-Dance Committee.

NMSDC President Harriet R. Michel (center) is joined by her family: Christopher Michel and his wife, Michell Tollinchi Michel; her husband, Yves Michel; daughter-in-law Valerie Michel and her husband, Gregory Michel.

Providing a direct link between corporate America and Asian, Black, Hispanic and Native American-owned businesses is the primary objective of the National Minority Supplier 2010 Minority Business Leadership Award Recipients

Development Council, one of the country’s leading corporate membership organizations. It was chartered in 1972 to provide increased procurement and business opportunities for minority businesses of all sizes.

More than 1,400 guests attended the event at the New York Hilton and Towers to honor long-standing achievement in minority business development.

The NMSDC Network includes a national office in New York and 37 Regional Councils across the country. There are 3,500 corporate members throughout the network, including America’s top publicly-owned, privately-owned and foreign-owned companies as well as universities, hospitals and other buying institutions. The Regional Councils certify and match more than 16,000 Asian, Black, Hispanic and Native American businesses with member corporations that want to purchase their goods and services.

Reverend Jesse Jackson, NMSDC President Harriet R. Michel and Earvin Johnson, master of
ceremonies, enjoy a moment together at the Chairman's Reception held prior to the Dinner-Dance.

Spike Lee greets NMSDC President Harriet R. Michel as the Reverend Jesse Jackson looks on.

Spike Lee and the Reverend Jesse Jackson.

George Gee, conductor of the George Gee Orchestra, which provided entertainment at the Dinner-Dance.

The Animal Medical Center (AMC) held its Second Annual Living Legends Luncheon at The Harmonie Club in NYC on Wednesday, May 19. Over 150 attendees celebrated the astonishing recoveries of three companion animals who are receiving treatment at The Animal Medical Center: Mia The Maine Coon cat; Eddee The Yorkshire Terrier; and Jack The Labrador.

Living Legend Award Winner - Eddee the Yorkie

Pioneer Award Winner - Jack the Lab

Kathryn Coyne, AMC’s new Chief Executive Officer — and the first woman to hold that office in the institution’s 100 years — hosted the event, along with co-chairs Barbara Hoffman, Kane Nussbaum, Annette Osnos and Helene Stein.

Notable guests included AMC Trustees Elaine Langone, Annette de la Renta, Nancy Kissinger, Eli Hoffman, Wendy Lash and Tina Flaherty, and others such as Elizabeth Monaco McCarthy, Ellen Marcus, William Secord, Marco Maccioni, Gloria Stoga, Gigi Mahon, Judy Ney, Lili and Normal Israel and Michael Heaner. Funds raised from the Living Legends Luncheon will help AMC – the world’s largest hospital for companion animals, to provide ongoing support to other patients.

Dr. Ann Hohenhaus, Dr. Anthony Fischetti, Dr. Chick Weiss, Dr. Pamela Schwartz, Dr. Carrie White, Dr. Allyson Berent, Kathryn Coyne CEO, Dr. William Muir (Chief Medical Officer), Dr. John Farrelly and Dr. Cathy Langston

Robert Liberman, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, provided welcoming remarks. Dr. Cathy Langston, Dr. Chick Weiss and Dr. Allyson Berent, the AMC veterinarians caring for and treating Mia, Eddee and Jack, talked about the treatments they have administered and why these extraordinary animals are true Living Legends.

Located on the upper east side of Manhattan, The AMC has been a part of the fabric of this city for 100 years. Founded in 1910 by Ellin Prince Speyer, The AMC remains today a non-profit, teaching institution, open 24 hours, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

AMC Trustee Tina Flaherty with William Secord and Dr. Deirdre Chiaramonte (AMC Veterinarian)

Nancy Kissinger (AMC Trustee) and Annette de la Renta (AMC Trustee)

AMC Chairman Robert Liberman and CEO Kathryn Coyne

Dr. Chick Weiss, Linda Gyuro with Eddee the Yorkie, Dr. Allyson Berent, Mina Ebrahimi with Jack the Lab, CEO Kathryn Coyne, Dr. Andrea Allen with Mia the Maine Coon, and Dr. Cathy Langston

Wendy Lash (AMC Trustee) with AMC Veterinarian, Dr. Philip Fox

Elizabeth Monaco McCarthy and Michael Heaner

Dr. Ann Hohenhaus, Kathryn Coyne, Barbara Hoffman, Robert Liberman, Annette Osnos, Kane Nussbaum, and Helene Stein

In celebration of WET's mission to empower women and girls by producing media that challenges females stereotypes and advocates for equality, this year’s LOVE benefit, a unique, chic, sexy, creative and joyous night, celebrated the prolific career of Producer Lynda Obst (Sleepless in Seattle, Flashdance, Contact, Adventures in Babysitting, The Invention of Lying) with the inaugural “We Empower Together” Award. The award was presented by Nora Ephron (Julie and Julia, When Harry Met Sally), a long time colleague and friend of the honoree Lynda Obst. The ceremony also awarded Maria Zuckerman (Vice President of HBO Films, Grey Gardens) with the inaugural "Risk Taker Award," honoring a woman in the midst of her career who is developing, shepherding and producing groundbreaking female driven projects.


	At the Angel Orensanz Foundation to celebrate WET’s 11th Season.

Famous already as a one-night-only performance of short plays on LOVE to benefit the non-profit WET Productions, LOVE welcomed the cast of 2010 and special guests Lynda Obst and Maria Zuckerman who took the stage to support WET's 2010 Season. The performances, made up of short plays on the subject of LOVE, featured material written by some of the country’s most recognized and up and coming female writers and performed by a group of the industry’s most talented and celebrated actors.

With the likes of Emmanuelle Chriqui (Entourage), Rosemarie DeWitt (Rachel Getting Married), Ron Livingston (Sex and the City), Zachary Quinto (Star Trek), Rachel Dratch (SNL), Hamish Linklater (The New Adventures of Old Christine), Jennifer Carpenter (Dexter), Mamie Gummer (Taking Woodstock), Jennifer Westfeldt (Kissing Jessica Stein), Carla Gugino (Watchmen), Maulik Pancholy (30 Rock), Glennis McMurray (I Eat Pandas) and directed by Abby Epstein (The Business of Being Born), the evening raised vital funds for WET Films, the newest division of WET launching this year and WET's Risk Takers Series, the unique leadership and media-literacy program for NYC teenage girls.

Once again LOVE returned to the Angel Orensanz Foundation on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. WET’s Co-Founders Sasha Eden and Victoria Pettibone hosted the evening featuring: the awards presentation, performance and gala complete with open bar, and hors d’oeuvres sponsored by various New York City restaurants and celebrity DJ, DJ Mr. BLUE.

The LOVE Benefit also brought numerous socially responsible companies together to support WET's cause. The outpouring of support made this benefit joyous and abundant. Returning sponsors included SELF Magazine, JetBlue Airways, Boylan's Bottling Co, and WET's Season Sponsor Yogaworks. Decor was provided by Room & Board, and delicious food by Miha Juric Catering and Chef Debs Pastry Shoppe.

Emmanuelle Chriqui, Sasha Eden, Carla Gugino, and Victoria Pettibone

Sasha Eden, Jennifer Westfeldt, and Victoria Pettibone

Carla Gugino, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Abby Epstein, and Hamish Linklater

Co-Founders of WET Productions – Victoria Pettibone and Sasha Eden

Nora Ephron

Lynda Obst

Maria Zuckerman

Mamie Gummer and Hamish Linklater

Rosemarie DeWitt and Ron Livingston

Carla Gugino, Emmanuelle Chriqui, and Jennifer Carpenter

Zachary Quinto and Mamie Gummer

Zachary Quinto, Rachel Dratch, and Maulik Pancholy

Hamish Linklater and Jennifer Westfeld

This past monday acclaimed performer, producer and songwriter Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds performed at the ARTrageous Gala Dinner and Art Auction at Cipriani Wall Street, celebrating the tenth anniversary of this benefit for The Edwin Gould Services for Children and Families, a foster care agency.

This year’s ARTrageous honorees are Erica Reid, Lavinia Branca Synder, Ross Bleckner, Michelle Russell Johnson, Brent Nicklas, and Eli Wilner.

Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds

Many notable New Yorkers were on hand to raise money for the foster care agency, including Chris Rock, Erica and L.A. Reid, Calvin Klein, Veronica Webb, Jane Holzer, Jeff and Justine Koons, Chuck Close, Ross Bleckner, Romero Britto, Elizabeth Shiell Fekkai, Brent Nicklas, Michelle Russell Johnson, Lavinia Branca Snyder, Francesco Clemente, Donald Baechler, Henry Buhl, Jennifer Levin, Debra Wasser, Andy Sabin, Lydia and George Weiss.

ARTrageous was founded by Linda Argila and has raised over $15 million for Edwin Gould Services for Children and Families (EGSCF). For more than 75 years, this nonprofit organization has been nurturing thousands of disadvantaged children and teens living in foster care in New York City. They are victims of child abuse, domestic violence, neglect or abandonment. Through a wide range of services and programs, EGSCF has changed the lives of generations of children and families with love, safety and permanent homes.

May is National Foster Care Month and ARTrageous is the only major event in New York City to raise awareness and money to address this urgent issue. More than 17,000 children reside in foster care in New York because their parents are unable to care for them adequately.