Andrea Jung and Barbara Gimbel

Alan Aviles, Benjamin Chu, M.D., and Lynda and Curtis

Sally Rogers and Jo Ivey Boufford, M.D.

The United Hospital Fund honored Andrea Jung, chairman and chief executive officer of Avon Products, Charles R. Bronfman, co-founder and chairman of the Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies, and Barbara Gimbel, an honorary director of the United Hospital Fund, for their voluntary leadership and exceptional contributions to improving health care in New York. The UHF's annual gala marked the opening of the Fund's 129th fund-raising campaign on behalf of New York City's non-profit hospitals and the Fund's work to shape positive change in health care in the city. Ms. Jung received the Fund's Health Care Leadership Award for her philanthropic vision, guiding the Avon Foundation to a leading role in the fight against breast cancer. Avon is now the world's largest corporate supporter of this cause, raising more than $450 million to support education, detection programs, and access to clinical care and supportive services.

Kenneth David, M.D., Charles Bronfman, Peter May, and James Tallon

Pallavi Shah, Hope Solinger, and Wendy Gimbel

Charles Bronfman received the Fund's Distinguished Community Service Award. for the bold and visionary initiative made possible by his $12.5 million leadership gift, creating the new Institute for Personalized Medicine at The Mount Sinai Medical Center. Its work is intended to transform the traditional “one-size-fits-all” model of medicine into personalized medicine—a system that matches care to an individual's unique set of genes—hailed by many as potentially the most important scientific development of the 21st century. Barbara P. Gimbel was recognized with a Special Tribute for her contributions to the Fund, its beneficiary hospitals, and the people of New York. The benefit chairman was J. Barclay Collins II, executive vice president and general counsel of Hess Corporation, who is also chairman of the United Hospital Fund. The United Hospital Fund is a health services research and philanthropic organization whose mission is to shape positive change in health care for the people of New York.

Marjorie Cole, Jill Hummel, and Stacy Faith

David Gould with Alfred and Gail Engelberg

Pamela Brier and Caryn Schwab

Kenneth Raske, Spencer "Spike" Foreman, M.D., and Elaine Berg

Sheila Lennon, Robert Greene, Edward Van Dolsen, and Richard Hiller

Mary Johnson and Lee Perlman

Peter Powers, Joyce Larkin, and Thelma Duggin

Eric Scalettar, Bruce Vladeck, and Stanley Brezenoff

Last Thursday, November 1st, The Lung Cancer Research Foundation (LCRF) hosted a scientific luncheon and lecture at the Mandarin Oriental to discuss the latest advancements in Targeted Therapy for Lung Cancer and to raise critical funds for research. The lecture was given by Roy S. Herbst, M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Chief Section of Thoracic Medical Oncology and Co-Director, Phase I Working Group at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. The event was hosted by Bill Ritter, Anchor of WABC Eyewitness News, and co-chaired by Laurie C. Carson and Kimberly Kravis Schulhof.  Over 230 guests attended the luncheon raising $226,000 for important lung cancer research. To mark the occasion, Mayor Michael Bloomberg proclaimed November in the City of New York as Lung Cancer Awareness month.  Attendees included: Marie-Josee Kravis, Princess Firyal, Coco Kopelman, Duane Hampton, Lee Niven, Wendy Breck, Emilia Saint-Amand Krimendahl, Donna Acquavella, Eleanor Dejoux, Nicole Limbocker, Kelly Mack, Liz Mezzacappa, Debbie Peltz, Anne Grauso, Shafi Roepers, Alexia Ryan, Ellen Niven Deery, Binnie Bauer, Bonnie Englebardt Lautenberg, Bonnie Strauss, Barbara Winston, Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, Paola Schulhof, Kari McDowell, Anne Keating, Anne Nordeman, Eliza Nordeman, Nancy Englander, Gretchen Babarovic, Samuel Peabody, Jennifer Creel, Shoshanna Gruss, Lizzie Jennings, Alicia Bouzan-Cordon, Heather Leeds, Elizabeth Peabody, Pippa Gerard, Bill Carson and many more.

Sydney Shuman, Kimberly Kravis Schulhof, and Lindsay Allan

Susan Stevenson, Thomas Thatcher, and Helen Miller

Liz Mezzacappa

Bonnie Strauss, Tracy Strauss, Lindsay Allan, Ellie Cullman, and Nancy Englander

Bill Ritter, Laurie Carson, and Dr. Roy Herbst

Alexia Ryan and Nathalie Kaplan

Kari McDowell, Laurie Carson, Shirley Maytag King, and Jean Delafield

Donna Acquavella and Eleanor Dejoux

Shafi Roepers and Alexia Ryan

Barbara Winston and Stephanie Winston Wolkoff

Shoshanna Gruss, Kimberly Kravis Schulhof, and Anne Keating

Princess Firyal and Marie-Josee Kravis

Eliza Nordeman and Anne Nordeman

Elizabeth and Samuel Peabody

Pippa Gerard and Bill Carson

Gretchen Fenton, Rebekah McCabe, Anne Grauso, and Shoshanna Gruss

Kimberly Kravis Schulhof and Jennifer Creel

Ellen Niven Deery and Caroline Dean

Lee Niven and Donna Acquavella

Marty McLanahan, Emilia Saint-Amand, and Wendy Breck

Nicole Limbocker and Leslie Jones

The Cinema Society screened the premiere of “We Own the Night” bringing out the film’s stars. Oscar winner Robert Duvall, Oscar nominees Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Wahlberg, and Eva Mendes, along with director James Gray, were all on hand for this glittering evening. Calvin Klein sponsored the screening and party that followed at the Bowery Hotel.

Darren Aronofsky

LL Cool J

Beth Ostrosky

Cinema Society founder Andrew Saffir hosted an impressive group of celebrities including Janet Jackson and Jermaine Dupri, Jewel, Rihanna, Rufus Sewell, Darren Aronofsky, LL Cool J, Bill Pullman, Griffin Dunne, Adam Goldberg, Mamie Gummer, Richard Belzer, Alice Eve, Marley Shelton, Alicia Witt, Francisco Costa, Ed Koch, Rachel Roy, Cisco Adler, Rain Phoenix, Gavin DeGraw, Beth Ostrosky, Noah Bean (“Damages”), Zuleikha Robinson (HBO’s “Rome”, “The Namsake”, “New Amsterdam”), Melissa George (“Alias”), Amy Sacco, Petra Nemcova, Hana Soukupova, Lydia Hearst, Eugenia Silva, Rachel Zoe, Sante D’Orazio, Amanda Demme, Hamish Bowles, Stella Keitel, B-52’s Fred Schneider, Olivia Chantecaille, Daniel Benedict, Meredith Melling-Burke, Allison Sarofim, Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, Jackie Astier, Tiffany Dubin, Debbie Bancroft, Olivia Palermo, and Bettina Zilkha, along with Sony Pictures Entertainment Co-Chairman Amy Pascal, Rob Wiesenthal, and Tom Bernard and Calvin Klein President & COO Tom Murry.

Jewel and Ty Murray

Jermaine Dupri and Janet Jackson

Francisco Costa and Olivia Chantecaille

Tom Bernard, Amy Pascal, and Robert Wiesenthal

Andrew Saffir and Mark Wahlberg

Petra Nemcova and Andrew Saffir

Tiffny Dubin, Debbie Bancroft, and Bettina Zilkha

Adam Goldberg and Marley Shelton

Bill Pullman

Ed Koch

Fred Schneider

Hamish Bowles

Johannes Huebl and Daniel Benedict

Robert Duvall, Eva Mendes, director James Gray, Mark Wahlberg, and Joaquin Phoenix

Griffin and Hannah Dunne

Sessa von Richthofen, Lucille McGovern, and Nikki Beel

Keytt and Alex Lundqvist

Hana Soukupova

Lydia Hearst

Malcolm Carfrae and Laura Brown

Melissa George

Gigi Semone, director James Gray, and Andre Caraco

J Albes, Tiffin Jernstedt, and Tom Murry

Rachel Roy

Stella Keitel

Zuleikha Robinson and Alicia Witt

Mamie Gummer

Olivia Palermo

Richard Belzer

Rihanna

Rachel Zoe, Rodger Berman, and Ali Wise

Amy Sacco, Rain Phoenix, Michael Cavadias, and Amanda Demme

Noah Bean

Rufus Sewell and Alice Eve

Robbie Robertson

Sante D'Orazio and Nur Khan

Sean Evans and Gavin DeGraw

Last month Luca Luca celebrated Breast Cancer Awareness month with Lisa Hoenshell Boone hosting a luncheon honoring Dr. Mary L. Gemignani, Breast Surgeon, Department of Breast Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Cancer. Mrs. Hoenshell Boone was joined by Luca Luca Owner Luca Orlandi and Company President Yildiz Blackstone in welcoming the guests.

Those in attendance learned of the latest advances in Breast Cancer Research, Detection and the Most Promising Treatments available. The ladies enjoyed an elegant luncheon surrounded by cascading pink flowers and a stunning presentation of Luca Luca’s Resort 2008 collection. Among the guests: Emilia Fanjul Pfeifler, Candace Postal, Alison Aston, Alexandra Vidal Trullos, Holly Miller, Elizabeth Walker, Sharon Handler, Alexia Hamm Ryan, Dayssi Olarte de Kanavos, Samantha Leas, Alexandra Lebenthal, Adelina Wong Ettelson, Susan Krysiewicz, Olivia Flatto, Barbara Tober, CeCe Black, B.J.Topel Blum, Harriet Haimes.

Adelina Wong Ettelson and Jennifer Carlston

Kristen Thompson and Amy Hoadley

Emilia Fanjul, Allison Aston, and Yildiz Blackstone

Olivia Flatto

Dayssi Olarte de Kanavos

Luna de Casanova, Sharon Handler, and Paula Schneuer

Yildiz Blackstone, Luca Orlandi, and Lisa Hoenshell Boone

Lisa Hoenshell Boone and Dr. Mary Gemignani

Photographs by ©Patrick McMullan.com (Cinema & Luca).

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