8.12.09: Hamptons Hoedowns and One To World

Hamptons Hoedowns and One To World

Tony Woods gets dumped at the Hamptons Hoedown.

This past weekend in East Hampton, Caitlin and John Tashjian and Vaughn and Michael Dorrian (of Dorrian’s) held their 3rd annual Hoedown. Guests came in all kinds of Wild West and Western get-ups. Menu for hors d’oeuvres was bruschetta and guacamole with margaritas flowing. Dinner was macaroni and cheese and ribs, of course.

The victor at this particular moment in time ...

There were Beer pong and mechanical bull riding contests. The guys who were in control of the mechanical Bull were a lot kinder to the cowgirls than the cowboys. As the photos aptly demonstrate. Those varmints! Western music was in full swing. Any one not suited up was an Urban Cowpoke. People got into it, as you can see.

Harvard Winters, Natasha Fekula, Elizabeth Gordon, and Frank Cappello

John Richter, Julie Pruitt, Nina Richter, and Anthony Addison

Dave Gulick and Vanessa Martinez

Amanda Mosle Friedman

Caitlin Tashjian, John Tashjian, and Vaughn Dorrian

Lizzie Weiser, and Julie Pruitt

Anne Callender and Will Callender

Cyrilla Yanez, Beth Amorosi, and Maresa Laino

Angel Fischer, Tim Fischer, and Anne Callender

Meredith Whitney

Pete Doyle, Vanessa Martinez, Jeff Thompson, and Niki Thompson

Angel Fischer, Becca Dorrian, and Vaughn Dorrian

Debbie White and Alison Pappas

Becca Dorrian and Carol Carbonetti

Kevin Palmer, Russell Byers, and John Schuster

Eleanor Dejuous and Mariah Davis

David Zorn

John Hawes and Amanda Church

Hope Bertrand, Rory Shaw, and Holly Cassin

Natasha Fekula and Harvard Winters

Michael Dorrian, Vaughn Dorrian, Caitlin Tashjian, and John Tashjian

Pamela Ludwick, Enrica Arengi Bentivogli, and Vaughn Dorrian

Derek and Tiffany Brody

Blake Davis, Mariah Davis, Adrian Keevil, and Alieda Keevil

John and Hope Bertrand

Kirk and John Tashjian

Mark Fabry and Thelma Kravitz

Rob Kneip, Katherine Richards, Rory Shaw, and John Bertrand

Tony Woods, Cornelia Woods, and Kenny Gleacher

Janie Wainwright and Mary Durkin

Nick Jakobson and Dave Gulick with the mystery man

Ralph Destino Jr., Michael Dorrian, and Kevin Palmer

Photographs by PatrickMcMullan.com

This past Monday night, Meera and Vikram Gandhi opened their townhouse, the former residence of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, to One To World, a New York City-based non-profit organization that brings Americans and Fulbright Scholars from around the world face-to-face to share their lives and perspectives in life changing ways. The event was attended by over 100 Fulbright grantees and internationalists from the corporate, educational and non-profit sectors.

The Ghandis have been involved with One To World since 2007 when the organization honored the couple at its annual Fulbright Awards Dinner. They received the Humanitarian Award in recognition of their sustained commitment to furthering cross-cultural understanding and charitable action.

Since then, they have remained active in the organization, hosting events and helping One To World further the goal of bringing Americans and international students together to learn from one another and, together, become active citizens in a global society. Additionally, Meera Gandhi has served as Co-Chair of the 2008 and 2009 Fulbright Awards Dinners, using her role to increase the visibility of and support for One To World.