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 New Yorkers for Children's 10th annual Fall Gala
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| Amy McFarland, Susan Burden, Nicholas Scoppetta, Susan Magazine, and NYFC Youth Leaders at NEW YORKERS FOR CHILDREN'S 10th Annual Fall Gala. |
This past Tuesday night New Yorkers for Children hosted the 10th annual Fall Gala to benefit youth in foster care in New York City. Mary J. Blige was honoree, Anderson Cooper was Host, Ne-Yo performed, an amazing young woman named Shantel Schloss was recipient of the Spirit Award. They raised more than $1.5 million (with Jamie Niven from Sotheby’s raising nearly $300,000 in a live auction).
Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta – the founding father of this charity, and Commissioner John Mattingly were Honorary Chairs. Co-chairs were Nina and Mitch Davidson, Oscar de la Renta, Susan and Tony Gilroy, Nancy and Andrew Jarecki, Kevin Lilies, Shirin von Wulffen and Frederic Fekkai, and Stephanie and David Wolkoff.
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Mary J. Blige with NYFC Youth Leaders |
| Big crowd of the New York movers and shakers: Julianna Margulies, Lauren and Justin Tuck, Selita Ebanks, Joy Bryant, Jessica Seinfeld, Tory Burch and Lyor Cohen, Katie Lee, Tinsley Mortimer, Karolina Kurkova, Thalia and Tommy Mottola, Tommy and Dee Hilfiger, Christian Cota, Brian Reyes, Naeem Khan, Yigal Azrouel, Wendi Murdoch, Paulina Porizkova, Maggie Rizer, Hilary Rhoda, Ines Rivero, Jessica White, Sachin and Babi Ahluwalia, Allison Aston, Muffie Potter Aston, Debbie Bancroft, Margaret Betts, Donya Bommer, Marisa Brown, Susan Burden, Olivia Chantecaille, Alina Cho, Vanessa and Henry Cornell, Cristina Greeven Cuomo, John Demsey, Beth Rudin DeWoody, Adelina Ettelson, Lydia Fenet, Gail Grimmett, Zani Gugelmann, Rory Hermelee, Anna Hu, Dayssi and Paul Kanavos, Lily Kwong, Stephanie LaCava, Julie and William Macklowe, Ashley and Jeff McDermott, Julia Moore, Annelise Peterson, Ira and Inge Rennert, Marina Rust, Andrew Saffir and Daniel Benedict, Lauren Santo Domingo, Christine and Stephen Schwarzman, Susan Shin, Mary Alice Stephenson, Kelly and Jay Sugarman, Lucy Sykes, Elettra Weidemann, Vanessa Weiner von Bismarck, Jay Williams, and Caryn and Jeff Zucker. |
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Dayssi Olarte de Kanavos, Mitch Davidson, Kevin Liles, Nancy Jarecki, Nina Davidson, Andrew Jarecki, and Ashley McDermott |
| This year’s sponsors included The Jay and Kelly Sugarman Foundation, Delta Air Lines, who served as the official airline of the event, and Macy’s, who outfitted the 19 youth in attendance. Additionally, MAC Cosmetics and Frédéric Fekkai provided makeup and hairstyling. Other sponsors helping to MAKE IT HAPPEN included ANKASA by Sachin and Babi, ANN TAYLOR, BET Networks, Bloomberg, BNY Mellon, BVLGARI, CHOCHENG, CNN, Cole Haan, Credit Suisse, Diane von Furstenberg Studio, Gucci, HealthCorps, JUDITH LEIBER, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, La Perla, MTV Networks, N!CE Partners, Oscar de la Renta, Post-it, Tommy Hilfiger Group, TORY BURCH, and Wenner Media. |
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Steve Stoute, Mary J. Blige, and Kevin Liles |
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Dee Ocleppo, Tommy Hilfiger, Keith Lieberthal, and Julianna Margulies |
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Jamie Niven |
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Brooke Neidich and Zani Gugelmann |
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Linda Gibbs |
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Ashley McDermott, Kevin Liles, and Nancy Jarecki |
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Nanette Lepore |
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Anisha Lakhani |
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Andrew and Nancy Jarecki |
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Alina Cho and Rory Hermelee |
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Archie Drury and Karolina Kurkova |
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Dayssi Olarte de Kanavos and Mary J. Blige |
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Vanessa von Bismarck |
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Amanda Brooks, Sally Singer, and Tory Burch |
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Alison Harmelin, Samer Hamadeh, Candy Pratts Price, and Chuck Price |
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Kevin Liles and Ne-Yo |
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Adelina Wong Ettelson |
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Gillian Hearst Simonds and Christina Simonds |
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Frederic Fekkai and Shirin von Wulffen |
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Peter Shelton and Laura Bennett |
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Andrew Taylor and Samantha Yanks |
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Annelise Peterson and Cena Hackler Jackson |
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Brian Weiss and Stephanie LaCava |
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Alexandra Lind Rose |
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Cynthia Basinet |
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Caryn and Jeff Zucker |
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Mario and Anne Grauso |
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Andres Santo Domingo, Jamie Johnson, and Topper Mortimer |
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Beth Rudin DeWoody and Richard Mishaan |
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Coralie Charriol Paul, Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, and Nina Davidson |
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Ellie Hawke, Prabal Gurung, and Maggie Betts |
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Billy Norwich |
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Deborah and Allen Grubman |
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Julianna Margulies and Nancy Jarecki |
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Bettina Zilkha |
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Christine Schwarzman and Joy Bryant |
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Denise Wohl and Yigal Azrouel |
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Prabal Gurung and Maggie Betts |
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Muffie Potter Aston |
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Susan Burden, Nicholas Scoppetta, Amy McFarland, and Susan Magazine |
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John Mattingly |
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Carlos Souza and Rachel Hovnanian |
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Landon Slane, Dan Abrams, Nacole Snoep, and James Marshall |
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Donna Simonelli, Julia Moore, Di Petroff, Jeffrey Sharp, and Kristin Jones |
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Julia Moore, Jamie Johnson, and Donna Simonelli |
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Cristina Greeven Cuomo |
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Lauren Santo Domingo and Brian Reyes |
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Lauran and Justin Tuck |
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Mitch and Nina Davidson |
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Mary J. Blige and Kevin Liles |
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Sophia Kanavos, Dayssi Olarte de Kanavos, and Norma Olarte Becker |
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Samantha Yanks and Paulina Porizkova |
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Julie Macklowe |
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Marisa Brown |
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Nathan Bernstein and Katharina Otto-Bernstein |
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Selita Ebanks and Hilary Rhoda |
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Brenda von Schweickhardt, John Varvatos, and Dee Ocleppo |
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Frederic Fekkai and Ines Rivero |
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Helen Lee Schifter and Karolina Kurkova |
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Jeanann Williams, Kristin Rawson, and Ben Watts |
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Dr. Harry Slotkin, John Demsey, Alina Cho, and Jason Carroll |
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James Marshall, Elettra Wiedemann, and Prabal Gurung |
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Liz Coicou, Ludget Delcy, and Nicole Esposito |
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Meredith Melling Burke and Daniel Benedict |
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Nicholas Scoppetta |
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Tinsley Mortimer, Jada Yuan, and Darrell Hartman |
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Shantel Schloss and Chantel Johnson |
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Coralie Charriol Paul and Annelise Peterson |
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John Varvatos and Tommy Hilfiger |
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Maggie Rizer and Suzy Biszantz |
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Ira Rennert, Inge Rennert, and Nina Davidson |
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Ujjwala Raut, Paulina Porizkova, and Jessica White |
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Zani Gugelmann and Massimo Ferragamo |
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Marina Rust Connor |
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Tory Burch and Lyor Cohen |
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Alexandra Lebenthal and Jay Diamond |
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Sylvester and Gillian Miniter |
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Wendi Murdoch and Kelly Sugarman |
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Tommy Mottola and Thalia |
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Marina Killery |
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Olivia Chantecaille |
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Nicholas Scoppetta and Anderson Cooper |
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Mary J. Blige with adoring fans |
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Oscar de la Renta and Eliza Reed |
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Ranjana and Naeem Khan |
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Susan and Tony Gilroy |
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