The Fall Party Scene

The Associates Committee of The Society of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center & Gucci Host the Fall Party at The Four Seasons Restaurant.

Last Tuesday, the Society of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center’s (MSKCC) Associates Committee and Gucci hosted the annual Fall Party at the Four Seasons Restaurant. The evening was co-hosted by Amber Heard and Dree Hemingway. Co-chairs were Allison Aston, Veronica Swanson Beard, Ferrebee Taiube, and Eleanor Ylvisaker. Vice-chairs were Shoshanna Gruss, Dara O’Hara, and Claudia Overstrom. More than 360 guests were welcomed in the poolroom by Associates Chairman Lisa Errico. There was an auction conducted by Eliza Osborne of Sotheby’s of exotic getaways and exclusive packages. Following dinner, guests hit the dance floor and danced until the late hours to the music of DJ Jus Ske.

They raised $340,000 for the Society’s Pediatric Family Housing Endowment, which pays for overnight stays when children and their families come from out of town for treatment at MKSCC’s Department of Pediatrics, and are unable to afford this expensive themselves. In the past year, approximately 225 pediatric patients and their families were accommodated for over 1000 nights in New York City through this endowment. The program allows children the comfort and support of being close to their family while receiving cancer treatment, which can require them to be in New York for weeks, even months, at a time. For more information visit: www.thesocietyofmskcc.org.

Alexis Clark and Alina Cho

Amber Heard and Tasya Vanree

Dr. Annette Rickel

Bart Scott and Starr Scott

Alexandra Lind Rose

Allison Aston, Eleanor Ylvisaker, Ferebee Taube, and Veronica Swanson Beard

Maria Villalba

Alexia Ryan

Bettina Mirsepahi

Bronson Van Wyck, Lauren Remington Platt, and Andrew Frye

Claiborne Swanson Frank and Chessy Wilson

Byrdie Bell, Derek Blasberg, Jen Brill, and Dani Stahl

Dree Hemingway

Eleanora Kennedy

Juliet Baubigny and Amy Griffin

Claudia Overstrom

Christina Smith

Dorrit Morley and Mary Snow

Harry and Jill Kargman

Caroline Dean and Mark Gilbertson

Graziano de Boni

Lisa Errico and Claudia Overstrom

Dani Stahl

Eliza Osborne

Lenora Klein, Tim Campbell, and Sheila Cirillo

Lydia Fenet and Lara Meiland Shaw

George Getz, Kate and Chris Allen, and Kate Pickett

Natalie Leeds Leventhal, Alvin Valley, Beth Amarosi, and Jim Brodsky

Gretchen Gunlocke Fenton

Melissa Hawks and Kate Maloney

Heather Leeds

Jen Brill

Julie Macklowe

Jill Roosevelt

Mary and Ian Snow

Marcie Pantzer

Kate Doerge

Dr. Lisa Airan

Dr. Robert Grant and Alison Minton

Lauren Remington Platt

Marnie Worth, Blair Husain, and Chiara Edmands

Christina Cuomo and friend

Patrizio di Marco and Amber Heard

Shoshanna Gruss and Ann Grauso

Stephanie LaCava

Valerie Boster

Vivienne Strauchen

Hillary Hogan and friend

Veronica Beard and George Getz

Sylvana Durrett and Amy LaRocca

The New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NYSPCC), the world’s first child protection agency, honored Vice Chairman of Lazard, Steven J. Golub, and Emmy-award winning journalist and Dateline NBC correspondent, Chris Hansen at its 2010 Gala on last Thursday night at The Plaza Hotel in Manhattan. Mr. Hansen was honored with the Strength of Our Society Award for his groundbreaking investigative reporting into on-line child predators. Emmy-award winning journalist and Inside Edition host Deborah Norville was emcee, and Grammy nominated singer Sophie B Hawkins, best known for her best selling singles -- As I Lay Me Down and Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover performed.

The New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children's 2010 Gala at The Plaza Hotel in Manhattan.

Mary Joan Hansen, David Stack, Deborah Norville, Sophie B Hawkins, Chris Hansen, Mary Polido, and Steven Golub

Among those attending: Steven J. Golub (honoree), Chris Hansen (Strength of Our Society Award honoree), Amanda and Neil Friedman (Gala Chairman), Karl Wellner, Paul M. Meister (Gala Chairman), Jacquie and Jerry Storch (Gala Chairmen), James H. Quigley (Gala Chairman), Sophie B. Hawkins (Singer), Thomas Meehan (Tony® Award Winning Writer; Annie, The Producers, Hairspray), Nicole Lapin (CNBC Correspondent), Judge Mathis, Elizabeth E. Bartlett, Amanda and Peter Espy, Mr. and Mrs. J. Pepe Fanjul, Ara and Rachel Hovnanian, the Honorable Joseph M. Lauria, Ambassador John L. Loeb, Jr., Tatiana and Thorne Perkin, Debbie and Jeff Rothschild, Elissa and Frank Sommerfield, Mr. and Mrs. M. David Sherrill.

Bruce Fisher and Mary Beth Gustafsson

Faye, Steven, and Roger Golub

Douglas and Julie Dietrich

Matt and Linette Semino

Lorna Haughgon, Jacqueline Vong, and Marisa Marionakis

Donna and Joe Muscari

Benjamin and Susan Winter

Ms. Gaston and Sophie B Hawkins

Thomas and Carolyn Meehan

Betsy Bartlett and Jones Yorke

Michael and Theo Belsky

Kara Young and Georgiopoulis

Chani Todd and John Churchill

Chris and Mary Joan Hansen

Mary Pulido and Rob Arango

Chris Hansen

Bhavana Smith

David Stack

Ashley and Davin Staats

Peter Espy and Lincoln Frank

Henry and Whitney Topping

Elissa Lumley and Mario Lacouture

Sophie B Hawkins

Tatiana Perkin and Amy Gerry

Last Wednesday night Christina and Cary Potter hosted a cocktail reception for AmeriCares at the home of Alex Lari. The reception featured a presentation by AmeriCares president and CEO Curtis R. Welling who has directed the organization’s response to dozens of emergencies including the cholera outbreak in Haiti, devastating flooding in Pakistan, the earthquakes in Haiti and Chile, the Gulf Coast oil spill, hurricane Katrina and the Southeast Asia tsunami. During the reception, Welling announced that AmeriCares had, since its founding in 1982, delivered and distributed more than $10 billion in medical assistance to 147 countries, including the United States. AmeriCares vision is to help many more people live longer, healthier lives through its global health and disaster relief programs. The organizations medical gift-in-kind model enables pharmaceutical and medical supply manufacturers to donate essential products that are delivered and distributed to a network of more than 2500 hospitals, clinics and community health organizations, improving access to medicines for millions of people around the world. Guests and supporters attending included: Patrick Durkin, Bill and Cory Laverack, Elizabeth and Jay Chandler, Joe Merrill, Darryl Tookes, Wendy Reyes, Jack Radgowski, Tim O’Hara, Curt and Angel Schade, Barbara de Portago, Michele Gerber Klein, Tom Brown, Elizabeth Kabler, John Bradley, Clare Potter, Jennifer Potter, Marianna Kulukundis, Liliana Cavendish, Cindy Guyer, Lisa Jackson, Brad Davis, Katie Welling and Dr. Frank Bia, Sophie Stenbeck, Steven Weisman. For more information on AmeriCares visit www.americares.org.

Curtis R. Welling, Katie Welling, and Tom Brown

Darryl Tookes and Joe Merril

Curtis R. Welling and Alex Lari

Shawn Emamjomeh, Christina Potter, and Cary Potter

Emil Henry and Bill Laverack

Victor Wyman and Liliana Cavendish

Elizabeth Spencer, and Elizabeth and Jay Chandler

Jennifer Potter, Tom Brown, and Clare Potter

Dr. Frank Bia and Curd Schade

Samir Tahan

Hemali Ajmera

Marianna Kalukundis

Cory Laverack and Angel Schade

Barbara De Portago, Alex Lari, and Michele Gerber-Klein

Matt and Linette Semino

Jim Freeman and Sonomi Yamada

Sophie Stenbeck and Christina Potter

Melissa Woolford and Patrick Durkin

Joyce May

Lisa Jackson

Two Wednesdays ago, on November 10th, the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation (PDF) held its annual Raising the Stakes at Capitale located at 130 Bowery in New York City. Proceeds from this exciting and fun-filled evening will help PDF continue its vital work of funding promising scientific research. 300 guests enjoyed a evening of playing various casino games, a delicious buffet dinner, live music and dancing and a chance to win exciting prizes contributed by Bose, Macy’s, Dyson, Keurig, The Daily Show, Steve Madden, the New York Knicks and the New York Sports Club.

Event Co-Chairs were Jose Cruz, Peter Dorn, Dan Spanton, Amy Sole and Jeffrey Zygler. Mr. Cruz summed up his commitment to the cause: “My involvement stems from the fact that my grandmother has Parkinson’s. I see what she goes through every day and wanted to help her and others by contributing time and energy to PDF. I think this event is a great way to raise money for a fantastic organization that helps so many people.” The Parkinson’s Disease Foundation is a leading national presence in Parkinson’s disease research, education and public advocacy. Created by William Black, the founder of Chock Full o’Nuts, a successful New York coffee and restaurant business.

Lauren Rand, Elyssa Sabloff, Erin Steinberg, Randi Neihaus, Paul Massie, Alana Salzberg, and Genna Farber

PDF was the first national not-for-profit organization to focus on Parkinson’s disease. PDF is working for nearly one million people in the US living with Parkinson’s by funding promising scientific research and supporting people with Parkinson’s, their families and care partners through educational programs and support services. Since its founding in 1957, PDF has funded over $85 million worth of scientific research in Parkinson’s disease, supporting the work of leading scientists throughout the world. For information on the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation, please visit www.pdf.org.

Drew Kraatz, David Song, Kyle Spidle, and Leslia Intoppa

Erica Capello, Dianne Oplinger, and Amy Sole

Gene Gurkoff and Robin Elliott

Eliane Dweck and Jose Cruz

Daniel Schiffman and Nancy Ozelli

Photographs by PatrickMcMullan.com (MSKCC)

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