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Associates
Committee of the Society of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center's
12th annual Bunny Hop at FAO Schwarz |
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thousand people — 520 adults and 480 children (!!) showed
up for the Associates Committee of the Society of Memorial Sloan-Kettering
Cancer Center 12th annual Bunny Hop at FAO Schwarz at Fifth Avenue
and 58th Street. That’s a pretty amazing number for a kids’
fundraiser at a toy store. Or maybe not, since FAO Schwarz is THE
toy store and the Bunny Hop is pure dreamland for the lucky kids and
even their lucky parents.
In the meantime, they also raised $250,000 for Sloan-Kettering’s
Department of Pediatrics. Mort Zuckerman was there
with his daughter Abigail, Michael Darling with Annabelle
and James, Andrew Heaney, Kevin Coleman with Stuyvie and Avery, Eugenie
NIven; Melanie Seymour Holland; Mia Matheson; Alexandra Mandis; Jeanne
Callahan; Kristen Clark; Maria Villalba; Courtney Arnot with Hayden;
Scalamandre’s Mark and Wiggie Bitter with their daughters
Carter and Anna; Debbie and Serena Bancroft; Chappy Morris;
Dayssi Olarte de Kanavos with Sophia, Peter and Nicholas
Kanavos; Alexia Hamm; Nicole Miller with Palmer; Tory Burch; Jennifer
Creel; Bill and Serena Lese; Rachel Hovnanian; Helen and Storey Schifter;
Rand Araskog; Kathy and Andrew Thomas with Sophia;
Ruth Gruelle; Joanne and Roberto de Guardiola with Roberto
Jr. and Mercedes; and Kevin and Madeline McLaughlin. |
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Mary
Darling, Billy Bush, Leslie Coleman, and Leslie Heaney with Raggedy
Ann and Andy |
The
honorary chairmen were NBC’s Let’s
Make A Deal host Billy Bush and his wife Sydney,
who were there with their two daughters Mary, 2,
and Josie, 4. The three chairmen, Leslie
Heaney, Mary Darling and Leslie Coleman,
were all dressed in outfits designed by Leah Anderson
made out of chic fabric from Scalamandre’s sponsor.
Raggedy Ann and Andy were Grand Marshals and adding
to the fun, were Michelle Tolson and Sarah
Colon from the Radio City Rockettes, the Swarovski Crystal
Tattoo Booth, Magic Al, Lea Golde, Kevin Kruger,
Party Kidz, Mikey Mike, and special featured characters
including Walkaround Cookie Monster, Peter Rabbit, Pikachu,
Rapunzel Barbie, Snoopy and Pinkie.
Party Box provided fun foods for the kids,
cookies to decorate, as well as cocktails and hors d'oeuvres for
the adults served by waiters in aprons made from the sponsor's ‘bunny
toile’ inspired from a waistcoat lining from the 1800's. Spring
flowers inside and ‘creative carrots’ outside were provided
by Craig Kiely.
Nicole Micco, Barbara McLaughlin and Evie Brown
of the SMSKCC produced this gargantuan task of a production. It’s
not far off from a major circus in proportions because besides the
food and contests, there’s all kinds of entertainment to keep
the Wee Ones interested. It’s a lot of work and these girls
are major workabees when it comes to getting it done. It’s
people like these women who make the community that is New York
work.
The Department of Pediatrics at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer
Center is the oldest and largest private institution dedicated to
the prevention, detection, control and cure of cancer. The Associates
Committee was founded in 1984 with the purpose of introducing a
younger generation to the volunteer and philanthropic activities
of The Society and to raise funds for Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer
Center. |
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Clockwise
from left: Snoop and fans; Billy Bush; Leslie Heaney
with Mark and Wiggie Bitter; Leslie Coleman with Andrew and
Leslie Heaney. |
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