Wednesday, August 28, 2024. Warmer yesterday, leaning into hot. Our heat these past few weeks has been warm but milder, sometimes almost cool. Although — the weatherman’s predicting A LOT hotter today in New York.
This is especially good news for all of you out there at the beaches, lolling in the Sun and get rest of that tan to take you into the next season when people come back to town and you see them out and about.
As the season nears ending, there’s lot of activities that are mainly fundraisers for all kinds of causes, and we, of course, have the privilege of showing you some of the scenes. Again, it’s fashion time in the sense that the fashion has changed noticeably in the past few years.
Party Pictures are always popular because people like to look, and each for different reasons. I like to look just to measure the fashion and how it has changed markedly. Fashion is important; it visually defines the general attitude.
In these summer events herein, the women mainly are “dressing” for the occasion. There is an effort made to look nice, and of course to look in shape or pulled together. There is nothing new about their objective, and it provides a pleasure. The men, on the other hand, are mainly practicing the “new” fashion which is more informal, even “who cares?” You can see the pleasure on most men’s faces. They’re out there to relax; they’re not in the office or trying to impress anybody.
That’s nice; although when you see the men and women together, you see the difference. It’s fascinating to watch from here.
The vibe out there is easy right now, nearing the Season ending. A couple of days ago in Southampton on the beach on Gin Lane, beachgoers were visited by a humpback whale just about 20 yards out, enjoying the weather, dodging the swimming ropes at the Bathing Corporation (the private beach club). She eventually made her way along the shoreline, with friends, to Amagansett for more feeding and frolicking.
Meanwhile, back on land in Bridgehampton, Citymeals on Wheels held its second annual Summer Bash hosted by Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch. The evening raised enough funds to provide nearly 20,000 meals to older New Yorkers in need.
Popular celebrity Chef Josh Capon made the meals, and House of Suntory and FIJI Water served as sponsors. The Levain Bakery bike was also there with baked goods. If you’ve ever had their chocolate chip walnut cookies, you know!
Attendees were a mix of longtime and newer Citymeals supporters, with many members of our Board at the event and some other boldfaced names who summer in the Hamptons.
While Citymeals holds three major fundraisers in NYC — Chefs’ Tribute, Power Lunch, and Sunday Supper — this was only the organization’s second annual event in the Hamptons, with hopefully many more to come.
Down the road (27, of course!) in Water Mill, Northwell Health’s Katz Institute for Women’s Health raised a record-setting $1.6 million in support of women’s health research and programs at the sixth annual Summer Hamptons Evening (SHE).
300 supporters attended the event in early August, which was held for the sixth consecutive year at the residence of Victoria Moran-Furman, who hosted alongside lead sponsors Iris and Saul Katz (the eponymous Katz Institute has created the only certified network of experts who are uniquely qualified to address the health care needs of women), Eric Moran and celebrity event planner Larry Scott (of Lawrence Scott Events). Rosanna Scotto, anchor of “Good Day New York” on WNYW-Fox 5 News, served as emcee.
The evening featured a discussion between Stacey E. Rosen, MD, senior vice president for women’s health at Northwell, executive director of the Katz Institute and the Partners Council Professor of Women’s Health, and Eugenia Gianos, MD, director of cardiovascular prevention at Northwell and director of women’s heart health at Lenox Hill Hospital.
“We see and treat women differently and invest continually in this care through research, clinical programs and patient-centered offerings,” said Dr. Rosen, who was named president-elect of the American Heart Association. “It has enabled us to keep elevating a standard of care that is amplified throughout Northwell’s footprint.”
The event also highlighted the story of Northwell patient Monica Aliseo of Farmingdale, NJ, whose family has hypercholesterolemia, a genetic condition that causes dangerously high levels of cholesterol, increasing risk of heart disease and other cardiovascular issues.
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women in the United States, noted Dr. Gianos, who chairs the American College of Cardiology’s Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease Section and treats almost a dozen members of Aliseo’s family, including her siblings, children, nieces and nephews.
“We are on a mission to help women like Monica safeguard their health from one generation to the next so they can live longer, better lives,” said Dr. Gianos. “This includes all aspects of their care, from heart and brain health to gynecological care and healthy aging, as part of a holistic model of care. This paradigm of providing a patient-focused, aggressive prevention plan much earlier in life truly sets Northwell apart.”
The SHE event advances Northwell’s Outpacing the Impossible campaign, a comprehensive $1.4 billion fundraising effort that supports Northwell’s promise to the people it serves. The campaign’s objectives include improving hospitals and clinical programs, accelerating research and funding endowment.
In addition to the lead sponsors, other supporters for the evening included Premier Sponsors Beth and Peter Hammack and Iris and Michael Smith and Champion Sponsors Diane and Adam Blank; Burner Prudenti Law, P.C.; Margaret M. Crotty and Rory Riggs; Michelle and Robert Fox; Dr. Paul Jarrod Frank; Alicia and Frank Grande and Grande Cosmetics; Ideal Home Health; Alyssa and Todd Katz; Dayle and Michael Katz; Shari Levine and David Augarten; The Lipsay Family Charitable Foundation; Adita and Marcus Mordachini; Cori and Kenny Orr; and Ruth and Michael Slade.
For more information about supporting the Katz Institute for Women’s Health and Northwell Health, visit https://give.northwell.edu/katz-institute-womens-health.
We stayed put in Water Mill for the Diabetes Research Institute Foundation’s (DRIF) Fourth Annual Hamptons Garden Gala to raise awareness and funds toward finding a cure for diabetes. This was hosted in collaboration with the Silverstein Dream Foundation (SDF) and co-chaired by Patricia and Roger Silverstein. Vice Chairs for the event included Sugie Bruttomesso, Carrie Packin, Abigail Pollak, Doug Donaldson, Brian Packin and Susan Shin.
At the gala, Camillo Ricordi M.D., Director of the Cell Transplant Center and Director Emeritus of the Diabetes Research Institute, shared some of the latest developments in the field of diabetes research.
Gala guests were entertained with a live fashion show from designer Ese Azenabor, a luxury silent auction, and dancing under the stars with DJ Matthew Pollak. The live auction was conducted by Tonight Show Comedian Seth Herzog as auctioneer and emcee.
The Media Partner for the event was Purist Magazine. Catering was provided by Peter Ambrose, wine by Sip Channé, AV provided by IAN-Audio. Discovery Sponsors Anna Kazanchyan, M.D. and Prem Lachman, M.D. from Saghmos Therapeutics. Research sponsors Federico Checo from Perfect Wellness and I am Human NY.
Guests included: Patricia Silverstein, Roger Silverstein, Sugie Bruttomesso, Carrie Packin, Abigail Pollak, Doug Donaldson, Brian Packin, Susan Shin, Camillo Ricordi M.D., Seth Herzog, Ese Azenabor, Martin Shafiroff, Jean Shafiroff, Noreen Donovan, Jim Byrnes, Kavita Channe, Eric Ripert, Sandra Ripert, Maximilian Eicke, Irina Eicke, Andrea Greeven Douzet, Nitin Gambhir, Elena Ulansky, and Lauren and Geoff Smart.
For more information, please visit DiabetesResearch.org or call 800-321-3437.
