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05/13/2013 - 208th New England Society's Founders' Day Celebration
05/08/2013 - New York kick-off reception for Masterpiece London
05/06/2013 - Soldiers’, Sailors’, Marines’, Coast Guard & Airmen’s Club's Fifth Annual Red, White and Blue
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04/25/2013 - 2013 New England Society Book Awards at the historic Grolier Club
04/25/2013 - Strokes of Genius 3rd Annual International Savant Art Exhibition
04/23/2013 - New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) celebrates their annual Hall of Fame Benefit
04/13/2013 - Culture Lovers Attend Roosevelt Island Cherry Blossom Festival
04/02/2013 - French Heritage Society Dinner and Exclusive Preview, at the BGC Gallery April 2, 2013
03/18/2013 - The Perlman Music Program Cocktails, Dinner and a Chamber Music Concert in Palm Beach
03/15/2013 - Asia Week New York Kick-off Reception at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum,
03/12/2013 - Third Annual Fountain House Associates Spring Breakfast: “Between The Sheets”
03/05/2013 - NYU LANGONE MEDICAL CENTER’S FACES GALA HONORING LEON CHARNEY RAISED $4.5 MILLION
02/23/2013 - "I Have A Voice" fundraiser for Gigi's PLAYHOUSE
02/23/2013 - Eleventh Annual “Thanksgiving in February” Feeds over 500 of New York’s Needy
02/21/2013 - The French Heritage Society's Annual Palm Beach Gala Dinner
02/21/2013 - 24th Annual Gala of Heart & Soul Charitable Fund Auction at Christie’s
02/21/2013 - Eva Longoria Hosts Benefit for “Food Chains” Documentary - Exposes Exploitation in Am’s Farm Labor
02/13/2013 - Verdura hosts a fundraiser for“The Michael Feinstein American Songbook Initiative”
02/13/2013 - Lost and Found: The Pinajian Discovery, a benefit preview for the Fund for Armenian Relief
02/08/2013 - 56th Annual Red Cross Ball in Palm Beach
02/07/2013 - Lost and Found: The Pinajian Discovery benefit preview for the Fund for Armenian Relief
02/06/2013 - All Star Orchestra’s Preview Screening of their New Classical Music and On-line Education Television
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KIDS & Fashion Delivers Gala 2009 Charity Event
11/04/2009 - By Grand Hyatt Hotel

KIDS & Fashion Delivers Gala 2009 Charity Event

Nearly 750 industry leaders came out to support Kids In Distressed Situations, Inc. (K.I.D.S.) and Fashion Delivers’ annual fundraising gala at the Grand Hyatt Hotel last night. surpassing both the attendance and fundraising targets and bringing in

Surpassing both the attendance and fundraising targets, $1.15 million was brought in. At a time where many charitable events have fallen short of fundraising goals, industry leaders persevered and recognized the outstanding philanthropic efforts of this year’s honorees: John Daly, President of Trade Finance, CIT Group, received the Fashion Has a Heart Award; Gary Simmons, CEO of Gerber Childrenswear LLC, a leading maker of infant and toddler apparel and related products, received the K.I.D.S. Lifetime Achievement Award; Andrew Hall, President and CEO of Stage Stores, a national department store chain, was honored with the Retailer Award; and Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street, was honored with the Humanitarian Award. Simon Doonan, creative director of Barneys New York, was engaging and witty as the event’s host, delighting guests with his endless humor and insights on the fashion industry. Abby Cadabby, the energetic and enthusiastic fairy-in-training from Sesame Street, also provided some light hearted moments during the evening’s program. She surprised guests, adding some fun to Sesame Workshop President and CEO Gary E. Knell’s award acceptance.

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