On Sunday August 5, Tricia Kallett and Craig Klosk hosted a cocktail reception at their Sagaponack home introducing the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), the world's leading Jewish humanitarian organization. Kallett and Klosk co-chaired the event with Tina and Steven Price and Andrea and Zach Fasman. Among the guests at the sunset affair were: Jill and Bob Smith, Debbie Karol and Larry Levine, Hayley and Adam Foster, Shawn Frankel and Lance Korman, Lauren and Marty Geller, Ted Kauffman and Stacey Boral, Michele and Judah Kraushaar, Amanda Gimble and Myron Glucksman, Lauren Lesser and Brian Waterman, Meryl and Stephen Jacobs, Jodi Waterman, Kim and David Seeherman, JoAnn and Sam Silverstein, and Alyssa Weiss and Guy Billauer.

Fashion designer/artist Ilie Wacs, who was sent to fashion school in Paris after WWII by JDC after his time in the Shanghai ghetto, was also a guest. The event showcased the JDC's work in more than 70 countries and included
Dr. Rick Hodes, the organization's life-saving medical director in Ethiopia, who was recently featured in the HBO documentary, Making the Crooked Straight, and This is A Soul by renowned journalist Marilyn Berger, also in attendance. Sarah Eisenman, JDC Assistant Executive Vice President, and Executive Director of JDC-Entwine - a global movement of thousands of young Jews engaged in overseas service, education and leadership - spoke about JDC's reach worldwide.

The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) is the world?s leading Jewish humanitarian assistance organization.  JDC works in more than 70 countries and in Israel to alleviate hunger and hardship, rescue Jews in danger, create lasting connections to Jewish life, and provide immediate relief and long-term development support for victims of natural and man-made disasters.  For more information, please visit www.JDC.org.