New York,
NY (August 9, 2009)
– The National Women’s Division of
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
honored longstanding supporter Christie
Brinkley at their 20th
Annual Family Day Wild, Wild West Carnival
at The Ross School in Bridgehampton.
Presented by Marquis Jet, the family
friendly carnival raised over $350,000
to benefit an extraordinary new clinical
research program at Einstein’s Children’s
Evaluation and Rehabilitation Center (CERC)
that provides evaluation, diagnosis and
treatment services for children with serious
developmental disorders such as autism,
language and learning disorders, and hearing
impairments.
National
Women’s Division
President Jackie Harris Hochberg and
Co-Chairs Mindy Feinberg, Tasha Genatt,
Erica Karsch, Roxanne Palin and Cathy
Schwartz welcomed over 1,200 guests to
the afternoon festival, including Elie
Tahari, Judith Ripka, Daryl Roth, Randi
Michel, Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, Renée
and Bob Belfer, Robin Katz, Andrea
Stark, Stacey and Cobey Bronfman, Lizzie
and Jonathan Tisch, Jason and Haley
Binn, Janna Bullock, Dr. Howard Sobel, Sal
Strazzullo and Jodie Fanelli, Digital
Dollhouses’s David Schnepp and Elynn
DeMattia, Marquis Jet’s Kenny and
Shoshana Dichter, Jason Rogers, Tim
Morehouse, and their families.
Family Day
kicked off with the presentation of the
first Spirit of Family Award to
Christie Brinkley, who accepted with a
gracious speech highlighting the important
work done at CERC and at Einstein
College of Medicine. Adults and
children alike then took part in a wide
array of novel activities, including
decorating a Campion Platt-designed
Digital Dollhouse, sampling NYC’s
famous Eleni’s Cookies and Cupcakes,
making personalized Havaiana sandals,
riding the giant slide, getting makeovers at
the Cozy’s Cuts for Kids station,
partaking in watermelon eating contests and
so much more! A diverse silent auction kept
moms and dads busy, bidding on everything
from Christian Dior sunglasses and
cosmetic services from Dr. Howard
Sobel to Yankees tickets, golf
afternoon outings, a Judith Ripka ring
and a Disney vacation.
Family Day:
All proceeds from ticket sales, raffles and
the silent auction benefit the Children’s
Evaluation and Rehabilitation Center (CERC).
Cutting-edge research collaborations between
CERC’s outstanding clinical staff and
Einstein’s world-class scientists will
hasten the discovery of innovative
treatments for devastating developmental
disorders and, ultimately, their prevention
and cure. It will improve the lives of
millions of children and families across the
United States.
Einstein
College of Medicine: Founded in 1955, the
Albert Einstein College of Medicine is one
of the world’s premiere centers for medical
research and evaluation. It’s a place where
miracles happen….miracles like the
development of Taxol, one of the most
important anti-cancer drugs of the last
decade and the identification of the key
missing protein in the brains of Alzheimer’s
patients, a major breakthrough in
Alzheimer’s disease research.
For more information please visit: