New York, NY – The Animal Medical Center
(AMC) held its annual Top Dog Gala at
Frederick P. Rose Hall,
home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, with 300
guests in attendance to
honor Lisa and David T Shiff for their
three-decade commitment to The Animal Medical Center.
The $1.1 million
raised will, in part,
help support The AMC’s Frank
V.D. Lloyd Fund for Guide
Dogs which provides free veterinary care to guide
dogs.
Mrs. Schiff has served on the Board of Trustees at
The AMC for thirty years and is also Honorary
Chairman of the Youth Counseling League, on the
Board of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, and
since 2001 has served as Chairman of the Board of
Jazz at Lincoln Center. Mr. Schiff,
the managing partner of Kuhn, Loeb & Co,
has served on the Board of the Wildlife Conservation
Society for more than forty years, eleven years as
Chairman. In addition
he has been a Trustee of the
Metropolitan Museum of Art for thirty-eight years.
The Gala was hosted by Stephen S. Lash, chairman of
Christie’s Americas. The evening’s Honorary Chairs
were Chris and Bruce Crawford, and Benefit co-chairs
were Wendy Lehman Lash, Barbara Liberman and
Elizabeth Monaco McCarthy. Guests included Nancy
Kissinger, Annette de la Renta, Jean Doumanian,
Lillian Vernon, Emilia Saint-Amand, Nina Griscom,
Topsy Taylor, Tina Flaherty, Jeffrey and Ina Garten,
Kenneth and Elaine Langone, and Emilia and Fred
Krimendahl.
The NYPD Bomb Squad was also honored for its
extraordinary service to the city, with four
explosive detection canines, along with five puppies
in-training from Guiding Eyes for the Blind,
delighting the guests with wags and licks during the
reception. Robert Liberman, Chairman of The AMC
Board, was presented with an award in recognition of
The Animal Medical Center’s years of dedication to
the healthcare of seeing-eye dogs by Bill Badger,
CEO of Guiding Eyes for the Blind.
About The Animal Medical Center
The Animal Medical Center celebrates its 100th
anniversary in
2010 and is New York City’s largest
non-profit
facility for veterinary care, research and
education. With nearly 90 veterinarians practicing
in 18 different specialties, The AMC is uniquely
qualified to handle more than 40,000 patient visits
each year. The AMC is one of the only independent
non-profit animal hospitals in the United States,
and serves the tri-state area with routine,
specialty and emergency care for companion animals
24 hours a day, 365 days a year. A variety of free
or subsidized Community Funds are available to those
in need including the Frank V.D. Lloyd Fund for
Guide Dogs, Seniors’ Animal Veterinary Effort, and
Patient Assistance Fund. For more information,
please visit