(Bridgehampton, NY) - Planned
Parenthood Hudson Peconic (PPHP) kicked off the summer
season with their Annual East End Benefit at the home of
Eileen and Richard Ekstract, publishers Hamptons
Cottages & Gardens magazine, in Bridgehampton. The
event, Picnic for Planned Parenthood, attracted
more than 200 guests and raised funds to support PPHP
medical services, education, and advocacy programs on
the East End.
Producer/Director Barry Sonnenfeld and designer
Isaac Mizrahi energized the crowd to bid on the silent
auction items of one-of-a-kind designer picnic tables
and specialty picnic baskets. The tables were designed
by Greg Turpan, Lisa Perry, Jonathan Adler, Ruby Beets,
Bjornen Design, Richard Ekstract, and Sylvester & Co,
among others. The baskets were donated by local
Hamptons’ businesses including Loaves and Fishes, Green
Thumb, Mixed Media, and Jonathan Adler. Beach blankets
designed by Alex Katz, Jeff Koons, Ed Ruscha,
and Raymond Pettibone sold out.
For over 75 years, PPHP has
provided affordable, confidential, and compassionate
care to women, men, and teens. PPHP works to protect
the right to reproductive freedom, and offers education
and training programs to improve parent/child
communication, peer-to-peer education, and a variety of
other community resources.
Honorary Chairpersons for the
event included Iris & Richard Abrons, Antonia
Bellanca, Loraine Boyle, Ellen Chesler & Matthew Mallow,
Leslie Close, Honorable Janet DiFiore & Dennis Glazer,
Ina & Jeffrey Garten, April Gornik & Eric Fischl,
Susan U. Halpern, Caroline Hirsch & Andrew Fox,
Bryan Hunt, Tony Ingrao & Randy Kemper,
Ellen Kern, Delphine & Reed Krakoff, Dominique
Levy & Dorothy Berwin, Dorothy Lichtenstein,
Isaac Mizrahi, Scott O’Neil & Neil Kraft, Sandy &
Steve Perlbinder, Lisa & Richard Perry, Cecile Richards,
Susan Ringo & Barry Sonnenfeld, Toni Ross, Amanda Steck
& Glenn Fuhrman, Patsy & Jeff Tarr, Kathleen Turner,
Edwina von Gal, Nancy & Michael Weber, and Jane Wenner.
www.pphp.org