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The New York Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NYSPCC), the
world’s first child protection agency, held its annual fall
benefit on Monday,
November 17, 2014 at
The Metropolitan Club in
Manhattan. The NYSPCC’s Gala Wine Dinner benefit featured a
menu designed by renowned chef Anita
Lo, of Annisa, and
author of Cooking
Without Borders. Jay
McInerney, best-selling author and wine critic, served
as Sommelier of the Evening. The second annual Gala Wine
Dinner featured excellent wines from the Napa Valley’s, Tournesol.
Bob and Anne Arns, Tournesol’s proprietors, were honored for
their outstanding support of the NYSPCC. The evening’s host
was Deborah Norville. There
were 265 guests in attendance.
Joan
Granlund served as the evening’s Dinner Chair. The Dinner
Co-Chairs included Lou Buglioli, Neil and Amanda Friedman,
Maarit and Thomas H. Glocer, Joan Granlund, Penny Grant,
M.D., Kimberly Guilfoyle, Valesca Guerrand-Hermès, Tania
Higgins, Deborah Norville and Karl Wellner, M. David and
Mary Alice Sherrill. Dr. Mary Pulido is the Executive
Director of The NYSPCC. David Stack serves as the President
of The NYSPCC Board of Directors.
The
evening raised more than $530,000. Proceeds from the event
benefit The NYSPCC’s Trauma Recovery Program. The Trauma
Recovery Program provides free mental health treatment for
children who have experienced traumatic events, such as
physical and sexual abuse, neglect, and family violence.
Notable attendees included:
Chef
Anita Lo (Annisa), Jay McInerney (author and columnist, Town
& Country) and Anne Randolph Hearst, Deborah Norville
(Inside Edition) and Karl Wellner, Joan Granlund (Dinner
Chair), Dr. Mary Pulido (Executive Director, The NYSPCC),
David Stack (President, The NYSPCC Board of Directors), Bob
and Anne Arns (honorees), Lou
Buglioli, Neil and Amanda Friedman, Maarit and Thomas H.
Glocer, Valesca Guerrand-Hermès, Tania Higgins, Penny Grant
MD, M. David and Mary Alice Sherrill, Joe and Carolyn Reece,
Holly Kelly and Andrew Lipsky, Tatiana and Thorne
Perkin, Kimberly Guilfoyle (Fox News), Ainsley Earhardt (Fox
News), Matt Miller (Bloomberg News), Mark Newhouse, Tim
and Elizabeth Mayhew, Jean Schafiroff, Joy Marks, Susan
Shin, Christine Mack, Antonia and Spiros Milonas, Dayassi
and Paul Kanavos, Cassandra Seidenfeld, Barbara Regna,
Kathleen Giordano, Dan Healy, David Cote, Robin Meltzer,
Lisa Lori, Alexandra and Edward Sheehan, Steve and Linda
Forrester, Janna Bullock, Jeffrey and Ashley McDermott
About The New York Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
The New York Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NYSPCC), founded in 1875,
is the first – and
one of the most highly respected –
child protection agencies in the world. The NYSPCC responds
to the complex needs of abused and neglected children, and
those involved in their care, by providing best practice
counseling, legal and educational services. Through
research, communications and training initiatives, we work
to expand these programs to prevent abuse and help more
children heal.
The NYSPCC’s unique work is used as a model for child
welfare agencies across the nation. Since its founding, The
NYSPCC has investigated more than 650,000 cases on the
behalf of over two million children, and has educated over
46,000 professionals on how to identify and report child
abuse and neglect. Please visit www.nyspcc.org for
more information. |