Tribute Dinners and Better World Awards

Mayor Bloomberg with Greater New York Girl Scouts.

The Girl Scout Council of Greater New York celebrated Brownie Points at its 34th Annual Tribute Dinner by honoring seven remarkable women for their community service: Jessica Bibliowicz, Michelle R. Clayman, Jill Granoff, Frances Hesselbein, Jane Randel, Deirdre Stanley and Marjorie B. Tiven at 583 Park Avenue. Fernanda Kellogg was the Dinner Chair. Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Roberta Flack were special guests.

Deborah Norville served as the emcee. Proceeds from the event help fund a leadership development program for the more than 21,000 Girl Scouts throughout the five boroughs.

Carmen Dubroc, Dominique Saint-Louis, Kirby Bradley, Susan Nitze, and Lynn Foster

Patricia Stensrud, Jessica Bibliowicz, Jill Granoff, Marjorie Tiven, Jane Randel, Frances Hesselbein, Deirdre Stanley, Michelle Clayman, and Fernanda Kellogg

Susan Nitze, Patrice Tanake, Roberta Flack, Kendyl Wright, and Diana Taylor

Guests included Ifeoma Okoronkwo Aitkenhead, Diane Aramony, Donna Blank, Kirby Bradley, Stephen Cooper, Lisa Cuevas, Linda and Robert Daleo, Lynda Davey, Denise DesChenes, Patricia and Rockwell Stensrud, Joan and Sandy Weill, Patricia and Alex Farman-Farmaian, Lynn Foster, Anne Glauber, Lisa and Marty Greenberg, Janet Scardino, Kay Koplovitz, Heide Gardner, Nancy Glaser, Joan Shapiro Green, Carmen Dubroc, Lewis Haber, Kirk Henckels, Amy Kule, Charles Kliment, David Lubell, Sherry Matays, Jo Ann McGrane, Alyssa Moeder, Susan and Peter Nitze, Karl Wellner, Janet Nettleton Otto, Robert Ouimette, Angelique Mamby Pannell, Mary and Howard Phipps, Marie Raperto, Melissa Rice, Dominique Saint Louis, Cheryl L. Swiatkowski, Patrice Tanaka, Diana Taylor, Devin Wenig, Sheri Wilson-Gray, Kendyl Wright and Paula Zirinsky.

Deirdre Stanley, Ifeoma Okoronkwo Aitkenhead, and Dominique Saint-Louis

Jaclyn Liebowitz, David Lubell, and Michelle Clayman

Frances Hesselbein and Mary Phipps

Jessica Bibliowicz, Sandy Weill, Joan Weill, and Kay Kaplovitz

Carmen Dubroc, Jill Granoff, and Deborah Norville

Karl Wellner, Deborah Norville, and Rockwell Stensrud

Riverkeeper's Junior Council held an evening of cocktails and dancing benefiting their organization at the Empire Hotel Rooftop this past Thursday.

Riverkeeper’s mission is to protect the ecological integrity of the Hudson River and its tributaries, and to safeguard the drinking water supply of New York City and the lower Hudson Valley. It is a matter that involves everyone of us all the time.

For more than 40 years Riverkeeper has been New York's #1 clean water advocate and have helped to establish globally recognized standards for waterway and watershed protection. Their Waterkeeper movement has grown to include over 180 Keeper programs across the country and around the globe. For more information please visit their website at www.riverkeeper.org [1].

Erin Cohen

Theresa Berkery

Mickey Boardman

Lacary Sharpe and Julia Koenigsknecht

Clockwise from above: Luigi Tadini and Amanda Hearst; Dalia Oberlander and Annie Churchill; Dalia Oberlander and Julia Erdman

Jay Bulger and Lisa Salzer

Alessandra Baker and Justin Belmont

Heartie Look and Rachael Ritchie

Pietro Quaglia, Janete Rodas, Celine Mariton, and Amanda Hearst

Stas Sokolov, Lisa Malitz, and Roy Kean

Jodie and Salvator Strazzullo

Jessica Flint and Timo Weiland

Christopher Wolf

Robert Kennedy Jr., Luigi Tadini, Amanda Hearst, and Bobby Kennedy III

Marissa Bregman, Dahlia Heyman, and Nick Raynes

On May 14th, event co-chairs Jeanine and Robert Getz, Anne and David Ogilvy greeted more than 310 guests, who gathered at the beautiful setting of the Belle Haven Club in Greenwich, CT to honor former Congressman Christopher Shays as he received the 2009 Audubon Connecticut Lifetime Conservation Achievement Award. The former Congressman was also presented with a Proclamation from Governor Jody Rell commemorating his achievements. Christopher Shays’ commitment to the environment is well known and he achieved a great number of conservation successes while in office.

More than 310 Environmentalists, Politicians, and Luminaries attended Audubon Connecticut’s Environmental Leadership Award Dinner Celebrating the Conservation Achievements of Congressman Christopher Shays.

Audubon raised $503,000 for the its Long Island Sound policy, conservation, and education programs. These projects are carried out locally by Audubon Connecticut and Audubon Greenwich. Co-Chairs Jeanine Getz and Anne Ogilvy said they were “in awe of the generosity of our community. This makes it possible to exceed our financial goal even in these dire economic times.” For more about the Dinner, past honorees, and Audubon’s Long Island Sound Campaign please visit http://ct.audubon.org/Support_DWN.html [2].

Among the guests were: Allison and Frederic Bourke, Eunice and Robert Burnett, Suzanne and Ramsey Frank, Stella and Christopher Maybury, Mimi and Peter Santry, Anne and Peter Getz, Robert Getz, Allison and Warren Kanders, Kevin Kimberlin, Michael Kovner and Jean Doyen de Montaillou, Natalie and Malcolm Pray, John W. Moffly, Cristine and Kellian Robinson, Lucy Waletzky and Jim Hamilton, Rhonda and David Sherwood, Meredith and Whitney George, Susan Mufson Finkelstein, Lynne Wheat, Thomas Peterffy, Jessica and Basil Zirinis, State Senator Scott Frantz, Attorney General Dick Blumenthal, First Selectman Peter Tesei, Selectman Lin Lavery, Ambassador Thomas Coleman Foley, National Audubon CEO John Flicker, National Audubon Board Chair Holt Thrasher, and many more.

Becky Hughes with Ulrik and Julia Trampe

Martha Sud and Nanny Cannon

Whitney George, Jessica Zirinis, and Robert Getz

Betsi and Chris Shays, Anne Ogilvy, and Jeanine Getz

David Ogilvy, Victoria Skouras, Anne Ogilvy, and Holt Thrasher

Crissy and Kelly Robinson

Kim Miedema

Lynne Wheat and Thomas Peterffy

Stephanie and David Hazard

Chris and Betsi Shays and Avery Bourke

Bruce Sozzi, Penny Low, and Kim Miedema

Icy Frantz and Basil Zirinis

Alease Fisher, Lynne Wheat, Thomas Peterffy, and Suzanne Frank

Martha Jeffrey and Jean Doyen de Montaillou

Chris Shays and Graham Arader

Michael Kovner

Jane and Bill Nickerson

Tiffany Burnette and Don Casturo

Penny and Joe Low

Mimi and Peter Santry

Tom and Valentina Baptist

Michael and Tia Mahaffy with Marty Cannon

Paige Hershey and David Ogilvy

Tess Oxenstierna, Marlys Appleton, and Mari Vasan

Legendary rock stars’ sons, Lennon and Marley were on hand to raise funds for the Prince Albert II de Monaco Foundation and the Love Over All Foundation at the Better World Awards.

Songwriter and philanthropist, Denise Rich presented the BWA humanitarian award to Kymani Marley.

The Awards brought out an international set, the millionaires and billionaires you imagine you’d see at any Grand Prix party.

Among the guests which included members of the Milinchenko family, newly engaged German beauty, Cecile Ruppman and Rhune Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Brian (Olivia Gaynor) Long. ("Liv" was over nine months pregnant and "Wouldn't miss it!"- and held out to give birth to her new baby boy, Harry, three days, later). The Longs had such a good time they invited everyone to a dancing party at their palatial Monte Carlo apartment the next night.

The Monaco terrace at the Better World Awards 2009 party

Marley flew to Monaco from Jamaica to perform. His Love Over All Foundation was established to help children worldwide in their struggle with sickle disease and diabetes and improving on living conditions for children.

During the evening Marley revealed that two of his children suffer from sickle cell disease and one from diabetes, ultimately inspiring him to establish his foundation -- to make a difference to children’s lives all over the world who suffer from these illnesses.

To raise money he was auctioning off a guitar. The third to last child of the late great Bob Marley (only 5 when his father died) told the crowd that he had played this guitar on his first world tour with Van Halen. Lennon clearly had his sights set on the Marley memorabilia and fought off tough opposition to secure the guitar for 25,000 euros, a generous donation from Lennon to Marley’s Love Over All Foundation!

Nick Chavez, Hofit Golan, and Lamusic Producer Sendafou

Miss Holland

Gina Defranco, Ky Mani Marley, and Denise Rich

Robert Hughes

Keneth Carlsen, Frederik Fetterlein, Cecile Ruppman, and Rune Andersen

Bayden Cooke and Kelly Lowe

Megan and Amy Purssey

Evelyn Boyle and Lisa Mashal

Magnus Eriksson, Mikael, Micke Beckman, John Schreil, and Fredrik Oskarsson

Alexander Moghadam, Olivia Gaynor Long, Brian Long, Suzzana Linhares, and Mrs. Moghadam

Kevin Cushman and friend

French models

Mr. P. Granero and Mrs. Granero

Julian Lennon and Ky Mani Marley

Alexandre and Juliane Jalah

Samatha with Julian Lennon

The Doubles Club juniors members joined with the Club’s Wendy Carduner to throw a smashing party, “Southsides and Sombreros.” A Southside (or Southsider) as you may know is a fabulous cocktail to have under the beach umbrella in the hot summer sun by the sea. It is made with lemon juice, simple syrup, mint leaves, seltzer and gin. They were served Butler Style waiting on trays, as guests streamed through the doors.

Melanie Holland, Greg Dryer, Kevin Smith, Amy Hoadley, Diana Buckston, and David Holland

In other words, everyone was ready to party. Sombrero–shaped, mylar balloons floated above the tables. Dinner was included tasty Corn and Avocado Salad and Crabcakes with Oriental Noodles.

Among those filling the dance floor ‘til midnight and a little beyond were Alex and Louis Rose, Katie Tozer, Mark Gilbertson, Tatiana and Thorne Perkin, Blair and Fazel Hussain, Melanie and David Holland, Paige and Tripp Hardy, Amy Hoadley, John Royall, Allison and Jay Aston, Jodie and P.A. Howard, Roric Tobin, Caroline Duncan, Justin Concannon, Laurie Ferris, Kevin Smith, Abigail Hord, Greg Dryer, Diana Buckston, Patricio Neuss, Mary Van Pelt, Will Harris, Leslie Brown, Walter Ross, Polly Onet, Killian Van Ren, Amy Finlayson, Blakely and Wade Griggs, Lil Phillips, Todd Romano, Anastasia and Alex Coleman, Victoria Lindgren, Doug Steinbrech, Caroline Rowley, Guy Harley, Webb Egerton, Rod Winterrowd, Alatia Bradley, David Bach, Martha Glass, Philip Gorrivan, Denise Wilson, Robert Lindgren and Melissa Berkelhammer.