I recently attended Gotham Business Network’s first annual cocktail party to benefit Dress for Success. Dress for Success is a not-for-profit organization that promotes economic independence for disadvantaged women giving them professional work clothes, a network of professional support and very important career development tools to help women be productive both in work and in…
African Restaurant Week presented the 2015 Edible Bazaar Benefit which was proudly co-sponsored by Edible Magazine and UBER. The benefit was held on June 9th, 2015 at Taj II which is located at 48 West 21st Street, New York. So when I arrived at Taj, the line for the food served buffet style was very,…
There’s nothing like a fun evening out on the town and Chashama http://www.chashama.org certainly did a great job at their 20th anniversary gala. Chashama is a 501 (C) (3) non-profit organization that supports artists in creating literacy of the heart by turning unutilized real estate into free and subsidized work and presentation space. The organization’s primary…
In 1996, Gabrielle Rich, the daughter of Grammy-nominated songwriter and philanthropist, Denise Rich, a beautiful 27 year old actress and Hodgkin’s survivor succumbed to acute myelogenous leukemia. Yet, though Gabrielle lost her courageous battle to AML, her dream lives on in the work of the organization created in her memory named Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation for…
I was very fortunate the other evening to attend a networking event and had the opportunity to meet Dr. Dilshad Dayani. Dr. Dilshad Dayani is the founder, president and CEO of World Women Global Council (www.thewwgc.org). World Women Global Council (www.wwgc.org) as shared on her web site “is the voice of the young and the…
Concern Worldwide U.S. (www.concernusa.org) is an international humanitarian organization dedicated to tackling poverty and suffering in the world’s poorest countries. Concern Worldwide (www.concernusa.org) works to target poverty as it relates to the provision of food, safe drinking water as well as sanitation and sanitary living conditions. Now The Women of Concern Luncheon is a celebration…
Women’s Campaign Fund (www.wcfonline.org) is celebrating 40 years as the first national organization in the country to financially support women’s candidates. So that on May 15, 2014 The Women’s Campaign Fund (www.wcfonline.org) is hosting a very special event called Parties of Your Choice! This gala, is being held at Eventi, a very fun and…
I was recently invited by The United Nations Foundation (www.unfoundation.org) to a private reception which also included film clips and a panel discussion around the movie Misconception. The movie is a Participant Media’s new Tribeca documentary which looks at the urgent need for women’s reproductive rights across the globe! This both informative and transformative event was held…
On February 27th, 2014 Shared Interest (www.sharedinterest.org) held it’s 20th annual awards gala at Gotham Hall, 1356 Broadway, New York, NY. The gala was a fundraiser to support the mission of Shared Interest. Shared Interest (www.sharedinterest.org) is a New York based social investment fund whose mission it is to help South African’s mobilize their economically…
Black and Tan Entertainment (www.blackandtanentertaiment.com) is a premiere New York City sports and entertainment event production company which produces extraordinary, high profile events across this great country. With over a decade of experience in the industry and with longstanding relationships with athletes, celebrities and sponsors, they are able to develop unique and unforgettable fan experiences…