On
Thursday December 3, 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 Schiff 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.
