On
Wednesday, May 13, 2009 The Society of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center hosted its 2nd Annual Spring Ball at the Plaza Hotel. The Society's
biggest event of the year, this glamorous evening featured cocktails,
dinner and dancing, as well as an exciting live performance by Grammy
Award Winner, R&B singer-songwriter, Macy Gray. With
350 guests in attendance, the high-profile crowd of The Society's
members and leaders in fashion and media rocked the dance floor to
hit-single “I Try.”
The event was co-chaired by Muffie Potter Aston, Sara Ayres, Tory
Burch, Shafi Roepers, and Caryn Zucker. Constance Casey and Dr.
Harold Varmus and Mr. and Mrs. Douglas A. Warner III were honorary
co-chairs. David Anton and Neva Martin Anton, Libby Fitzgerald,
Danielle Ganek, Alexia Hamm Ryan, Rachel Hovnanian, Richard
and Dana Kirshenbaum, David H. Koch, Karin Luter, Ashley
McDermott, Jamie Niven, Dee Dee Ricks, Renee Rockefeller, Jill
Roosevelt, Helen Lee Schifter, Lavinia and Brian Snyder,
and Martha Webster were event vice chairs.
President Leslie Jones introduced a compelling video produced by NBC
on the important work of The Society to improve the quality of patient
care at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, followed by a heartfelt
invitation for pledges by Sotheby's Auctioneer and Society Board
member Jamie Niven.
Sponsored by NBC Universal, the Grand Ballroom was transformed with
elegant décor by New York's leading event and floral designer,
Andrew Pascoe and guests partied late into the night with music by
DJ Tom Finn. At the end of the night, the ladies excitedly took
home a special gift bag containing Tory Burch flip-flops, perfect for
retiring dancing shoes. Overall, this grand affair raised
nearly one million dollars to benefit The Society's patient care,
research, and education programs at MSKCC.
Guests Included: Robert DeNiro and Grace Hightower, Tory Burch, LL
Cool J and Simone Johnson, Muffie Potter Aston, Sara Ayres, Shafi Roepers,
Jeff and Caryn Zucker, Tiki and Ginny Barber, Mort Zuckerman, Lyor
Cohen, Gilles Mendel, Shoshanna Gruss, Elizabeth Fekkai, Paul and Dayssi
Olarte Kanavos, Christopher and Sherman Meloni, Billy Norwich,
Valesca Guerrand Hermes, Marjorie Gubelmann, Hilary Gumbel, Stephanie
Winston Wolkoff, Gigi Mortimer, Dennis Basso, Kathie Lee and Frank
Gifford, Hoda Kotb, Natalie Morales, Nina and Mitch Davidson, Lisa
Errico, Alexia Hamm Ryan, Peter and Leslie Jones, Leslie Heaney, Lisa
McCarthy, Heather Leeds, Anne Grauso, Alexandra Lebenthal, Somers and
Jonathan Farkas, Nicole Limbocker, Chappy and Melissa Morris, Meredith
Melling Burke, Webb Egerton, Martha Glass, Peter and Jamee Gregory, Sylvester
and Gillian Miniter, Alison Minton, Kimberly Kravis Schulhof, Dee Dee
Ricks, Gunnar and Claudia Overstrom, Dr. Harold Varmus and Constance
Casey, Mr. and Mrs. Douglas A. Warner III, Jennifer Creel, Suzanne
Johnson, Heather Mnuchin, Mary Snow, Bobby and Jill Zarin, among others.
