Charity - Blogs - Tripatini2024-03-28T14:38:44Zhttps://tripatini.com/profiles/blogs/feed/tag/Charity13th Annual Taste of Hope is the American Cancer Society’s signature culinary, wine, and spirits charity event in NYC on May 10, 2018!https://tripatini.com/profiles/blogs/13th-annual-taste-of-hope-is-the-american-cancer-society-s2018-05-01T05:33:16.000Z2018-05-01T05:33:16.000ZDebbie Rodriguezhttps://tripatini.com/members/DebbieRodriguez<div><p><strong>Thursday, May 10, 2018 / Manhattan</strong></p><p><strong>13<sup>th</sup> Annual Taste of Hope is the American Cancer Society’s signature culinary, wine, and spirits event, featuring some of New York’s most popular restaurants and beverage vendors. Guests enjoy a walk-around tasting where they can sample signature dishes, premier wines, and spirits. Now in its 13th year, the event has raised over $1.8 Million to support the American Cancer Society’s mission and goal of eliminating cancer as a major health problem.</strong></p><p><strong>Sarabeth Levine , Culinary Honoree </strong></p><p><strong>Chef Antonio Prontelli , Survivor Honoree</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>For details & tickets: <a href="https://www.tasteofhopenyc.org/">https://www.tasteofhopenyc.org/</a></strong></p><p> <a href="{{#staticFileLink}}9009256852,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img width="320" src="{{#staticFileLink}}9009256852,original{{/staticFileLink}}" class="align-center" alt="9009256852?profile=original" /></a></p><p> </p><p> </p></div>Join us as we celebrate the 28th annual St. Jude Wall Street Taste of New York & be part of one of Wall Street’s largest charity events on November 14, 2017!https://tripatini.com/profiles/blogs/join-us-as-we-celebrate-the-28th-annual-st-jude-wall-street-taste2017-10-24T17:30:00.000Z2017-10-24T17:30:00.000ZDebbie Rodriguezhttps://tripatini.com/members/DebbieRodriguez<div><p style="text-align:center;"><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}9009206455,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img width="550" src="{{#staticFileLink}}9009206455,original{{/staticFileLink}}" class="align-center" alt="9009206455?profile=original" /></a></p><p style="text-align:center;"></p><p style="text-align:center;"></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#000080;" class="font-size-3"><b>Tuesday, November 14, 2017</b></span></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#000080;" class="font-size-3"><b> </b></span></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#000080;" class="font-size-3"><b>28th Annual St. Jude Wall Street Taste of New York</b></span></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#000080;"> </span></p><p align="center"><strong><span style="color:#000080;">Join us as we celebrate the 28th annual St. Jude Wall Street Taste of New York and be part of one of Wall Street’s largest charity events. Each year, more than 600 supporters representing every major financial institution gather to celebrate the lifesaving work conducted at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Guests will enjoy restaurant tastings from some of New York’s finest establishments, cocktails, one of a kind premium auction items, a luxury raffle, and most important they will hear the story of a St. Jude patient and learn of Danny Thomas’ dream that “no child should die in the dawn of life."</span></strong></p><p><span style="color:#000080;"> </span></p><p><span style="color:#333333;"><strong>Guastavino's</strong></span></p><p><span style="color:#333333;"><strong>409 E. 59th St, New York, New York. 5:30 – 9:30 p.m.</strong></span></p><p><span style="color:#333333;"><strong> </strong></span></p><p><span style="color:#333333;"><strong>Tickets: Individual - $1,000. RSVP: Nov. 1</strong></span></p><p><strong><span style="color:#800080;"> </span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color:#800080;"><a href="https://www.stjude.org/get-involved/find-an-event/dinners-and-galas/wall-street-taste-of-new-york.html"><span style="color:#800080;">https://www.stjude.org/get-involved/find-an-event/dinners-and-galas/wall-street-taste-of-new-york.html</span></a></span></strong></p><p><span style="color:#800080;"> </span></p><p align="center">CO-CHAIRS</p><p align="center">Michael Breheney<br /> <i>Bank of America - Merrill Lynch</i></p><p align="center">Pat Collier<br /> <i>ClearBridge Investments</i></p><p align="center">Joseph Mazzella<br /> <i>Canaccord Genuity</i></p><p align="center">Joe Mecane <br /> <i>Citadel Securities</i></p><p align="center">Joseph M. Mecane<br /> <i>Barclays Capital</i></p><p align="center">William O'Brien</p><p align="center">Catherine Rosen<br /> <i>Zweig-DiMenna Associates</i></p><p align="center">Darrin Sokol<br /> <i>Lazard Asset Management</i></p><p align="center">B. Todd Trimmer <br /> <i>Auerbach Grayson & Company</i></p><p align="center">Todd Trimmer<br /> <i>Jones Trading</i></p><p align="center">Tom Wright<br /> <i>JMP Group Inc.</i></p><p> </p></div>Join us at the OCTOBER BALL in NYC, a black-tie event to benefit the Catholic Big Sisters Big Brothers charity organization!https://tripatini.com/profiles/blogs/join-us-at-the-october-ball-in-nyc-a-black-tie-event-to-benefit-12017-10-10T05:43:34.000Z2017-10-10T05:43:34.000ZDebbie Rodriguezhttps://tripatini.com/members/DebbieRodriguez<div><p><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}9009203488,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img width="500" src="{{#staticFileLink}}9009203488,original{{/staticFileLink}}" class="align-center" alt="9009203488?profile=original" /></a></p><p></p><p><span style="color:#333399;"><strong>Saturday, October 28, 2017</strong></span><br /><span style="color:#333399;"><strong>OCTOBER BALL / NYC</strong></span></p><p><span style="color:#333399;"><strong>Every October, hundreds of young professionals gather at the New York Public Library for a glamorous black tie ball to benefit the Catholic Big Sisters Big Brothers charity organization.</strong></span><br /><span style="color:#333399;"><strong>CHAIRS: Marisol Tudela Blondet -- Alison Carter Cognetti -- Katzie Guy-Hamilton -- Ariel Phipps Segal</strong></span></p><div class="text_exposed_show"><p><span style="color:#800080;"><strong>Visit <a href="http://www.cbsbb.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#800080;">www.cbsbb.org</span></a> for more information & tickets.</strong></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color:#800080;">Since 1902, the mission of the <strong>Catholic Big Sisters & Big Brothers</strong> has been to address the challenges facing youth living in New York City's low-income neighborhoods by providing one-to-one community-based mentoring services, supported by family counseling and skill learning programs. We seek to improve the lives of children of all faiths, empowering them to recognize, reach for and achieve their full potential as self-sufficient adults. For every $1,000 raised, a one-to-one match is supported for one year.</span></p></div></div>Join us at The Blood Ball charity event in NYC..Benefiting DKMS on October 26, 2017!https://tripatini.com/profiles/blogs/join-us-at-the-blood-ball-charity-event-in-nyc-benefiting-dkms-on2017-10-10T04:02:03.000Z2017-10-10T04:02:03.000ZDebbie Rodriguezhttps://tripatini.com/members/DebbieRodriguez<div><p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#993366;"><strong><span style="font-family:georgia, palatino;"><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}9009203260,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img width="400" src="{{#staticFileLink}}9009203260,original{{/staticFileLink}}" alt="9009203260?profile=original" /></a></span></strong></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color:#993366;"><strong><span style="font-family:georgia, palatino;">Thursday, October 26, 2017 / Manhattan</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong><span style="font-family:georgia, palatino;">The Blood Ball. Benefiting DKMS</span></strong></span></p><p><strong><span style="color:#000080;font-family:georgia, palatino;">The <span style="color:#ff0000;">Blood Ball</span> is an exclusive Halloween-inspired benefit that takes place at one of Manhattan’s most sought-after venues, Spring Place in Tribeca, 6 St. Johns Lane, NYC. 8:00 PM.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color:#000080;font-family:georgia, palatino;">The event comprises an elite gathering of upscale professionals from the beauty, entertainment, fashion and finance industries who come together for an unforgettable evening of music, dancing, cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and special performances – all in the spirit of saving lives. Approx 500 upscale NYC-area professionals are expected for an unforgettable evening of music, dancing, cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and special performances—all in the spirit of saving lives. Masquerade Attire!</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color:#000080;font-family:georgia, palatino;">Proceeds from the <span style="color:#ff0000;">Blood Ball</span> will support the work of DKMS to connect patients with blood cancers like leukemia and lymphoma with bone marrow donors who can give them second chances at life.</span></strong></p><p></p><p><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong><span style="font-family:georgia, palatino;"><span style="color:#993366;">Get tickets now at:</span> <a href="https://bloodball.org/"><span style="color:#0000ff;">https://bloodball.org/</span></a></span></strong></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color:#000080;font-family:georgia, palatino;">See all the exciting moments from the 2016 Blood Ball: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10154655988489691.1073741875.31625604690&type=1&l=8e82654aea">https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10154655988489691.1073741875.31625604690&type=1&l=8e82654aea</a></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color:#000080;font-family:georgia, palatino;">About the Venue: <a href="https://www.springplace.com/"><span style="color:#000080;">https://www.springplace.com/</span></a></span></p><p><span style="color:#000080;font-family:georgia, palatino;">The DKMS Blood Ball is a Halloween-inspired, elite gathering of upscale professionals from the beauty, entertainment, fashion and finance industries who come together for an unforgettable evening of music, dancing, cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and special performances – all in the spirit of saving lives.</span></p><p><span style="color:#000080;font-family:georgia, palatino;">100% of the proceeds from The Blood Ball fund the DKMS mission to delete blood cancer once and for all.</span></p><p><span style="color:#000080;font-family:georgia, palatino;"> </span></p><p><span style="color:#000080;font-family:georgia, palatino;"> </span></p><p><span style="color:#000080;font-family:georgia, palatino;"> </span></p></div>3rd Annual St. Jude Hope in the Hamptons, a charity event on July 15, 2017, celebrating the lifesaving mission of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.https://tripatini.com/profiles/blogs/3rd-annual-st-jude-hope-in-the-hamptons-a-charity-event-on-july2017-07-11T05:00:00.000Z2017-07-11T05:00:00.000ZDebbie Rodriguezhttps://tripatini.com/members/DebbieRodriguez<div><p style="text-align:center;"><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}9296625667,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img width="475" src="{{#staticFileLink}}9296625667,original{{/staticFileLink}}" class="align-center" alt="9296625667?profile=original" /></a></p><p><span style="color:#333399;font-family:georgia, palatino;" class="font-size-2"><b>Saturday, July 15, 2017</b></span></p><p><span style="color:#333399;font-family:georgia, palatino;" class="font-size-2"><b>Third Annual St. Jude Hope in the Hamptons</b></span></p><p><span style="color:#333399;font-family:georgia, palatino;" class="font-size-2"><b> </b></span></p><p><span style="color:#333399;font-family:georgia, palatino;" class="font-size-2"><b>Please join us at a private home for the third annual St. Jude Hope in the Hamptons, the premier South Fork event celebrating the lifesaving mission of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The evening will feature cocktails, farm fresh fare, live entertainment by Majic Music, fabulous silent and live auctions, and a special "Give to Live" opportunity. 6:00-10:30 p.m. Water Mill, NY.</b></span></p><p><span style="color:#333399;"><b> </b></span></p><p><span style="color:#333399;font-family:georgia, palatino;"><b>TICKETS After June 15:</b></span></p><p><span style="color:#333399;font-family:georgia, palatino;"><b>Tickets - $300. Table - $3,000</b></span></p><p><span style="color:#333399;font-family:georgia, palatino;"><b> </b></span></p><p><span style="color:#333399;font-family:georgia, palatino;"><b>St. Jude is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other deadly diseases. We pay for treatment, travel, housing and food – because all a family should worry about is helping their child live.</b></span></p><p><span style="color:#333399;font-family:georgia, palatino;"><b> </b></span></p><p><span style="color:#333399;font-family:georgia, palatino;"><b>St. Jude: St. Jude is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other deadly diseases. Everything we do is centered on finding cures and saving children. Families never receive a bill from St. Jude. We pay for treatment, travel, housing and food – because all a family should worry about is helping their child live.</b></span></p><p><span style="color:#333399;font-family:georgia, palatino;"><b> </b></span></p><p><span style="color:#333399;font-family:georgia, palatino;"><b>For sponsorship opportunities, tickets & details, visit <a href="http://www.stjude.org/hopeinthehamptons"><span style="color:#333399;">www.stjude.org/hopeinthehamptons</span></a> or</b></span></p><p><span style="color:#333399;font-family:georgia, palatino;"><b>Contact Alexandra Shaheen | alexandra.shaheen@stjude.org | (212) 379-1600</b></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color:#333399;font-family:georgia, palatino;"><b> </b></span></p><p><span style="color:#333399;font-family:georgia, palatino;"><b><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}9009166484,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img width="269" src="{{#staticFileLink}}9009166484,original{{/staticFileLink}}" class="align-center" alt="9009166484?profile=original" /></a> </b></span></p></div>Saturday, July 13, 2013
The 2013 Midsummer Party—the first to be held at the new Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill. Experience this festive occasion with the most noted faces in the art world while enjhttps://tripatini.com/profiles/blogs/3169359-BlogPost-5169322013-06-26T18:21:17.000Z2013-06-26T18:21:17.000ZDebbie Rodriguezhttps://tripatini.com/members/DebbieRodriguez<div><p>Saturday, July 13, 2013</p><p>The 2013 Midsummer Party—the first to be held at the new Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill. Experience this festive occasion with the most noted faces in the art world while enjoying a spectacular, not-to-be-missed Hamptons event in a truly remarkable setting.<span>Tickets available for the <a href="https://327.blackbaudhosting.com/327/Midsummer-Party-After-Ten">After Ten</a> Party</span>: 10 pm - 1 am. Dancing, Drinks and Dessert: $200 per person ($225 after July 1). Dinner Tickets are Sold Out<span><i>. <a href="http://parrishart.org/programs/130#.UcsuOEITsXo">http://parrishart.org/programs/130#.UcsuOEITsXo</a>. </i></span> For more information, call the Benefit Events Office at 631-283-2118 x133 or <span><a href="mailto:benefitevents@parrishart.org">benefitevents@parrishart.org</a></span></p><p><span><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}9008772264,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img src="{{#staticFileLink}}9008772264,original{{/staticFileLink}}" width="470" class="align-full" alt="9008772264?profile=original" /></a></span></p></div>Saturday, July 20th ROCK THE DOCK FOR BAY STREET! Summer Gala Benefit Bash Hosted by Susan Luccihttps://tripatini.com/profiles/blogs/saturday-july-20th-rock-the-dock-for-bay-street-summer-gala2013-06-26T19:38:59.000Z2013-06-26T19:38:59.000ZDebbie Rodriguezhttps://tripatini.com/members/DebbieRodriguez<div><p>Saturday, July 20th <br /> ROCK THE DOCK FOR BAY STREET! Summer Gala Benefit Bash Hosted by Susan Lucci. The Long Wharf in Sag Harbor. Cocktails, Hors d'oeuvres, Sit-down Dinner, Dancing, Fantasy Silent & Live Auctions. Come join the fun as we celebrate with dinner and dancing! 6:30 pm. All new this year is the $150 option to join the fun from 9-11 pm for Dessert, Drinks & Dancing! Our Fantasy live and silent auctions include - a chance to go backstage with Donny & Marie Osmond after their Live Las Vegas show, VIP tickets and a "meet & greet" to LIVE with Kelly & Michael after the show - PLUS vacation getaways at a Four Seasons resort, The Ritz Carlton Orlando - Grande Lakes, a Wimco Villa in St. Bart.s and more! Individual tickets and VIP tables are available from $550 to $50,000. Contact Jessica today at 631.725.0818 or email jessica@baystreet.org for information! <a href="http://www.baystreet.org/3e/uploaded/GALA/2013_gala_order_form.pdf">baystreet.org</a></p><p><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}9008771293,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img width="550" src="{{#staticFileLink}}9008771293,original{{/staticFileLink}}" class="align-full" alt="9008771293?profile=original" /></a></p></div>The James Beard Foundation’s Chefs & Champagne July 20, 2013https://tripatini.com/profiles/blogs/the-james-beard-foundation-s-chefs-champagne-july-20-20132013-07-08T20:30:00.000Z2013-07-08T20:30:00.000ZDebbie Rodriguezhttps://tripatini.com/members/DebbieRodriguez<div><p><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}9008777256,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img src="{{#staticFileLink}}9008777256,original{{/staticFileLink}}" width="155" class="align-full" alt="9008777256?profile=original" /></a></p><p><span>Saturday, July 20, 2013</span> </p><p>The James Beard Foundation (JBF) will honor multiple James Beard Award-winning TV personality, chef, food writer and teacher <b>Andrew Zimmern</b> at <b>Chefs & Champagne</b><span></span> <b>New York</b>, the Foundation's annual summer fundraiser in the Hamptons at the <b>Wölffer Estate Vineyard</b>. This sumptuous tasting party will feature flowing <b>Champagne, the wines of Wölffer Estate Vineyard, Stella Artois</b><span></span> <b>Belgian lager,</b> and culinary offerings from a select group of more than 35 renowned chefs, many from JBF Award–winning restaurants. At <b>Wölffer Estate</b><span>,</span> 185 Sagg Rd<span>,</span> Sagaponack, NY </p><p><b>*Chefs & Champagne</b><span></span> <b>NY MAIN EVENT</b> 6-8:30 pm</p><p><b>*Chefs & Champagne</b><span></span><b> NY VIP EXPERIENCE</b> 5-10 pm</p><p> </p><p>A multiple James Beard Award-winning TV personality, chef, food writer and teacher, <b>Andrew Zimmern</b> is also the host and co-executive producer of Travel Channel’s hit series, <i>Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern</i> and <i>Bizarre Foods America</i>. As this year’s guest of honor, Zimmern has graciously announced a charitable partnership with <b>eyebobs</b>, <span>a leading U.S. eyewear company specializing in reading glasses. A portion of the proceeds from “The Zimm,” Zimmern’s new style of limited-edition eyeglass frames,</span> will be dedicated to furthering the James Beard Foundation’s mission and programs. "The Zimm" follows eyebobs’s 2012 collaboration with style icon Iris Apfel and the company's 2011 collaboration with Katie Couric.</p><p><b> </b></p><p><b>Chefs & Champagne</b><span><sup></sup></span> <b>New York</b> is considered the East End’s premiere culinary event. Funds raised at the event help support the James Beard Foundation’s wide variety of initiatives, including culinary student scholarships and the organization's annual food conference on sustainability, public health, and nutrition. A silent auction consisting of fine dining experiences, wines and spirits, cookware, and culinary travel packages will also raise funds for the organization. In addition, the 2013 recipient of the Christian Wölffer Scholarship for wine and food studies will be announced.</p><p> </p><p><b>General Admission:</b> JBF Members $200, Non-members $275. General admission includes: all tastings, silent auction bidding opportunities, & gift bag.</p><p><b>VIP Premium Admission:</b> $375 for JBF Members & Non-members. VIP tables of 10: $4,000. VIP experience includes exclusive reception with early access to all tastings; advanced silent auction preview; reserved table seating; access to VIP After-Party (8:30-10 pm); & a gift bag. To become a member of the James Beard Foundation:…….For reservations and more information, please contact the James Beard Foundation at (212) 627-2308 or go to <a href="http://www.jamesbeard.org/events/chefs-champagne-andrew-zimmern"><span>jamesbeard.org/chefsandchampagne</span></a>. Visa Signature<span><sup></sup></span> is the preferred card of the James Beard Foundation. In addition, “The Zimm” frames can be pre-ordered today on <a href="http://www.eyebobs.com/"><span>www.eyebobs.com</span></a>, and will also be available for purchase on site at Chefs & Champagne® New York.</p><p> </p><p><b>Event Sponsors</b><span><b><sup>*</sup></b></span><b>: </b>Badoit<span></span> Sparkling Natural Mineral Water; Celebrity Cruises<span><sup></sup></span>; Delta Air Lines; evian<span></span> Natural Spring Water; <i>ForbesLife;</i> Forever Cheese; Melissa’s; Roland Foods; Royal Cup Coffee; Skuna Bay Salmon; Stella Artois<span><sup></sup></span>; VerTerra; Wölffer Estate Vineyard; WVVH-Hamptons TV<span><sup></sup></span><span>.</span> <b>VIP After-Party Official Sponsor: </b>Empire City Casino.</p><p><b> </b></p><p><b>Chefs</b><span><b><sup>*</sup></b></span><b>:Franklin</b> <b>Becker</b>, Cast Iron, NYC (Fall 2013); <b>Ari Bokovza</b> and Pastry Chef <b>Colleen Grapes,</b> The Harrison, NYC; <b> Anthony</b> <b>Bucco</b>, Ryland Inn, Whitehouse Station, NJ; <b>Floyd Cardoz</b>, North End Grill, NYC; <b>Clifford Crooks,</b> ESquared Hospitality, NY; <b>Patrick</b> <b>Feury</b>, Nectar, Berwyn, PA; <b>Timothy Fischer</b>, Restaurant Latour at Crystal Springs Resort, Hamburg, NJ; <b>Tom</b> <b>Fraker</b>, Melissa’s; <b>Alex</b> <b>Guarnaschelli</b><span><b><sup>#</sup></b></span>, Butter Restaurant and The Darby, NYC; <b>Evan</b> <b>Hanczor</b>, Parish Hall, Brooklyn, NY; <b>Todd Jacobs</b>, Fresh, Bridgehampton, NY; <b>Stefan</b> <b>Karlsson</b>, Fond, Gothenburg, Sweden; <b>Dan Kluger,</b> ABC Kitchen, NYC; <b>Matthew Lightner,</b> Atera, NYC; <b>Dean James Max</b> and <b> Ali Goss</b>, Parallel Post, Trumbull, CT; <b>Shane McBride,</b> Balthazar and Schiller’s Liquor Bar, NYC; <b>George Mendes</b>, Aldea, NYC; <b>James Merker,</b> Mile End Delicatessen, NYC; <b>Ashley Merriman,</b> The Waverly Inn, NYC: <b>Eric</b> <b>Miller</b>, Madison & Main, Sag Harbor, NY; <b>Todd Mitgang,</b> Crave Fishbar, NYC; <b>Masaharu</b> <b>Morimoto</b>, Morimoto and Tribeca Canvas, NYC; <b>Billy Oliva,</b> Delmonico’s, NYC and Southampton; Pastry Chef <b>Ron Paprocki</b>, Gotham Bar and Grill, NYC; Pastry Chef <b>Carolina Perego,</b> Citarella and Fulton, NYC; <b>Bryan Petroff</b> and <b>Doug Quint,</b> Big Gay Ice Cream, NYC; <b>Maricel Presilla</b><span><b><sup>#</sup></b></span><b>,</b> Cucharamama and Zafra, Hoboken, NJ; <b>Olivier</b> <b>Quignon</b>, Bar Boulud, NYC; <b>Michel</b> <b>Richard</b><span><b><sup>#</sup></b></span>, Central Michel Richard, Washington D.C.; <b>Rosa</b> <b>Ross</b>; Scrimshaw, Greenport, NY; <b>Alex Stupak</b>, Empellón Cocina and Empellón Taqueria, NYC; <b>John A Suley</b>, Celebrity Cruises<span></span><b>;</b> Pastry Chef <b>Abby Swain,</b> Craft and Craftbar, NYC; <b>Jason Weiner</b>, Almond and L&W Oyster Co., Bridgehampton, NY and NYC; <b>Hayan</b> <b>Yi</b>, Corkbuzz Wine Studio, NYC; Pastry Chef <b>Zac</b> <b>Young</b>, David Burke Kitchen, NYC.</p><p><b>* Confirmed to date</b></p><p>#<b>James Beard Award Winner</b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b>About the James Beard Foundation</b></p><p>Founded in 1986, the James Beard Foundation's mission is to celebrate, nurture, and honor America's diverse culinary heritage through programs that educate and inspire. A cookbook author and teacher with an encyclopedic knowledge about food, James Beard, who died in 1985, was a champion of American cuisine. He helped educate and mentor generations of professional chefs and food enthusiasts, instilling in them the value of wholesome, healthful and delicious food. Today the Beard Foundation continues in the same spirit by administering a number of diverse programs that include educational initiatives, food industry awards, scholarships for culinary students, publications, chef advocacy training, and thought-leader convening. The Foundation also maintains the historic James Beard House in New York City’s Greenwich Village as a “performance space” for visiting chefs. In September of 2012, the Foundation launched the Diplomatic Culinary Partnership with the U.S. Department of State’s Office of Protocol and helped create the American Chef Corps as a way to champion American chefs abroad, promote American food products and foster an interest in American culinary culture and history through international programs and initiatives. For more information, please visit <a href="http://www.jamesbeard.org/"><span>www.jamesbeard.org</span></a>. Find insights on food at the James Beard Foundation’s blog <a href="http://www.jamesbeard.org/blog/"><span>Delights & Prejudices</span></a>. Join the James Beard Foundation on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/beardfoundation"><span>Facebook</span></a>. Follow the James Beard Foundation on <a href="http://twitter.com/beardfoundation"><span>Twitter</span></a> and <a href="http://instagram.com/jamesbeardfoundation"><span>Instagram</span></a></p><p> </p><p></p><p></p><p></p></div>Decorators-Designers-Dealers Sale, Auctions and Cocktail Party Gala Saturday, June 1, 2013https://tripatini.com/profiles/blogs/decorators-designers-dealers-sale-auctions-and-cocktail-party2013-05-29T02:31:58.000Z2013-05-29T02:31:58.000ZDebbie Rodriguezhttps://tripatini.com/members/DebbieRodriguez<div><table width="671" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="middle"><p style="text-align:center;">Decorators-Designers-Dealers Sale, Auctions and Cocktail Party Gala</p><p style="text-align:center;">Saturday, June 1, 2013</p><table cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="middle"><p>x</p><p><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}9008771074,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img src="{{#staticFileLink}}9008771074,original{{/staticFileLink}}" width="404" class="align-center" height="107" alt="9008771074?profile=original" /></a></p><table width="671" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="middle"><p>The 21st Annual Southampton Fresh Air Home’s Decorators-Designers-Dealers (DDD) Sale, Auctions and Cocktail Party Gala will be held on Saturday, June 1, 2013 in Southampton from 5-8:30 pm. This highly anticipated event is the opening fundraising party of the summer season, and features our famous live, silent and wine auctions and an extraordinary home furnishings and antiques sale. For details: <a href="http://www.sfah.org/ddd.html">http://www.sfah.org/ddd.html</a></p><p></p><p>The Auctions feature items from top names in fashion, jewelry, travel, fine dining, entertainment, sports, health and beauty. Priceless one-of-a-kind items include exotic vacations at private resorts, exclusive dining experiences with top chefs in beautiful homes, golf outings at some of the fabulous East End golf courses, photo shoots, and so much more! The Wine Auction will feature a selection of wines that could rival the best of any private collection. </p><p>The fabulous furniture sale will feature choice and rare antiques, gently used and new home furnishings—designer furniture, lamps, paintings, framed prints, fabrics, decorative accessories and much, much more. For almost two decades, guests from Manhattan, Connecticut, Palm Beach and the Hamptons have lined up hours in advance to have first choice of these extraordinary treasures, beautifully showcased by our design team, and offered at amazing prices.</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><p>This highly anticipated event is the opening fundraising party of the summer season, and features our famous live, silent and wine auctions and an extraordinary home furnishings and antiques sale.</p></td></tr></tbody></table></div>Sympho's immersive "Ascending Darkness" is on May 8, 2013 at 8 p.m. at Manhattan's famed Church of the Ascension. Church of the Ascension at Fifth Ave & 10th St, NYC. For tickets & details: http://wwwhttps://tripatini.com/profiles/blogs/3169359-BlogPost-4642532013-04-21T18:00:00.000Z2013-04-21T18:00:00.000ZDebbie Rodriguezhttps://tripatini.com/members/DebbieRodriguez<div><p></p><p><span><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}9008770671,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img width="750" src="{{#staticFileLink}}9008770671,original{{/staticFileLink}}" class="align-full" alt="9008770671?profile=original" /></a></span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Sympho's immersive "Ascending Darkness" is on May 8, 2013 at 8 p.m. at Manhattan's famed Church of the Ascension. Church of the Ascension at Fifth Ave & 10th St, NYC. For tickets & details: <a href="http://www.symphoconcerts.org/tickets.php">http://www.symphoconcerts.org/tickets.php</a></p><table cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><p></p><p>Don't miss Sympho's newest concert experience, "Ascending Darkness." Join us as we transport you into a gorgeous, meditative, spiritual place. In this dream-state, we will follow our archetypal hero on a quest for enlightenment. Layers of darkness and light assist as metaphors for levels of consciousness, and music from composers as varied as Rameau, Pärt, Grieg, and Messiaen combine in a non-stop stream of hauntingly beautiful melodies. </p><p></p><p>(Patron/Benefactor/Sponsor ticket buyers for Ascending Darkness will be listed in those categories on Sympho's donor list and will be invited to an Exclusive Post-Concert Reception with Artistic Director and Conductor Paul Haas.)</p><p></p><p><span>Tickets:<br /> $500 Patron* (premium seating + post-concert reception) <br /> $250 Benefactor* (preferred seating + post-concert reception)<br /> $100 Sponsor* (reserved seating + post-concert reception) <br /> Reserved $50, General $25, Student $15 (ID required)</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span>Also: The multimedia extravaganza "KAPOW!" will take place on June 12, 2013 at 7 pm at NYC's Rubin Museum of Art.</span></p><p><span> </span></p></div>GlamourGals Foundation Hosts “Illuminate” Cocktail Benefit “Expect the Unexpected” 2/22/13https://tripatini.com/profiles/blogs/glamourgals-foundation-hosts-illuminate-cocktail-benefit-expect2013-02-15T18:30:00.000Z2013-02-15T18:30:00.000ZDebbie Rodriguezhttps://tripatini.com/members/DebbieRodriguez<div><p></p><p>Friday, February. 22, 2013<br /> The GlamourGals Foundation Hosts “Illuminate” Cocktail Benefit “Expect the Unexpected” The 3rd annual Illuminate, held in support of the GlamourGals Foundation, will take place at the Museum of the City of NY at 1220 5th Ave, NYC, from 7-11 pm. Join special hosts for an evening of cocktails, dancing, live and silent auctions, exclusive gallery access, plus some extraordinary entertainment. Guests will have exclusive access to the galleries at the Museum of the City of NY and the evening will feature an open bar with specialty cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and dancing, plus a silent and live auction, featuring a commissioned piece by the Alois Kronschlaeger and Cristin Tierney Gallery, which will be auctioned off later in the evening. Auctioneer and host Brennan Lothery will help raise support for GlamourGals by auctioning off five exclusive items, including a Delta vacation package anywhere in the continental US, a Napa Valley Wine tour, a two night stay at the Greenwich Hotel and a personalized portrait from Kramer Portraits. <span>For further details, please go to the GlamourGals Foundations's Event Facebook page at </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/199246590213846/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/events/199246590213846/</a><br /> Registration costs $150 and can be purchased at glamourgals.org. </p><p><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}9008752884,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img width="750" src="{{#staticFileLink}}9008752884,original{{/staticFileLink}}" class="align-full" alt="9008752884?profile=original" /></a><br /> Lambrina Mathews, a co-chair and a GlamourGals advisory board member, presented the perfect location to fellow co-chair and advisory board member, Lauren Ruotolo and vice president, Kavita Mehra. “Kavita and Lauren have done a tremendous job of putting together this event,” explained Lambrina. “I have really enjoyed working with them, and look forward to an exciting evening to benefit a great organization and worthy cause.”</p><p><br /> A group of special guest hosts will also be at the event, including entertainment personality Micah Jesse from micahjesse.com, meteorologist Mike Woods from “Good Day New York,” Carol Incarnacao-Schirm, an associate at The Law Offices of Elaine D. Papas, Samantha Braunstein, an associate at Kaye Scholer, LLP, Jennifer Leidel, an integrated client marketing associate for “Sports Illustrated,” Brian R. Sliwinski, financial advisor for The Izzo Group, Deanna E. Kory, senior vice president at the Corcoran Group Real Estate Marisa Warren, global channels executive, entrepreneur, Jennifer Neumann, entrepreneur and Brennan Lothery, wealth management advisor at Wealth Management Group, LLC.  GlamourGals is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit which inspires and organizes teens to provide ongoing companionship and complimentary beauty makeovers to women living in senior homes since 2000. GlamourGals has 83 chapters across the country that engage 1,600 teen volunteers to serve more than 2,000 senior women in 14 states. Oprah Winfrey, “The New York Times,” and the Saturday “Early Show” on CBS have all commended the GlamourGals program. For more information, please visit <a href="http://www.GlamourGals.org">www.GlamourGals.org</a>. Contact Kavita Mehra, VP Vice President, GlamourGals Foundation 631.404.0761; Kavita at glamourgals.org. <a href="http://www.glamourgals.org">www.glamourgals.org</a></p></div>Friendly Planet Travel Joins Kiva to Fight Global Povertyhttps://tripatini.com/profiles/blogs/friendly-planet-travel-joins2009-08-17T18:46:57.000Z2009-08-17T18:46:57.000ZPeggy Goldmanhttps://tripatini.com/members/PeggyGoldman<div><img src="{{#staticFileLink}}9008538676,original{{/staticFileLink}}" alt="" width="314" height="196" style="float:right;" />All travelers have an appreciation for the natural beauty, unique culture and fascinating history of the foreign lands they explore. And it is through this exploration that they also see the flip side of those exotic lands, the hardships endured by some of the people, devastating poverty amid the cultural treasures, lack of basic resources such as clean water, electricity, proper shelter, and crippling social class distinctions that crush hopes and dreams. Inspired by Nobel Prize Laureate Mohammad Younis and his Grameen Bank, who proved that a small amount of money in the right hands can make huge changes in the lives of people, <a href="http://www.friendlyplanettravel.com" target="_blank">Friendly Planet Travel</a> has joined <a href="http://www.kiva.org" target="_blank">Kiva</a> to establish a <a href="http://www.kiva.org/team/friendlyplanettravel" target="_blank">company lending team</a> to provide micro-loans to struggling entrepreneurs around the world. Kiva is the world’s first person-to-person micro-lending Web site which makes it possible to lend small amounts of money directly to individual entrepreneurs. The Friendly Planet Travel Kiva page can be found at www.kiva.org/team/FriendlyPlanetTravel.“A micro-loan of as little as $25 can help a seamstress in Uganda or a mechanic in Guatemala purchase the equipment or goods they need to expand their business and make it profitable and self-sustaining,” says Zach Grossman, Reservations Associate and Friendly Planet Travel Kiva team leader. Grossman also started the Kiva initiative at Friendly Planet Travel, envisioning a company team that could easily number in the hundreds which, in turn, could raise thousands in loan funds. “Millions of people simply don’t have the resources or opportunities to prosper. Giving a micro-loan is like giving a person the tools they need not only to survive but to lift themselves out of poverty.”Friendly Planet Travel is asking all of their friends and travelers to join them in giving back to those amazing destinations they visit. Through Kiva, individuals help real people make strides towards economic independence and improved lives for themselves, their families, and their communities. Friendly Planet has offered to add $25 to the accounts of the first 40 members to join the Friendly Planet Kiva lending team and lend $25 or more of their own. Four days after the launch of the Friendly Planet Travel lending team, more than 100 people had joined and funded their loans, bringing the total loans to $5,000 sent to entrepreneurs in countries such as Peru, Uganda, and Cambodia, to name just a few. Visit the Friendly Planet Travel blog to see why company Founder and President Peggy Goldman chose to align her company with Kiva.For more information about Friendly Planet Travel’s Kiva lending team, please visit the company’s blog at http://FriendlyPlanetTravel.com/blog, the Kiva lending page at http://www.kiva.org/team/FriendlyPlanetTravel; or contact Jackie Zima at 610-228-2138 (office), 215-534-2973 (mobile), or Jackie@GregoryFCA.com.</div>