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03/15/2013 - Asia Week New York Kick-off Reception at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum,
03/12/2013 - Third Annual Fountain House Associates Spring Breakfast: “Between The Sheets”
03/05/2013 - NYU LANGONE MEDICAL CENTER’S FACES GALA HONORING LEON CHARNEY RAISED $4.5 MILLION
02/23/2013 - "I Have A Voice" fundraiser for Gigi's PLAYHOUSE
02/23/2013 - Eleventh Annual “Thanksgiving in February” Feeds over 500 of New York’s Needy
02/21/2013 - The French Heritage Society's Annual Palm Beach Gala Dinner
02/21/2013 - 24th Annual Gala of Heart & Soul Charitable Fund Auction at Christie’s
02/21/2013 - Eva Longoria Hosts Benefit for “Food Chains” Documentary - Exposes Exploitation in Am’s Farm Labor
02/13/2013 - Verdura hosts a fundraiser for“The Michael Feinstein American Songbook Initiative”
02/13/2013 - Lost and Found: The Pinajian Discovery, a benefit preview for the Fund for Armenian Relief
02/08/2013 - 56th Annual Red Cross Ball in Palm Beach
02/07/2013 - Lost and Found: The Pinajian Discovery benefit preview for the Fund for Armenian Relief
02/06/2013 - All Star Orchestra’s Preview Screening of their New Classical Music and On-line Education Television
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Animal Care & Control Fifth Annual Spring Fling
05/11/2012 - By www.michaelmcauliffe.us

Animal Care & Control Fifth Annual Spring Fling
Photos by Michael McAuliffe 212-842-1660 / Society-Photos.com

Samantha Boivin, Michelle Young and Carol Moniz

Friday May 11th brought a beautiful and temperate evening to New Yorkers arriving at Gramercy Park.

Across from the south entrance to the park guests and passersby alike were greeted by three rescue dogs at The National Arts Club, where pet lovers and other humane humans joined together in common cause. The event was the fifth annual Animal Care Spring Fling, hosted by the non-profit Animal Care & Control of NYC. Guests ascended the elegant main stairway of the club and entered the main gallery which is chock full of some of the finest artwork south of MOMA. Taking cues from both the architecture and the art collection, the music which serenaded the guests was a medley of songs from the Roaring 20’s, admirably performed by songstress Tamar Korn and ably accompanied by piano man Jeremy Siskind. To further enhance the mood, scrumptious canapés were served to the several hundred guests along with generous drinks by the barmen.
AC&C’s mission statement is to promote and protect the health, safety and welfare of pets and people in New York City and their goals are to decrease the number of animals abandoned, decrease euthanasia, and to find good homes for all healthy and treatable homeless and abandoned pets. From Executive Director Julie Bank to the many unnamed volunteers working every aspect of the organization, these people are motivated by a passion to help these discarded family members find and bring joy to new, loving homes and avoid euthanasia or starvation in the streets.
Co-chairs Kevin de l’Aigle and David Zyla (recently nominated for an Emmy) and their committee members Blaine Caravaggi, Lauren Ezersky, Allie Feldman, Nisha Jain, Carol Moniz, Nancy Notaro, Jaime Tomczyk and Michelle Young brought off an event that was already crowded by the 7 pm opening and carried on well after the official ending time. The event brought together socialites, entertainers, artists and everyday New Yorkers all bound by their love of our companion animals.
Opening remarks to the gathered crowd were made by Dr. Jay Kuhlman, a member of the Board of Directors, who discussed the state of animal control and the plight of abandoned pets. He was followed by Executive Director Julie Bank who spoke of the AC&C organization and the good work they are doing, thanking the crowd and promising to continue the fight. Event co-chairs Kevin de l’Aigle and David Zyla then took a turn at the microphone with Mr. Zyla reading a note from actress Susan Lucci who was unable to attend.
In addition to Ms. Bank, the other executive team members were present, including Douglas Boles, Risa Weinstock, and Richard Gentles.
Throughout the evening a silent auction progressed with a goodly number of beautiful items and services. One of the most hotly contested items was an iPad 3 which wound up selling for just a hair under retail, but the successful bidders happily bought the donated items, knowing the money was being spent on a worthy cause.
As the evening wound down, team members continued to remind departing guests to forsake puppy mills and adopt their next pet, a sentiment with which many of the guests agreed. For those desiring more information about the organization and its good work, kindly direct your browser to www.nycacc.org.


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