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New Yorkers for Children Seventh Annual Spring Dinner Dance
04/08/2010 - By New York, NY

New Yorkers for Children Seventh Annual Spring Dinner Dance

The Friends of New Yorkers For Children (NYFC) hosted the Seventh Annual Spring Dinner Dance—New Year’s in April: A Fool’s Fête on April 8th at the Mandarin Oriental to benefit youth in foster care in New York City.

Dayssi Olarte de Kanavos served as Honorary Chair and Event Chairs were Allison Aston, Marisa Brown, Lydia Fenet, Rory Hermelee, Susan Shin, and Shirin von Wulffen. Partnering with NYFC for the first time, Akris served as presenting sponsor of the sold out event.

Guests included Babi Ahluwalia, Waris Ahluwalia, Allison Aston (in Akris), Malin Akerman, Debbie Bancroft, Lance Bass, Christine Beauchamp, Alexandra Becker (in Akris), Byrdie Bell, Fabiola Beracasa, Melissa Beste (in Akris), Suzy Biszantz, Marisa Brown (in Akris), Alexis Bryan, Michelle Buswell, Stefano and Patricia Canturi, Olivia Chantecaille, Georgina Chapman, Alina Cho (in Akris), John Demsey, Lauren Dupont, Selita Ebanks (in Akris), Natalia Echavarria (in Akris) and Sebastian Echavarria, Nicole Esposito, Adelina Wong Ettelson, Lydia Fenet (in Akris), Melissa George, Jim Gold, Valesca Guerrand-Hermes, Zani Gugelmann, Kimberly Guilfoyle (in Akris), Mamie Gummer, Douglas Hannant, Katharina Harf, Rory Hermelee (in Akris), Karolina Kurkova, Tiiu Kuik, Stephanie LaCava, Anisha Lakhani (in Akris), Katie Lee, Adam Lippes, Lonneke (in Akris), Eva Lorenzotti, Julie and Billy Macklowe, Susan Magazine, Fern Mallis, Commissioner John Mattingly, Ashley McDermott, Amy McFarland (in Akris), Clare McKeon (in Akris) and Robert McKeon, Gillian Miniter, Tinsley Mortimer, Carlos Mota, Sky Nellor (in Akris), Dayssi Olarte de Kanavos (in Akris), Elise Overland, Olivia Palermo, Coralie Charriol Paul, Annelise Peterson, Lauren Remington Platt, Whitney Port, Zac Posen, Rie Rasmussen, Bryan Reyes, Hilary Rhoda, Alexandra Lind Rose, Emmy Rossum, Emilie Rubinfeld (in Akris), Amy Sacco, Karin and Steve Sadove, Andrew Saffir and Daniel Benedict, Christine Schwarzman, Nicholas Scoppetta, Paul Sevigny, Susan Shin (in Akris), Carol Smith (in Akris), Hana Soukupová, Lucy Sykes, Ferebee Taube, André Leon Talley, Antony Todd, Dianne Vavra, Vanessa Weiner von Bismark, Philipp Wolff, Shirin von Wulffen (in Akris), Kara Young etc.

Special guests at the event included ten young people in foster care who are leaders in New Yorkers For Children programs. Dior Beauty and Frédéric Fekkai provided hair and makeup styling for the youth in attendance. The 2009 NYFC Spirit Award recipient, Shantel Schloss, shared her inspirational story during the evening’s program and thanked guests for helping youth in foster care as they strive to achieve their educational goals.

Photos by Patrick McMullan


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