D AV I D PAT R I C K C O L U M B I A C I N E M A S O C I E T Y ’ S P R E M I E R E O F J U L I A I N N E W YO R K
Andrew Saffir and Sara Moulton
Fund has provided financially to a wide variety of projects in the people’s interests, as well as nonprofit bookstores and new rehearsal and recital space at Carnegie Hall. It helped channel Federal dollars into the bus and subway system; encourage programs to preserve and rebuild neighborhoods; reclaim the waterfront for recreation; foster greenmarkets and similar urban amenities, and help the helpless whether they were mistreated children, the elderly poor, or victims of political persecution abroad. Her father’s daughter. Long before the creation of Furthermore, Mrs. Davidson has been very active in all matters of the city and community, well-known for her innovative support of the environment, 44 QUEST
Daniel Boulud and Martha Stewart
Sophie Sumner
preservation, the arts, and civil liberties. In the past 70 years, her father’s Fund has focused its support in the areas of historic preservation, the buildings as well as the natural environment, human rights, and arts and culture. To date, the Fund has contributed 17,000 grants totaling over $246,000,000 to important causes around the world, many in our hometown of New York City. His memory still knows the world he was looking after. Meanwhile, the social events coming back to life: The Viennese Opera Ball hosted their Swing Dinner Dance Gala, “The Golden Age,” at a private club in Manhattan. The gala was scaled down from previous years with limited capacity. But was still a
great return of the extravagant affair. The Ball is a nonprofit association and celebrated under the auspices of the US Austrian Chamber of Commerce. Each year, it supports charitable projects that are connected to communities in New York or Vienna. The proceeds of the Swing Dinner Dance benefit the Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation for Cancer Research. This year’s Gala co-Chairs were Jean Shafiroff and Denise Rich. The Honorary Gala Chair was Governor and Mayor of Vienna, The Honorable Michael Ludwig; Consul General of Austria in New York, The Honorable Helene Steinhaeusl, and the Director of the Austrian Cultural Forum New York, Michael Haider.
Julia Chatterley
Summer and June Ambrose
The annual white-tie charity gala celebrates the cultural and economic relationships between Austria and America. It was founded 66 years ago by Austrians immigrating to the United States as a tribute to both their former hometown—Vienna—and New York. Performances by Metropolitan opera singers, the Viennese Opera Ball orchestra, ballet performances, the West Point color guard, midnight Quadrille and many more surprises contribute to a glamorous and delightful night. More to celebrate: The Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) hosted its 12th Annual Fall Symposium and Luncheon virtually on Thursday, October 28th. The event raised $1.2M for
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Donna Karan