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Katherine Birch, Marco Birch
Roman Roth, Dushy Roth, Joey Wölffer, Max Rohn
Graciela Dauhajre, Munir Dauhajre, Donna Winston
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ensure that it would always be used as farmland. The Group issued the following statement in connection with the unique award. “Following in her father’s footsteps, Joey Wölffer who owns Wölffer Estate Vineyard with her brother, uses water recycling methods to reduce the need for pesticides, and employs the necessary practices to help prevent soil erosion. The Winery is one of the few Long Island Vineyards certified as sustainable by Long Island Sustainable Winegrowing, and we are delighted to serve Wölffer Wines exclusively at our benefit.” “The Group has been working for more than four decades to protect our bays, harbors, and drinking water on the East End,” explained The Group’s board chair, Katherine Leahy Birch. “The financial support we receive from the event helps us make sure children can swim and fish in our coastal waters without getting ill, and we’ll always have fresh, clean water to drink.” Despite the fog setting in early, from the hilltop clubhouse designed by the architect Roger Ferris, attendees took in unforgettable sunset views of Peconic Bay, enjoyed an array of specialty cocktails as well as a variety of local wines from Wölffer Estate Vineyard, and dined on tasty hors d’oeuvres and dinner prepared by The Bridge, an A-list private club and golf course. Wölffer Estate Vineyard and The Bridge are model corporate citizens on the East End. Each illustrate in different ways how responsible commerce can meets the goals of conservation and how logical and practical environmental protection can help make both the individual enterprise and the greater community more sustainable over the long haul. 2017 co-chairs were Katherine and Marco Birch, Graciela and Munir Dauhajre, Genevieve and Robert Lynch, and Kerry Heffernan. The benefit committee included Susan Abdalla and Peter Stern; Mona Aboelnaga and Sabi Kanaan; Hilaria and Alec Baldwin; Liz and Lou Bevilacqua; Ranika and Ruben Cohen; Anne Colley; Nancy Cooley and Stuart Goode; Elaine Crock-