Melissa Ferrari, Jen Broadhurst, Jill Brodbeck
15th Annual Spring Hat Luncheon Lori Williams, Sylvia Diez, Rona Nesbit
Tim McVay, David Bush
All hands — and hats — were on deck for the 15th Annual PNC Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy Spring Hat Luncheon, which raised a generous $536,000, making it the most profitable, single fundraising event in the organization’s history! Nearly 600 debonair ladies and gents who lunch made their way into the white tents, on the green lawn of the Overlook at Schenley Park, sprinkled with accents of verdure and plum. Guests sipped mimosas before a fresh, colorful lunch that kicked off with iced emerald green tea, sweetened with elderflower syrup, and chilled spring pea and mint soup — just delicious! The fare, catered by the Duquesne Club, finished with a darling dark chocolate raspberry hat with dark chocolate mousse, a raspberry fruit center, chocolate sponge cake, and raspberry coulis, and the lauded macaroons! Co-chairs Debbie Demchak, Annie Hanna Engel, Jessica O’Brien, and Gabriela Porges were thrilled to carry on the tradition, as was PPC CEO Meg Cheever. “Because of such enthusiastic support, and events like this, [the PPC] has raised more than $65 million and completed 12 major capital improvement projects in partnership with the City of Pittsburgh,” says Cheever. “We cannot thank our supporters enough.” — A.B.
Roseanne Wholey, Vera Purcell, Joycie Purcell
Eva Blum, Debbie Demchak
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