Society Stars: Children of the City Gala

David and Leilah Tyree, Cheryl Rogers with Jesse Tyree


Selita Ebanks and Steve Schirripa


Thomas Gilmartin, David Tyree and Yvonne Riley-Tepie


Selita Ebanks, Chris Gay, Duncan Olde, Katie Walters, Miguel Avalos and Harold Palacios

The Children of the City Gala was held in New York at the Tribeca Rooftop last week. The Gala's 27th anniversary brought out philanthropists, athletes, models and corporate bigwigs. The organization's annual gala honored New York Giant, David Tyree with the Children's Champion Award this year. Sopranos star Steve Schirripa served as the Master of Ceremonies, and New Jersey Nets star Richard Jefferson was a guest of honor. Victoria's Secret model Selita Ebanks and COC Founder/Executive Director, Joyce Mattera were among the presenters.

Guests enjoyed dinner and entertainment in support of a worthy cause. Notable patrons like COC Board of Director Rocco Basile and Yvonne Riley-Tepie, assistant VP of Marketing for Commerce Bank in Brooklyn and Queens, were in attendance.

Children of the City is a community based organization that has been serving disadvantaged children since 1982. Its mission is to reach at risk inner city children with hope, guidance and resources to positively affect their lives and communities, breaking the cycle of poverty and its effects. Children of the City's outreach provides disadvantaged children with prevention programs, crisis intervention, educational support and healthy activities through small groups and large gatherings of children that continually produce tremendous documented progress and results. It currently reaches over 2,000 children and youth in Sunset Park each year, serves 900 children monthly through home visits from volunteers and counselors and provides daily academic support to those at risk of educational failure.

Society Stars: A NIGHT TO BENEFIT RAISING MALAWI and UNICEF

Madonna and Chris Rock

Malawian performance

Djimon Hounsou


Rihanna

Alex Rodriguez


Cassie, Sean Combs, Donald and Melania Trump

Zoe Kravitz

Madonna and Fanizo
(Photos: Patrick McMullan)

Philanthropists and celebs of all races and creeds came out last night to support Gucci and Madonna's A NIGHT TO BENEFIT RAISING MALAWI and UNICEF held on the lawn of the United Nations in NYC and raised $3.7 million to help poor and sick children around the world. Guests dressed to the nines dined on a $2,500-a-plate dinner and participated in a live auction hosted by Chris Rock. Guests also enjoyed performances including Rihanna, Alicia Keys and Malawian acts.

UNICEF reports show that HIV/AIDS affects almost 1 million people in Malawi, including 83,000 children, and half of the country's 1 million orphans have lost one or both parents to AIDS. The event was a very necessary success.

Society Stars:LNS Ball and Art of Elysium Gala

Actress, Joy Bryant


Rockstar, Lenny Kravitz
(Photos: Patrick McMullan)



LSN board member, Pamela Joyner with designer, B. Michael


Couple, Pamela Joyner with husband and LSN board co-chair, Fred Giuffrida
(Photos:NYSD)

Power couple, Pamela Joyner and her husband Fred Giuffrida hosted a masked ball benefiting the Landmine Survivors Network (LSN) at their gorgeous home in San Francisco. Along with 300 guests, Pamela and Fred raised an impressive $200,000 for the globally recognized charity, which helps ensure that survivors of violent conflict have the medical care needed to regain and maintain their health by providing direct service, information and outreach counseling and support. Enabling survivors to reclaim their lives. I love Pamela's million dollar smile, it just lights up a room.

Actress Joy Bryant looked absolutely gorgeous in her red gown and Rocker, Lenny Kravitz was dressed to the nines as they attended the The Art of Elysium Black Tie Charity Gala "Heaven Celebrating 10 Years." The Art of Elysium is a nonprofit that encourages working actors, artists and musicians to voluntarily dedicate their time and talent to children who are battling serious medical conditions. They provide artistic workshops such as: acting, art, comedy, fashion, music, radio, songwriting and creative writing.

For more information on how you can help visit www.landminesurvivors.org and http://www.theartofelysium.org

Society Stars: Miami's Make-a-Wish Ball

President/CEO of the Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Southern Florida, Norm Wedderburn and chanteuse Natalie Cole


NBA classic, Scottie Pippen and wife Larisa

Nicole Rifkin, Alex Greshman, Nancy Malnik


South Florida socialites, philanthropists and a sprinkle of celebrities came together for a great cause, the 13th Annual InterContinental Miami Make-A-Wish Ball. This year, the ball raised a record $1.5 million for South Florida’s children in need. Over 900 guests enjoyed a Hollywood themed gala dinner, a musical performance by Natalie Cole, and an extravagant live auction emceed by Hollywood actress and philanthropist Sharon Stone.

Norm Wedderburn is the President/CEO of the Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Southern Florida whose mission is to grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy. In the past year, the foundation granted the wishes of 514 South Florida children and recently granted their 6,000th wish.