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By: Lily Williams
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Last month, Project H.O.M.E. hosted its third annual Young Friends Event, bringing together a committee of 55 young leaders from the public and private sectors to work to end homelessness in Philadelphia.
By: Lily Williams
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| | Photo Gallery | | | | | | A statuesque model greets attendees in the main entrance of the Perelman Building. | |
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| | Photo Gallery | | | | | | (left to right) Cass Forkin, founder and executive director of the Twilight Wish Foundation presents Lynette Noyes and Kevin Hendricks an award for Royersford Baptist Church’s assistance in granting wishes to seniors. | |
On Nov. 10, Twilight Wish Foundation held its third annual fundraiser and gala, "Night of 111 Stars," at Occasions in New Hope.
By: Lily Williams
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| | Photo Gallery | | | | | | PTC?Opening Night Gala co-chairs Leslie Miller and Richard Worley pose on the red carpet at the newly-christened Suzanne Roberts Theatre. | |
The Philadelphia Theatre Company (PTC) quite literally rolled out the red carpet for a star-studded grand opening of its new performance space, the Suzanne Roberts Theatre.
By: Lily Williams
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| | Photo Gallery | | | | | | The CORA Service Award was presented to three outstanding individuals for their work and contributions toward the growth and enrichment of local children and families. This year’s award winners are pictured in the front row (from left to right): Terry D’Alessandro, Market CEO for Sovereign Bank’s Metro Philadelphia/Southern New Jersey Regions; Lorina Marshall-Blake, Vice President of Government Relations at Independence Blue Cross; and Alba Martinez, President and CEO of United Way Southeastern Pennsylvania. Pictured in the back row are: Jim Mullan, board chair, CORA Services; Anthony F. Chunn, Ph.D., President and CEO, CORA Services; The Hon. Dennis O’Brien, Pennsylvania Speaker of the House, board member and chair of this event. | |
Philadelphia has made a name for itself recently - one that we would rather not have.
By: Lily Williams
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On Oct. 23, the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) held a benefit reception at Linde Meyer Platinum + Gold + Silver at The Shops at Liberty Place.
By: Lily Williams
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On Sunday, over 100 friends and family turned out at the Philadelphia Marriott Courtyard to honor Marilyn Malkiel and Floss Silverman as they received lifetime achievement awards from City of Hope.
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Rittenhouse Row welcomed autumn a little early this year with its Third Annual Fall Gathering at Marathon Commerce Square on Sept. 6. |
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DLL?employees spent the day on the course at the Fieldstone Golf Club in Greenville, Del. | |
De Lage Landen (DLL) has raised more than $1.2 million for the Southeastern Pennsylvania chapter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation |
About 600 of the region's top business, cultural and civic leaders turned out for last Friday's MS Dinner of Champions, which was chaired by Larry Kane, Ira Lubert and Nick Maiale and co-chaired by 30 of the city's top business and civic leaders. |
On the sixth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on America, Philadelphia's National Liberty Museum continues to honor the heroes who serve this country at home and risk their lives daily to protect our freedom. |
| | Photo Gallery | | | | | | General Washington, portrayed by Carl Closs, and General Rochambeau, portrayed by John Beresford Welsh, Jr., perhaps discuss military strategy as Master of Ceremonies Benjamin Franklin, portrayed by Ralph Archbold, prepares to address the crowd. | |
In an era when some Americans wear their anti-French sentiments as a badge of honor, two parades sponsored by the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route (W3R) on Saturday - and drawing some of the most patriotic participants imaginable - instead celebrated America's once close alliance with France. |
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Rita’s Water Ice became a million-dollar partner with Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF), this year raising $530,000 during the month of July and last year bringing in $510,000. Each of Rita’s 470 franchisees sold paper lemons to raise money for the charity and customers had the opportunity to personalize lemons and then post them on a “Wall of Hope” to demonstrate the local community’s collective support for Alex’s Lemonade Stand. Pictured at the check presentation in front of the Lemon Hill Mansion in Fairmount Park are (left to right) Alex Scott’s three brothers, her father Jay Scott , her mother Liz Scott, Jim Rudolph, chairman of the board and CEO of Rita’s Water Ice and Lynn Hoban, vice president of marketing for Rita’s Water Ice. In addition to the donation in honor of the late Alex Scott, Rita’s Water Ice officially renamed its lemon ice flavor, “Alex’s Lemonade” in 2006. Lemon, one of Rita’s two original flavor offerings when it opened in 1984, is one of the company’s five most popular flavors. | |
Rita's Water Ice became a million-dollar partner with Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF), this year raising $530,000 during the month of July and last year bringing in $510,000. |
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Founded in 1854, the Philadelphia Cricket Club (PCC) is one of the oldest clubs in the country devoted to the playing of games. Under the leadership of William Roach Wistar, a group of young men who had played cricket while at Penn formed the club so that they could continue playing after graduation. While cricket was disbanded at the club in 1924, it was revitalized in 1998 by Director of Tennis Ian Crookenden, who grew up in New Zealand where cricket is popular. | |
The Philadelphia Cricket Club, founded in 1854, is home to one of the oldest and most venerable tennis programs in the region. |
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Children enjoy new toys at the Hancock County Child Development Center. Dedicated in May, the Center was built with funds, supplies and labor raised and donated by The Salvation Army’s Bucks-Mont Katrina Project. This partnership between The Salvation Army and local business leaders from Bucks and Montgomery Counties raised over $1.4 million to rebuild a daycare center destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. This center was the first public building constructed following Katrina. | |
What started out as a project to build a daycare center - the first public building to be constructed in Hancock County following the storm - has since transformed into a multifaceted partnership between two regions to promote and rebuild all areas of life in the the county.
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Steppingstone Scholars celebrate at commencement on Aug. 14. | |
This belief is Steppingstone Scholars' core value, and if last week's graduation was any indication, their success stories are proof that Mann and Steppingstone are on to something big. |
| | | | | | | Alexandra Lammers tries some of the Latin American-inspired treats offered by PAFA. | |
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ABOVE: Peter and Hillary Davis (center) cool off in the pool at the Conestoga House and Gardens in Lancaster with their children Aldys (left) and Keating (right). RIGHT: (left to right) Descendants of the original American Pilgrims, Mary Kurtz and event co-chair Aldys Davis, relax poolside at the SMDPA’s summer picnic. The SMDPA consists of descendants of the 102 English passengers who came to New England from Holland and England aboard the ship Mayflower in 1620. | |
The signing of the Magna Carta in 1066, Columbus' discovery of America in 1492 and the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776: all significant dates in history (and important to know if you want prove you're smarter than a fifth grader). |
| | Photo Gallery | | | | | | (left to right) Nicholas Dignazio, Laura Creed and Stacey Nicholson catch up at the Racquet Club’s Seafood Spectacular on July 25 | |
The Racquet Club of Philadelphia (RCOP) has been around for more than 110 years, but you wouldn't know it from all the youthful energy the place exudes.
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Michael Nutter greets guests outside Finnegan’s Wake for the 17th Annual Candidates’ Comedy Night on Tuesday. | |
Blondell Reynolds-Brown kicked off the evening at Finnegan's Wake with knock-knock jokes. |
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Back Row (left to right): Dede Carruthers, Dawn deFuria, Jim Butler and John Saling join (front row) Allen Kramer (second from left) and Lenore Guthrie (second from right), flanked by membership co-chairs Pam Lounsbury (left) and Idna Corbett (right) at the Greater West Chester Sunrise Rotary Club’s celebration of perfect attendance. | |
At two recent meetings of the Greater West Chester Sunrise Rotary Club, eight members were presented Perfect Attendance Award certificates by the membership committee. |
Friends and family of Vukovich gathered at The Palm to share in this special tribute to Vukovich, who passed away in March at the age of 59, after having been diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2001 . |
| | Photo Gallery | | | | | | (left to right) Charles Keates, Greg Montanaro and John Giordano enjoy a beautiful evening along the water, featuring dinner and dancing by the Delaware River. | |
Young Professionals enjoy a Mid-Week Mojito Party held Wednesday at Byblos Luxe Lounge on Rittenhouse Square. The well-attended event drew over 150 guests. Sponsored by Leblon Brazilian Rum and hosted by RENAMITY Public Relations & Special Events, a boutique firm that builds brands in the lifestyle industry, the event has re-invented Wednesday nights in the city for successful young professionals. Guests enjoyed complimentary Mojitos, hookahs and live entertainment. |
| | Photo Gallery | | | | | | Opening Day of Centennial Hall, 1876, one of the images in “Philadelphia Stories: The Building of a Great American City,” a new show that opened on Aug. 2 at the 1622 Chestnut Street Gallery of The Art Institute of Philadelphia. The exhibit, featuring 80 archival images of the city of Philadelphia, will run from through the end of this month. For more information visit, www.PhillyHistory.org. | |
100 prominent members of Philadelphia's cultural community and city government turned out to fête the opening of "Philadelphia Stories: The Building of a Great American City," a new exhibit of more than 80 remarkable historic photographs chosen from the vast City Archives, a resource managed by the City of Philadelphia Department of Records.
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| | Photo Gallery | | | | | | Fun on Greenport’s Antique Carousel, built in the 1920’s, and donated to the town by the Northrop-Grumman Corporation in 1995. Today it sits in the Glass Carousel Pavilion in Harbor Front Park on Front Street in Greenport. | |
Like the Borgheses, the outsiders who have come to live on the North Fork over the past decades seem to respect the history and rhythms of the place. |
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(left to right) Anglophiles Alexander Ercklentz, chairman of the board and Katrina Vanderlip, executive director of the American Friends of Covent Garden, Peter B Lane, president and CEO of the Mann Center for the Performing Arts, Debbie Webster, president of the English-Speaking Union in Philadelphia and Anthony Russel-Roberts, director of the Royal Ballet of London welcome the Royal Ballet to Philly at its dress rehearsal of “Romeo and Juliet” on July 10. | |
An exclusive viewing of the Royal Ballet of London's dress rehearsal for "Romeo and Juliet." |
An exclusive viewing of the Royal Ballet of London's dress rehearsal for "Romeo and Juliet." |
McDonald'd Fosters A Can-Do Spirit | | | | | | | Photo courtesy of Tierney Communications | |
On July 11, Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) of the Philadelphia Region, Inc., presented the Wilmington (Del.) Area Rotary Clubs Community Fund with a $30,000 grant which was used in part to fund the "Can- Do" Playground, an integrated play area for children (some with disabilities). RMHC grants approximately $500,000 per year to support nonprofit organizations with programs that directly improve the health and wellbeing of local children. Pictured left to right are Tom Talley, project team leader of the Wilmington Area Rotary Clubs Community Fund, Les Dukart, McDonald's Owner/Operator and Ronald McDonald. |
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(left to right) Ray Lawrence, Mann Board Member Don Callaghan and Michael Nutter enjoy an evening al Fresco at the Mann’s 35th anniversary gala. | |
Over 500 guests from Philadelphia's cultural and philanthropic communities turned out for cocktails and dinner in the park, followed by the opening night performance of Swan Lake. The Royal Ballet, considered to be the finest international ballet company in the world, came to Philadelphia with all of their principle dancers. |
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Nearly 300 student volunteers from across the country gathered in Philly to participate in 70 different community service projects for The Salvation Army involving painting, renovating, remodeling and cleaning up houses and parks in North Philadelphia. |
Nearly 300 student volunteers from across the country gathered in Philly to participate in 70 different community service projects for The Salvation Army involving painting, renovating, remodeling and cleaning up houses and parks in North Philadelphia. |
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Rock School students appear in costume with committee members (left to right) Elaine Camarda, David Marshall, Jane Gitomer, Sam and Connie Katz. | |
Over 500 guests from Philadelphia's cultural and philanthropic communities turned out for cocktails and dinner in the park, followed by the opening night performance of Swan Lake. The Royal Ballet, considered to be the finest international ballet company in the world, came to Philadelphia with all of their principle dancers. |
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A butterfly flits through the flower and herb garden outside JAMES, a restaurant at 824 South 8th Street that promotes buying and eating locally. | |
To kick off a week of tasty festivities, partners in the Greater Philadelphia Buy Fresh Buy Local campaign hosted a bash at Yards Brewery featuring samplings of Yards' finest ales, all-local cheesesteaks (including pastured beef and vegetarian options), live music and a dunk tank where local food celebrities, such as the White Dog's Judy Wicks, took the plunge. |
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Kristina and Jim Burke, owners of local restaurant JAMES, enjoy fresh produce at the 5th Annual Buy Fresh Buy Local kickoff event at Yards Brewery last Sunday. | |
To kick off a week of tasty festivities, partners in the Greater Philadelphia Buy Fresh Buy Local campaign hosted a bash at Yards Brewery featuring samplings of Yards' finest ales, all-local cheesesteaks (including pastured beef and vegetarian options), live music and a dunk tank where local food celebrities, such as the White Dog's Judy Wicks, took the plunge. |
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Left to right: Winchell S. Carroll, vice president of the Pennsylvania Society of Sons of the Revolution and president of the Let Freedom Ring (LFR) Foundation, Inc., Molly O’Neill, state president of the Pennsylvania Society of Children of the American Revolution, Judge Nathan White, Jr., president general of the National Society, Sons of the American Revolution, and Barbara Shaw, senior president of the Pennsylvania Society of Children of the American Revolution gather at the LFR luncheon at the Sheraton Society Hill. | |
The celebration dates back to June 26, 1963 when the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives adopted a resolution recognizing the historical significance of the tolling of the Liberty Bell at Philadelphia's Independence Hall at 2 p.m. on the 4th of July, 1776. |
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(left to right) Lexie Morison, 8, Kenzie Hoban, 10, and Jadyn Grillet, 6, pose after being transformed into magical wild creatures by Stacey’s Face Painting. | |
On Wednesday, the Philadelphia Zoo held its annual Razzle Dazzle Friends Picnic. |
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(left to right) Lexie Morison, 8, Kenzie Hoban, 10, and Jadyn Grillet, 6, pose after being transformed into magical wild creatures by Stacey’s Face Painting. | |
On Wednesday, the Philadelphia Zoo held its annual Razzle Dazzle Friends Picnic. |
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Jen Lam, a Penn medical researcher, poses for a photo at the Philadelphia Children’s Foundation bowling fundraiser last week. | |
He hurled the ball down the lane. As it barreled toward the pins, it veered left striking only several of them. Excitement aside, local high school student Parker Vanderslice did not seem too upset about his open frame; he was out to support a cause not break bowling records. |
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Denise Morrison, president of the Campbell Soup Company USA, welcomes guests to Soupy Island Thursday afternoon. Soupy Island serves 450-500 underprivileged children daily during its operating season and features attractions including swimming, baseball and a carousel. | |
As the carousel horses whipped around the bend, a new rider's happy face passed with each quick turn. One 6-year-old held his hand in the air like he was on a bucking bronco. Another youngster gripped her pony tightly - a little nervous, but thrilled nonetheless. Campbell Soup President Denise Morrison's smile was wide and her horse was white. |
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Denise Morrison, president of the Campbell Soup Company USA, welcomes guests to Soupy Island Thursday afternoon. Soupy Island serves 450-500 underprivileged children daily during its operating season and features attractions including swimming, baseball and a carousel. | |
As the carousel horses whipped around the bend, a new rider's happy face passed with each quick turn. One 6-year-old held his hand in the air like he was on a bucking bronco. Another youngster gripped her pony tightly - a little nervous, but thrilled nonetheless. Campbell Soup President Denise Morrison's smile was wide and her horse was white. |
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Homemade signs proclaiming “Let us eat cake,” refer to French Queen Marie Antionette’s supposed jesting response to her subjects’ starvation, “If they have no bread, then let them eat cake!” There is no evidence that the monarch ever made such a statement. | |
In the old days, when the French threw a revolution, they made political points not with anything so civilized as a "tea party," but at the end of pitchforks and with the blade of a guillotine. |
| | | | | | | (left to right) Larry Kent, chairman of the National Constitution Centers’s executive committee of the board, Michael Colleran, president and general manager of CBS 3, and Joe Torsella, president and CEO of the national Constitution Center, celebrate the opening of “Eyewitness: American Originals from the National Archives” on May 23. | |
On May 23, the National Constitution Center opened "Eyewitness: American Originals from the National Archives." This remarkable and unforgettable exhibit, which runs through Sept. 3, allows visitors to view landmark moments in American history through the eyes of those who actually witnessed it firsthand. |
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Ray and Joanne Welsh join Jeanette and Herb Evert for the opening night of the Mann Center for the Performing Arts on June 1. Performing audience favorites were Peter Nero and the Philly Pops, joined by songstress Jennifer Holliday. | |
Fireworks lit the night sky over the Mann Center for the Performing Arts twice last month to celebrate openings of the summer concert season for the orchestra and the Pops. |
These Nice Folks Do Finish First | | | | | | | Courtesy of Alice Anne Bossow
Crossing the Finish Line (CFL), a cancer patient support organization, held its eighth annual dinner and fashion show at Normandy Farm in Blue Bell on April 26. Nearly 350 guests turned out to support the cause and enjoy an evening with friends and family. The event raised over $60,000 to support CFL’s mission of strengthening the hearts, minds and souls of young adult cancer patients and their families through retreats from the unyielding physical and emotional demands of treatment. Pictured above is the CFL fashion show committee:?(front row) Alice Anne Bossow, CFL chairperson (second from left) is flanked by her daughters Andrea Bossow Gerardi (left) and Alyce Bossow Cerniglia (center). Also seated are Marcia Dunphy (second from right) and Rosemary Stout (right). Standing behind them (second row left to right) are?Joan Murray, Jovita Corace, Courtney Ferraro, Joan Jones, Jeanne Doloway and Sue Cahill, and (back row left to right) Booty Michie, Joyce O’Brien and Colleen Corace Connor. For more information on CFL, visit www.crossingthefinishline.org. | |
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McDonald's Is Not Just Clowning Around | | | | | | | Pete Lester/For The Bulletin
On June 16, Ronald McDonald House (RMHC) of the Philadelphia Region, Inc., presented Smith Memorial Playground and Playhouse (SMP&P;) with a $20,000 grant, which was used toward purchasing the “Biggo Duo” swing, part of the playground’s recent renovation. RMHC grants approximately $500,000 per year to support nonprofit organizations with programs that directly improve the health and well-being of local children. The mission of SMP&P; is to provide safe, creative and fun recreational facilities free of charge to children in the Philadelphia area. Pictured above (left to right) are Liz Cohen, SMP&P; board member; Brett Mandel, SMP&P; board member; Susan Jaffe, vice president of SMP&P; Scott Nieh, McDonald’s owner/operator; Ronald McDonald, Cathy Bishop, secretary of SMP&P; and James Strazzella, president of SMP&P.; For more information on the playground, visit www.smithplayhouse.org. | |
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Kids Draw A World That Ought To Be | | | | | | | Jay Cummings/For The Bulletin
ABOVE: Andrew Cook, CEO and president of Allegiance Bank, Bala Cywnyd, presents the “CAREtoons” award to Michelle Guo of Berwyn during exhibit dedicatory ceremonies at the National Liberty Museum in Philadelphia. Ms. Guo is the student winner of the museum’s “CAREtoons” contest for her “Gift of Diversity” artistry, sponsored by Allegiance Bank. The adult grand prize winner for “Don’t judge someone until you’ve walked a mile in their shoes” is Edward K. Morgan. The theme of this year’s contest was anti-violence and was reflected in the more than 500 submissions for cartoons expressing personal visions of tolerance from America and around the world. The best entries are on display in the National Liberty Museum’s “Conflict to Harmony” Gallery. For more information on “CAREtoons” and the National Liberty Museum, visit www.libertymuseum.org. | |
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Putting Theory Into Practice | | | | | | | Alexis Small/For The Bulletin
Hope Haron and Marlo Hall shop at Theory in Ardmore on June 7 to benefit Mommy’s Light Lives On, a charitable organization that serves the Delaware Valley by helping children and teens honor and remember their mothers by keeping their traditions and simple pleasures alive. Theory donated 10 percent of their proceeds to the Mommy’s Light Lives On Fund. The event also raised money from a children’s art sale, with pieces donated by local kids aged 3 to 13, and all proceeds going to the charity. Mommy’s Light was founded by Mary Murphy, a mother who knew she was dying. Mary knew that her son’s physical needs would be provided for and that he would receive counseling. She was concerned that special traditions they shared would get lost or tucked away in a box. So she asked her son which of their traditions he wanted to make sure would be continued after her death. In that moment, Mommy’s Light was born. Children choose their own annual tradition by which to remember their mothers, such as planting flowers or baking muffins. For more information on Mommy’s Light, visit www.mommyslight.org. | |
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Left to right: Olivia, Abigail, Toshi, Grace and Isabella Imchen, along with Alverda (kneeling) and Laverne Rice (far right), enjoyed the Bucks County Covered Bridges Festival and its various family activities, including a petting zoo. Summery weather greeted festival guests on the weekend of June 9 and 10 at Tinicum Park in Erwinna. All proceeds from the event benefited the preservation of Bucks County’s covered bridges. Currently, there are only 11 of theses well-known historical landmarks, since an arsonist’s fire destroyed the 12th three years ago. Rebuilding is underway and expected to be complete later this summer. | |
Thousands of area residents, covered bridge enthusiasts and tourists gathered at the first annual Bucks County Covered Bridges Festival on June 9 and 10 at Tinicum Park in Erwinna. |
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(left to right) Julie and David Eisenhower, Happy Craven Fernandez, chair of the Philadelphia Awards and president of Moore College of Art & Design, Robert P. and Rochelle Levy and Gregory M. Harvey, Esq. turn out to honor Leonore Annenberg. | |
On June 18, Leonore Annenberg, philanthropist and widow of the late media magnate Walter Annenberg, became the 86th recipient of the prestigious Philadelphia Award. |
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David and Jennifer Slobtkin are shown in one of their rare moments off the dance floor. | |
It turns out that the best seat in town to view last Saturday's fireworks over the Delaware River wasn't even in Philly. Or, for that matter, on land.
It was the deck of the Battleship New Jersey, docked on Camden's now thriving waterfront. |
At the National Alliance on Mental Illness Pennsylvania (NAMI PA) and Peace of Mind Project (POMP) Gala on June 15, speakers adressed the unavailability of health insurance for those who suffer from mental illnesses and/or addictions. |
At the National Alliance on Mental Illness Pennsylvania (NAMI PA) and Peace of Mind Project (POMP) Gala on June 15, speakers adressed the unavailability of health insurance for those who suffer from mental illnesses and/or addictions. |
Enchanted Auction | | | | | | | Brooke Honeyford/For The Bulletin | |
Guests at Sleeping Beauty's Royal Auction on June 6 at The Academy of Music spent a magical evening bidding on everything from stays at a castle in France and a villa in Tuscany to a walk-on part in Pennsylvania Ballet's world premiere production of "The Nutcracker." Pictured: (left to right) Keith R. Straw, Karen Reuter Nagel, Board Chair Kathy Anderson, Brian Anderson and Anita Lipson consider their choices to benefit the Pennsylvania Ballet. |
Enchanted Auction | | | | | | | Brooke Honeyford/For The Bulletin | |
Guests at Sleeping Beauty's Royal Auction on June 6 at The Academy of Music spent a magical evening bidding on everything from stays at a castle in France and a villa in Tuscany to a walk-on part in Pennsylvania Ballet's world premiere production of "The Nutcracker." ??ABOVE: (left to right) Keith R. Straw, Karen Reuter Nagel, Board Chair Kathy Anderson, Brian Anderson and Anita Lipson consider their choices to benefit the Pennsylvania Ballet. |
The Grandes Dames of Devon | | | | | | | Brenda Carp/For the Bulletin | |
Whether you've been doing the Devon Horse Show all your life, or are a complete novice, never fear. The right headgear will make you immediately "old hat" at such things. ABOVE: Devon Horse Show sponsor Commerce Bank's Managing Director Barbara Gilbert (second from left) and "Ladies Day" guests enjoy the view from the top at this year's show. |
The Grandes Dames of Devon | | | | | | | Brenda Carp/For the Bulletin | |
Whether you've been doing the Devon Horse Show all your life, or are a complete novice, never fear. The right headgear will make you immediately "old hat" at such things. ABOVE: Devon Horse Show sponsor Commerce Bank's Managing Director Barbara Gilbert (second from left) and "Ladies Day" guests enjoy the view from the top at this year's show. |
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(left to right) Sylvia DiBona, Christine DiBona Lobley and Rebecca Quinn-Wolf enjoy an evening honoring Rosemont and Ciarrocchi. | |
Pat Ciarrocchi, best known for her 25-year-long career as a TV news journalist at CBS3/KYW-TV in Philadelphia, credited her alma mater Rosemont College as she recieved Rosemont's 19th Annual Cresset Award. |
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Cresset Award winner Pat Ciarrocchi (second from right) is surrounded by friends (left to right) Christine Ostrander, Anita Alvarez, Sharon Smith and Eileen Gallagher. | |
Pat Ciarrocchi, best known for her 25-year-long career as a TV news journalist at CBS3/KYW-TV in Philadelphia, credited her alma mater Rosemont College as she recieved Rosemont's 19th Annual Cresset Award. |
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Philadelphia Young Playwrights Executive Producing Director Glen Knapp and Board President Nancy Stuski celebrate the organization’s 20th anniversary of year kickoff at World Cafe Live on June 6. | |
This year's benefit raised $100,000 for Young Playwrights' current and future programs. |
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Douglas R. Conant, president and CEO of Campbell Soup Company and 2007 World Trade Centers Day keynote speaker and awardee poses with Joanna Savvides, president of the WTCGP and Kelly Johnson, vice president of government affairs at Campbell Soup Company. | |
On June 7, the World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia (WTCGP) held its fifth annual World Trade Centers Day Dinner to recognize companies in Pa. and N.J. for helping to expand the regional and national economy by increasing their exports. |
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Special guest, Walter Isaacson, author of Einstein: His Life & Universe is shown above with the evening's honorees, Community Honoree Arnold M. Katz, CEO of Brokerage Concepts, Inc (center) and and John J. Kelly, DO, FACEP, Associate Chairman of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Albert Einstein Medical Center, who received the Physician Leadership Award (right). |
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Gov. Ed. Rendell (left) recognizes Stephen D. Steinour, president and CEO of Citizens Financial Group (seated right), for his outstanding corporate leadership and commitment to volunteerism at the Red Cross’ 25th Annual American Red Cross Citizen of the Year Awards Breakfast. | |
Every year, the American Red Cross honors a distinguished citizen for corporate leadership and service to the local community. And this year that honor went to Stephen D. Steinour, president and CEO of Citizens Financial Group. |
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The Philadelphia Zoo’s Chairman of the Board Peter Gould and his wife, Robin Potter, look up to “Timber” (AKA Dick Rainer), the tallest cowboy at Zoobilee, sponsored this year by Janney Montgomery Scott LLC. | |
If you're an adult without kids, or perhaps they're grown themselves, you may not have been to the zoo lately.
But if the revelry at the Philadelphia Zoo's Zoobilee was any indication of the fun you're missing, then it's time you do your inner child a favor and spend a day with the lions, giraffes and monkeys at the zoo. |
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Liz and Jay Smith turn out at Penn Wynne Elementary School, the original Alex’s Lemonade Stand, for Lemonade Days. | |
More than $6 million has been raised to battle childhood cancer - one cup at a time - since Alex set up her first stand in 2000, and her legacy lives on as thousands set up or visit Alex's Lemonade Stands annually all across the country, especially from June 8-10, the officially designated "Lemonade Days." |
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three years. RIGHT: Sarah Bianco (not pictured) hosted a stand in memory of her mother at her home along the Commerce Bank bike race route in Manayunk. Shown (left to right) are Sandy Plover, Nicholas Bianco, Alex Graff, Michelle Naimon, Linda Graff, Kylie Graff, Gianna Turco (in blue) and Jamie Laumeister. | |
More than $6 million has been raised to battle childhood cancer - one cup at a time - since Alex set up her first stand in 2000, and her legacy lives on as thousands set up or visit Alex's Lemonade Stands annually all across the country, especially from June 8-10, the officially designated "Lemonade Days." |
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The Society also used the occasion to introduce its 2007-2008 St. Andrews Scholars (shown above left to right in red robes): Mutch Scholar Jordan Steelman, Mutch Scholar Christopher Burlingame, McFarland Scholar Emma Bartholomew and Mutch Scholar Stephen Haller. University, St. Andrews University, Aberdeen University and Glasgow University). Pictured with the students are Esther Ann McFarland (far left), the Rev. J. Barrie Shepherd and 2nd vice president of the St. Andrews Society (second from left). Also shown standing behind the recipients are (left to right) John MacDonald, past president of the St. Andrews Society, James McFarland and John Black McGowan, 1st vice president of the St. Andrews Society. |
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Among those turning out to enjoy the fun were Eric Hoyle and Alexandra Lammers | |
Pippa S. Liebert & Co. created a Bond-worthy celebration that included a "shaken-not-stirred" martini bar and a craps table to benefit the Do-Gooders, a charity that raises funds for the National Disease Research Interchange (NDRI). |
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Preservation Alliance Board Member Betty Marmon, Board Chair Marian Kornilowicz and Executive Director John Andrew Gallery present the James Biddle Award for Lifetime Achievement in Historic Preservation to Mary Werner DeNadai at the 14th Annual Preservation Achievement Awards. | |
Preservation Alliance are always looking for ways to remind people how much fun it is when history is a living, breathing part of their present.
And what better time to do it than during May, designated both nationally and locally as Preservation Month? |
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A Big Kids Play Date at Smith Memorial Playground and Playhouse brings out the young at heart in guests such as Ted Burkett shown on the award-winning and preserved Giant Wooden Slide. | |
Philly kicked off this annual celebration with an awards preview reception held at the remarkable Urban Outfitters Corporate Commons building in the Navy Yard. |
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More than 650 distinguished guests attended the fourth annual UBS Motor Cars Under the Stars to benefit United Cerebral Palsy (UCP). The gala event was held at the Ardrossan estate in Radnor and raised $120,000 to support the comprehensive services that UCP provides to infants, children and adults with disabilities across the Delaware Valley. |
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Ken Toscano (left) and Peter Fong (right) of The Philadelphia Lincoln Mercury Dealers Association, the featured classic car sponsor for UBS Motor Cars Under the Stars, stand next to Willa Kravitz, director of development for United Cerebral Palsy, in the Lincoln Zephyr, one of the classic cars on display at UBS Motor Cars Under the Stars at Ardrossan to Benefit United Cerebral Palsy. | |
A raffle, silent auction and live auction, hosted by Beau Freeman, of Freeman's auctions, raised money in support of ESU's education's programs. |
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Sharon Holt, event co-chair Stephen Holt and event chairs Gayla McCluskey and David Humphrey show off their garden party best at Sunday’s salute to Queen Elizabeth II. | |
The Tolson estate, "Rocky Crest," was once the home of Joseph N. Pew, Jr., the son of the founder of Sun Oil. Pew himself was a board chair of the Sun Oil Company and the Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock Company and had become a behind-the-scenes leader in the Republican National Party by the time of his death in 1963.
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Bagpiper William Watson greets guests to
“Rocky Crest” for a traditional spring day in the estate’s English-style gardens. | |
It was nearly impossible to walk through the Scott mansion, filled with family mementos, photos and portraits, and not imagine yourself as part in the drama that unfolded there over the years. |
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Jennings pours champagne from the tailgate of a Rolls Royce at the English-Speaking Union’s (ESU) annual garden party at “Rocky Crest,” the home of Jay Tolson. | |
Depending on whether you prefer your Philadelphia classics in glorious black and white or newfangled Technicolor, with snappy repartee or dialogue sung to the strains of Cole Porter, last week's Motor Cars Under The Stars will have reminded you alternately of "The Philadelphia Story" or "High Society". Often quite literally. |
Changing The World One Leader At A Time | | | | | | | Photo Courtesy of Ken Kilpatrick For Greater Philadelphia Cares | |
On June 4, (left to right) Karen Bates, Zoe Tanaka, Venus Smith and Tamara Tucker-Anderson were among 25 students who graduated from the Social Change Leaders Program sponsored by Greater Philadelphia Cares. The program is designed to develop outcomes-focused initiatives aimed at solving critical problems facing the Greater Philadelphia region. |
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City Year Idealist of the Year awardee Brian Tierney (left), poses with Eagles head coach Andy Reid (center) and Eagles President and CYGP Co-Founder Joe Banner. | |
City Year brings together young adults from diverse backgrounds for a demanding year of full-time community service, leadership development and civic engagement. Its mission is to build democracy through citizen service, civic leadership and social entrepreneurship. |
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Michael Nutter (second from right) may not yet be mayor, but he spent the evening hobnobing with a lot of folks answering to the title marshal, sheriff and deputy (some of the honorifics identifying CcTC sponsors). Pictured with Nutter are (left to right) CcTC Executive Director Antonio Valdes, board and committee member JoAnne Bagnell and board member Gabe Canuso. | |
Currently, CcTC provides service to over 800 children, and treats over 1,600 children and their families per year.
The 2007 Roundup attracted 450 guests and raised more than $250,000 to benefit CcTC. |
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Members of the Union League Scholarship Class of 2007 pose on the League steps with Foundation Chairman Norman Zarwin. Thirty scholarships were awarded, the largest number in the Foundation's history. |
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The NELA Gala marked an historic gathering of five women trailblazers (left to right) Madeleine Albright, the first woman secretary of state; Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, the first “first lady” to serve in the Senate and run for president; Geraldine Ferraro, the first woman to run for national office on a major party ticket; Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, the first woman speaker of the House; and Sen. Mary Landrieu, the first woman from Louisiana elected to the Senate. | |
Ferraro received the SIF 2007 Excellence in Public Service Award and Giordano, the SIF 2007 Humanitarian Award. These awards honor leaders of Italian descent for their pursuit of excellence and this year's honorees join the ranks of such luminaries as U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and legendary entertainer Frank Sinatra. |
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Pictured (left to right) are Andrea Krakower, Bonnie Kushner, Sandra Blumberg, co-founder of the Do-Gooders, Mary Ann Oaks, Judith Sills, Shirley Stein, Rosalie Maggio, Bea Nicoletti, Bernard Spain, Anita Morris and Irene Shrank. Not pictured is Gerry Sills, co-founder of the Do-Gooders.
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Shown above (left to right) are A. Richard Feldman, Esq., Event Co-Chair the Honorable Estelle B. Richman, Ellie Boyarski, Event Co-Chair Joseph W. "Chip" Marshall, III and C. Mitchell Goldman, Esq., one of CADE's founders and recipient of the evening's CADE Community Service Award. |
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Actress Lynn Redgrave accepts The Wellness Community of Philadelphia’s (TWCP) Medal of Inspiration Award on May 18. Redgrave and her daughter, photographer Annabel Clark, chronicled Redgrave’s experience with breast cancer with the book Journal: A Mother and Daughter’s Recovery form Breast Cancer. | |
Guests arrived at The Suzanne Morgan Center at Ridgeland to see the property transformed into Monet's garden at Giverny. The grounds were decorated with Japanese bridges and water lily ponds, and accented with rows of flowers. |
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(left to right) Bernice Korman, Lynne and Harold A. Honickman, vice chair of the Kimmel Center’s board of directors, Carole Shanis, Summer in the City gala chair and William Avery, member of the Kimmel Center’s board of directors. | |
Approximately 400 guests gathered at the Kimmel Center's fifth annual Summer in the City gala on May 17. Gov. Edward G. Rendell received an honorary award as recognition for his contributions to arts and culture in Philadelphia. |
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Natalye Paquin, Esq., acting president and CEO of the Kimmel, Carole Shanis, Summer in the City gala chair and William P. Hankowsky, chairman of the Kimmel Center’s board of directors, and Edward G. Rendell | |
Approximately 400 guests gathered at the Kimmel Center's fifth annual Summer in the City gala on May 17. Gov. Edward G. Rendell received an honorary award as recognition for his contributions to arts and culture in Philadelphia. |
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Julie Jensen Bryan and Georgeann Ballou look ravishing in rose at the National Organization for Hearing Research Foundation's (NOHR) 6th Annual Tea at the Rittenhouse Hotel on May 3. |
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Terry Gross, host and executive producer of WHYY’s “Fresh Air with Terry
Gross” and Charlie Rose, 2007 recipient of the WHYY Lifelong Learning Award and executive editor and anchor of “Charlie Rose,” seen weekdays on
WHYY-TV at midnight. | |
Guests viewed a visual time capsule starting with the station's beginnings in 1957 as a strictly educational channel broadcasting into classrooms, when WHYY was an acronym for "Wider Horizons for You and Yours." |
Hunt Is High-Spirited, Old-Fashioned Fun | | | | | | | Photo by Lily Williams / The Bulletin | |
The Freedom Council of Valley Forge tailgates with (left to right) Kristin Bookbinder, Director Doc Parghi, Kathy Keidat, Chris "Pop" Shenian, Chairman Matthew Judge "Sully" Sullivan and President R.J. Cacciutti. |
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It didn't matter if you were born and bred in the horsey Brandywine Valley, or didn't know a fetlock from a forelock, the Hunt was the place the be on the third Saturday in May. For more pictures, visit the Society page, link on left. |
Blooming Gardens, Attire Assure All Spring Is Finally Here The Azalea Garden is the city's premier garden of its type with more than four acres of annual and perennial plantings that include ferns, tulips and iris, as well as sycamore, oak and poplar. |
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Azalea Garden Party Committee Members Jason Lisi, Suzanne Hill and Julie Christoph relax and enjoy a job well done at the PHS fundraiser on the deck of the Water Works Restaurant. | |
Ladies' dresses and hats were in full bloom too, and even a gentleman's tie or two! And even if your outfit didn't sport a floral motif, you were probably dressed for spring by the river. |
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(left to right) Richard and Wilma Board Chair Peggy Greenawalt, Wilma Managing Director James Haskins and Gala Co-Chairs Georgeann and Roger Ballou celebrate an elegant evening in honor of The Wilma. | |
Hosted by Clayton Morris, of FOX 29's Good Day Philadelphia, the gala was held in the Crystal Tea Room and included fashion modeling of clothes designed by Drexel's fashion students accompanied by Lynn Riley's Jazz Fusion Band during the cocktail reception, dinner, dancing to the big band classics of the Fred Hall Orchestra and a silent auction. |
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Steven Lagos showcases pieces from his collection at Nieman Marcus to benefit First Person Arts. | |
First Person in Fashion with Steven Lagos benefited First Person Arts, a nonprofit organization and producer of the annual First Person Festival (Nov. 7-11, 2007). Funds raised at this event will enable First Person Arts to offer programs that share the power of personal stories with people from underserved and isolated communities. |
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Left to right: James Haskins, managing director of the Wilma Theater, Gala Honoree Dr. Constantine “Taki” Papadakis, Roger Ballou, Wilma board member and gala co-chair, and Jiri Zizka, co-artistic director of the Wilma Theater, show off Dr. Papadakis’ Galileo Award. | |
Dr. Papadakis was presented with the inaugural Galileo Award for "Innovation in Building Community," in recognition of his commitment and efforts toward establishing Drexel University as a prominent educational institution along with his dedication to serving the Greater Philadelphia community. |
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Recipients of the Good Citizenship Awards accepted their medals and certificates at the Philadelphia Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution's (DAR) annual Awards Reception and Luncheon at the Independence Ballroom of the Independence National Historic Park Visitor's Center on May 9. |
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(left to right) Honorees Irvin J. Borowsky, founder and chairman of the Liberty Museum and his wife Laurie Wagman, founder and chairman of the American Theater Arts for Youth Inc. (TAFY) pose with Marianne Raphaely, advisory board chair of “Art Blooms in City Hall” and her husband Dr. Russell Raphaely. | |
A Second Empire Style masterpiece boasting elaborate architectural elements such as turreted courtyard stair tower and projecting corner pavilions, City Hall can also claim an astonishing 250-plus relief and freestanding sculptures by master sculptor Alexander Milne Calder (whose grandson is best known for his mobiles). |
City Hall Blooms, Blossoms And Bursts With Art | | | | | | | Photo by Lily Williams / The Bulletin
City Hall never looked more gracious or welcoming than it did strewn with blossoms to celebrate the gala “Art Blooms in City Hall.” | |
A Second Empire Style masterpiece boasting elaborate architectural elements such as turreted courtyard stair tower and projecting corner pavilions, City Hall can also claim an astonishing 250-plus relief and freestanding sculptures by master sculptor Alexander Milne Calder (whose grandson is best known for his mobiles). |
The charismatic Wally Ganzi, third-generation co-owner of this renowned small-chain steak house, proudly introduced Jim Haney, the man who successfully opened The Palm in Atlantic City three years ago. Ganzi expressed his full confidence that with Haney's experience and leadership the Philadelphia Palm will realize many new successes. |
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?Dr. Tammy Kang, Medical Director of the Pediatric Advanced Care Team (PACT) at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), Dr. Kara Fraiman and Nicole Robinson, co-founders of Ashley’s Angels Foundation and Daisy Day Luncheon Chair Nancy Wolfson work to ease the suffering of children with terminal illnesses. | |
Daisy Day has been held annually for 51 years to benefit CHOP, ranked by several respected publications as the nation's best children's hospital. |
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From Michael Kors Fall 2007 Collection a model shows a Pony print trench coat and coffee cashmere pullover. | |
Daisy Day has been held annually for 51 years to benefit CHOP, ranked by several respected publications as the nation's best children's hospital. |
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Allen Patton poses with best friend — and incidentally this year’s Best in Show at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show — Ch. Felicity’s Diamond Jim, aka James. | |
Under sunny skies on May 6, Winterthur held the 29th running of its Point-To-Point Races. Always a highlight of the social season, especially for those living in New Castle, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties, this year's event had even more to offer than usual. |
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Skewbald Paints Chip and Dale pull a German Gunwagon carrying first-time Winterthur Point-To-Point carriage parade participants John and Marlou Gregory (front row seated). Seated behind them are Gilbert Sheck and Penny Hunt. Standing beside them are Clifford and Ralph Harvard. Carriage participation in the Races has grown from a handful to over 50 this year. | |
Under sunny skies on May 6, Winterthur held the 29th running of its Point-To-Point Races. Always a highlight of the social season, especially for those living in New Castle, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties, this year's event had even more to offer than usual. |
Raising A Glass For Charity | | | | | | | Photo Courtesy of American Red Cross-SEPTA | |
Beer enthusiasts from all over the Delaware Valley came out to Normandy Farms on April 25 to support the Montgomery County Chapter of the American Red Cross-SEPA. The chapter co-hosted the Greatest Beers of the World event with the Gretz Beer Company. Attendees had a chance to sample up to 100 kinds of beer brewed all around the world, some right in our own backyard. All proceeds benefited local disaster relief. Pictured (left to right) are Ben Jaurigue, Will Mullin, Bill Covaleski, co-founder of Victory Brewing Company, Mark Jone, Tom Foley, CEO of the Red Cross-SEPA and Mike Gretz, president of the Gretz Beer Company. |
5/11/2007 Special Olympics Honors Courageous Athletes | | | | | | | Photo by Sean Quinn/Aurora Imaging Company/For The Bulletin
Pat Croce, keynote speaker and former owner of the Philadelphia 76ers shows Dick Vermeil, Chairman's Choice inductee and former coach of the Philadelphia Eagles, the love at the Special Olympics Hall of Fame Gala. | |
Last Thursday, Special Olympics Pennsylvania held its 11th Annual Hall of Fame Event with a crowd that was studded with sports superstars. |
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Hall of Fame inductee Mike Paulinski, poses with Dick Vermeil at last Thursday’s gala. | |
Last Thursday, Special Olympics Pennsylvania held its 11th Annual Hall of Fame Event with a crowd that was studded with sports superstars. |
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Serio is pictured with her husband Fox Sports Anchor Bill Vargas (right) and daughter Nia. | |
A record $77,000 was raised at the event to benefit Devereux programs and facilities. The Devereux Foundation is the largest nonprofit in the U.S. serving children, adolescents and adults with behavioral, mental health and developmental disabilities. |
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Penn Museum Young Friends Board Members Caleb Benjamin, Kathleen Kenneally and Jonathan Blanc show the odds are in their favor at last Thursday’s Elizabeth Watts and Howard C. Petersen Lecture and Poker Post-Party. No one left a loser as guests played for fun rather than cash. And some attendees went home with prizes from the evening’s raffle, including a trip anywhere Southwest Airlines flies. | |
Following the Petersen Lecture, the Penn Museum's Young Friends hosted a Poker Post-Party, giving guests a chance to prove that Lady Luck was indeed still on their side. |
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Lee and Chris van de Velde wear their festive best for a trip South of the Border (or at least South of City Hall) at Saturday’s Cinco de Mayo party celebrating Art-Reach’s 20th anniversary. | |
Salsa and sombreros, margaritas and maracas: These were among the many Mexican cultural references reminding guests at Art-Reach's 20th |
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Pam Felice (center) was awarded the Lee Plamondon Volunteer Award for her contributions to LBBC's Survivors' Helpline and other programs. Also pictured are LBBC Executive Director Jean Sachs (left) and LBBC Board Chair Lynn Marks (right). |
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Pictured with Sasso are past William Penn Award winners (left to right) Walt D'Alessio, vice chairman of NorthMarq Capital, Inc., John Binswanger, chairman of Binswanger, Nick DeBenedictis, chairman, president and CEO of Aqua America, Inc. and Ronald Rubin, chairman and CEO of Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust. |
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Stephanie Stahl (left), a reporter for CBS 3 and Children’s Crisis Treatment Center (CcTC) board member, emceed Wednesday’s awards presentation and benefit preview. Shown with her are CcTC Executive Director Antonio Valdes and Judy Romig, CcTC volunteer and award recipient. | |
Reporter Stephanie Stahl was on hand to emcee the event, which honored both individuals and corporations that have made a commitment to area children by supporting CcTC's programs and services. |
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Anita Brickman of Channel 6 ABC stands in front of the finish line at the 3rd Annual Teal Ribbon 5K. | |
On April 28, the Sandy Rollman Ovarian Cancer Foundation held its 3rd Annual Teal Ribbon 5K to help raise money and awareness for ovarian cancer, and help make a difference in women's lives. |
| | | | | | | “Rally on Ridge” Co-Chairs Raye (right) and Jerry Johnson take to the stage at Arthur Ashe Youth Tennis and Education Center to welcome almost 1,000 people to this year's fundraiser. The $1.1 million raised at the event will support year-round tennis and academic programs for more than 10,500 boys and girls in the Philadelphia area. Photo Courtesy of Paul Loftland Photography. | |
Arthur Ashe Youth Tennis and Education, founded in 1952, is a national model for imaginative, public youth tennis and educational enrichment programs. |
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Karen Smith, Dana Christmas, Tricia Billings, Allison Pulito and Liz Bradley take a break from raking leaves. | |
JLP volunteers work together to tidy up around the playhouse. |
| | | | | | | Rebecca Morley and Lindsay Greene help with landscape maintenance. | |
JLP volunteers work together to tidy up around the playhouse. |
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Honorees at the IVC 53rd Annual Meeting on Thursday at the Mayor's Reception Room of City Hall included (left to right) Joan and Branch Heller (Cultural Hosts Award), Bill Celenza (Discover Philadelphia Award), Clio Mallin (Discover Philadelphia Award), Nancy Gilboy, IVC president, Richard Atkins, Esq., IVC vice chairman (Trustee of the Year) and Christopher Sheridan, Esq. on behalf of the Committee of Seventy (Outstanding Civic Partner Award). |
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Motivational strategist Gail Kasper (center), singer/songwriter Steven Hackman (left) and Giuseppe D’Angelo of D’Angelo’s Ristorante Italiano. | |
Held at the ballroom at the Ritz-Carlton, the party benefitted Rittenhouse Row, a nonprofit organization devoted to promoting and protecting the uptown area of Center City from the Avenue of the Arts to 22nd Street between Market and Pine. |
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(left to right) Donald R. Caldwell, chairman of the board of Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, who received the 2007 Award of Merit and architects Richard Meier and Michael Palladino, who received this year’s Medal of Achievement. | |
Last Wednesday, the Philadelphia Art Alliance held its 2007 Wetherill Ball. |
Radnor Hunt Preview Sends Guests Off To The Races | | | | | | | Photo by Lily Williams / The Bulletin
(left to right) Old friends Sharon Westwood, Anne Willcox and Maria Nelson share a long-overdue reunion. | |
Dressed in their garden party best, attendees gathered under a tent set amidst acres of gently rolling hills to catch up with friends and enjoy a bountiful buffet served up by Jimmy Duffy Caterers. Silent and live auctions raised money in support of the Brandywine Conservancy. |
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Sharon Bain and Ken MacNeal enjoy a beautiful spring day in the rolling hills of Chester County. | |
Guests descended on Anne and Michael Moran's Chester County farm on Sunday for a preview of this month's 77th annual Radnor Hunt Races (May 19). |
| | | | | | | Photo by Jared Gruenwald / The Bulletin Artist Adrian Martinez (second from left), who has painted the First Family, stands with Charlotte Reilly (left), Leah Martinez (second from right), and Frank Reilly (right) during last Friday’s event held at the Blue Bell Country Club. | |
Scores of people from all over the Philadelphia region filled the country club's Grand Ballroom to participate in the "Simply the Best Art Show and Sale" to benefit the Regina Coeli Academy, a Wyndmoor pre-K thru 8th grade school offering a classical education through a Catholic worldview. |
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Featured Artist Howard Watson (center) who designed the invitation and program cover for the event poses with Mary (left) and Harry Stinger (right). | |
Scores of people from all over the Philadelphia region filled the country club's Grand Ballroom to participate in the "Simply the Best Art Show and Sale" to benefit the Regina Coeli Academy, a Wyndmoor pre-K thru 8th grade school offering a classical education through a Catholic worldview. |
| | | | | | | Photo by Jared Gruenwald / The Bulletin Andrew V. Youngblood, Headmaster of the Regina Coeli Academy poses next to art created by students at the academy during the “Simply the best Art Show and Sale” event held Friday at the Blue Bell Country Club. | |
Scores of people from all over the Philadelphia region filled the country club's Grand Ballroom to participate in the "Simply the Best Art Show and Sale" to benefit the Regina Coeli Academy, a Wyndmoor pre-K thru 8th grade school offering a classical education through a Catholic worldview. For More Pictures, please visit the Society page. |
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Hal Taussig (right), owner of Untours, shows off the plaque he received as the this year’s winner of the Spirit of Philadelphia Award. | |
The award was presented to Taussig by Greater Philadelphia Cares at their 14th Annual Corporate Leadership Breakfast. |
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(left to right) Holly Kammerer, Lesley Van Arsdall, Eric Reed, Aditi Roy and Gopa Roy are runway-ready at "La Dolce Vita," an event held at Boyds Philadelphia. |
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Chocolate Symphony Honorary Chair and keynote speaker, Jon Runyan, offensive tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles (center) poses with (left to right) Alzheimer's Association Director Deb Haugh, Loretta Runyan, John Boxer, Marge Farbman, director and chair of the event’s auction committee and Andrew L. Hunt, chairman of the board of the Delaware Valley Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association. | |
The Alzheimer's Association is the world leader in Alzheimer's research and support. Having awarded more than $150 million to nearly 1,300 projects, the Alzheimer's Association is the largest private funder of Alzheimer's research. The association's vision is a world without Alzheimer's disease. |
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KOH Board of Directors: Back row: Joe Franklin, Gerri Meer, Peggy Lee Peterson and Pat and Jim Castle. Front row: Gail MacNeil, Terri Brannin and Lois Myers. | |
The fundraiser, organized by the Kalieidocope of Hope Foundation (KOH), honored Coldwell Banker on Saturday night. |
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The program, which is committed to presenting a diversity of ideas, strives to link visual artists with the larger community by providing the public with a greater knowledge and appreciation of their artistic achievements. |
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Angela Grimley, Walnut Street Theatre's special events coordinator, Producing Artistic Director Bernard Havard, honorees Ed Satell and Tony Macaulay and Judy Capuzzi Havard are all smiles at the theater's gala benefit on Saturday night. |
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Walnut Street Theatre Trustee Keith Schneck and fiancee Linda Chisholm dance to the sounds of The Classics at the Walnut’s 198th Birthday Gala. | |
Presented at the Walnut's 198th annual benefit gala at the Benjamin Franklin House, the award, named for 19th-century American actor Edwin Forrest, recognizes contributions to American theater. Forrest, a Philadelphia native, made his debut at the Walnut in 1820. |
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Pictured with Kennedy are (left to right) former TV anchor Amy Caples, Dorothy Kennedy, Rosalie and Anthony Mirenda. | |
Kennedy led Riddle's $8 million expansion and renovation program in the 1980s, guided the hospital through corporate reorganization in the 1990s, and recently led the Riddle Health System into a corporate affiliation with the Main Line Health System and the Jefferson Health System. |
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Left to right: Fred Shabel, vice chairman of Comcast-Spectacor, Rebecca Rimel, president and chairman of The Pew Charitable Trusts, Jonathan Johnson and Georgann Ballou were among guests at a sponsors' reception for "Rally on Ridge!" held at the Residences at Two Liberty Place. |
4/25/2007 Hearts Are In The Highlands At Tartan Day Ball | | | | | | | Photo by Amanda Stevenson Lupke/For The Bulletin
Left to right: Rev. G. Clayton Ames, III, Ball Chairman Mark Lupke and Andrew McGhie, president of the St. Andrew’s Society of Philadelphia show off their clan colors at the Union League on Friday. | |
Under the direction of McGhie, who also acted as master of ceremonies, the evening boasted a lively and engaging program. |
| | | | | | | Photo by Amanda Stevenson Lupke/ For The Bulletin Students from the Reid School of Highland Dance performed at Friday’s St. Andrew’s Society gala celebrating Tartan Day. The evening’s dancers were Caitlin Conner, Nolan Gephart, Lynda Graham, Rachel MacIntyre, Aurora Philips, Bonnie Philips, Erin Park and Julius Park. The performance was directed by Linda Reid Tarpy. | |
And while some men came dressed in simple black tie, many wore kilts, each tartan declaring a proud clan heritage: MacKay and Brown, Scott and Ross. Women too got into the Scottish spirit, draped in plaid sashes pinned with brooches depicting family crests or thistles. |
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Rev. G. Clayton Ames, III (center) addresses the haggis as six past presidents of the St. Andrew’s Society look on. Standing (left to right) are Graham D. Andrews, Howard Butcher, IV, W. Marshall Schmidt, John F. McDonald, James S. Bishop and Angus Neaves. Also pictured (right) is Andrew McLuckie. | |
Congress designated April 6 as National Tartan Day to commemorate the importance of Scottish immigrants and their descendants to the growth of the United States. |
Divas Reign At Opera's Enchanted Evening | | | | | | | Photo by Lily Williams / The Bulletin
Judie and Bennett Weinstock turned out Saturday night to support the Opera Company of Philadelphia at the “Viva La Diva” gala held at The Four Seasons Philadelphia. The evening raised over $220,000 to benefit the Opera Company and further its mission of presenting the finest in grand opera at the Academy of Music, America’s most historic opera house. | |
Judie and Bennett Weinstock turned out Saturday night to support the Opera Company of Philadelphia at the "Viva La Diva" gala held at The Four Seasons Philadelphia. The evening raised over $220,000 to benefit the Opera Company and further its mission of presenting the finest in grand opera at the Academy of Music, America's most historic opera house. |
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Executive Event Chairman Bernard Spain (left) is pictured at “The Party” with his wife Joan and David Bankes of Freeman Interiors. | |
"Fashionable Attire" was called for on the invitation to "The Party," Thursday's benefit honoring organ donors. And guests did not disappoint, turning out in style to support "Organ Donors are Heroes" and the "Gift of Life Donor Program." |
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Pictured in front of the Wall of Heroes are Renee D. Freeman, co-founder of “Organ Donors Are Heroes” and event co-chair of “The Party” with Brian Freedman, recording secretary of “Organ Donors Are Heroes” at the “The Party’s” fifth annual edition. | |
Sizzling dance music by EBE?Event and Entertainment added a Miami vibe to the festivities. |
Timeless Treasures Abound At Annual Antiques Show | | | | | | | Photo by Lily Williams/The Bulletin | |
"Antiques Roadshow" regular and Senior Vice President and Director of Business Development for American Furniture and Decorative Arts at Sotheby's, Leslie Keno, poses with The Philadelphia Antiques Show Associate Chair Joan Johnson and her husband Victor, prominent collectors of American antiques. |
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Alvin P. and Mary Bert Gutman support the University of Pennsylvania Health System at the preview party for The Philadelphia Antiques Show (TPAS). | |
Serious collectors and window shoppers alike turned out for the 46th annual The Philadelphia Antiques Show (TPAS) preview party at The Armory on Friday night. |
| | | | | | | Photo by Lily Williams / The Bulletin (left to right) Randy Plummer, WHYY’s Anne Standish and Nessa R. Forman, vice president for corporate communications and public affairs at WHYY are pictured with Richard E. and Diane Dalto Woosnam at TPAS on Friday night. | |
Guests sipped cocktails and tasted tempting hors d'oeuvres amidst Americana and Art Nouveau, handmade folk art and heirloom jewelry. |
UCP and UBS Rev Up For Motor Cars Under The Stars | | | | | | | Pictured next to a 2007 Range Rover Sport at the kickoff event is the executive planning committee (left to right): Ken Catanella, founder of the event, Michael Furman, renowned automobile photographer, Michael Smyth, event co-chairman, Willa Kravitz, director of development for UCP, Bob Hall of UBS Financial Services, presenting sponsor, and car collectors Bill Avery and Michael Tilson. Photo Courtesy of Dunleavy and Associates. | |
United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) of Philadelphia & Vicinity will hold its fourth annual UBS Motor Cars Under the Stars on June 6 at The Ardrossan Estate on the Main Line. This year's honoree will be Gerry Lenfest, selected for his incredible commitment to philanthropic efforts throughout the community. A recent kickoff event brought together committee members and supporters. |
| | | | | | | Dorrance “Dodo” Hamilton, Alice Lea Tasman, NSCDA/PA past president and campaign chairman and Sally Congdon, president of NSCDA/PA celebrate the launch of the Colonial Dames’ $2.2 M capital campaign, “A Sense of History, A Sense of Place, A Vision for Tomorrow.” Photo by Lily Williams of The Bulletin. | |
Titled "A Sense of History, A Sense of Place, A Vision for Tomorrow," the campaign (which will run through 2010) will both preserve the historic properties and collections in the care of the NSCDA/PA, as well as look towards the future by strengthening and enhancing its educational programs. |
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CFL Fashion Show Committee members (left to right) Alice Anne Bossow, Marcia Dunphy, Alba Bear and Marge Butler | |
Crossing the Finish Line (CFL), a cancer patient support organization, will hold its Eighth Annual Dinner and Fashion Show at Normandy Farm in Blue Bell on April 26 to raise funds to support its mission of "strengthening the hearts, minds and souls of young adult cancer patients and their families." |
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Juliet Goodfriend, Bryn Mawr Film Institute’s executive director (seated), is joined by (left to right) Osborne and Gala Committee Co-Chairs Ann and Marty Snyder. | |
The real turning point in Osborne's Hollywood career, however, came when Ball (who was something of a mentor to him) advised Osborne to forgo acting in favor of writing. "We've got enough actors," she said. "Write a book." |
| | | | | | | Photo by Lily Williams / The Bulletin Victoria and Christopher Le Vine enjoy a Hollywood-inspired evening to benefit the Bryn Mawr Film Institute. | |
The real turning point in Osborne's Hollywood career, however, came when Ball (who was something of a mentor to him) advised Osborne to forgo acting in favor of writing. "We've got enough actors," she said. "Write a book." |
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THE?PRAYING?TAILBACK: Known in the 1970s for praying while playing, former Philadelphia Eagle Herbert H. Lusk II, shown with his daughter, Laiah, is now senior pastor of the Greater Exodus Baptist Church. | |
The name "Titanic" may be a byword for gargantuan disaster, but it was smooth sailing for the Union League's homage to the ill-fated ship at Friday's gala, "A Night to Remember." |
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(Left to right): David Rosenbach Sackey and Renée Sackey pose with state Representative Babette Josephs at the opening of “Chosen.” | |
By uniting them in a common space, "Chosen" reveals the untold stories buried within the objects, as well as those of their producers, owners and the many different Jewish cultures and other influences that brought them into existence.
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The name "Titanic" may be a byword for gargantuan disaster, but it was smooth sailing for the Union League's homage to the ill-fated ship at Friday's gala, "A Night to Remember." |
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The Unmistakanble Kelly Wolfington channels Molly Brown at last Friday's Titanic salute. | |
The name "Titanic" may be a byword for gargantuan disaster, but it was smooth sailing for the Union League's homage to the ill-fated ship at Friday's gala, "A Night to Remember." |
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"The Ten" enjoys its East Coast Premier in Philadelphia tonight, with two back-to-back screenings at the Prince Music Theater, followed by a gala at the new Penthouse Lounge & Grille in Northern Liberties. |
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Rogers. BELOW: (left to right) Judy Camiel, Michael and Cindy Waldman enjoy an evening of music and merriment at “Hazy Hill,” the Hamilton home in Bryn Mawr. | |
The Hamiltons hosted a pre-party on Thursday for the Opera Company's "Viva La Diva." |
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AVA Music Director Christofer Macatsoris (2nd from left) is joined by Neil Funkhouser (left), Dinner Co-chair David Benton (2nd from right) and Gala Committee Member Shelly Margolis (right). | |
This past week presented an embarrassment of riches for music lovers as two operatic institutions presented performances for their benefactors. |
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Tony Conti (left), managing partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Philadelphia received the World Affairs Council’s Atlas Award. Standing with him (left to right) are WAC Chairman Bill Sasso, also chairman of Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young LLP, CNBC anchor Maria Bartiromo, Claudia McBride, president of the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia and Linda Conti. | |
Last Tuesday, 400 guests comprising a who's who of the region's business and civic leaders gathered at the Loews Philadelphia Hotel to honor one of their own, Anthony J. ("Tony") Conti. |
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Penn Valley Constructors President Jon Otto (left) watches and The Salvation Army’s Majs. Edelweiss and Jorge Diaz (bottom right) listen as Doylestown attorney Bill Eastburn (center) displays artwork at The Salvation Army Bucks-Mont Katrina Relief Project’s day-care dedication ceremony on March 13 in Hancock County, Miss. | |
In addition to raising money, more than 400 volunteers mobilized to bring help and hope to the Hancock County communities of Bay St. Louis and Waveland, Miss., which were literally wiped out by Hurricane Katrina. |
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ABOVE: The Pennsylvania Health Law Project staff members proudly hold their IMPACT?Award. | |
Among the organizations receiving IMPACT awards were two from Philadelphia, the Institute for Safe Families and the Pennsylvania Health Law Project (PHLP). |
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Staff of the Institute for Safe Families receive GlaxoSmithKline’s IMPACT Award. Holding plaque in foreground are ISF co-directors Martha Davis (left) and Sandra Dempsey flanked by (left) Mary Linda Andrews, director of U.S. community partnerships for GSK, and Duncan Learmouth, senior vice president of communications and community partnerships for GSK. | |
Among the organizations receiving IMPACT awards were two from Philadelphia, the Institute for Safe Families and the Pennsylvania Health Law Project (PHLP). |
On Thursday night, Business Leadership Organized for Catholic Schools (BLOCS) hosted its annual fundraising gala for the benefit of those students enrolled in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia's Catholic schools. |
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Josh, Ivy, Abbye and Jason Weingram pose with (seated) Michael and Eileen Weingram. Michael represents one of the participating groups, Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs, Middle Atlantic Region. | |
With the approach of Passover, The Mid-Atlantic Conservative Movement Leadership Council hosted its first-ever joint event, "Exodus and Egypt." |
| | Photo Gallery | | | | | | Photo by Liliy Williams / The Bulletin Matthew and Renata Joseph, MANNA Trustee Anne McCollum and Stephen Chase are pictured at the pre-party for “Shut Up & Dance.” | |
Dancing someone else's cares away: Dancers from the Pennsylvania Ballet lit up the stage with an hour and a half of non-stop adrenaline, featuring a series of energetic and passionate performances. Proceeds benefit MANNA, a not-for-profit, non-sectarian organization providing 40,000 nutritious, home-cooked meals to its clients each month. |
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(left to right) MANNA Director of Events and Communications Meg Rider, MANNA Events Manager Rob Saxon, Jr., and 88.5 WXPN Morning Show host and “Shut Up & Dance” emcee Michaela Majoun party for a good cause on Saturday at the Forrest Theatre | |
Dancing someone else's cares away: Dancers from the Pennsylvania Ballet lit up the stage with an hour and a half of non-stop adrenaline, featuring a series of energetic and passionate performances. Proceeds benefit MANNA, a not-for-profit, non-sectarian organization providing 40,000 nutritious, home-cooked meals to its clients each month. |
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Lost at sea in translation? James Cameron's version of the story gets ship-wrecked. "Utter nonsense," proclaims J. Joseph Edgette, Ph.D., a professor at Widener University, and an expert on the Titanic. |
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Tom and Linda Knox pose with Craig and Tanya Drake, who hosted an event in support of Knox at their penthouse at the Touraine on Monday, March 12. | |
Will you still feed the dream, when you're 64? A self-described dyed-in-the-wool Democrat, Knox still believes that the government should and can help the people. |
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The benefit included a classical dance performance and a traditional banquet, followed by contemporary Cambodian music and dancing into the wee hours. |
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On Sunday, author and historian Dr. Natalie Isser, Ph.D., professor emeritus at Penn State University, addressed a discussion group during the "Great Women in History" lecture held in Lenfest Hall at the National Liberty Museum. |
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Bob Nicoletti and his daughter Donna Ferrier share a snuggle with a puppy up for auction at the NKFDV’s “Come Together” benefit. | |
Beatlemania Again, the world's premier Beatles stage show, rocked the house with tunes spanning the band's decades of hits - from the early years right on through to the final chapter with "Get Back." |
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Pictured are the honorees and presenters of the 2007 Girl Scouts of Southeastern Pennsylvania’s Take the Lead Awards and Champion Awards. | |
The girls are local Girl Scouts who presented the event's awards. Proceeds from Take the Lead help underwrite the cost of providing Girl Scout programs for more than 21,000 girl and adult members in eastern Montgomery, Philadelphia and Delaware counties. Funds are used to train volunteers, operate camps, provide educational and
recreational activities, offer financial aid to girls and ensure that girls are developing the values, skills and knowledge they need to succeed as tomorrow's leaders.
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| | | | | | | Photo by Lily WIlliams / The Bulletin James McConnel (center), founder of the Young Patrons of Philadelphia, is flanked (left to right) by Justin May, Amy Carver, Adrianna de Svastich, Jermel Johnson (crouching), Rebecca Azenberg, Gabriella Yudenich and Drew Menschter. | |
The Young Patrons of Philadelphia hosted a Bacchanal on Saturday night at TPDS Club following a performance by the Pennsylvania Ballet. |
Despite a frigid city storm, there was no lack of heat on the dance floor with CTO Tribeca performing a mix of party standards that had guests dancing until the wee hours. More Pictures from the event... |
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My heart goes out to you: Tierny Communications shows their support of the American Heart Association. |
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Lantern Theater Company’s VIPs Michael Brophy, co-founder, Karyn Lyman, managing director, Angela Branham-Britt, president of the board, and Charles McMahon, co-founder and artistic director enjoy a fabulous fete to benefit the theater. | |
The company reaches 12,000 people with four stage productions and special events annually, as well as 2,000 school children in classrooms and communities across the region. |
More photos from the Red Cross event, where cleaning up after a party is nothing compared to the disaster relief they are used to providing. |
3/16/2007 Hear! Hear! | | | | | | | Photo Courtesy Of Julie Jensen Bryan | |
The National Organization for Hearing Research Foundation (NOHR) held "Stuff & Stamp" on Monday, March 5 at the home of Renee Zuritsky in Philadelphia. Friends gathered to address and mail invitations to the sixth annual NOHR Tea, "Hear! Hear! What's Cooking with Deafness Research?" (Left to right) Hostess Renee Zuritsky poses with Stuff & Stamp co-chair, Rosalie Maggio of Penn Valley, Tea Coordinator, Sibby Brasler of Philadelphia, Eileen Baird of Philadelphia and Julie Curson of Philadelphia. |
3/16/2007 Lincoln Day | | | | | | | Courtesy Main Line Life/Pete Bannan | |
Courtesy Main Line Life/Pete Bannan
On Thursday, March 1, the Republican Committee of Lower Merion and Narberth honored America's 16th president with their Lincoln Day Dinner at the Hilton on City Avenue. Steve Schain (Left) and commissioner candidate Jill Govberg review petitions at the event. |
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From March 5-7, physicians and researchers from PENN Medicine visited Palm Beach, Fla. to lead a series of health seminars. The Colony hosted PENN Medicine's day-long seminar on cancer care and research, "Healthy Living - What You Need to Know," featuring experts from the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania. Following the sessions attendees enjoyed a luncheon at The Colony. Karen Fischer and Joan Siegel are pictured at a reception at The Colony following the "Relentless Advancement in Cancer Care" program there on March 7.
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| | | | | | | Photo by Lily WIlliams / The Bulletin Frank and Dottie Giordano, Meghan and Al Pizzica and David Walsh enjoy the Red Ball festivities in the VIP Lounge on the Hamilton Rooftop Garden. | |
Driven by volunteers, the Red Cross serves people every day with critical disaster relief, lifesaving CPR, first aid, AED and safety training courses, youth leadership programs and community disaster education programs in schools. And they know how to throw a party that is not a disaster. |
| | | | | | | Mrs. Samuel M. V. Hamilton (second from left) is flanked by Sean Conway (left) and Cheryl and Paul A. Reid (right) at Philadelphia’s annual gardening extravaganza on Saturday night.
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More than 3,000 guests who turned out Saturday for the "Legends of Ireland's" preview party. Following a cocktail reception and preview of the Flower Show, over half the guests continued to a dinner inspired by award-winning chef Kevin Dundon of Dunbrody Country House & Cookery School in County Wexford, Ireland. |
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Theodora W. Ashmead, Charlotte Biddle and Marianne McClatchy (left to right) enjoy an evening of song at The Orpheus Club’s “Made in the USA Concert” on Wednesday. | |
Two events kept the Philadelphia Society spotlight shining this past week, ranging from the oldest men's singing club to the state of the city. |
Socialites, art lovers, and other assorted bons vivants flocked to the Art Museum for a party that promised to re-create the glamour and sophistication of "The Philadelphia Story." No pedigree necessary: All the privileges of high society could be had for the price of a ticket to the Winter Gala. |
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Guests enjoy the festivities at the Pennsylvania SPCA Media All-Star party, held at the F.U.E.L. House in Old City. The event honored outstanding Philadelphia reporters who promote animal awareness, kindness and important animal issues in their stories. | |
The PSPCA honored the region's reporters who make the lives of animals better by promoting animal awareness, kindness and other important issues. |
| | | | | | | (From left) Josie Whiton, Daphne Lynch Fifield, Pippa Scott Liebert and Nadine Stevenson — all Celebration Committee members — beam at the success of NID’s 20th anniversary party. Photo by Lily Williams/The Bulletin. | |
To celebrate its 20th anniversary on Saturday, Need In Deed transformed the cavernous Urban Outfitters at the Navy Yard into an inviting valentine- and flower-filled wonderland bustling with spirited revelers. Nearly 550 guests attended "The Party With Heart" to honor Need in Deed founder Whim Lynch, and David Montgomery, president and Chief Executive Officer of the Phillies, as well as a longtime NID Board member. |
| | | | | | | Philadelphia Theatre Company Directors Carol Clark Lawrence and David A. Schwartz pose with Producing Artistic Direcor Sara Garonzik. Photo by Lily Williams/The Bulletin. | |
Carl Dranoff is an active member of the Urban Land Institute and is chair of the Philadelphia Council. He is also a member of The University of the Arts Board of Trustees, The University City District, the Center City District, Preservation Alliance of Greater Philadelphia and the New Jersey Historic Trust Board. In addition to holding degree in a civil engineering from Drexel University, and an MBA from Harvard University, Dranoff was awarded an honorary doctorate in Engineering from Drexel University. |
| | | | | | | (from left) Dr. Hans Haupt (director of cardiovascular surgery at Phoenixville Hospital), Dr. Holly Hedrick (2006 Citizen of the Year), Sharon Zalis, Carly Zalis and Dr. Anthony Zalis pose for a shot. Hedrick and Carly were honored at the event. Photo by Ray Simon of The Evening Bulletin. | |
This year, the March of Dimes honored two worthy individuals, Dr. Holly Hedrick and Carly Zalis. Dr. Hedrick works at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, where she is Assistant Professor of Surgery and serves as program director in CHOP's Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment. Dr. Hedrick has co-authored more than 30 articles and abstracts on neonatal surgery and is a March of Dimes National Grantee.
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11/22/06 March of Dimes Gala Event | | | | | | | Joe Bundick, Clem Cheng (a CIGNA and March of Dimes Board of Directors member) and Harris Brooks (Chairman of the March of Dimes National Office of Volunteers) stop for a photo. Photo by Ray Simon of The Evening Bulletin. | |
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Bob Nicoletti and his daughter Donna Ferrier share a snuggle with a puppy up for auction at the NKFDV’s “Come Together” benefit. | |
Beatlemania Again, the world's premier Beatles stage show, rocked the house with tunes spanning the band's decades of hits - from the early years right on through to the final chapter with "Get Back." |
Faith And Family, Patriotism And Philanthropy | | | | | | | Max Taylor/For The Bulletin
Giordano (center) is flanked by his daughter, Dotty Jane Housel (left) and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (right) at the National Education and Leadership Awards (NELA) Gala at which Giordano was honored. | |
Both Ferraro and Giordano, along with Executive Vice President of IBM Nicholas Donofrio, were honored on May 24 at the Sons of Italy Foundation's (SIF) 19th Annual National Education and Leadership Awards (NELA) Gala in Washington, D.C. |
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Val and Patsy Sauri and Dodi Fordham and Sam Howe show off their Irish at RCOP’s dinner dance on Friday night. | |
Despite a frigid city storm, there was no lack of heat on the dance floor with CTO Tribeca performing a mix of party standards that had guests dancing until the wee hours. |
| | | | | | | Photo by Lily Williams (left to right) Gala committee members Ann R. Stephenson, Patrons and Benefactors co-chair and AVA board member, Dr. Wilma Rossi and her husband AVA Board Member Joseph McGuire, Esq. pose with Scott Rogers, AVA board associate, and Patricia Benitez at Sunday’s “Viva La Voce!” | |
This past week presented an embarrassment of riches for music lovers as two operatic institutions presented performances for their benefactors. |
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Longtime coordinator of Winterthur’s Point to Point races Nancy Miller poses with her son, jockey F. Bruce Miller, Jr. (“Chip”), just before the third race in which he rode Best Attack to victory. | |
Most important, however, is that guests know that they are supporting The Brandywine Conservancy's Racing for Open Space, a terrific cause that helps protect and preserve vital land and water resources. |
| | Photo Gallery | | | | | | Parents & representatives from The Salvation Army and staff from Camp Ladore helped 280 very excited Philadelphia-area children board buses at The Salvation Army Temple Corps on Brown Street to embark on a wonderful summer adventure. | |
On Wednesday August 1, parents, representatives from The Salvation Army and staff from Camp Ladore helped 280 very excited Philadelphia-area children board buses at The Salvation Army Temple Corps on Brown Street to embark on a wonderful summer adventure. |
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Welcome Society President Andrew Webster presents the “trophy watermelon” to member Andrew Brock who is this year’s winner of the Annual Mary Shipley Memorial Croquet match.
Jayne Tolson, Jay Tolson and Claudie Brock — childhood friends are reunited after over 50 years apart.
President Webster congratulates member Helen Nemir on her second place win in the croquet match. | |
Members of the Welcome Society gathered on July 15 for their annual picnic at "Hunters Hill Farm" in Newtown Square, Pa., the home of members Claudie and Lynmar Brock. |
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ABOVE: Joe Weiss and Sharon Pinkenson define Western chic at Children’s Crisis Treatment Center (CcTC) Roundup on June 1. | |
For more than 35 years, CcTC has successfully provided high quality, comprehensive mental health services to Philadelphia children. These services address the effects of abuse, neglect and other challenges to early childhood development, and assist children in reaching their full potential within their homes, community and society. |
Competing against eight other films, their documentary, "Father of American Cryptology: Brilliance & Decline," about legendary code-breaker William Friedman took the highest honors. Haftom and Malik's film will now go on to the National History Day State competition at Penn State University in May.
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Pictured (from left to right) are Physician of the Year John L. Rombeau, Ball Chairpersons Gary and Lanie Sinderbrand, Woman of the Year Jamie Ginn and Man of the Year Bernard Eizen. |
GOP Gala Honors Jacobs | | | | | | | Courtesy of the Montgomery County Council of Republican Women | |
Pictured (left to right) are MCCRW President Barbara Bustard, Speaker of the House Dennis O'Brien and Liberty Award recipient Alma Jacobs. |
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“Viva La Diva” honorees Dr. Constantine “Taki” (left) and Mrs. Eliana (right) Papadakis are joined by their daughter Maria. Dr. Papadakis has been president of Drexel University since 1995 and the couple have been actively involved in the Opera Company of Philadelphia for over a decade. | |
Guests were treated to a recital by artists from the Opera Company's May production of "Falstaff" who, in addition to operatic standards, performed crowd-pleasing show tunes. |
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The focus of the gala is to acknowledge Philadelphia's unique legacy with Coleman and Bogle, two men who have dedicated themselves to building a better Philadelphia and a better America. |
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Featuring the spring collection of red-carpet designer Sue Wong along with local designers Milla by Mail and Camieleon Heels, the event raised money in support of The Kidney Foundation's Delaware Valley services and programs.
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Stylish stilt-walkers welcome guests at the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society’s (PHS) Azalea Garden Party. | |
The fundraiser took place on the deck of the Water Works Restaurant, which provided the light fare for the occasion. And Gypsy swing music by Beau Django had everyone in the crowd tapping their toes. |
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(Front row left to right) Jerome J. Shestack, The Honorable William T. Coleman, Jr., Esq. and John C. Bogle join (back row left to right) Robert W. Bogle and Barbara L. Greenfield at HSP’s 8th Annual Founder’s Award Dinner. | |
On May 15, the Historical Society of Pennsylvania (HSP) honored two men who have dedicated themselves to building a better Philadelphia and a better America. |
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Lewis Grafman, executive director of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism Mid-Atlantic Region, Dr. Sharon Keller, assistant professor, Jewish Theological Seminary, Ruth Anolik, president of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism Mid-Atlantic Region and Rabbi Steven Wernick of Adath Israel, president of the Rabbinical Assembly, Mid-Atlantic Region. | |
With the approach of Passover, The Mid-Atlantic Conservative Movement Leadership Council hosted its first-ever joint event, "Exodus and Egypt." |
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Marcia Stacy (right) pours tea for Donna Watson (left). Also pictured enjoying the afternoon is Janet Kalenish. Women for Greater Philadelphia President Alma R. Jacobs and “Spring Fest...Afternoon Tea” Committee Chair Elinor Nicholson welcomed guests who were invited to wear their favorite hats for the elegant occasion. | |
On April 29, Women for Greater Philadelphia hosted "Spring Fest...Afternoon Tea" at Laurel Hill Mansion in East Fairmount Park. |
| | | | | | | Photo by Lily Williams/ The Bulletin Award Winner Lynne Korman Honickman (center) is flanked by (left to right) United Way Women’s Initiative co-chairs Eleanor Thompson and Molly Shepard, with 2007 Dinner co-chairs Angela Dowd-Burton and Diane Sullivan. | |
Girls Today, Leaders Tomorrow offers grants to community organizations that provide programs and activities supporting the development of self-esteem and character of adolescent girls. |
The year 1967 was one of activism across the United States, and things were no different in Chester County, where the Brandywine Conservancy was formed to save two Chadds Ford properties from industrial development.
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Shown at the awards ceremony at the King of Prussia Mall are (left to right) Executive Director Allan Miller, award winner Allison Hynes, a preschool teacher at McNeil Child Development Center in Fort Washington and Nathan Johnson, marketing associate for pediatric analgesics at McNeil Consumer Healthcare. | |
On March 28, the makers of Children's Tylenol sponsored the Terri Lynne Lokoff Child Care Foundation National Child Care Teacher Awards.CFL Plans Fashion Show To
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Ken Marschall, noted for many works he has done focusing on Titanic. Many of these
can be found in his book entitled Ken Marschall’s Art of the Titanic. (Hyperion Press, 1998). | |
Lost at sea in translation? James Cameron's version of the story gets ship-wrecked. "Utter nonsense," proclaims J. Joseph Edgette, Ph.D., a professor at Widener University, and an expert on the Titanic. |
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Visitors view wall-sized photographs from the DARFUR/DARFUR outdoor photography exhibition at the National Constitution Center.
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Fatima Haroun, Vice President of the Darfur Alert Coalition, speaks at the opening of DARFUR/DARFUR on July 24. | |
DARFUR/DARFUR, an outdoor week-long exhibition of digitally-projected images depicting the ongoing genocide in Sudan. |
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The Honorable Alphonse and Birgitta Witt of Lake Bluff, Ill. announce the engagement of their daughter, Amanda Brooke, to David Greene, son of Dr. Mark and Mrs. Bella Greene of Penn Valley. |
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