2019 Annual Benefit | Our Sustainable Future - Gallery
2019 Annual Benefit | Our Sustainable Future
The evening Featured Recognition of Tony’s Chocolonely for its Leadership in Ethically Sourced Cocoa,
Performance by Parisa Khobdeh Dance Company, and Music by ELEW and Saxophonist Marcus G. Miller
2019 Benefit Committee:
Megan Hely Walsh, Kathy Kladopoulos-Megdanis, Elsa Sykes, Sarah and Bret Wiener, Barbara Gould, Abby and Matt Banger, Michael and Jeanette Chen, Ernie Megdanis, Sharon and Bob Prince, George Sykes, Amanda and Don Martocchio, Taylor McCall-Mazza and David Mazza, Roy Medile, Alice Mahoney, Dede and Jim Bartlett
Tony's Chocolonely Truck - Tony’s Chocolonely was also recognized for its Open Chain business model for traceable, slave-free cocoa and its commitment to making 100% slave-free chocolate
Jay Fielden, former editor, Esquire, and Mark Fowler, Nature Initiative Director, Grace Farms Foundation
Guests encountering falconry before sunset
Kathy Kladopoulos Megdanis, Bill Robinson, and Dr. Ernest Megdanis
Lexi Bowes-Lyon, Director of Philanthropy, Space for Giants and cousin of Prince Harry and Prince William, Kenyon Adams, Arts Initiative Creative Director
Grace Farms Foundation, and Sharon Prince, President and Founder of Grace Farms Foundation
Board of Directors
Abby Messitte and Alyson Shotz, artist
Peter Campbell, Maya Frey, and James Frey
Monique Péan, Artist and Designer, and Sharon Prince, President and Founder of Grace Farms Foundation
Megan Hely Walsh, Emily Adams, Kenyon Victor Adams, and John Walsh
Michael Chen, Jeanette Chen, Melissa Engel, and John Engel
Abby Bangser, Object & Thing and Monique Péan, Artist and Designer
Mary Fetchet, Susan Doran, Trish Worden, and Rick Worden
Silvia and Michele Baldini
Parisa Khobdeh, and Kayvan Moghaddassi
Elegant, zero-waste dinner
Saycon Sengbloh, Tony-nominated actress, Imani Uzuri, vocalist and composer, Sharon Prince, President and Founder of Grace Farms Foundation, Hayes Slade, President, AIA NY and Founding Partner at SLADE Architecture
Abby Bangser of Object & Thing and Amanda Martocchio of Amanda Martocchio Architecture
Sharon Prince, President and Founder of Grace Farms Foundation
Performance by Parisa Khobdeh Dance Company and guest artists of Paul Taylor American Modern Dance
Entertainment by ELEW
Entertainment by ELEW and Marcus G. Miller