2019 Annual Benefit | Our Sustainable Future

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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