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Best Buddies
International
Founder and
Chairman
Anthony
Kennedy
Shriver and
Alina
Shriver pose
with event
Co-Chairs Anne Hearst McInerney and Jay McInerney at the Fourth Annual
Best Buddies
Hamptons
Gala: Viva
La France!
on August
11, 2012 in
Water Mill,
New York.
Photo by
Mike
Coppola/Getty
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2012 Best
Buddies
Hamptons
Gala: viva
la France!
Raises
$250,000 For
Best Buddies
International
Presented by
Las Vegas
Sands Corp
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Watermill,
NY - August
12, 2012
– 200 people
attended the
2012
Best Buddies
Hamptons
Gala: Viva
la France!
at the
Watermill
home of
Anne Hearst McInerney
and Jay
McInerney
on Saturday,
August 11.
The Gala,
which was
presented by
Las Vegas
Sands Corp,
raised
$250,000
Best Buddies
International.
Best Buddies
is a vibrant
organization
founded in
1989 by
Anthony
Kennedy
Shriver
to
establish a
global
volunteer
movement
that creates
opportunities
for
one-to-one
friendships,
integrated
employment
and
leadership
development
for people
with
intellectual
and
developmental
disabilities.
The
McInerneys
and
Alina and
Anthony
Kennedy
Shriver
served as
Co-Chairs of
the
French-themed
Gala,
which drew
out many New
York and
Hamptons
notables,
including:
Debbie
Bancroft,
Haley &
Jason Binn,
Pandora Duke
Biddle &
Yves Hentic,
Nate Berkus,
Donny
Deutsch,
Jonathan
Farkas,
Joanna
Goldenstein,
Randy
Harris, R.
Couri Hay,
Kathy and
Rick Hilton,
Amanda R.
Hearst,
Penny &
Gerry
Klingman,
Ambassador
John and
Sharon
Handler
Loeb, Katie
Lee, Alison
Mazzola,
Patrick
McMullan,
Katherine
Nicholls,
Tatiana &
Campion
Platt,
LaCary
Sharpe, Jean
& Martin
Shafiroff,
James
Signorelli,
Atissa
Tadjadod,
Nicole
Miller & Kim
Taipale,
Lydia & Rudy
Touzet,
Tracy Stern and
Richard
Ziegelasch. The
Shrivers’
children
Eunice,
Francesca,
Carolina and
Joey also
attended the
event.
The evening
included a
lively
cocktail
hour; a
gourmet
dinner
featuring
sea bass,
chicken, and
vegetable
lasagna; and
a lively
auction led
by
Benjamin
Doller
of
Sotheby’s,
which
included
fabulous
items such
as tickets
to the
Victoria’s
Secret
Fashion Show,
a week in
beautiful
St. Remy de
Provence,
and an
Azamara
Cruises
European
Voyage.
Highlights
of the
evening
included a
moving
speech by
Buddy
Ambassador
Mollie
Noble,
who received
a standing
ovation
after
discussing
the powerful
impact Best
Buddies has
had on her
life. Her
speech also
encouraged
Gala
guests to
“Sponsor a
Buddy,”
raising
$28,000 for
the
organization’s
annual
Leadership
Conference.
The Stingers
also brought
the crowd to
its feet,
thanks to a
vivacious
performance.
Many Gala
attendees
danced the
night away
to their
party hits,
especially
once Noble
and Shriver
encouraged
everyone to
join them on
the dance
floor.
“What an
unreal night
of support
for and
energy
towards our
movement for
the full
inclusion of
all people
with
intellectual
and
developmental
disabilities,”
said
Shriver.
“The
highlight of
the evening
was Mollie
Noble
sharing with
all of us
her
life-long
dreams of
respect and
acceptance.
I'm beyond
grateful to
the
McInerneys
for their
unparalleled
generosity
and
kindness.”
Sponsors of
the Gala
included
presenting
sponsor
The Las
Vegas Sands
Corp.,
as well as
Hearst
Corporation,
Marc Leder,
Tatiana &
Campion
Platt,
Morgan
Stanley,
FIJI Water,
Patron,
Getty
Images,
Niche Media/Hamptons
Magazine
and Audi.
About Best
Buddies
International
Best Buddies®
is a
nonprofit
501(c)(3)
organization
dedicated to
establishing
a global
volunteer
movement
that creates
opportunities
for
one-to-one
friendships,
integrated
employment
and
leadership
development
for people
with
intellectual
and
developmental
disabilities.
Founded in
1989 by
Anthony K.
Shriver,
Best Buddies
is a vibrant
organization
that has
grown from
one original
chapter to
almost 1,500
middle
school, high
school, and
college
chapters
worldwide. Today,
Best
Buddies’
eight formal
programs —
Middle
Schools,
High
Schools,
Colleges,
Citizens,
e-Buddies®
,
Jobs,
Ambassadors,
and
Promoters —
engage
participants
in each of
the 50
states and
in 50
countries,
positively
impacting
the lives of
nearly
700,000
people with
and without
disabilities
around the
world. As a
result of
their
involvement
with Best
Buddies,
people with
intellectual
and
developmental
disabilities
secure
rewarding
jobs, live
on their
own, become
inspirational
leaders, and
make
lifelong
friendships.
For more
information,
please visit
www.bestbuddies.org,
facebook.com/bestbuddies
or
twitter.com/bestbuddies. |
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