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Hugo Boss, Georgina Bloomberg receive awards at benefit for
The Humane Society of the United States
To the Rescue! New York: Saving Animal Lives gala raises
funds for animal rescue efforts
NEW YORK – The Humane Society of the United States honored
fashion industry leader HUGO
BOSS and
acclaimed philanthropist Georgina
Bloomberg last
night at the 2016 To the Rescue! New York gala at Cipriani
42nd Street.
The evening raised more than $1.7 million for the
organization’s animal rescue efforts, rescuing thousands of
animals from cruelty and neglect each year. The evening was
hosted by actor and comedian Mario
Cantone.
The HSUS honored HUGO BOSS with the Corporate Consciousness
Award in recognition of the company’s commitment to humane
alternatives and sustainable business strategies. Zachary
Quinto presented
the honor to HUGO BOSS Chief Brand Officer Ingo
Wilts, who accepted on behalf of the company.
“HUGO BOSS has always been at the forefront, exploring new
ideas and technologies and finding forward-thinking
solutions for our industry. With our decision to go
fur-free, we’ve anchored animal welfare as a fixture within
our product sustainability program,” Wilts said in his
acceptance speech.
Bloomberg’s good friend Lorenzo
Borghese presented
her with the Compassion in Action Award for her tireless
work to protect all animals. Bloomberg thanked many people,
including Amanda
Hearst for
starting the Friends of Finn and getting her involved with
The HSUS, as well as her mother and father, former mayor
Michael Bloomberg, who were sitting at her table.
“I want to thank my father for not disowning us every time
we brought a new pet home. We had a ritual of every time we
brought a new pet home, putting it in the bathroom near our
kitchen, and whenever my father would come home from work,
his first stop was the bathroom near our kitchen. He would
open the door and see whatever pet we had brought home, and
coincidentally, that was when I learned my first swear
word,” Bloomberg said to a room full of laughs.
Moby rounded
out the evening with performances of his hits “Troubles So
Hard” and “Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad,” as well as lively
covers of Johnny Cash’s “Ring of Fire” and Led Zeppelin’s
“Whole Lotta Love,” where he encouraged the audience to sing
along.
This year’s gala was co-chaired by Amanda
Hearst and Steve
Read. Additional attending supporters included Gayle
King, Jason
Biggs, Jenny Mollen, Arden Wohl and Lauren
Blumenfeld.
More than 550 guests enjoyed a three-course vegan meal
prepared by Candle 79 and Cipriani, a live auction and
entertainment.
The 2016 Leadership Committee included Ian Bass, Howard and
Wendy Berk, Gale Epstein, Jennifer Faga, Janie Greenspun
Gale, Linda Goddard, Cathy Kangas, Stacey and Don Kivowitz,
Jennifer Laue, Mary and Peter Max, Patrick McDonnell and
Karen O’Connell, Judy Ney, Paige Rense Noland, Christine and
Edwin Ordway, Lida Orzeck, Marian Probst, Debra Shore and
Suzy Welch.
The Friends of Finn Committee included Georgina Bloomberg,
Tripp Callan, Anthony Cummings, Amanda Hearst, Michael Katz,
Steve Read, Breanna Schultz, Courtney Stroum Meagher, Katie
Sturino. Advisory Committee: Morgan Bogle, Lorenzo Borghese,
Stephanie Riggio Bulger, Liz Dee, Dylan Lauren, Sarah Read
and Kelly Vitko,
This year’s gala was sponsored by Moroccanoil. The event was
produced in partnership with Celebrity Event Planner Liron
David of Eventique.
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The Humane
Society of the United States is
the most
effective animal
protection organization, as rated by our peers. For more
than 60 years, we have celebrated the protection of all
animals and confronted all forms of cruelty. We and our
affiliates are the nation’s largest provider of hands-on
services for
animals, caring for more than 150,000 animals each year, and
we prevent cruelty to millions more through our advocacy
campaigns.
Read more about our more than 60 years of transformational
change for
animals and people. HumaneSociety.org.
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