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CITY HARVEST TO HOST 18TH
ANNUAL
AN EVENING OF PRACTICAL MAGIC
New York, New York – City Harvest’s 18th annual An Evening
of Practical Magic will be held on Tuesday, April 24th at
Cipriani
42nd Street (110 East 42nd Street). The evening will include
cocktails and a silent auction at 6:30 pm, followed by a
dinner and live auction at 7:30 pm.
City Harvest’s An Evening of Practical Magic pays tribute to
the efforts of individuals and organizations who have gone
above and beyond in their commitment to help City Harvest
feed New York’s hungry. This year the event will honor the
staff and chefs of Union Square Hospitality Group. The
dinner will raise funds to support City Harvest’s work at a
time when demand for emergency food continues to rise. It
will be attended by City Harvest board members, celebrities,
corporate leaders and longstanding supporters of the
organization.
Last year’s event raised $1.5 million for City Harvest and
attracted 650 guests. It was hosted by Cynthia Nixon and
honored Bill Koenigsberg, President, CEO and Founder of
Horizon Media. Notable attendees included Kelly Rutherford,
Miss USA Rima Fakih, and Shoshanna Gruss as well as renowned
culinary experts: Eric Ripert, Tom Colicchio, Gail Simmons,
Michael White, Marc Murphy, Top Chef Masters judge Ruth
Reichl, Ron Ben-Israel, Michael Lomonaco, François Payard,
Ben Pollinger, The Stanton Social’s Chris Santos, ,
Donatella Arpaia, Tracy Nieporent of Myriad Group,
D’Artagnan’s Ariane Daguin, and Cake Boss’s Buddy Valastro,
among others.
Tickets range from $750 to $2,500 and tables from $10,000 to
$50,000. To purchase tickets or tables, please contact Naomi
Giges Downey at 917-351-8778,
ndowney@cityharvest.org or visit
www.cityharvest.org
.
About City Harvest
Now serving New York City for over 25 years, City Harvest is
the world’s first food rescue organization, dedicated to
feeding the city’s hungry men, women, and children. This
year, City Harvest will collect over 30 million pounds of
excess food from all segments of the food industry,
including restaurants, grocers, corporate cafeterias,
manufacturers, and farms. This food is then delivered free
of charge to nearly 600 community food programs throughout
New York City using a fleet of trucks and bikes as well as
volunteers on foot.
Each week, City Harvest helps over 300,000 hungry New
Yorkers
find their next meal.
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