National Women’s Division President Jackie Harris Hochberg and Co-Chairs Mindy Feinberg, Tasha Genatt, Erica Karsch, Roxanne Palin and Cathy Schwartz welcomed over 1,200 guests to the afternoon festival, including Elie Tahari, Judith Ripka, Daryl Roth, Randi Michel, Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, Renée and Bob Belfer, Robin Katz, Andrea Stark,  Stacey and Cobey Bronfman,  Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch, Jason and Haley Binn, Janna Bullock, Dr. Howard Sobel, Sal Strazzullo and Jodie Fanelli, Digital Dollhouses’s David Schnepp and Elynn DeMattia, Marquis Jet’s Kenny and Shoshana Dichter, Jason Rogers, Tim Morehouse,  and their families. 

Family Day kicked off with the presentation of the first Spirit of Family Award to Christie Brinkley, who accepted with a gracious speech highlighting the important work done at CERC and at Einstein College of Medicine.   Adults and children alike then took part in a wide array of novel activities, including decorating a Campion Platt-designed Digital Dollhouse, sampling NYC’s famous Eleni’s Cookies and Cupcakes, making personalized Havaiana sandals, riding the giant slide, getting makeovers at the Cozy’s Cuts for Kids station, partaking in watermelon eating contests and so much more!  A diverse silent auction kept moms and dads busy, bidding on everything from Christian Dior sunglasses and cosmetic services from Dr. Howard Sobel to Yankees tickets, golf afternoon outings, a Judith Ripka ring and a Disney vacation. 

Family Day:  All proceeds from ticket sales, raffles and the silent auction benefit the Children’s Evaluation and Rehabilitation Center (CERC).  Cutting-edge research collaborations between CERC’s outstanding clinical staff and Einstein’s world-class scientists will hasten the discovery of innovative treatments for devastating developmental disorders and, ultimately, their prevention and cure.  It will improve the lives of millions of children and families across the United States.