Jill Kargman is a highly
acclaimed New York City-based writer whose most recent work,
Sometimes I Feel Like a
Nut, tackles a variety of issues with sharp wit
and laugh-out-loud humor through a collection of essays and
observations. In addition to authoring several novels, Ms.
Kargman?s work has appeared in many popular magazines,
including Vogue,
Harper's Bazaar, Town & Country, Travel + Leisure,
and Elle.
The event was co-chaired by
Joy Ingham and Topsy Taylor. Society columnist and longtime
City Harvest supporter David Patrick Columbia was honorary
chair. A few of the notable attendees included: Muffie
Potter Aston,
Jamee Gregory,
Nina Griscom,
Marlene Hess,
Mariana Kaufman,
Eleanora Kennedy,
Coco and Arie L.
Kopelman,
Karen LeFrak,
Gillian Miniter,
Elyse Newhouse,
Emilia Saint-Amand,
Silda Wall Spitzer, and Jacqueline Weld, among
others.
Tickets to this year's
On Your Plate
luncheon ranged from $375 - $1,000
and tables ranged from $5,000 - $15,000. Last year's event
attracted over 200 guests and raised nearly $200,000 to
support City Harvest's work feeding New
York's hungry.
About City
Harvest
Now serving New York City for over 25
years, City Harvest (http://www.cityharvest.org/)
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 28 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.