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Three New York
City businesswomen and one high school student were
honored as part of the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of
America’s 22nd annual Women of Distinction Luncheon at
the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. Eliza
Bolen, executive
vice president of Oscar de la Renta, was honored as the
Woman of Distinction in Fashion. Cyma
Zarghami, president of Viacom’s Kids and Family
Group, was honored as the Woman of Distinction in
Business. Lara
Englebardt Metz of
Lara Metz Nutrition was honored as the Woman of
Distinction in Nutrition & Health. Chloe
Hubbe, a ninth grade student at Columbia Preparatory
School, was honored as this year’s Rising Star.
“My mom has had Crohn's disease all my life- it's
changed who I am and inspired me to help others living
with these diseases and educate my peers about Crohn’s
and ulcerative colitis,” said Chloe
Hubbe. “I've volunteered and raised money for Camp
Oasis, a summer camp that supports children living with
Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. I also started a
teen awareness campaign in New York City schools. I want
to thank CCFA naming me this year’s Rising Star. I hope
to help inspire the next generation of supporters to
find a cure for Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis
once and for all.”
Veteran news reporter and Crohn’s disease patient Cynthia
McFadden of
NBC News hosted this year’s luncheon. The luncheon’s
honorary chairs were Nancy
Brown and Diane
Miller, and the chairs were Ellen
Crown, Elyse Newhouse, Michelle Swarzman, and Michele
Sweetwood. This year’s luncheon also featured a
fashion show debuting Oscar
de la Renta's Fall
2015 collection for the first time in New York, Creative
Director Peter Copping’s first collection for the
fashion house.
The Women of Distinction Luncheon draws well-known
attendees from New York society. This year, attendees
included Betsy
Baron, Debra Black, Emily Blavatnik, Clarissa
Bronfman, Samantha Brous, Veronica
Bulgari, Maureen
Cogan, Betsy Cohn, Ellen
and Dan Crown, Jennie
DeScherer, Beth Dozoretz, Gary Fuhrman,Jane
Holzer, June
Jacobs, Carol
Kalikow, Barbara
Lane, Judy Lauder, Bonnie
Englebardt Lautenberg, Dalia
Leeds, Karen
LeFrak, Ninah
Lynne, Phyllis Mack, Sondra
Mack, Linda
Macklowe, Patty
McEnroe, Trish McEvoy, Gillian
Miniter, Marcia
Mishaan, Elyse Newhouse, Pamela
Pantzer, Perri
Peltz, Denise
Rich,Lois
Robbins, Deborah Roberts, Peter
Thomas and Noreen Roth, Carolyn Rowan, Dr.
Gail Saltz, Mara
Sandler, Josh
Schulman, Dr. Howard Sobel, Dr.
Robbyn Sockolow, Sara
Star, Candice
Stark, Bonnie
Strauss, Michelle
Swarzman, Vanessa Trump, Priscilla
Rattazzi Whittle and Caryn
Zucker.
Over the past 22 years, the Women of Distinction
Luncheon has honored New York City women who are making
a difference in the lives of those living with Crohn’s
disease and ulcerative colitis. Over the past three
years, the luncheon has raised more than $5.4 million to
support research and education of these debilitating
inflammatory bowel diseases.
“The Women of Distinction Luncheon is an incredibly
important event that provides CCFA with the opportunity
to publically acknowledge and thank some of the
incredible women whose work profoundly touches the lives
of patients with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis
every day,” said Michele
Zellers, executive director of CCFA’s Greater New York
Chapter. “This year’s honorees have gone above and
beyond professionally and personally to support the 1.6
million Americans living with an inflammatory bowel
disease. I applaud Eliza, Cyma, Lara, and Chloe for
their ongoing support of those living with Crohn’s
disease and ulcerative colitis, both in New York and
around the country.”
Known collectively as inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD),
Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis are painful,
medically incurable diseases that attack the digestive
system. Crohn's disease may attack anywhere along the
digestive track, while ulcerative colitis inflames only
the large intestine (colon). Symptoms may include
abdominal pain, persistent diarrhea, rectal bleeding,
fever, weight loss and fatigue, and many patients
require numerous hospitalizations and surgeries.
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