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The Komansky
Center for Children's Health at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill
Cornell's 4th annual Plates
for Pediatrics benefit
raised a record amount, over $650,000 to support the
center's children's programs. Maggie
Gyllenhaal attended
the sold-out event as the Honorary Chair. Sponsored by Max
Mara, the benefit drew over 300 attendees to the St. Regis
New York on January 30, 2014.
The event included a silent auction of a series of unique
dinner plates curated by
Art & Advisory, LLC. The
plates were designed
and painted by artists Jonathan
Adler, Todd
Norsten, Jim
Shaw, and Rob
Fischer.
The benefit, hosted
by Dr. Gerald
Loughlin, Pediatrician-in-Chief at the Komansky
Center for Children's Health at
NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell, along with the Pediatric
Support Committee and the Children's Advisory Council,
raised funds for several children's programs: Child
Life Services, a program that helps alleviate children's
fears surrounding the hospital experience; The Pediatric
Simulation Center, a multidisciplinary approach to
clinical education, research, and patient safety
initiatives; The
Perinatal Center, which provides a multidisciplinary
approach to fetal diagnoses, counseling and care; and the Residency
Education Program, a three-year pediatric residency
program designed to provide residents with the basic tools
for the practice of pediatrics.
Guests included; Andrew
Ross Sorkin, Maria
Giulia Maramotti Max
Mara Retail Director for North America; Aviva
Drescher, Dr.
Laura Forese,
Group Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at
NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell and President of the
NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System; Dr.
Herbert Pardes, Executive
Vice Chair, Board of Trustees, NewYork-Presbyterian
Hospital; Allison
Aston, Marcie
Pantzer, Veronica
Beard, Vaughn
Dorrian, Ammara
Yaqub, Alex and Bara
Tisch. Donny
Deutsch served
as
the event's Honorary Auctioneer.
About Phyllis and David Komansky Center for Children's
Health at
NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell
NewYork-Presbyterian Komansky Center for Children's Health,
which is affiliated
with Weill Cornell Medical College, provides the best
available care in every area of pediatrics in a
family-friendly and technologically advanced setting.
NewYork-Presbyterian is the #1 hospital in the New York
metropolitan area and is consistently ranked among the best
academic medical institutions in the nation, according to
U.S. News & World Report. For more information, visit
www.nyp.org/komansky
About Max Mara
Max Mara, the premiere collection of the Max Mara Fashion
Group, is the epitome of Italian style and luxury; a
confident and contemporary collection of tailored
silhouettes, sumptuous fabrications and couture details
applied to ready-to-wear. Known for stylish coats,
form-skimming separates, sharp suits and elegant
accessories, Max Mara, was founded by the late visionary
Achille Maramotti in 1951. The collection is now available
in 2,334 locations in more than 100 countries and was the
first of 19 collections under the Max Mara umbrella. The
company remains privately held and managed
by the Maramotti family.
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