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WHAT: Highlights from the Soho Grand Hotel Garden celebration...hosted by FreshPet® FreshPet™ fresh real ingredients in foods for cats and dog...no corn, wheat, or soy, no artificial preservatives, no ingredients from China, no processed meat meals, made in the USA WORTHY non profits -the ASPCA and ANIMAL HAVEN SHELTER of NYC-celebrated Adopt-A-Dog initiatives with partner FreshPet® - to help nurture deserving four legged creatures who are looking for loving homes. During the month of July-all new parent(s) of the furry kind who adopt a dog or cat from the these worthy NYC organizations...receive free food/coupons from FreshPet®-USA (Bethlehem, PA in fact) makers of the most natural-human grade ingredients, less processed HEALTHY fresh foods for pets. WHAT ELSE: This week is bring your pet to work week-luckily some people can do that everyday. Dr, Katy Nelson-med school for humans-did not suit her Tips from  Dr. Katy Nelson...

Feb. 1 2017-Cealsea Piers             The Inaugural Blue Jacket Fashion Show and Dinner benefiting the Prostate Cancer Foundation featured Carson Kressley, Bill Nye, Mario Cantone, Don Lemon, Victor Cruz Ian Mellencamp, Thom Browne, Joseph Abboud, John Varvatos and more The inaugural  Blue Jacket Fashion Show and Dinner  was held  Wednesday, February 1, 2017  at  Pier 59 Studios  during New York Men’s Fashion Week. In partnership with  Johnson & Johnson , the Blue Jacket Fashion Show benefited the  Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) , founded by philanthropist and financier  Michael Milken . Money raised will go towards funding cutting-edge research that will save, extend and improve the lives of not only prostate cancer patients but other cancer patients as well.  Politics free night-for a good cause! (Patrick McMullen) The  Blue Jacket Fash...

1/31/2017 Cipriani 42nd St. (NYC) : PICTURED- HAL RUBENSTEIN -host of FEMMY AWARDS (and congenial fashion smart person/author/editor)--and student winners (   ...happy of course), holding their winning checks-earned via  T he Fashion Institute of Technology Design Contest- where six  F.I.T. student finalists competed for top design-of intimate apparel gowns and sets. The works were seen by many of the lingerie industry’s best and reviewed by a panel nominated from The Underfashion Club.    Students drew inspiration from the altheisure theme. The top three winners of the 2016 Student Design Contest were awarded scholarships presented by SAIG Co-Chairs Suzanne Beck and Clelia Parisi.   The first place winner,  Katelyn Zawierucha, her design "Tres Sportive",  received $5,000 , and an all expenses-paid trip to Paris Mode City provided by   Eurovet   and   Curvexpo.  Second place winner  Jennifer Monzon,  receive...

Not attended but worthy...!!!! In our inbox... The Evelyn Alexander Wildlife   Rescue Center held its  10 th  Annual Get WILD Summer Benefit  hosted by Molly Channing of Channings Daughters Vineyards honoring Ingrid Arneberg and Will Marin at The channing Family sculpture garden    Honorary Co-Chairs: Frances Cole Jones and Cornelia Guest Benefit Committee: Mary Beauchamp, Liz Brown, Ingrid Edelman, Jane Gill, Linda Lambert, Maryann Marston, Dianne Marxe, Suzanne Obser, Avis Richards, Ellen & Chuck Scarborough, SunHe Sherwood-Dudley, Beth Ostrosky Stern, Marcy Warren WHAT : The  Evelyn Alexander Wildlife Rescue Center of the Hamptons  celebrated another year of rehabilitating and successfully releasing animals back into the wild across Long Island with its annual  GET WILD Summer Benefit . The event was hosted by Molly Channing at the Channing Family Sculpture Garden on Saturday, Augu...

  Cipriani 42 nd  Street           New York, NY November 13, 2014 WHAT: IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN VETERANS OF  AMERICA 10 th  Anniversary Heroes Gala HONORING Admiral Mike Mullen 17 th  chairman of the joint chiefs of staff AND Travis Kalanick ceo of UBER, inc. WITH master of ceremony Willie Geist NBC & MSNBC co-anchor On right,  Army veteran, veterans’ advocate, best-selling author, actor, and motivational speaker,   J.R. Martinez and  CEO and Co-Founder of Uber Inc., Travis Kalanick---  the   2014 IAVA Civilian Leadership Award honoree several current military members in attendance on left- IAVA Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Paul Rieckhoff -  welcomed guests and thanked veteran and civilian supporters. “IAVA has touched more veterans than anyone,” he said. “We are showing the world that vets are rising” ( ...

Outdoor Retailer, SLC Part 12 Collectively, Americans are charitable-with time and/or money donated to worthy causes that benefit those less fortunate and the health of planet earth. The Outdoor Industry -no surprise ---is incredibly supportive of several initiatives…and has been for years. One of the reasons we think that the " Triple Bottom Line " -People, Planet, Profit (sustainable growth/corporate responsibility) is a  given  for just about every exhibitor at this 2x year tradeshow, big and small. And as always, practice makes perfect. CHARITY Begins... On the tradeshow floor-Primaloft® collection of swapped out outerwear-donated to  non-profit,  The Road Home   At Demo Day-Helly Hansen-swap out-600 base layers donated, new  Helly Hansen LIFA  l/s received…or acquired with $20 donation-benefitting non-profit  SPLORE  a 501c(3) connects those with disabilities and the great outdoors AS SOON AS THE REGISTER IS RUNG: ...