Nearly
700 guests attended Riverkeeper's Annual Fishermen's
Ball, a gala benefit dinner hosted by Bob Costas,
which honored Patty Smyth McEnroe and John
McEnroe. The star-studded affair was held on Tuesday, May
13, at Pier 60, Chelsea Piers, in New York. The evening featured
a performance by Patty Smyth and her band Scandal. The benefit raised
$1.2 million.
Benefit co-chairs were: Patricia and John
Adams; Gabrielle and Louis Bacon; Doni and Robert
Belau; Eva and Glenn Dubin; Susan and John
Hess; Joan and George Hornig; Patricia Jaramillo;
Arlen Kantarian; Mary Richardson Kennedy and Robert
F. Kennedy, Jr.; Anne Hearst McInerney and Jay
McInerney; Alice and Lorne Michaels; Veronique and Robert
Pittman; Veronica and Michael Richter; Howard
Rubin; Glenn Close and David Shaw, and Jann
Wenner.
Riverkeeper is an independent, member-supported environmental organization
that has led the campaign to retire the Indian Point nuclear power
plant. Riverkeeper's mission is to protect the ecological integrity
of the Hudson River and its tributaries, to safeguard the drinking
water supply of New York City and the lower Hudson Valley, and to
advocate for the public's right to clean water and healthy
communities. For more information, please visit www.riverkeeper.org.
Nicole Miller, Alex Matthiessen, Hudson riverkeeper and president; and Tatiana Platt.
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Riverkeeper's vice chair and chief prosecuting attorney and
Mike Richter.
Chevy Chase, Guest, Guest, John McEnroe and event host Bob Costas.
Marcia Gay Harden and Gloria Reuben.
Larry David.
NY State Senator Raymond Lesniak.
Susan Lucci with Helmut Huber.
Fred Schneider with Gwendolyn Chambers of Riverkeeper.
