Guests enjoying a performance at the 17th Annual Bunny Hop.
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The
Society of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center's
Associates Committee hosted their 17th Annual
Bunny Hop at FAO Schwarz on Tuesday, March 11th. The
committee welcomed over 1,000 guests for an evening
of entertainment, which raised over $350,000 to benefit
the Department of Pediatrics at Memorial
Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Fashion
designer Lilly Pulitzer, who provided
colorful attire from her new spring collection for
the co-chairs, their children and event staff, sponsored
the event. Additional sponsors of the event
included The Laurel Condominium, Commerce Bank, and
UBS Financial Services, Inc.
Children and their families were welcomed by Peter
the Rabbit, Winnie the Pooh, Corduroy, Clifford the
Big Red Dog, Harry Potter and the “Doctors of
Humorology” from The Big Apple Circus
Clown Care, a program that brings artists
from the circus to visit sick children in hospitals
across the country. Among the guests greeted at the
VIB (Very Important Bunny) entrance were the Associates
Committee chairman Christina Addison with
her daughter Carolina, Lisa Errico and Elizabeth
Fuller with son Jack and
daughter Olivia, Vice chairmen Celeste
Boele, Annabelle Fowlkes, Lynn Morris and Maria
Villalba with daughters Victoria and Isabel and
son Charles, Melania and Donald
Trump with son Barron, Jennifer
Creel and son Lowell, Dayssi Olarte
de Kanavos with sons Nicholas and Peter and
daughter Sophia, Pamela Gross and
son Alexander, Shosanna and Josh
Gruss with daughter Sienna, Marjorie
Gubelmann and son Cyrus, Muffie Potter
Aston with her twins Bracie and Ashleigh, Wendy
Carduner, Richard Johnson and Sessa
von Richthofen with daughter Alessandra,
Michelle Marie and Jon Heinemann with
son Hudson, repeat volunteer Ally
Hilfiger, Mary Snow with daughter Annabell,
Kristina Stewart-Ward, Carol and Jim
Bradbeer, president of Lilly Pulitzer, with
son Tom, SMSKCC presidentLeslie
Jones, Mark Smith, Lisa
Selby with daughter Patsy, Catherine
Carey with sons Paul and Bryan,
Heather Mnuchin with daughter Dylan and
son John, and Josh Young.
Once upstairs, guests partook in activities such as
face painting, magicians and of course shopping, which
included a Silent Auction boasting great gifts for
parents in attendance. There was also a live
performance from the Little Maestros who entertained,
singing songs and blowing bubbles, topped off by The
Stinky Pinky show, which had children erupting in laughter.
Olivier Cheng Catering and Events served up delicious
treats and edible fun including mini burgers and bunny
shaped grilled cheese, a cupcake and cookie decorating
station, and even candy necklace making. David
Beahm's colorful and youthful designs, including
a two-story-tall bunny, covered the first and second
floors.
Memorial Sloan-Kettering is the world's oldest
and largest private institution dedicated to the prevention,
detection, and control and cure of cancer. The
Associate Committee was founded in 1984 as part of The
Society of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. The
committee's purpose is to introduce a younger generation
to the volunteer and philanthropic activities of The
Society and to raise funds for the Center.
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SMSKCC president Leslie Jones, Elizabeth Fuller and Lisa
Errico, and Associates Committee chairman Christina Addison.
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Maria and Jerome Villalba with daughters Victoria and
Isabel and son Charles.
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Donald and Melania Trump with son Barron.
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Heather Mnuchin with daughter Dylan and son John.
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Roger Webster, Muffie Potter Aston with twins Bracie
and Ashleigh.
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Dayssi Olarte de Kanavos with sons Nicholas and Peter.
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Jennifer Creel with son Lowell and Avery Coleman.
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Christina Addison with daughter Carolina.
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Mary Snow with daughter Annabell, Marjorie Gubelmann
with son Cyrus.
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Pamela Gross with son Alexander.
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Kristina Stewart-Ward, Arthur Ward and Tripp and Arthur.
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Richard Johnson, Sessa von Richthofen, and Niki Beels
with daughter Alessandra.
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Miryam Barrett and daughter Sara with Kate Kenny.
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Lisa Selby with daughter Patsy.
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Jim and Carol Bradbeer with son Tom.
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Catherine Carey with sons Paul and Bryan.
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Shoshanna Gruss.
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R. Couri Hay, Wendy Carduner.
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Atmosphere.
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Atmosphere.
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| Photos:
Matthew Carasella/Patrick McMullan and Cutty McGill |
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