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James Passin, Firebird Management; Kathleen Kelly, Kingdon Capital Management
and co-founder and president of High Water Women Foundation; Matt Holcolm,
Ridgefield Capital.
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The
hedge fund community, friends and colleagues joined
together on January 28 at the third annual High
Water Women Foundation Casino Night at
Sotheby's in New York City, and raised over
$810,000. Proceeds will primarily benefit programs
that help support math education for children,
and financial literacy training for teens and women.
Beneficiaries are: Bottomless Closet, Count Me
In, Inwood House, Iris House, Partnership with
Children, STRIVE, TASC, TEAK Fellowship, Women
in Need (WIN), and The Young Women's Leadership
Foundation. In addition, up to 10% of the proceeds
will help the organization's capacity-building
efforts by which High Water Women can continue
to operate, grow, and support its mission.
Many well-known leaders in the hedge fund industry
attended the gala celebration, among them executives
with Tudor Investment Management, Highbridge Capital
Management, Kingdon Capital Management, Galtere
Ltd, Glenview Capital Management, Ridgefield Capital,
Lee Thomas, Barlow Partners, Coatue, Corbin Capital
Partners, Execuzen, Greenlight, Goldman Sachs,
Morgan Lewis, James and Sydney Passin, Pershing
Square, Prisma Capital Partners, Rothstein Kass,
Tremblant Capital Group and Wilmer Hale.
There was also a spectacular live action conducted
by Hugh Hildsley of Sotheby's,
featuring four one-of-a-kind lots which were all
donated. The lots included a Buenos Aires cultural
exploration, a Tuscan villa retreat, a New York
luxury lifestyle package with shopping jaunts,
as well as a Vegas and Sports Fantasy Package which
raised $61,000, an amount included in the total
raised. The four auction winners were Andrea
Bollyky from Aetos Capital, Nicholas
Botta from Pershing Square, Kathleen
Kelley from Kingdon Capital Management,
and Aimee Thomas who attended
with her father, Lee Thomas, a table sponsor.
Founded in 2005, High Water Women Foundation is
the first organization for senior women in the
financial sector focused exclusively on philanthropy
and volunteerism. As women become more successful
in areas of finance, many of them wish to make
a difference through charitable giving, volunteering
and other philanthropic activities. High Water
Women was founded to support these aspirations,
selectively focusing on partnerships where the
members' philanthropic and volunteerism goals can
converge.
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Marina Winton, acting executive director of High Water Women Foundation;
Eleanor Thomas, Meteora partners and chairwoman of the High Water Women
Foundation; Marne Cahn, Marne Cahn Event Planners; and Helenmarie Rodgers,
Prisma Capital and Auction co-chair.
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Donna Parisi, Sherman Sterling; Donna Morellino, JP Morgan Chase; Carol
Versella; Carlo Versella, HC Associates; Susan DeMaio, Pequot Capital;
Don Seyda, HC Associates; Edward Tedeski, HC Associates.
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Colleagues and Tracy McHale Stuart, partner and CEO Corbin Capital
Partners, cheering for the runner up Heather Howes, Corbin Capital.
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Constance Hunter, Coronat Asset Management;Liz Hilpman, Barlow Partners
and Board member of High Water Women Foundation, and Suzanne Murphy,
Acorn Partners.
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AUG 05,
2008
CRI Young Philanthropists' Summer Social |
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AUG 02,
2008
Southampton Hospital Summer Party |
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AUG 01,
2008
Rita Hayworth Gala Kickoff |
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AUG 01,
2008
Aspen Art Museum artCRUSH |
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JUL 31,
2008
Black Ties & Baseball Caps Gala |
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JUL 31,
2008
Aspen Art Museum previewCRUSH |
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JUL 29,
2008
Mostly Mozart Festival Gala |
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JUL 25,
2008
HOFI Hamptons Benefit |
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JUL 25,
2008
NY Stem Cell Foundation Reception |
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JUL 22,
2008
Museum at FIT Cocktail |
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JUL 19,
2008
HDS Gala Preview |
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