Civic Inspiration

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Ballet Hispanico dancers at Ballet Hispanic'os 2014 Spring Gala honoring the Ford Foundation.

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On Monday, April 7th, Ballet Hispanico raised more than $1 million in support of the company's artistic and educational work in New York City and around the country at their 2014 Gala. During the evening, Ballet Hispanico proudly honored the Ford Foundation with the Civic Inspiration Award. Proceeds from the evening, which totaled over $1 million, will benefit the creation of new Company works, need-based financial aid and merit scholarships in the Ballet Hispanico School of Dance, and community arts education programs.

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Eduardo Vilaro and Kate Lear

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Close to 400 guests in attendance also received the exclusive announcement of a $1.5 million grant from long-time supporter the Ford Foundation, with portions allocated to Ballet Hispanico's choreography lab Instituto Coreográfico, to an expansive lobby renovation of Ballet Hispanico's headquarters in the Upper West Side, and to a cash reserve fund.

"The Ford Foundation's three decades-long commitment to Ballet Hispanico is well worth noting and celebrating," said Kate Lear, Chair of Ballet Hispanico's Board of Directors. "Instituto Coreográfíco, Ballet Hispanico's pioneering lab for emerging choreographers, exists in part because of their support. Because of the Ford Foundation's commitment, major capital improvements to Ballet Hispanico's home have been and will continue to be realized."

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Luis Zaldivar, Greydis Gil, David Perez, and Milena Alberti

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John and Jody Arnhold

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Marta Tellado, Jonathan LaPook, and Ray Hagg

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Angel Sanchez, Diana DiMenna, and Eduardo Vilaro

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This year's Gala, themed "Community Partnerships through the Arts," featured live music from the two-time GRAMMY® winning Spanish Harlem Orchestra along with performances by the Ballet Hispanico Company and students of the Ballet Hispanico School of Dance. The evening included an exclusive sneak peek of original costumes created by Venezuelan fashion designer Angel Sanchez for choreographer Gustavo Ramírez Sansano's stunning new work El Beso, to be premiered by Ballet Hispanico at the Company's New York Season at the Joyce Theater on April 15-27. Key attendees included Event Chairs Jody and John Arnhold, Kate Lear and Jonathan LaPook, and David Pérez and Milena Alberti, as well as Gala Honorary Committee co-chair Angel Sanchez.

Other attendees included: Henry Arnhold, Gale Brewer, Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, Vin Cipolla, Phil Colon, Mary Sharp Cronson, Ray & Barbara Dalio, Joe & Diana DiMenna, Ansel Elgort, Joan Finkelstein, Perry & Martin Granoff, Lane Harwell, Judith M. Hoffman, Stephen Mack, Matthew & Monika McLennan, Mark & Lorry Newhouse, Ben Rodriguez-Cubeñas, Herb Scannell, Marta Tellado, Damian Woetzel & Heather Watts.

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Ballet Hispanico dancers ...

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The Ford Foundation is an independent, nonprofit grant-making organization. For more than 75 years it has worked with courageous people on the frontlines of social change worldwide, guided by its mission to strengthen democratic values, reduce poverty and injustice, promote international cooperation, and advance human achievement. With headquarters in New York, the foundation has offices in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. For more information, visit www.fordfoundation.org

Celebrating 43 years of dance and culture, Ballet Hispanico is recognized as the nation's premier Latino dance organization. Led by Artistic Director Eduardo Vilaro, Ballet Hispanico explores, preserves and celebrates today's Latino cultures through innovative artistic collaborations, world class dance training and national education and outreach programs. For more information, visit www.ballethispanico.org.

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Miguel Valerio, Phyllis Spencer, RJ Lennon, Karen Trachtenberg, John Claypoole, Maggie Quinton, and Dan Malandro

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Lauren Alzamora, Jamal Callender, and Jody Gottfried Arnhold

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Brenda Torres and Rafael Ortiz

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Vin Cipolla, Martha Calcagno, Christopher Bloom, Gabriella Cipolla, and Olivia Cipolla

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Gabriella Cipolla, Olivia Cipolla, Celine McDonald, Tom Clemens, and Sandra Cipolla

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Alexander Duval, Jessica Alejandra Wyatt, Marta Tellado, Eduardo Vilaro, Melissa Fernandez, and Joshua Winzeler

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Cristina Commisso, Ana Estrada, Trevor Miles, Molly Weitz, and Kaylee Tang

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Maria Caruso-Cabrera, Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, Stephen Dizard, and Ann Hu

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Lane Harwell and Jessica Alejandra Wyatt

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Molly Weitz and Trevor Miles

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Lauren Alzamora, Mark Newhouse, and Lorry NewHouse

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Jonathan Genrry, Ivan Zdravkovic, Antoine Guignette, Olivier Rustat, and Ken Weissman

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John Pavers, Lauren Pavers, Sheila Rankowitz, Christi Harrison, and John Harrison

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Kiri Avelar, Yvonne Gutierrrez, Alfonso Cid, and Franchesca Cabrera

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Johan Rivera and Min-Tzu Li

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Mario Espinoza and Kimberly Van Woesik

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Kimberly Van Woesik, Mario Espinoza, Melissa Fernandez, Lauren Alzamora, Jessica Wyatt, and Alexander Duval

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Kiri Avelar and Francesca Cabrera

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Martina Calcagno and Christopher Bloom

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Christina Commisso and Ana Estrada

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Rebecca Balter and Bri Kaplan

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Jamal Rashann Callender, Dante Blakeley, Vanessa Valecillos, and Gregory Stuart

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Danielle Osorio and Daniel Osorio

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Nayelly Valentin and Francis Parra

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Charles Johnson, John Claypoole, Phyllis Spencer, and Miguel Valerio

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Aiko Neligan and Francesca Vuillemin

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Wes Gordon and Ansel Elgort

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Charles Wortman, Marta Tellado, Gustavo Arnavat, and Gigi Arnavat

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Yvonne Gutierrez, Kiri Avelar, and Alfonso Cid

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Cristina Commisso, Trevor Miles, Molly Weitz, and Kaylee Tang

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Mary Fribourg and Henry Arnhold

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John Arnhold, Diana DiMenna, and Joe DiMenna

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Keo Poravongseng, Francois Martin, Herb Scannell, and Phil Colon

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Maria Caruso-Cabrera, Melissa Francis, and Stephen Dizard

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Josh Green, Sam Wright, and Danielle Osorio

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Jody Gottfried Arnhold, Joan Finkelstein, and Alan Kifferstein

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Ansel Elgort, Violetta Komyshan, and Wes Gordon

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Kate Lear and Charles Wortman

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Peter Jueptner, Dante Blakeley, Judith M. Hoffman, and Ben Rodriguez Cubenas

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Charles Rosario, Ana Maria Correa, Eduardo Vilera, Jody Gottfried Arnhold, and Marvin Hernandez

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Jody Gottfried Arnhold and Damian Woetzel

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Maritza Williamson and Richard Williamson

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Carlos Ortiz, Lee Koons, and Rafael Toro

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Ben Rodriguez, Judith M. Hoffman, and Greg Steuart

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Charles Rosario, Ana Maria Correa, Eduardo Vilaro, Jody Gottfried Arnhold, and Marvin Hernandez

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Edible Schoolyard NYC held its Spring Benefit"Putting Down Roots" at 23 Wall Street. There were 420 attending and 32 participating chefs. They raised more than $1 million for ESYNYC to continue building organic gardens and kitchen classrooms in underserved communities.

ESYNYC is a nonprofit organization established in 2010 to provide underserved NYC public school communities with experiential, inter-disciplinary seed-to-table garden and kitchen education in order to transform their relationship with food.

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Oliver Platt

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Susi Lopez and Tamra Davis

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Kate Brashares and Waris Ahluwalia

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Aby Rosen and Samantha Boardman

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Kate Brashares, Elizabeth Leeds, Amanda Fuhrman, Allison Cayne, and Fernanda Niven

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April Bloomfield and Tom Colicchio

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Questlove

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Aly Weisman and David Gilboa

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Lazaro Hernandez and Jack McCollough

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Martha Stewart

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Rob Haskell and Brett Williams

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Melanie Dunea, David Chang, and John Lyons

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Andy Stewart and Ashley Stewart

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Lee Grubman, Katie Sullivan, McKenna Kemp, Aubrey Favala, and Emily Heyward

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Eliza Reed Bolen

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Leyton Chandler, James Niven, and Leslie Johnson

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Kim Hastreiter

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Adam Rapoport

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On April 1st in the Grand Ballroom at the Waldorf Astoria, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital held its annual Gala benefit dinner, raising a record $4 million to support the hospital's cardiac services. The event drew over 1,100 attendees.

Guests joined Frank A. Bennack Jr., Chair, Board of Trustees, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital; Dr. Steven J. Corwin, CEO of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital; Dr. Robert Kelly, President of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital; Dr. Herbert Pardes, Executive Vice Chair, Board of Trustees, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital; and Dr. Laura Forese, Group Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell and President of the NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System, as the hospital hosted the benefit and celebrated the ongoing work of the cardiac team.

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Over 1,100 filled the Grand Ballroom at the Waldorf Astoria to support NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital

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With their patient-centered focus and commitment to excellence, the doctors and nurses of the Vivian and Seymour Milstein Family Heart Center and the Ronald O. Perelman Heart Institute have helped position NewYork-Presbyterian as one of the top three hospitals in the nation in heart and heart surgery, according to U.S. News and World Report.

In addition to dinner and cocktails, guests enjoyed a special performance by award-winning singer and songwriter Carole King.

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Carole King at piano

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Additional guests included Gala Chair Stephanie Coleman and Chase Coleman, Gala Chair Abby Elbaum and Richard Elbaum, John and Christy Mack, Dr. Nancy Wexler, Dr. Mehmet and Lisa Oz, Roger Altman and Jurate Kazickas, Arthur and Julie Hedge, Rebecca and Arthur Samberg, Oscar and Didi Schafer and Al Kelly. Gala Faculty Chairs were Dr. O. Wayne Isom, Dr. Bruce B. Lerman, Dr. Allan Schwartz, and Dr. Craig R. Smith.

For more information on NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, visit www.nyp.org.

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Gala Faculty Chairs, Dr. Craig Smith & Dr. Allan Schwartz, Gala Chair, Stephanie Coleman, President of New York-Presbyterian Hospital Dr. Robert Kelly, CEO of New York-Presbyterian Hospital Dr. Steven J. Corwin, Gala Chair Abby Elbaum, Gala Faculty Chairs Dr. Wayne Isom, and Dr. Bruce Lerman

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New York-Presbyterian President Dr. Robert Kelly, Gala Chair Stephanie Coleman, Gala Chair Abigail Black Elbaum, and New York-Presbyterian CEO Dr. Steven J. Corwin

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Carol King

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President of New York-Presbyterian Hospital Dr. Robert Kelly, Gala Chairs Stephanie Coleman, and Abby Elbaum, CEO of New York-Presbyterian Hospital Dr. Steven J. Corwin