- 2010
- 03/11/2010 - The WGirls NYC 2010 Ties and Tiaras NEW
- 03/10/2010 - Oscar Night America FundraiserNEW
- 03/09/2010 - JDRF Benefit: Walk to Cure DiabetesNEW
- 03/09/2010 - The Society of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center's 19th Annual Bunny HopNEW
- 03/05/2010 - Starlight Children's Foundation 25th Annual Gala
- 03/05/2010 - Saks Fifth Avenue Toasts FoundCareNEW
- 03/04/2010 - 2nd Annual St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Dinner NEW
- 03/02/2010 - American Ballet Theatre’s Junior Council and Quest Magazine
- 03/02/2010 - Hanley Center Foundation's 15th Annual Luncheon
- 03/02/2010 - ADAA 22nd Annual Art Show GalaNEW
- 03/01/2010 - The School of American Ballet’s Winter Ball
- 03/01/2010 - Literacy Partners 26th Annual Evening of Readings Gala Kick-off
- 02/27/2010 - New York Junior League 58th Annual Winter Ball
- 02/27/2010 - 2010 GOTOs Annual Black-tie GalaNEW
- 02/27/2010 - Society Ties' Black Tie & Black Jack Casino Night
- 02/26/2010 - Caron Renaissance GalaNEW
- 02/25/2010 - Bailey House 22nd Annual Auction and Party
- 02/25/2010 - Hedge Funds Care 12th Annual New York Open Your Heart to the Children Benefit
- 02/25/2010 - Toast to "Justice is Served" Dinner Benefit
- 02/25/2010 - 2010 Frick Museum Young Fellows Ball
- 02/25/2010 - Chabad’s Children of Chernobyl's Third Annual Purim Ball
- 02/24/2010 - Kick Off Party to Benefit The East Side House Settlement Gala Preview of the 2010 Auto Show
- 02/24/2010 - C-CAP 20th Anniversary Celebration
- 02/24/2010 - POSH Palm Beach 2010 Gala Dinner
- 02/23/2010 - ForEverglades Benefit
- 02/20/2010 - 5th Annual Childhelp Fashion Show and Luncheon
- 02/19/2010 - MacDella Cooper Foundation Fashion Week Finale Party
- 02/17/2010 - Friends of the South Florida Science Museum Toast
- 02/14/2010 - Action Against Hunger Help Heart Haiti Valentine's Day Benefit
- 02/13/2010 - 55th Annual Palm Beach Heart Ball
- 02/09/2010 - Museum of Design Patron Preview event
- 02/09/2010 - Animal Fair and Wendy Diamond’s Yappy Hour
- 02/06/2010 - Lighthouse Center for the Arts’ 46th Annual Beaux Arts Ball
- 02/06/2010 - Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation’s Gem of an Evening Gala
- 02/06/2010 - Norton Museum of Art Bal des Arts 2010
- 02/05/2010 - The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's annual Light The Night Awards Party
- 02/05/2010 - The Princes Ball Mardi Gras Masquerade Gala
- 02/04/2010 - City Chicks 4 Charity & Young Wall Street benefit Chess in Schools
- 02/03/2010 - International Women's Health Coalition 2010 Gala
- 02/02/2010 - The Associates Council Lunch at The Oak Room
- 02/02/2010 - Parsons Dance Opening Night Gala
- 01/31/2010 - KIDs Strikes Back Bowling Party at Chelsea Piers
- 01/30/2010 - 53rd Annual International Red Cross Ball
- 01/30/2010 - Epilepsy Foundation’s Taste of Love Gala 2010
- 01/29/2010 - Partnership for the Homeless’ Auction at the Gagosian Gallery
- 01/28/2010 - Hearts 4 Haiti
- 01/26/2010 - Peggy Adams Unveils Much-anticipated Grace Pavilion
- 01/26/2010 - Art Battles
- 01/25/2010 - Fashionable opening night for Red Cross Show House
- 01/25/2010 - MICHAEL KORS and GRAFF Fashion Show Honors Heart Ball
- 01/24/2010 - National Dance Institute's Benefit Performance of Imagine: A Celebration of John Lennon
- 01/22/2010 - LADACIN Polar Bear Plunge
- 01/21/2010 - Help Haiti Now
- 01/21/2010 - Hospice Evening 2010 with Oscar de la Renta
- 01/21/2010 - UJA-Federation of New York's Generosity Event
- 01/20/2010 - Citymeals-on-Wheels Winter Cocktail Benefit
- 01/20/2010 - The American Antiques Show (TAAS) Benefit Preview Celebrating Texas
- 01/19/2010 - Cocktails for Vital Voices Global Partnership
- 01/14/2010 - Winter Antiques Show Preview Party
- 01/14/2010 - CCE Honors Over the Big Top Chairs at Saks Fifth Avenue
- 01/12/2010 - Zac Posen Fashion Show Featuring Cartier
- 01/12/2010 - Hope For Haiti With The Red Cross
- 01/11/2010 - Young Friends Red Cross Beach Bash
- 01/10/2010 - AICF-American-Israel Cultural Foundation 70th Anniversary Gala and Concer
- 01/07/2010 - Autism Speaks to Young Professionals
- 01/07/2010 - CHIC @ the Ames hotel
- 2009
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68th Annual Bal des Berceaux
05/08/2009 - By Grand Ballroom of the Plaza Hotel
French American Aid For Children Honored Renaud Dutreil Chairman of LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton Inc. at the 68th Annual Bal des Berceaux on May 8, 2009
On May 8, 2009, French American Aid for Children honored Renaud Dutreil, Chairman of LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton Inc., with the Children Come First Award at the 68th annual Bal des Berceaux, in recognition of his unwavering support for children experiencing challenges in growth and development and his dedication to the emergence of artistic talent among younger Americans.
Bal des Berceaux 2009, held in the Grand Ballroom of the Plaza Hotel in New York, was chaired by Imssy Klebe. Leading corporate supporters included LVMH, Dior, Louis Vuitton, MHUSA, Altour, Air France, Calyon, Cartier, Chanel, Dasault, De Beers, Fendi, Hèrmes, Missoni, Mont Blanc, Société Générale and Wildenstein & Co. The evening’s Live Auction was conducted by Nicholas Lowry, President of Swan Galleries. The ball raised funds for seven organizations based in the United States and France that extend professional care to needy children: Surgeons of Hope, The Children’s Village, The Children’s Storefront, Kips Bay Boys and Girls Club, Le Centre Augustin Grosselin, Le Centre Français de Protection del’Enfance and La Société de Charité Maternelle de Paris.
Former CBS anchor Jim Rosenfield was the Master of Ceremonies. Ten débutantes were presented in the presence of H.E. Pierre Vimont, French Ambassador to the United States, H.E. Jean-Maurice Ripert, French Permanent Representative to the United Nations and Guy Yelda, the Consul General of France in New York:
Laure Albouy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Pierre Albouy, wore Emilio Pucci.
Laure-Abeille Debray, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Pierre Debray, wore Christian Dior.
Faustine Dutreil, daughter of Renaud and Christine Dutreil, wore Christian Dior.
Julia Flatto, daughter of Mr. Adam Flatto and Dr. Tournay Flatto, wore BCBG.
Emily Herrold, daughter of Edmund and Ellen Herrold, wore John Galliano.
Michele Levbarg-Klein, daughter of Mr. Martin I. Klein and Mrs. Diane
Levbarg-Klein , wore Missoni.
Christina Locurcio, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Gennaro Locurcio , wore Morgane Le Fay.
Arabella Oz, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Mehmet Oz , wore Donna Karan.
Charlotte Simpson, daughter of James and Sigourney Simpson, wore Christian Dior.
Marina Wambold, daughter of Mr. Ali Wambold and Mrs. Monica Gerard-Sharp Wambold , wore John Galliano.
The post-débutantes of the Junior Committee dressed by Missoni were Carla and Alexandra Somnolet, Selby Drummond and Sophie Lundqvist. Anne-France de La Mothe Karoubi wore Dior.
Guests: Le Bal des Berceaux has been held every spring since 1942. Guests this year included Sigourney Weaver and James Simpson, Keiko Ono Aoki, Dr. Mehmet Oz, Fabiola Beracasa, Pamela Baxter, Robbie Meyers, Monique de Clermont-Tonnerre, William and Frances Bruder, Olivia Flatto, Patty Hambrecht, John and Tara Milne, Mona and Arthur Swanson, François and Ketty Maisonrouge, Jean-Jacques and Christine de Saint Andrieu, James C. Marlas, Marie Nugent-Head, Elizabeth Stribling and Guy Robinson.
About FAAFC
French-American Aid for Children, Inc. is a New York based non-profit organization staffed and run entirely by volunteers. Initially devoted to war relief efforts 68 years ago, the organization now provides financial assistance to developmentally challenged and needy children through programs administered by vetted beneficiary organizations in the United States and in France. Its long-term corporate supporters include Air France, Altria, Cartier, Chanel and Société Générale.
For more information, please visit http://www.aidforchildren.org.
Photos: Virginie Blachere and JP Pullos for Patrick McMullan
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