Diamonds Give 2008
THANKS TO OUR DIAMONDS GIVE 2008 EVENT PATRONS!
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
GREENHOUSE
150 Varick Street
Soho, NYC
Hosts Russell Simmons, LL Cool J, and David Blaine
Co-Chairs Nicola Breytenbach-Steiner and Benjamin Steiner
Music by DJ Cassidy with special guest O’Neal McKnight
Special Guest Miss Africa USA Nyasha Zimucha
African Drumming by Talu Green
Special guests included international supermodel Liya Kebede, Tatiana Ali,
Mario, Elise Neal, Andre Harrell, R&B singer Joe, and former NFL player and
ESPN commentator Ray Crockett, among others.
Underwriting Sponsor:
GREENHOUSE
With special thanks to Jon B, Adam Tyler Starkman, Raymie Moynagh.
Hors d’oeuvres and Desserts by
VIA DEI MILLE
With special thanks to Barry Mullineaux and Guiseppe Tuosto
Additional culinary support from Andrew Silverman
Living Gift Bag Provided by
PLANT SHED
With special thanks to Eric Mourkakos
Table Sponsors:
Justin Etzin & Melissa Bradbury
Ashit Parikh, Emby Jewelry LLC dba Diamond Delight
Nicola Breytenbach-Steiner and Benjamin Steiner
Eric Steiner
Bara and Alex Tisch
Host Committee: Ayaan Ahmed, Jon B, Sari Baez, James Cannon Boyce, Jayma
Cardoza & Scott Campbell, BJ Coleman, Paul Coyne, Ray Crockett, Adair
Curtis, Mignon Espy-Edwards, Nia Gandy & Rory Williams, Maneesh Goyal, Ellen
Haddigan, Filippa Hamilton, Serci & Myorr Janha, Sarah Jones & Steve Colman,
Jessica & Jamie King, Candace Levy & Brandon Miller, Kirsten Magwood, David
Marino, Robert Lucien May, Jody Miller, Barry Mullineaux, Tangie Murray,
Elise Neal, Christina Paljusaj, Ashit Parikh, Simone Reyes, Annette
Richardson, Lisa Sorensen, Adam Starkman, Bara and Alex Tisch, Lauren
Wirtzer Seawood and Aaron Seawood, Derrin Woodhouse, Gwen Wunderlich-Smith
Supporters: Danielle Abreau, Tatiana Ali, Carol Archer, Allen Beeber,
Phyllis & Ira Bergman, Joseph Boucos, Paige Butcher, Chinh Chu, Ray
Crockett, Cheri Di Cerbo, DeAndre, DeVane, Richard Firshein, Diana Gaertner,
Nelson George, Marcus Glover, William Goldberg Company, Noah Greenspan, Kyle
Hagler, Keesha Johnson, Claudine Joseph, Niklas Lamotte, Rashawn Lee, Frank
Madden, Mark Muinde, S. Newman, John O’Keefe, Elliott F. Peters, Susan
Posnock, Saif Rahman, Scott Rauch and the Simmons Jewelry Co., David
Rosenberg, Inga Savitz, Hedda Schupak, John Sposato, Patti Webster, Yancy
Weinrich, Stanley Young.
Very special thanks to all of our incredible volunteers, Jody Miller and JLM
Public Relations, and especially all donors to the Diamonds Give 2008
Auction on charitybuzz.com!
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DEF Blog
Nicola Breytenbach
April 15, 2009
As a South African living in America I was very aware of the political, economic and humanitarian issues that faced my homeland. None of these problems has a quick fix solution. They are not problems that can be fixed by writing a big check, nor by commenting on what we feel should be happening.
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