Annual Auction & Benefit
Our 2025 Benefit was on September 13th at Glynwood's campus in Cold Spring, NY, and was the highlight of the summer. The benefit featured delicious food, celebrity chefs, a live DJ, new friends, and an exciting auction that raised critical funds to support our work.
Save the Date!
Join us for the 2026 Annual Auction & Benefit on September 19
2025 Sponsors
2025 Host Committee
Barbara Kurz
Crysta Jentile
Dan Shannon
Danielle Davenport
Danielle Silber
Sezelle Gereau and Ted Haber
Eva Gajzer
Franz Paasche and Alison Pavia
Jessica Dean Schiffer
Jill Audrey Campbell
Julia McInnis
Kanchan Koya
Kate Orff
Kate Rutherford
Kim Chirls
Kolu Zigbi
Kundi Glasson
Leslie Woodward
Liat Applewhite
Linda Quella
Lucie Holliday
Marion Nestle
Melissa McGill
Michael Liburd
Paul Watterson and Stephanie Breslow Pepper Evans and Bob Lieber
Robyn Moreno
Rosalie Genevro and Armand LeGardeur
Samantha O'Brien
Stephen Haggerty
Tatiana Kaletsch
Todd Payton Leach
Wendy Rubin
2025 Culinary Designers
Abi Balingit
The Dusky Kitchen
Mark Bittman
The Bittman Project
Community Kitchen
Shelley Boris
Dolly's Restaurant
Fresh Co.
Evan Hanczor
Little Egg
Lana Lagomarsini
Lana Cooks
Ivy Mix
Whoopsie Daisy
Fiasco! Wine + Spirits
Ivy Mix Consulting
Alex Raij
Txikito
Mavis-Jay Sanders
James Beard Leadership Award
Community Kitchen
2025 Supporters
Thank you to the generous supporters who purchased tickets at the Seed Sower, Cultivator, and Cream of the Crop levels:
Liat Applewhite
Laura Brail
Mary Elizabeth and Jeffrey Bunzel
Kim and Richard Chirls
Virginia Dorris
Pepper Evans and Robert Lieber
Ron Finkelstein
Rosalie Genevro
Janet Harckham
Lucie Holliday
Christopher Jentile
Melissa Kohl
Douglas Land and Lynn Peebles
Michael Liburd
Mark Michael
Dan Kramer and Judith Mogul
Mo Mullen
Bryce O'Brien
George O'Brien
Kate Orff
Franz Paasche and Alison Pavia
Diana Polack
Jessica and Robert Schiffer
Danielle Silber and Bre Pettis
Kimberly Throm and Steve Haggerty
Amy Weisser and Adam Yarinsky
Paul N. Watterson, Jr. and Stephanie Breslow
