Honoring Three Remarkable Women
Last Thursday, May 19th, I was invited to attend a luncheon of the UJA Federation of New York Professional Women’s Philanthropy, held at 583 Park Avenue in Manhattan. The reason for this gathering was to honor three influential women – Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia’s very own Darcy Miller Nussbaum, Lincoln Center’s Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, and Jessica Seinfeld, who has organized the Baby Buggy charity. Following the luncheon, these three remarkable women from the worlds of publishing, fashion, and nonprofit, took part in a panel discussion led by the very amusing celebrity stylist and TV personality, Robert Verdi. Darcy, Stephanie, and Jessica spoke of the challenges of balancing their work, their families, and their philanthropic endeavors. Congratulations to all! And, to see more, please visit Darcy’s blog called The Bride’s Guide.
1 Darcy Miller Nussbaum - one of the honorees
2 Darcy's middle daughter - Ella Bea Nussbaum
3 Darcy's youngest - Pippa Dot Nussbaum
4 Jessica Seinfeld - another honoree and her husband - Jerry Seinfeld, of course!
5 The cordial and well-dressed Mr. Martin Miller - Darcy's ubiquitous daddy.
6 Marty and his friend, Shelley Harrison
7 Yfat Reiss Gendell - Owner of Foundry Literary + Media and Matthew Robbins of Matthew Robbins Design - floral and event designer and contributor to MS Weddings
8 Gabriella Risatti of Gabriella New York (bridal salon) and Elisa Strauss of Confetti Cakes
9 Pippa Dot and her dad, and Darcy's husband, and my good friend, Andy Nussbaum
10 The lovely lavender arrangements were by Matthew Robbins. http://matthewrobbinsdesign.com/
11 Christina Cranley from our ad sales department, was in attendance.
12 Gael Towey, MSLO EVP Creative Director was also there.
13 Trinh Doan - Senior VP at US Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management and Melanie Heller - daughter-in-law of Jane Heller (married to Andrew Heller)
14 Here I am with my good friend, Jane Heller.
15 Marianne Rohrlich - design journalist of the New York Times
16 Robert Verdi - TV personality and style expert - was the panel moderator.
17 The three honorees - Lincoln Center’s - Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, Jessica Seinfeld, and Darcy Miller Nussbaum
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CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!! to all 3 women.
Gloria G!!
Posted by: Gloria | May 25th, 2011 at 12:07 am
Good morning Martha, what a wonderful event. Congratulations to Darcy on being honored. She is an amazing talented person whom I admire and hope to meet oneday. She is an inspiration.
Love your photos. Thank you for sharing.
Posted by: Rowaida Flayhan | May 25th, 2011 at 3:07 am
Hi Martha,
You must be very proud of Darcy – I would venture to think she is like family to you after all these years. Many of us in TV and magazine land have been admiring her talented work for years and of course we all watched most of her gorgeous model wedding on your Martha Stewart Living show. Now that was a fabulous wedding! Congratulations Darcy! You are quite a little trooper to do all that you do. Bless you. Trish
Posted by: Trish | May 25th, 2011 at 8:28 am
Hi Martha, What a delightful blog post about these Three Remarkable Women! All three of them certainly deserve the honor they received and that wonderful luncheon must have been a fantastic event! All of these photos were terrific! How great to see so many family members and friends of those honorees at that event! Darcy's young kids sure must have had a fun time! Loved seeing Jane Heller and her lovely new daughter-in-law, Gael Towey, Jerry Seinfeld, etc.,etc.,etc.! The article you shared was great to read and Darcy's blog post was fantastic, also! Can't wait to see Sara Foster on your TV Show again Today! The Daily Wag looks like fun again when Francesca and Sharkey are checking out 'New Plants for the Walkways'! Hope you have a lovely, dry, warm day today! Jan
Posted by: Jan Erickson | May 25th, 2011 at 9:57 am
Martha, congrats to Darcy for being honored. Thanks for sharing this event with us.
Posted by: KLBrown | May 25th, 2011 at 11:16 am
Congratulation to the 3 ladies. I am sure because they have worked so hard to make things better the future is much brighter for anyone associated with their causes.
I always enjoy Darcy and her girls. She is so cool and collected with them. What a great upbringing they will have. Of course Dad and Dad get much credit for the girls postive smiles and view on life.
Posted by: Margie | May 25th, 2011 at 12:06 pm
I just love your friend Jane. She is so funny and down to earth. Would love to see her on your show next season! I especially loved it when she tried to cook with you. No competition martha.
Posted by: lil | May 25th, 2011 at 8:34 pm