2018 Awards Ceremony & Benefit

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2018

More than 450 guests gathered together at 583 Park Avenue in New York City to celebrate the heart and mission of our organization: children. Together, we celebrated the work of our 2018 World of Children Honorees, sharing their stories, their triumphs and the incredible impact they have made on vulnerable children around the world.

Thanks to our generous attendees, we raised more than $850,000 to help fund our Honorees high-impact programs that are paving the way and changing the future for the next generation.

2018 World of Children Award Recepients

SARAH & DEVIN BERESHEIM

2018 Board of Governors Award

Five years ago, Devin Beresheim was introduced to World of Children by a colleague and began serving as a member of our Board of Governors. For the last four years, Sarah and Devin have successfully chaired our Summer Golf Classic, raising more than $1.2 million for World of Children.

We are proud, honored and grateful for Sarah and Devin’s commitment to World of Children. Together, we look forward to celebrating their achievements and changing the future for even more children. 

FEATURING

HONORARY CHAIRS

FAETH BRADLEY
DANIELA BRAGA
LEONARD GORSKI
DEAN M. KLISURA
REBECCA MINKOFF
GREG SCOTT

HOSTS

CARYL M. STERN
President and CEO, US Fund for UNICEF

STEPHANIE MARCH
World of Children Board Member, Actress

ALINA CHO
World of Children Advisory Council, CBS Sunday Morning Contributor

LILY ALDRIDGE FOLLOWILL
World of Children Ambassador, International Model, Child Advocate

ANDY ADLER
Sportscaster, Journalist, TV Personality

EVENT CO-CHAIRS

SARAH BERESHEIM
KATIE BRODER
KELLY CONNOR
DANA DIRAIMONDO
KAY ISAACSON-LEIBOWITZ
HARRY LEIBOWITZ
STEPHANIE MARCH
MARISA ROSENTHAL

2018 SPONSORS AND SUPPORTERS
AIG
AIG
Gorski Group
Gorski Group
Himan Brown Charitable Trust
Himan Brown Charitable Trust
New York & Company
New York & Company
Stephanie March & Dan Benton
Anne & JB Hodgdon
Allianz
Allianz
Arch Insurance
Arch Insurance
AXIS
AXIS
CHUBB
CHUBB
CNA
CNA
Cooley
Cooley
dunhill London
MadaLuxe Group
MadaLuxe Group
Rosenthal & Rosenthal
Rosenthal & Rosenthal
Ryan Specialty Group
Ryan Specialty Group
XL Insurance
XL Insurance
Kay & Harry Leibowitz
Sue & Michael Steinberg
Beazley
Beazley
Berkley Professional Liability
Berkley Professional Liability
Gucci
Gucci
Sompo International
Sompo International
Marsh & McLennan Companies
Marsh & McLennan Companies
Michael Kors
Michael Kors
Willis Towers Watson
Willis Towers Watson
Zurich
Zurich
Timothy & Jeanette Adams Foundation
Frances & Francis Fraenkel
Herrendorf Family Foundation, Joshua & Suzi
Meyer Family Foundation
Rita Sue & Alan Gold
Allied World Assurance Company
Allied World Assurance Company
David Yurman
David Yurman
Dolce & Gabbana
Dolce & Gabbana
Etro
Etro
Everest National Insurance Co.
Everest National Insurance Co.
JohnPaulRichard
JohnPaulRichard
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
Navigators
Navigators
Neiman Marcus
Neiman Marcus
Stefano Ricci
Stefano Ricci
Swiss Re
Swiss Re
The Hartford
The Hartford
Lina & John Paul Beltran
Beth & Jim Gold
Nicholas Graves
Willow & Bertan Kalatchi
Betsy Manchester
John Hardy
John Hardy
Johnny Was
Johnny Was
Manchester Financial Group
Manchester Financial Group
Peter Millar
Peter Millar
Roberto Coin Inc.
Roberto Coin Inc.
Sydney Evan
Sydney Evan
SBH Fashion
SBH Fashion
Theory
Theory
Travelers
Travelers
Molly & Ted Eldredge
Maggi & Matthew Goldstein
George Haralabatos
Anita & Douglas Harris
Elizabeth Locke
James Mitarotonda
Dale Atkins Rosen & Robert Rosen
Peter and Susan Solomon Family Foundation
The PKL Foundation Inc.
Dorothy & Arthur Zuch

2017 AWARDS CEREMONY

On November 2, 2017, we celebrated our 20th anniversary, honoring five new heroes. We were thrilled to have the support of celebrities, child advocates, philanthropists and business leaders, including Victoria’s Secret Angels Martha Hunt, Lindsay Ellingson, and Daniela Braga, plus Andy Adler, Lauren Bush Lauren and David Lauren, Stephanie March, Rachel Roy, Caryl Stern and Faye Bentahar, Heidi Nahser-Fink.

Together, we raised nearly $1 million to unlock the future for even more vulnerable children around the world.

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