I HEART MALAWI 2010 - RECAP

View the flier here!

Nearly 200 people attended the 3rd "I HEART MALAWI" Fundraiser at The City Bakery on Friday, May 7th. We were thrilled by the enthusiasm and continued support in the grassroots effort to give hope and a future to children in Malawi.

A special thank you to the following people for their hard work, incredible spirits and dedication to a cause that has become much bigger than we could have ever imagined.

EVENT ORGANIZERS
Patrick Kyle • Nancy Chuang • Heather Gauntt • Claire Kenny • Jamie Katz
Colleen McMillen • Matt Flanders • Rubina Hussain • Kip Myers

EVENT VOLUNTEERS
Stephen Bock • Andrew Griffen • Susan Zafer • Kirk Myers • Elizabeth Mackin
Kat Delaney • Alex Borys • Karen Brady • Jeff Matteuzzi • Kathryn Kooistra • Erin O'Connor
Kathryn Padain • Chris Padain • Keith Katz

THE BAND
Moffat Phiri • Taylor Bergren-Chrisman • Ken Reynolds • Pasquale Cangiano • Greg McCann

THOSE WE COULD NOT HAVE DONE THIS WITHOUT
The office and employees of Arnold NYC • Christine French and the staff of The City Bakery
Raquel Duarte • Maurice Cabrera and his parking staff

BEVERAGE DONORS
Gus Soda • Mike's Hard Lemonade Co. • Empire Merchants
House of Burgundy • Palm Bay International

Thank you to the following companies/people who donated to the silent auction:

BABELAND — $100 Gift Certificate
BILLY'S BAKERY — Gift Certificates for One Dozen Cupcakes and a 2-Layer Cake
BLUE SKY BAKERY — Coffee mug and ground coffee
THE BLUE NOTE JAZZ CLUB — 6 Tickets to Blue Note Shows
BONGO! — $100 Gift Certificate
BRISTOL ON THE PLAZA — Brunch for 2
BUTTERMILK CHANNEL — Dinner for 2 w/ wine pairings
STONE CANYON GOLF CLUB — 4 rounds of golf
THE CITY BAKERY — 200 chocolate chip cookies
THE CHAMBERS HOTEL — 2 Nights
CLEARVIEW CINEMAS — 50 Movie Tickets
CLINIQUE -- variety of skincare and cosmetic products
CRUMPLER BAGS — $200 Backpack
CROWNE PLAZA KANSAS CITY — 2 Nights
DAVID BARTON GYM (NICK WOHN) — One Year Membership; 200 One-week passes
DAVID VanGORP PHOTOGRAPHY — $500.00 Photo/Headshot Session
THE DAVID LETTERMAN SHOW (SHANNON EIS) — 2 Tickets
DIANA BURTON — Liza Minelli director's chair from "SATC2"
EUPHORIA SPA — $840.00 spa package
FISHS EDDY — $300.00 worth of products
FIORELLA'S JACK STACK BBQ — Dinner for 2
GODIVA (KATHRYN PADAIN) — 2 Large $75.00 gift bags of chocolate
GOTHAM TOGA BIKES — Specialized Bicycle
GOTHAM BAR & GRILL — 3-Course dinner for 2 w/ wine pairings
GQ MAGAZINE (GRAYSON LAIRD) — 200 copies of latest issue
HARPER COLLINS — signed coffee-table books
THE HARTMAN GROUP - "MEMPHIS" — 4 Tickets to Broadway show
HERSHEY'S — 400 pieces of chocolate for gift bags
JUMERIAH ESSEX HOUSE — 2 Nights
KELLY CORVESE — One Hour Massage at Equinox
KIEHL'S — $250.00 gift bag
KIRK MYERS TRAINING — 6 Training Sessions
LESLEY STAHL & CBS — Tour of "60 Minutes"
MACY'S (NATHAN SHORE) — 4 Tickets to Grand Stand seating at Thanksgiving Day Parade
MANHATTAN YACHTS & SCHOONER — 2 Tickets to sail the Hudson River
NATE GUILLARD — Artwork
NEW YORK TRAPEZE SCHOOL — 2 passes to the NYTS
PAUL BECKER & AVEDA — Cut/Color
PLEASURE CHEST — $100 Gift Certificate
PETER HEDGES — Books/Videos signed
PERILLA — Dinner for 2 w/ wine
POWERHOUSE BOOKS — Madonna "Sticky & Sweet", "Confessions" and "I Am Because We Are"
RAQUEL DUARTE — Artwork
REBEL REBEL — Madonna "Sticky & Sweet" DVD
RICHARD KORNBERG - "FELA!" — 2 Tickets
SCHOLASTIC (DANIEL MORTEN) — $600.00 worth of kids' books
SHAUN LEVY — "DATE NIGHT" signed poster
THE STANDARD HOTEL — 2 Nights
SUZANNE ABBOTT — Memphis coffee, BBQ, CD, DVD
TEKSERVE — Flip Video Camcorder
TIMEX — Watches
TIME, INC. — 200 copies of magazines for gift bags
VYNL — Dinner for 2
WILLIAM "ZOE" FITZGERALD — Steve Madden bags
YANKEES (THOMASES FAMILY) — Two $275.00 tickets to August game
ZAMPA WINE BAR + KITCHEN — $100 gift certificate

THE FUTURE

Summer Camp, August 2011

See where your dollars are going and come face to face with the sweet and loving children whose educations we are trying to secure. Details coming soon!

THE PAST

I HEART MALAWI fundraiser, May 2010

Good food, great music, a fantastic party that raised record-breaking funds for Malawian children.

CAMP MALAWI 2008

Eleven volunteers traveled to Malawi in August 2008 to share some creative fun with kids in rural Kande Beach and the northern capitol of Mzuzu. More photos and detail in the recaps!

Village Camp Recap
Urban Camp Recap

I HEART MALAWI fundraiser, December 2007

The 2nd Annual "I HEART MALAWI" World AIDS Day Fundraiser was a smashing success! We had more than 170 people attend two brunch seatings at Sapa on December 1st. We were thrilled by the enthusiasm and continued support in the grassroots effort to give hope and a future to children in Malawi. Check out the recap for photos of supporters, silent auction items, and Bitchy Bingo host Gusty Winds!

I HEART MALAWI fundraiser, December 2006

On World AIDS Day, Kip Myers debuted his photo collection from the orphanage in Malawi and surrounding areas. Moffat Phiri performed original music and a DVD was shown featuring each of the orphans describing their hopes for the future. We are proud to say it was both a highly successful fundraiser and a rousing party. See photos.