Oceana NY Launch Party
On Monday October 19th, 2009 Alexander and Brenda Von Schweickhardt graciously opened their beautiful Manhattan home to celebrate the launch of Oceana’s New York Office with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres.
The event was sponsored by Tiffany & Co. and was filled with many prominent New Yorkers such as Oceana board members Ted Danson and Sam Waterston, Ocean Council Chairwoman Susan Cohn Rockefeller and honored guests Jeff Goldblum, Tommy, Dee and Ally Hilfiger, Joyce and John Varvatos, Sarah Farcy McNitt, Gina Gershon, NY Jets tackle Damian Woody and his wife Nicole, New York Gubanatorial Candidate Rick Lazio, along with socialites Denise Rich, Bettina Zilkha and Jean Shafiroff to name a few.
Oceana’s Board Chairman Keith Addis and Executive Vice President Jim Simon were there to welcome the crowd and encourage the attendees to become stewards for the ocean and support Oceana’s mission to protect and preserve the world’s oceans.
Click here to see some of the press coverage.
