FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 23, 2024
CONTACT: Johanna Elsemore | jelsemore@strength.org
NO KID HUNGRY CELEBRATES 40TH ANNIVERSARY WITH BENEFIT FEATURING DOZENS OF CULINARY STARS
The benefit dinner raised nearly $1.1m for Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry Campaign
New York (May 23, 2024) – More than 340 guests attended and raised nearly $1.1m at the No Kid Hungry Benefit Dinner on Tuesday, May 22, at The Glasshouse in Manhattan. The event celebrated No Kid Hungry’s 40th anniversary with an intimate multi-course menu and beverage pairing curated by renowned culinary talent from across the nation. The evening also featured a unique live auction to raise funds for the No Kid Hungry campaign, which works to end child hunger and ensure every single child in America has the food they need to grow up healthy and strong.
Benefit co-chairs were Nancy and Fred Poses, Noah Glass, Danny Meyer, Rachael Ray, Maggie Grise and Adam Silver.
Honorees include No Kid Hungry Visionary Leaders Carrie and Leigh Abramson and Renee and John Grisham, No Kid Hungry Corporate Leader Citi, and No Kid Hungry Community Partner Hunger Solutions New York.
Citi is also the presenting sponsor of the No Kid Hungry national dinner series.
Chef Co-Chairs were Amanda Cohen and Hillary Sterling. Other participating Dinner chefs included Nasim Alikhani, Kim Alter, Mary Attea, Samuel Clonts, Jason Hammel, Robert Hartman, Russell Jackson, Telly Justice, Neel Kajale, Alex Raij & Eder Montero, Eric See, Eli Sussman, Jon Sybert, and Cesar Zapata. These sixteen chefs each created a full three-course menu for two to three tables at the dinner; Claudia Fleming provided dessert for all guests, and Grayson Schmitz lead the kitchen for the cocktail reception.
The Wine Chair was Thomas Pastuszak. Featured sommeliers were Jienna Basaldu, Danielle Bergeron, Suzanne DeStio, Catherine Fanelli, Kristen Goceljak, Lauren Hoey, Cortney McKenzie, Miles Meltz, Ivonne Moy, Ren Neuman, Luis Rivera, Jeff Taylor, Hugo Wai, and Robin Wright.
40th Anniversary Host Committee includes Kathy Behrens, Neil Braun and Anne Flick, Howard Ellin, Brandon Gardner, Philip and Vanina Grovit, Tara Nicholson Olson, Sally Genster Robling, Abraham and Talia Shulman, Tony Spring, Chip Wade, Katie Workman and Gary Freilich.
“What an incredible evening of celebration for the game-changing work of Share Our Strength over the last four decades and our No Kid Hungry campaign,” said Billy Shore, Share Our Strength Founder and Executive Chair. “We are honored that so many of the country’s most renowned culinary talents shared their gifts with us in the name of ending child hunger. All of us at Share Our Strength and the No Kid Hungry campaign, and more importantly the children and families we serve, are grateful for the generosity of all who have and continue to support us.”
