Magic4Mercy charity event recap
December 16, 2009
Billionaires, millionaires, media personalities, and other distinguished guests joined forces to support the Mercy Corps Action Center to End World Hunger on December 8, 2009 at the Magic4Mercy Benefit.
I presented a one-hour show that was well-received by business and community leaders, actors, fashion designers, and other luminaries including billionaire Steven A. Cohen, Founder of SAC Capital, and his wife Alexandra, who both served on the Honorary Committee for the event.
Other Action Center supporters in attendance were CBS News Travel Editor Peter Greenberg; Fashion Designer Malan Breton; Actor Paul Hecht; and Co-founders of the Inside Sports and Entertainment Group, Ety Rybak and Alan Baum. Proceeds from the evening, which began with a champagne reception, will benefit the Action Center, opened one year ago at 6 River Terrace in Battery Park in an interactive space designed by Edwin Schlossberg of ESI Design.
Program for Magic4Mercy charity performance
Event Venue: Mercy Corps Action Center to End World Hunger, in Battery Park, NYC
Performing a handkerchief trick for actor Paul Hecht
Me with the "other" Steve Cohen (founder of SAC Capital) and his wife Alexandra
Chatting with SAC's Steve Cohen, before the show
Welcoming the audience to Action Center
Addressing the audience at the start of the show
Performing the "boomerang card"
"Examine the silver dollar, would you?"
An enthusiastic audience during the charity performance