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Jean Shafiroff With Anne E. Delaney, Ana Oliveira And Soledad O'Brien Philanthropist Jean Shafiroff hosted the annual New York Women’s Foundation (NYWF) Luncheon at Le Cirque in New York City. The intimate event featured a stimulating panel conversation on generational philanthropy with Helen LaKelly Hunt (Founder & President of The Sister Fund; Founder & Chair Emerita of The New York Women’s Foundation) and her daughter Leah Hunt-Hendrix (activist, organizer and Co-Founder/Director of Solidaire). The discussion was moderated by journalist Soledad O’Brien, whose foundation, The Starfish Foundation, is an NYWF Grantee Partner. During the panel discussion, the mother/daughter duo discussed several philanthropy-related topics, including what they have learned from one another. Helen LaKelly Hunt credited her daughter with teaching her how to create a ‘ground movement’ and noted that she taught her daughter “the importance of love in philanthropy,” adding ...

**** Soledad O’Brien And Brad Raymond To Host In Hamptons ****  Soledad O'Brien On July 27, 2012 CNN correspondent and global humanitarian, Soledad O’Brien and husband, Brad Raymond host their 2nd annual “New Orleans in the Hamptons” fundraising event to benefit the Soledad O’Brien + Brad Raymond Foundation. In classic New Orleans spirit, the evening will include a live jazz band performance to accompany the dinner program. Event Chairpersons for the evening will be entertainer Steve Harvey and his wife philanthropist Marjorie Harvey, X-Factor's L.A. Reid, and Blogher CEO Lisa Stone. Additional confirmed attendees include the foundation's Board of Directors Pharrell Williams and Grammy Award-winning trumpeter Irvin Mayfield, Maxwell, Star Jones, and a host of supporting business professionals The Soledad O’Brien + Brad Raymond Foundation is a natural progression, an extension of what the couple has been doing independently and quietly for year...