Young Wall Street Hit Up This Sold Out Charity Event Last Night
Take a look inside one of young New York's annual charity events...
On Thursday, New Yorkers attended the 5th annual Toast to Wishes event organized by Make-A-Wish New York's under-40 board.
29-year old Zach Coopersmith, a partner at Leading Ridge Capital Partners, started the event — and it has grown incredibly over the last few years.
This year, over 650 people showed up (and several hundred stuck around for the after party.)
Regular tickets were $185 and VIP tickets were $300. However, certain guests opted for tables, which ranged from $3,000 to $20,000.
Guests bid on more than 50 silent auction items as well.
One that caught people's eye was a suit worn and signed by Stephen Colbert
And for all you financial news fans out there — attendees bid for the chance to meet Jim Cramer.
Some of the Make-A-Wish volunteers wore the auction pieces. Here Jacqueline Ferro, standing with Ally Blueweiss, is showing off a black diamond necklace. (Not bad.)
Food wise, there were small hors d'oeuvres being passed around all night. We were fans of the spicy tuna taquitos on the second floor.
Speaking of which, here's the view you would've enjoyed up there.
Guests at the event included New York's tech entrepreneurs and Wall Streeters.
Folks from SinglePlatform were there. Pictured here are Kenny Herman, the EVP, and Richard Lumsden, the director of strategic partnerships.
Pictured here are Robbie Prestion (Deutsche Bank) and Aimee Fajiculay (State Street).
Pictured here are Jesse Aversano (Societe Generale), Justin Diaz (Citi), Brian Tarkin (Ernst & Young), Eric Gunther (Hudson Valley Hospital).
Pictured here are Warren Young (Credit Suisse), Niko Paliouras (Hudson Realty Capital), Michael Feroli (JP Morgan)
Pictured here are Cristiano Largo (Citi) and Keith Piro (CBRE).
Michael Wang (right), standing with his wife Amma Wang, told us that he is planning to revolutionize the Chinese food industry.
Pictured here are Samantha Lim, Amanda Gabriele, Arran Patel, Kaveh Namazie, Suraj Bhojwani.
Here are several Singleplatform teammates with the founder and former CEO, Wiley Cerilli.
"For me, the tangible impact that Make-A-Wish has on kids and their families dealt such a tough hand is unmatched, unparalleled," Zach Coopersmith told the attendees early in the evening.
Over the last five years, the event has raised over $1.5 million in net proceeds. And in 2014 alone, Make-A-Wish New York has helped out 886 wish children and their families.
Coopersmith told BI that he wanted to put together an event for a great cause, but still have fun doing it.
And the guests certainly enjoyed themselves in the process.
Sunglasses with the words "Wish NYC" were handed out later in the night. Pictured: SinglePlatform's Adam Liebman, Erica Anderman, and Lee Zucker.
And of course, no charity event is complete without a photobooth.
All in all, it was a great night for a great cause.
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