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9.22.22
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The Young Hearts Friend Fest: Ice Cream Social Was a Sweet Success

By
Ileana Cerpa, Communications Associate

Thank you for sprinkling us with so much love at our inaugural Young Hearts Friend Fest: Ice Cream Social!

Thank you to every single person who sprinkled us with so much love at our inaugural Young Hearts Friend Fest: Ice Cream Social! It was an absolute delight to be surrounded by a community of young philanthropists dedicated to helping our neighbors living with life-altering illness at the one-of-a-kind Museum of Ice Cream. The sweet event brought together our Young Hearts for fun activities, activations, lots of laughs, and heaps of ice cream! Highlights included birthday card decorating for our clients, face painting, custom spray painted hats by Michael Kors, and the sprinkle pool.

We’d like to extend our deepest gratitude to the Museum of Ice Cream for donating their one-of-a-kind space to us for this joyful celebration. A special thank you to Board Member Nicky Hilton for pouring her heart and soul into bringing this dream event to life.

The evening wouldn’t have been possible without Host Committee Members: Drew Barrymore, Lili Buffet, Nell Diamond, Stacey Bendet Eisner, Gillian Hearst, Colby Mugrabi, and Organizing Committee members: Board of Trustees members Susan Etess and Rod Winterrowd, Kristi Ribbecke, Board members Danielle Segal, Marshall Sprung, and Katy Williamson, and Mona Swanson. Thank you to our generous sponsors alice + olivia, FAO Schwarz, Michael Kors, Saks, Simon & Schuster, Supergoop, and Tubby Todd Bath Co.

But most of all, we want to thank YOU! Your support allows us to deliver nutritious, medically tailored meals to expanding populations and ensure God’s Love will continue to show up for our clients for generations to come.

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Image 1 of 13 President & CEO Karen Pearl, Vice President & Chief Development Officer David Ludwigson, and Board member Nicky Hilton - Photo by Bre Johnson/BFA.com

Image 2 of 13 Host Committee member Lili Buffett - Photo by Bre Johnson/BFA.com

Image 3 of 13 Host Committee member Stacey Bendet Eisner - Photo by Bre Johnson/BFA.com

Image 4 of 13 Host Committee member Gillian Hearst - Photo by Rommel Demano

Image 5 of 13 Organizing Committee member Susan Estess, Elana Zimmerman, and two Young Hearts - Photo by Rommel Demano

Image 6 of 13 Organizing Committee member Kristi Ribbecke with daughters Mia and Molly - Photo by Rommel Demano

Image 7 of 13 Organizing Committee member Danielle Segal - Photo by Rommel Demano

Image 8 of 13 Organizing Committee member Katy Williamson - Photo by Rommel Demano

Image 9 of 13 Photo by Bre Johnson/BFA.com

Image 10 of 13 Communications Associate Emily Ballou, Volunteer Kat Leonard, and a member of the Museum of Ice Cream staff - Photo by Bre Johnson/BFA.com

Image 11 of 13 Photo by Bre Johnson/BFA.com

Image 12 of 13 Artists made custom, spray painted hats thanks to a generous donation from Michael Kors - Photo by Bre Johnson/BFA.com

Image 13 of 13 Communications Director Emmett Findley with Cyprus Graham - Photo by Bre Johnson/BFA.com

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