AmeriCares raises $1 million for relief effort

Saturday, 14 November 2009 00:00

The AmeriCares Airlift Benefit on Oct. 17 raised $1 million for AmeriCares humanitarian relief efforts around the world. More than 600 guests attended the gala at Westchester County Airport co-chaired by Paul and Diane Reilly of DarienChip and Cheryl Skowron of Greenwich, shown above with Mika Brzezinski, center. Guests were transported on a virtual airlift to see AmeriCares distributing medical aid to more than 90 countries. Ms. Brzezinski, co-host of MSNBC’s Morning Joe and Citadel Media’s The Joe Scarborough Show, was the emcee for the evening and Grammy Award winning artists Toots and The Maytals performed.