CITYMEALS-ON-WHEELS HONORS PAULA ZAHN AND RANDI & DENNIS RIESE AT 26TH ANNUAL POWER LUNCH FOR WOMEN

NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 16: CITYMEALS-ON-WHEELS HONORS PAULA ZAHN AND RANDI & DENNIS RIESE AT 26TH ANNUAL POWER LUNCH FOR WOMEN on November 16, 2012 at The Plaza Hotel, Grand Ballroom, Fifth Avenue & Central Park South, New York City, NY. Lara Spencer Emcees Benefit That Raises Funds to Provide Meals for New York’s Home bound Elderly More than 375 women -- leaders of industry, media, government, and the arts -- attended the Citymeals-on-Wheels - 26th Annual “Power Lunch for Women” at The Plaza Hotel on Friday, November 16, 2012. This by-invitation-only benefit, emceed by Lara Spencer, was expected to raise $1.2 million, or enough to provide more than 175,000 meals for New York’s frail homebound aged. Emmy Award-winning journalist - Paula Zahn was honored for her commitment to the city’s homebound elderly. Randi & Dennis Riese, of The Riese Organization, were also honored. Mr. Riese is a long-serving member of the Citymeals-on-Wheels Board of Directors. Tony Award-winning actress - Audra McDonald performed at the Lunch. Bette Midler and Sandra Lee were also in attendance. Among this year’s lunching ladies were Karen Allen, Donatella Arpaia, Christine Baranski, Cindy Barshop, Lou-Ellen Barkan, Pamela Baxter, Betsy Bernardaud, Barbara Taylor Bradford, Anne Cohen,Dana Cowin, Laura Day, Michele Oka Doner, Patricia Duff, Dasha Epstein, Roberta Flack, Gael Greene, Jamee Gregory, Donna Hanover, Joan Helpern, Caroline Hirsch, Dana Ivey, Jill R. Kaplan, Suri Kasirer, Rikki Klieman, Barbara Lazaroff, Alexandra Lebenthal, Margo MacNabb Nederlander, Trish McEvoy, Karen Page, Deborah Roberts, Betty Rollin, Silda Wall Spitzer, Marcy Syms, Diana L. Taylor, Laurie Tisch, Lillian Vernon, and Dr. Patricia Wexler, among others. A few adventurous men buy the privilege of lunching with these powerful and famous women for an admission price of $10,000. This year’s “$10K Men” included Jeffrey Bliss,Bill Bratton, Ed Brown, Joseph M. Cohen, Millard Drexler, Peter Ekelund,Bill Fischer, Robert Grimes, Steve Hanson, Michael Lynne, Craig Pfeiffer, John Pomerantz, John Shapiro, Bronson Van Wyck,John Zaccaro, and Steven B. Zavagli. One hundred percent of the money raised from ticket and auction sales at Power Lunch, and all Citymeals’ events, goes to the preparation and delivery of nutritious meals to homebound elderly in the five boroughs of New York City. The Lunch also included a silent auction. MEDIA CONTACTS: Kim Esp/Colleen Roche | Linden Alschuler & Kaplan, Public Relations | tel: 212-575-4545 | e-mail: kesp@lakpr.com PHOTO CREDIT: Copyright © 2012 Manhattan Society.com by Christopher Dwight Mejia-London | tel:Private | e-mail: Private | Bookings: bookings@manhattansociety.com*****NOTE: More photos and id's to come*******