NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 25: (L-R) Sheinelle Jones, Jenna Bush Hager and Hoda Kotb attend Hudson River Park Friends Playground Committee Fourth Annual Luncheon at Current at Chelsea Piers on January 25, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for The Hudson River Park Friends Playground Committee)

The Hudson River Park Friends Playground Committee raised more than $250,000 at their annual luncheon on Friday afternoon at CURRENT at Pier 59.

Ally Love, Melissa Wood-Tepperberg and Bethany DeMeza,Hudson River Park Friends Playground Committee Fourth Annual luncheon,current, Chelsea Piers New York City
Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for The Hudson River Park Friends Playground Committee

The Playground Committee is a first of its kind – it’s a group of parents working to promote and support everything Hudson River Park has to offer, especially as it relates to children. By raising awareness and advocating for the Park, it provides families with young children with a new way to become involved. The Playground Committee works to gather support from the local community and raise funds for play areas, sports fields, environmental & education programs, and free events.

The Park receives no government funds for its operations, maintenance or programming, which are instead supported by limited revenues generated from within the Park and private donations. Making a gift to the Park’s Playground Committee ensures our children have a fun and safe experience at the Park.

Along with Champion Nell Diamond, Special Guest Jenna Bush Hager, and Guest Speaker Jenny Mollen Biggs, other attendees included: Stacey Bendet, Barbara Pierce Bush, Jordan Foster, Charlotte Groeneveld, Rebecca Hessel Cohen, Rachelle Hruska MacPhearson, Prabal Gurung, Sheinelle Jones, April Larken, Ally Love, Hoda Kotb, Jodie Snyder Morel, Diana Taylor, Amie Wang, Melissa Wood Tepperberg, and more.

Pictured:

Jones, Bush Hager, Kotb

Ally Love, Melissa Wood-Tepperberg, Bethany D’Maza