Jean And Martin Shafiroff Host St. Patrick’s Day Cocktail Party Honoring Stony Brook Southampton Hospital And Featuring Patrick McMullan

Jean and Martin Shafiroff hosted a St. Patrick’s Day cocktail party honoring Stony Brook Southampton Hospital – with Patrick McMullan as their special guest – this past Sunday. In keeping with the Luck of the Irish, guests did NOT have to fight their way through barricaded streets: the parade was the day before. In keeping with the holiday spirit, they were encouraged to wear green. Jean greeted all in an Oscar de la Renta green and gold ball gown.

Faith and Begorrah, Jean never misses an opportunity to draw attention to her favorite charities. As a former chair of the Southampton Hospital galas, she broke fundraising records. This summer’s Hospital 61st Annual Summer Party (Saturday, August 3rd) will honor Jean and Martin. And she has been named to the board of Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Association. “There are two things you need – a good hospital and a good ambulance,” she told her guests. “I am incredibly grateful for the hospital as without it, I wouldn’t be here.”

For Jean, it’s a way to give back to the well being of the year round community. And it’s part of her larger message, detailed in her book, Successful Philanthropy: How to Make a Life by What You Give: there are many ways of giving besides monetary contributions. Giving of your time, talent and caring is significant to others and fulfilling for yourself.

Guests included Debbie and Steve Bernstein, Greg Kelly and Judith Grey, New York State Assemblywoman Rebecca Seawright, Geoffrey Bradfield, Rita Cosby, Dr. Nicholas Perricone, Susan Gutfreund, Libbie Mugrabi, Peter Thomas Roth, Yaz and Valentine Hernandez, R. Couri Hay, Pamela Morgan, Amy Hoadley, Kathy Reilly, Angela Dotson, Odile de Schietere-Longchampt, Jeanne Lawrence, Chele Farley, Maria and Kenneth Fishel, Hilary and George Gurley with George Jr., Lucia Hwong Gordon, Larry Kaiser, Roy Kean, Margo Langenberg, NancyJane and Jeffrey Loewy, Michel Longchampt, Kathy and Othon Prounis, Randi Schatz, Jane Scher, Ana and Scott Stone, Doug Troland, and Joseph Fichera.