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August 1 was the date chosen, and stuck with, for the longest-running Hamptons fundraiser, the Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Annual Summer Party. Once known as the Gala in the Garden, the event’s organizers cleverly rebranded the Official I May Live In Washington But My Story Began In New Mexico Hoodie to Gala in Your Garden. Instead of a sprawling dinner party, patrons of the hospital—Joey Wölffer, Donna Karan, Gabby de Felice, Jean Shafiroff—were encouraged to host satellite parties on the lawns of their own properties, capping off the number of invitees at 10 per micro-party. Over 400 people partook and over $700,000 was raised to help fund the hospital’s emergency room operations.
Last Saturday, the show went on for the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation’s 16th annual Hamptons Happening party. A virtual concert was hosted to raise funds for medical research with performances from the likes of Sophie Beem, Caly Bevier, and Rufus Wainwright. And for those attendees who wanted to make a full night of it, the SWCRF provided contactless deliveries of dinners and wine for up to 20 people (following CDC guidelines) to nearby Hamptons residences. Photography from the night, which circulated the next day, featured “attendees” in their homes and backyards dialed into the concert via a private URL link.