With Labor Day come and gone, event pros are gearing up for a busy season of fall benefits. Before the onslaught of autumnal happenings, here's a look back at summer benefits from across North America. Ideas ranged from lavender-infused cocktails to balletic performances and picnic-style appetizer spreads.
VH1 Save the Music Foundation's "Hamptons Live" Benefit
Photo: Matthew Weisman/Getty Images
The Shedd Aquarium Gala
Photo: Courtesy of Shedd Aquarium Gala
The Lincoln Park Zoo Ball
Photo: Violet Dominek
The Lincoln Park Zoo Ball
Photo: Alain Milotti
Baby Buggy Benefit Luncheon
Photo: Kelly Taub/BFA.com
Lookingglass Theatre's Madhatter's Ball
Photo: Francis Son
Lookingglass Theatre's Madhatter's Ball
Photo: Francis Son
Flavors of Miami for the American Liver Foundation
Photo: Courtesy of American Liver Foundation
Hamptons Stands for Heroes
Photo: Lenny Strucker
Ravinia Women's Board Gala
Photo: Russell Jenkins
The Princess Grace Foundation-USA's Princess Grace Awards Gala
Photo: Courtesy of Princess Grace Awards Gala