Bideawee’s annual gala

More than 400 pet lovers and business and community leaders gathered for the Bideawee Ball at the Pierre Hotel.

The ball is the organization’s annual benefit to raise awareness for animal welfare and rescue and raise funds in support of the Bideawee mission.

Among the honoreees was Charlie Mindich, a seventh grader at Trevor Day School, who donated the $25,000 he received from his recent Bar Mitzvah to Bideawee’s Second Start rescue program. Mindich is pictured with Jeffrey Toobin, a CNN legal analyst who hosted the event.