Bal des Berceaux 2007

French-American Aid for Children will host Bal des Berceaux 2007 at Cipriani 42nd Street again this year. Cocktails will begin at 7:00 p.m. National anthems and the Presentation of the Débutantes will start at 8:00 p.m., followed by dinner and dancing to the music of the Lester Lanin Orchestra, with a live auction by Ed Beardsley of Bonhams & Butterfields of gorgeous jewelry and fantastic voyages, a raffle for Juniors, and a DJ Dance Party to follow, with Eugene Cho spinning. Tickets: $300 for Juniors; $600 for adults; Patrons $1200; Sponsor tables for 10 guests: $15,000. Black tie. Please contact info@faafc.org or call 212-486-9593.

Bal des Berceaux Juniors 2006

Le Bal des Berceaux (The Cradle Ball) was started by a Junior Committee in 1942, to raise funds to help support an orphanage in France during and after World War II. The event takes its name from that orphanage, which was called Les Berceaux de Rouen. This year, the 65th Bal des Berceaux was held in New York on April 28, and raised funds for six organizations that help children and teens in the United States and France (see links).