Aerin Lauder, Stellene Volandes in Conversation at CPC Playground Partners Winter Luncheon

Have you ever heard the sound of 350 ladies speaking at once, in one room? This was the buzzing, high-static noise that emanated from the top of Rockefeller Center at the Rainbow Room in New York on Wednesday as locals gathered for the Central Park Conservancy Playground Partners’ Winter Luncheon. The organization’s heavy hitters — including president of the women’s committee Alexia Leuschen, Gillian Miniter and cochair Mary Beth Adelson — attended in part to hear a conversation between Aerin Lauder and Town & Country editor in chief Stellene Volandes. The other component of the sunny, early afternoon luncheon? Raising money for the cause — for which they pulled together $250,000. Leuschen said her involvement with the group stems from her respect for the other women involved. “It’s founded by women, run by women, funded by women,” she explained. “It’s an incredibly relevant organization in terms of showing what movers and shakers women are when they come together to support their community. “This is a story of women reaching out to each other and saying, ‘Let’s make a place that’s safe for our children to play in. Let’s make a place where our families can convene, but let’s also use these resources

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