On the circuit: Three Peaks Three Weeks

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Though usually more the fare of our fave frenemy, the benefit circuit is decidedly New York. While it's hardly our area of expertise, it seems the fuss is a lot more about the parties than the causes. Not so on Friday night at the Museum of the City of New York where we braved the upper upper east side to support a friend in 3 Peaks 3 Weeks, an all-female organization that raises money for three key African charities, each one addressing health, education, and the environment. These women raise funds by pledging to climb the three highest peaks in Africa in under three weeks, a feat documented in a film premiered that evening that reminded revelers that the evening was about more than the bubbly and the canapés and the generally lackluster crowds. And we are rarely ones to turn down a chance to learn more about our fair city coupled with some decent wine and some pretty delicious canapes indeed.

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