Judith Jamison And Debra Roberts at 23rd Annual Power Lunch for Women | Seeing is Believing | What Women Want

The Citymeals-on-Wheels Power Lunch for Women has taken a permanent slot in the appointment books of New York City’s (and the country’s) leading ladies – in business, politics, entertainment…and the list goes on.

This annual event began when Citymeals founder Gael Greene and Board member Joan Weill decided to spoof the concept of the power breakfast (largely a male institution) and hold a Power Lunch exclusively for women. Since then the lunch has grown into a networking imperative for the city’s most influential ladies…and the handful of generous men who pay $10,000 for the privilege of joining them.

This year we will honor Joan Weill, along with Citymeals Vice Chair Joan Tisch, both extraordinary philanthropists and long-time friends and supporters of the Citymeals mission. Past honorees have included business mavens (Martha Stewart, Lynda Resnick, Sallie Krawcheck, Lillian Vernon) and fashion and beauty’s brightest (Diane von Furstenberg, Bobbi Brown), as well as the founding forces behind the lunch, icons of their respective fields (Barbara Walters, Liz Smith, Beverly Sills, Jessye Norman, Gloria Steinem).

Last year alone, the event raised a record breaking $1.5 million – enough to provide over 230,000 nutritious meals to our city’s homebound elderly. Follow the buzz via www.citymeals.org

Photo: Citmeals on Wheels honors Joan Tisch and Joan Weill at 23rd Annual Power Lunch for Women at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City 11-20-2009.Photos by Photos Inc 2009 © Red Carpet Pictures

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