It was a star-studded evening at the Villa di Sogni Aug. 18, as the private coastal villa served as the site for the sixth annual SeaChange Summer Party to benefit Oceana, an international ocean conservation organization. During the evening, the 400 attendees were treated to a sit-down dinner and a private performance by musician Sheryl Crow. More than $1 million was raised to assist Oceana’s effort to protect the ocean and its wildlife. Oceana’s many celebrity supporters stepped out for the event, including Ted Danson, Anna Torv, Angela Kinsey and Dennis Haysbert, who served as master of ceremonies. Even among such well-known faces, the donors were the true stars of the evening. Tricia and Michael Berns, Harriet and Sandy Sandhu, Eve and Mike Ruffatto, Carl and Janet Nolet, Lou and Laura Rohl, Dr. Danni Sun, Jim and Patti Edwards, Dino and Leslie Cancellieri, and Greg and Barbara MacGillivray are just a few of the generous patrons who made this gala such a successful endeavor. —B.B.
