It was a day of royal fun in the Hamptons.
Maria and Kenneth Fishel welcomed guests before the kickoff of Hamptons Polo to their Bridgehampton estate for an exclusive VIP reception in support of the Center for Family Services Palm Beach County Old Bags Luncheon to be held next year at the Breakers, Palm Beach.
Maria Fishel and guest attends Maria & Ken Fishel’s Polo Hamptons Summer Sips in Bridgehampton, NY on July 20, 2024. (Photo by David Warren /Sipa USA)
Notable attendees included Ellen Vaughan, Candace Bushnell, Ramona Singer, Luann de Lesseps, Margaret Josephs, Nicole Miller, Julia Haart, Antoine Verglas, Andrea Catsimatidis, Ann Coulter, Jean Shafiroff, Leesa Rowland, Chloe Melas, Tom Ierna, Brandon Lanker, and Lexi Barbuto.
Guests mingled at the Fishel’s soiree prior to watching the first of two annual Hamptons Polo matches. In a tribute to the classic values of the sport attendees were encouraged to wear stylish hats. After the Fishel’s soiree, guests made their way to their polo field for the afternoon match hosted by Christie Brinkley. 
Maria and her husband and company CEO, Kenneth Fishel, run Renaissance Properties, a family-run New York based real estate organization. The luxury real estate agency has distinguished itself as one of New York’s premier family-owned real estate firms for over a half a century. With over one million square feet of prime commercial and luxury residential space in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Florida, Renaissance prides itself on bringing the highest level of comfort and modern technology within the most elegant build-outs; which provide the best living spaces and the fastest services to all of its tenants.
Aside from providing people the best locations to work and live, Maria is a prominent socialite, arts patron and philanthropist who works to positively impact the lives of others. Maria and Kenneth are dedicated to charitable giving through numerous arts, animal rights, health-related, and civic improvement causes. Since 2009, the Fishels have been strong supporters of the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation (SWCRF), where they have been instrumental in raising funds to help minimize and eradicate the scourges of cancer.
A longtime staple of the Hamptons, the Fishel’s have also hosted three of the tennis matches for the Charles Evans ProAM Tournament as part of the Annual Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) benefit at their 16-acre estate in Bridgehampton, New York. Among some of the other charities they have been involved in are Chabad Center for Jewish Life, Ovarian Cancer Research Fund Alliance, American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, The PAW Project, NoHo Business Improvement District and the Lincoln Center Corporate Fund. Kenneth serves on the boards of SWCRF, Community Housing Improvement Corporation and Noho New York Business Improvement District.
Photo Credit: SIPA USA AP / Dave Warren / K Collections Photography
