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WHO: Russell
Simmons, Honoree, Katie Rost, Model
DeMarco Morgan,
MC & WNBC Anchor Chris Collins, Ralph Lauren Model,
John A Herrmann, Jean Shafiroff, Benefit Co-Chair,
David F. Everett, Honoree Ann Rapp, Rabbi Marc
Schneier, President &
Co-Founder, FFEU, Sharon Bush, David Weprin, NYC Assemblyman Oliver
Koppell, NYC Councilman
WHAT:
The Jewish Board
of Family and Children Services (JBFCS) celebrated its
Annual Spring Benefit, Made in New York, honoring the
work and support of JBFCS Board of Trustees Chairman, John A
Herrmann, JBFCS Vice President David F. Everett and renowned
philanthropist, media and business mogul, Russell Simmons,
Co-Founder of Def Jam and the Foundation for Ethnic
Understanding. Emceed by WNBC Anchor DeMarco Morgan, the
special event was held at New York City’s Guastavino’s and
featured a cocktail reception and seated dinner with
proceeds benefitting JBFCS’ 175 community-based programs,
residential facilities, and day-treatment centers that
annually serve over 65,000 New Yorkers-in-need of all
faiths, races and cultures.
Addressing the
evening’s guests, Executive Vice President & CEO, Paul
Levine expressed, “Tonight’s event was a success on so many
levels. We raised over $800,000 to support our work, we
introduced the agency to a whole new audience of supporters—
and we celebrated the outcomes of our work by featuring a
number of former and current clients who have overcome their
not-insignificant struggles with our help. Many of them have
gone on to great things. That is what this agency is all
about: helping people put their lives back together and
succeeding despite the odds. I am extremely proud of what we
do.”
JBFCS has been a
trailblazer in treating social problems for more than a
century. Today, JBFCS is one of the nation’s largest and
most respected nonprofit mental health and social service
agencies— every night, over 1,000 individuals call a JBFCS
residence home. The work of JBFCS is built upon a network of
over 2,200 professionals, including social workers, licensed
psychologists, and psychiatrists, as well as a cadre of
clinical support personnel in continuing day treatment and
residential treatment centers, and a corps of over 2,200
dedicated volunteers. JBFCS provides a comprehensive network
of mental health and social services to promote well-being,
resilience and self-sufficiency for individuals and families
in need in the New York metropolitan area. As leaders in the
field of human services, JBFCS mission is clear— 175
social service programs. 1 mission. To get help to those who
need it. For further information, please visit
www.jbfcs.org.
Gu ests
ended the evening with exclusive goody bags, featuring
must-haves from Advanced Derma Laser Tech Inc., Aestelance,
Alcone, Alley O’ Designer Gourmet, Amoy Couture Hair, Amrita
Singh Jewelry & Accessories, BookSwim, CAPE COD Potato
Chips, CBS, Clarins, Dashing Diva, Amiya Prasad, M.D., e.l.f.,
Essie, Equinox, Hillside Organic Candy, KISS, Madame
Paulette, Panoramic View Resort & Residences, Popchips, Pure
Yoga, Rene Furterer, Serenity Zen Beverage™, Solstice
Sunglass Boutique, Soul Cycle, Tate’s Bake Shop, Tela, The
Sports Club/LA, Time Out New York, Vitafusion, and
Vita Coco.
WHEN:
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Cocktails, 6:30PM
Dinner, 7:30PM
WHERE:
Guastavino’s
409 East 59th Street
(at First Avenue)
New York City
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