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Black Tie
International:
NYSPCC Annual
Spring Luncheon
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Kelly Rutherford
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The New York Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Children (NYSPCC), the
world’s first child protection agency celebrating its
140th year of service, held its annual Spring
Luncheon on Tuesday,
April 21 at The
Pierre Hotel in
Manhattan. The
event raised $275,000 for the agency’s Trauma Recovery
Program which
offers specialized therapy for children, ages 5-21,
who have endured physical
or sexual abuse, chronic neglect,
traumatic bereavement, or who have witnessed family
violence. |
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Among the guests in attendance were Sonja
Morgan, Kelly Rutherford, and ABC News' Juju Chang and
author Regina Calcaterra who
were the host and speaker respectively. |
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200 guests attended the luncheon featuring a speech by The
New York Times best-selling
author, attorney and official for New York State, Regina
Calcaterra.
In her powerful
memoir, Etched
in Sand, Calcaterra recounts her childhood spent
both on the streets and in and out of foster homes in
Suffolk County, Long Island. She is dedicated to
spreading the message of perseverance and
letting children know that a bright future is still
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The luncheon co-chairs were Joan
Granlund, Valesca
Guerrand-Hermès,
Tania Higgins,
and Elizabeth
Mayhew. Dr.
Mary Pulido is
the Executive Director of the The NYSPCC.
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