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Black Tie International:
Boys & Girls Harbor 19th
Salute to Achievement
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The Silk
Road
Ensemble
with Yo-Yo
Ma and
students of
the Harbor
Conservatory
for the
Performing
Arts in
Journey of a
Dream,
performed at
Boys & Girls
Harbor’s
19th Salute
to
Achievement,
June 10,
2011
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More than 400 donors, students, families and friends turned
out to celebrate Boys & Girls Harbor’s 19th Annual Salute to
Achievement and the presentation of a Journey of a Dream
on Friday, June 10th. The event raised 1.3 million dollars,
and proceeds will support Boys & Girls Harbor programs,
including two new initiatives: Establishing a Boys &
Girls Harbor Youth Orchestra in September 2011, and the
enhancement of early childhood education efforts.
The evening was hosted by award winning NY1 anchor Cheryl
Wills, and featured a special performance of Journey of a
Dream, a wonderful multi-disciplinary collaboration
featuring the renowned Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma and
students of the Harbor Conservatory for the Performing Arts.
The performance showcased music, dance and theater students
of the Harbor Conservatory and poignantly conveyed the
journey of a Harbor student to discover, develop, and aspire
to excellence in pursuit of her/his dream for the future.
The Silk Road Ensemble with Artistic Director
internationally renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma performed
selections from their vast repertoire, and performed two
shared pieces with Harbor musicians and dancers.
The evening’s highlights included the posthumous
presentation of the 2011 Anthony D. Duke Founder’s
Medal to Robert V. Tishman, in recognition of his visionary
leadership, generosity and dedicated service as a long time
member of the Harbor’s Board of Directors. In May 2011,
Boys & Girls Harbor received a generous bequest from the
Estate of Robert V. Tishman, which will help enable the
Harbor to become a premier education institution in East
Harlem. Accepting on his behalf was Boys & Girls Harbor
founder Anthony D. Duke.
The R. Lonnie Williams Award was presented to Don W. Mabrey,
Jr. Given in the name of one of the Harbor’s most beloved
Executive Directors, the late R. Lonnie Williams, the award
honors the recipient’s support of and commitment to children
and their education.
Special thanks for helping to make the evening’s event a
success must go to Harbor founder Anthony D. Duke, the
Harbor Board of Directors, chaired by Stephen Dannhauser, as
well as Karen and Bill Ackman, and Presenting Sponsor
Pershing Square Management, LP.
From early childhood to college admittance, Boys & Girls
Harbor has been a partner in the journey of thousands of
children and young people since its inception in 1937, now
serving more than 1,300 students annually through education,
cultural enrichment and social services.
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