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POLICE
ATHLETIC
LEAGUE HOSTS
EIGHTH
ANNUAL
REAL ESTATE
&
CONSTRUCTION
LUNCHEON
Honoring
Columbia,
Fordham &
St. John’s
Universities
On
Wednesday,
November 20,
2013, the
Police
Athletic
League (PAL)
hosted its
Eighth
Annual Real
Estate &
Construction
Luncheon,
celebrating
Columbia
University,
Fordham
University
and St.
John’s
University
for their
commitment
to New York
City’s
children and
their impact
on the urban
landscape.
The
luncheon,
held at The
Pierre,
welcomed
over 530
guests and
raised
$460,000 for
PAL.
“We are
proud to
celebrate
such
distinguished
universities
for their
significant
contributions
to the
growth and
landscape of
our City,”
said John B.
Osborn,
President of
PAL.
“Through
their real
estate
direction,
they have
transformed
and expanded
communities
surrounding
their
campuses
and, in
turn, areas
in which
PAL’s
state-of-the-art
youth
centers are
located. In
addition,
these model
universities
have brought
the highest
quality
education to
students of
modest
backgrounds,
including
countless
PAL alumni.”
The event
included a
special
recognition
to PAL
Graduates of
Distinction,
including
Hon. Luis
Gonzalez,
Graduate of
Columbia
University,
Robert J.
McGuire,
Graduate of
St. John’s
University,
John J.
Ryan,
Graduate of
Fordham
University
and a
tribute to
War Veteran
Vincent
McGowan,
Chairman of
the United
War Veterans
Council.
Chairs for
the Luncheon
included
Joseph
Brancato,
Gensler;
Thomas M.
Craig, Jr.,
Hines; James
Donaghy,
Structure
Tone; George
Lewis,
Collins
Building
Services,
Inc.; David
MacDonald,
Lend Lease
(US)
Construction
LMB Inc.;
Louis S.
Milo,
Milrose
Consultants,
Inc.; Ted
Moudis, Ted
Moudis
Associates;
Terence
Mullin,
Fidelity
National
Title
Insurance
Company;
Peter G.
Riguardi,
Jones Lang
LaSalle;
Scott
Salmirs,
ABM; John W.
Smith, DBSI,
Inc. and
Matthew Van
Buren, CB
Richard
Ellis.
Proceeds
from the
Luncheon
enable PAL
to continue
to provide
academic,
artistic and
athletic
programming
to 40,000
young
people, ages
2 to 19,
from the
most
challenged
neighborhoods
in each of
the five
boroughs,
inspiring
them to
realize
their full
potential as
members of
society. For
almost a
century, the
Police
Athletic
League has
been
shaping,
enriching
and
improving
the lives of
children,
teenagers
and their
families. By
giving them
academic and
cultural
opportunities
that they
would
otherwise
not have,
PAL brings
growth,
safety and
stability to
the futures
of children
and
New York
City.
New York
City’s
Police
Athletic
League is
the first
and finest
civilian run
PAL, serving
millions of
young people
over the
past 99
years. For
more
information,
please visit
www.palnyc.org
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