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Vanity Fair celebrity
interviewer George Wayne and Emmy Award Winning TV Host, Best
Selling Author and daughter of POW saved by US Troops, Rita Cosby co-hosted an
exhibition and benefit at The Solider
and Sailors Club on Lexington Avenue last Thursday.
Additional co-hosts included founders of Global
Stress Initiative (GSI) and Stand for the Troops
(SFTT), Lorraine Silvetz, MSW and Eilhys England Hackworth
respectively and award winning actress and star of the upcoming
feature film, “Ivy and Mistletoe”, Julianne Michelle. Friends
and supporters of GSI and SFTT, who provide innovative treatment
for service members and veterans, were present for the special
event. Among the packed house of
attendees was a cohort of media heavyweights including Wall
Street Journal Editor James Taranto, legendary Financial
Times Columnist John Dizard and Vanity Fair Contributing
Writer George Gurley. Other notable attendees included: Will
Rockefeller, Whitney Wetherill Stroh and film producers, Noel
Ashman, Bob Kravitz, Count Joseph Di Palma and Joycelyn Engle.
Rita Cosby, spokesperson for GSI states:
"I am so proud to align with Global Stress
Initiative, Stand for the Troops
and Lt. Col Richardson who all do so much to ensure our troops
get the necessary help to deal
with the unseen wounds of war
after they leave combat."
The chance
to see David Richardson's paintings in New York drew the creme
de la creme of Gotham's art establishment including gallerists
Mark Murray, Cameron Shay, Andrew Miller and high powered
collectors such as Brian Frasca and Leslie Barret. They
auctioned an original piece by artist, author, and retired
marine Lt Col David Richardson. The piece
in question titled “Muscle Man,” which is acrylic and buck shot
on plywood, also serves as the cover
art for Lt Col Richardson’s debut novel War
Story, due to be released
by Permuted Press April
16th of this year.
Lieutenant Colonel David Richardson also donated
proceeds from the auction of his
cover art to both GSI and SFTT to fund further treatment for
service members and veterans with PTSD and traumatic brain
injury (TBI).
Lt Col David Richardson states:
"I'm so happy to be able to support my fellow veterans by
donating funds for partner foundations, GSI and SFTT who provide
individualized transcranial magnetic stimulation (iTMS), a
non-invasive treatment ,which is extremely effective in the treatment
of PTSD"
Lorraine Silvetz, MSW and her husband, Robert
Silvetz, MD donated treatment for 100 veterans at their clinic
in Virginia between 2017-2018. Their goal is to bring the innovative
protocol to the northeast where it
is sorely needed.
Lorraine Silvetz, MSW states: "Global Stress Initiative is
honored by Lt. Colonel Richardson's generous offer of support
for our treatment of service members and veterans. GSI donated
treatment, utilizing individualized transcranial magnetic
stimulation (iTMS), to 100 veterans with 99% reversal of
symptoms between 2017-2018. Stand for the Troops
is partnering with us to propagate this transformative protocol
to as many veterans as possible."
SFTT was founded by the late,
great Colonel David Hackworth and his widow, Eilhys England
Hackworth. Eilhys England Hackworth states:
“My late husband Col David “Hack” Hackworth and I
founded Stand for the Troops
because
combat veterans need to be protected, post active
duty, with more than lip service. The goal
of our non-profit to heal as many veterans with
PTSD/TBI as possible, as quickly as possible, so these men and
women can once again become active members of their families and
society.”
Award winning actress, Julianne Michelle states:
"I was honored to help support this very
important cause, celebrating veterans who sacrifice greatly to
protect our freedom and often suffer silently. To join in
efforts to address their needs was extremely dear to my heart."
For more information on
Global Stress Initiative and Stand for the Troops
go to www.globalstressinitiative.org and www.sftt.org.
And, for more information
on Lt. Col David Richardson's art go to www.derichardson.com |