Daniel J. "Rusty" Staub, Chairman of the Board, and Stephen J. Dannhauser, Chairman, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP and President of the Board are pleased to announce that the Mayors of New York City─Michael Bloomberg, Rudolph Giuliani, David Dinkins and Edward Koch─have agreed to be honored at the 24th annual benefit dinner of the New York Police
 and Fire Widows’ and Children’s Benefit Fund, to be held on Thursday, October 8 at the New York Hilton Grand Ballroom, 1335 Avenue of the Americas between 53rd and 54th Streets.

Cocktail reception at 6:00 p.m. Dinner and awards program, with entertainment and special guests, begins at 7:30 p.m.

Founded in 1985 by Rusty Staub, by the end of this year, the Benefit Fund will have distributed more than $114 million to approximately 700 widows, widowers and children of Police, Fire, Port Authority and EMS personnel who died in the line of duty.  The Benefit Fund also provides a network of community support and special events throughout the year.

Individual tickets are $750..For more information please call or email
Ms. Linda Giammona at  212-735-4505, linda.giammona@answerthecall.org

For more information about the New York Police and Fire Widows' and Children’s Benefit Fund visit http://www.answerthecall.org