Lighthouse
International’s 2010 Annual LightYears Gala Salutes
the Art of Film and honors Charles S. Cohen, President/CEO
Cohen Brothers Reality Corporation and philanthropist, Clo
Cohen philanthropist, Robert Osborne, host Turner Classic
Movies, Dr. Madeleine Sherak Educator, film producer,
philanthropist and Tom Sherak, Revolution Consulting
Services, philanthropist. Proceeds benefit Lighthouse
International’s mission to fight vision loss through
prevention, treatment and empowerment.
Gala chairs
for the black tie event are: Katherine Oliver,
Commissioner, New York City Office of Media and
Entertainment (and past honoree), Beth Rudin DeWoody,
Henri Frankfurter, Stephanie Goldman-Pittel, Ronald Polon
and Peggy Siegal. The Honorary Gala Chair is Arlene Dahl.
Honorary Chairmen are: Iris B. Apfel, Mario Buatta, Mica
Ertegun, Michael Feinstein, Marvin Hamlisch and Marc Rosen.
WHEN AND
WHERE:
Monday,
November 22, 2010
6:30
Reception
7:30
Dinner
The Plaza
59th
and Fifth Avenue
New York
City
WHY:
Lighthouse has a long affiliation with the arts, and the
LightYears Gala
underscores the importance design, fashion, film, and music
have had in our history. The
LightYears Award is
one of the most prestigious honors of the Lighthouse, and is
presented to those who are light years ahead of all others
in philanthropic, civic, and professional service to others
and to the community