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THE
GREEN-WOOD HISTORIC FUND HONORS
NICHOLAS QUENNELL,
AWARD-WINNING LANDSCAPE ARchitect
Proceeds From The Fifth Annual Gala Will Support
Preservation, Cultural And
Education Projects At Green-Wood Cemetery
On
Thursday, September 13,
2012 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.,
Nicholas Quennell,
award-winning landscape architect and founding
partner of the world-renowned firm of Quennell Rothschild &
Partners, will be honored with the
DeWitt Clinton Award for
Excellence presented by
The Green-Wood Historic Fund
at its fifth annual benefit.
Proceeds will
support Green-Wood’s impressive array of
preservation, cultural and education projects.
The fundraiser will take place at Brooklyn’s Historic Green-Wood Cemetery, a National Historic Landmark.
Honored for his lifelong
commitment to historic preservation, Quennell’s impressive
resume includes the landscape plans for the Tisch Children’s
Zoo in Central Park; restoration plans for Central Park,
Morningside Park, Prospect Park
and Fort Tryon Park;
and the restoration plan for the Battery. His firm's
work at Green-Wood, Tranquility Garden, Locust Grove and Sylvan Water,
honors Green-Wood's origins in the historic rural cemetery
movement. The benefit will feature cocktails, hors
d’oeuvres, a seated dinner,
and
an award presentation.
Tickets start at $250 and are on
sale now. For more information, to purchase tickets, make a
donation to The Green-Wood Historic Fund, or to inquire about
sponsorship or Host
Committee opportunities,
please call 718-210-3080
or e-mail
lisa_alpert@green-wood.com or visit
www.green-wood.com/2012/benefit.
Guests should RSVP by September 7th, 2012. Attire is
business casual and guests should enter at Green-Wood’s main
gate at 25th Street
and 5th Avenue in Brooklyn.
The Green-Wood Historic Fund is a
501(c)(3) membership organization.
WHAT: Nicholas Quennell ,
award-winning landscape architect and founding partner of
the world-renowned firm of Quennell Rothschild & Partners,
will be honored with the
DeWitt Clinton Award for Excellence at the
Fifth Annual Benefit for
The
Green-Wood Historic Fund.
The benefit will feature
cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, a seated dinner, an
award presentation and magnificent views of Green-Wood, the
Manhattan skyline, the Brooklyn
Waterfront, and the
New York
Harbor.
WHERE:
Green-Wood Cemetery –
Enter at the main
gate (25th Street
at 5th Avenue, Brooklyn)
WHEN:
Thursday, September 13, 2012
6:00 p.m.- 7:00 p.m.- Cocktail
Reception
7:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. – Dinner
and Presentation of the DeWitt Clinton Award for
Excellence
TICKETS:
For more
information or to buy tickets,
call
718-210-3080
or e-mail
lisa_alpert@green-wood.com or visit
www.green-wood.com
@ $250
Supporter Ticket
@ $500: Includes
Choice seating for two and listing in the program
Friend Ticket
@ $1,000: Includes
preferred seating for three, listing in the program and
quarter-page ad in program
Sponsor @
$2,500:
Includes five select seats, listing in the
program and half-page ad in program
Patron @
$5,000:
One table of 10 with choice seating, listing
in the program and half-page ad in program
Benefactor @
$10,000:
One table of 10 with premium seating, prime
listing in the program, full-page ad in program and
acknowledgement from the podium
Founders Circle
@ $25,000:
Two tables of 10 with premium seating, prime
listing in the program, full-page ad in program and
acknowledgment from the podium
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