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THE NEW YORK SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF
CRUELTY TO CHILDREN ANNOUNCES 2019 FOOD & WINE
GALA HONORING HUMANITARIAN VICKY CORNELL &
FEATURING CELEBRITY CHEF ELIZABETH FALKNER
The New York Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Children (The
NYSPCC),
the world’s first child protection agency and
champion of New York’s most vulnerable, will
hold its annual Food & Wine Gala at the
exclusive Metropolitan Club in New York City on
November 20. Deborah
Norville of Inside
Edition will
host a forward-thinking dinner of exciting
cuisine curated by celebrity Chef
Elizabeth Falkner,
a world recognized, award winning chef who
continues to be a leader and pioneer in the
culinary arts.
The “Strength
of Our Society Award”
will be presented at the Gala to Vicky
Cornell,
wife of the late Soundgarden frontman Chris
Cornell, for her work with The Chris and Vicky
Cornell Foundation to raise funds and to support
charitable organizations serving children who
are facing homelessness, poverty, abuse, and
neglect worldwide.
Featuring a cocktail hour and wine tasting from Blue
Valley Vineyard and Winery, Peterson, Monika
Caha Selections, Michel Reolde and Tournesol,
with cuisine paired with world-class wines
provided by Millbrook
Vineyard and Winery, all
proceeds from the evening will support The
NYSPCC’s life-saving Trauma Recovery Program.
VIPs in attendance will include Vicky
Cornell, Valesca Guerrand-Hermes, Elizabeth
Mayhew, Chef Elizabeth Falkner, Deborah Norville,
Karl Wellner, and Dr.
Mary Pulido, Ph.D, with more names to be added.
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WHAT |
The NYSPCC’s annual Food
& Wine Gala at the Metropolitan
Club in
Manhattan |
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FEATURING |
Celebrity chef Chef
Elizabeth Falkner. Wine
tasting to be provided by Blue
Valley Vineyard and Winery, Peterson,
and Tournesol,
with dinner wines by Millbrook
Vineyard and Winery. |
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VIPs |
Vicky Cornell, Deborah Norville,
Karl Wellner [President of the
Board], Valesca Guerrand-Hermes,
Elizabeth Mayhew, Elizabeth Falkner,
Dr. Mary Pulido, Ph.D, with more to
be announced |
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PROGRAM |
“Strength of Our Society Award” Recipient Vicky
Cornell, Chris
and Vicky Cornell Foundation;
hosted by Deborah
Norville;
remarks by Mary
Pulido Ph.D, Executive
Director of The NYSPCC |
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WHEN |
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
6:30pm Wine Tasting and Cocktail
Hour
7:30pm Dinner & Program
Festive Attire | The Metropolitan
Club requires jackets and no jeans
for men |
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WHERE |
The Metropolitan Club
1 E 60th Street | New York NY,
10022 |
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ABOUT |
The New York Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NYSPCC)
is one of the most highly respected
child protective agencies in the
world and a 2019 recipient of
funding from the New York Times'
highly-selective Neediest
Cases Fund Endowment.
Founded in 1875, the NYSPCC helps
the most vulnerable children of our
community recover from trauma. And,
more importantly, it helps prevent
child abuse through its work with
parents, teachers, children and
foster care agencies. The NYSPCC’s
amazing work is used as a model for
child abuse prevention centers
across the nation. The NYPSCC has
investigated more than 650,000 cases
on behalf of over two million
children and has educated over
47,000 professionals working with
children on child abuse and neglect
issues. http://www.nyspcc.org. |
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