A.C.E.
(Association of
Community Employment
Programs for the
Homeless, and the SoHo &
TriBeCa Partnerships
hosted its annual
fundraiser at Capitale,
June 10, 2008. Over 500
attended the
festivities. Sotheby’s
Eliza Osborne was at the
helm of the live auction
that included a lunch
with Countess Luanne
DeLesseps from Bravo’s,
The Real Housewives of
NYC and special brooms
donated by The Fuller
Brush Company that were
signed by Eli Manning,
Bette Midler and MVP
David Wright. The event
raised well over
$900,000.00. Guests were
entertained by a
talented group of young
dancers with a special
performance in the
tradition of Broadway’s
STOMP.
Bonnie Evans, Charles
Evans, Jr., Richard
Robinson, Senator Roy
Goodman, Dan Doctoroff,
Ornette Coleman, Laura
Parsons, Mr. & Mrs.
Henry Hay, Dalia Leeds,
Robin Thebault, Sharon
Bush, Serena Altschul,
Elizabeth Fekkai, Kelly
Bensimon, Sara Herbert -
Galloway, Barry Klarberg,
Mr. & Mrs. Henry Hay,
Leslie Eichner, James
Cavello, Betsy
McCaughey, Theresa
Olszewski, Chris Rounick,
Amy & Peter Tunney,
Curtis & Mary Sliwa,
Brent Nicklas, Daniela
Zahradnikova
and Tommy Morrison were
among the many attendees
from both the arts,
fashion and business
world. This years Chairs
were Marianna Olszewski
Rounick and Michael
DuPont and the Co-chairs
were Kent Swig and
E.John Rosenwald, Jr.
Founder, Henry Buhl gave
the keynote speech, and
awards to our honorees,
Larry Leeds and Julie
Menin. Accepting the
award for the Charles
Evans Foundation for
their continued support
of the Association of
Community Employment
Programs for the
Homeless (A.C.E.)
was Mrs. Bonnie Evans
and his son Charles
Evans, Jr. Rachel
Thebault, owner and
chief confectioner of
Tribeca Treats received
the A.C.E.
Community Service Award.
About A.C.E.
The Association
of Community Employment
Programs for the
Homeless (A.C.E.),
is a not-for-profit
organization founded by
Henry Buhl.
Their mission is to
enable New York City’s
homeless men and women
to re-enter the
workforce and to achieve
long term, economic
self-sufficiency.
(www.ace4homeless.org)
A.C.E.’s
local initiatives, the
SoHo and
TriBeCa Partnerships,
offer intensive four
month job training,
education and placement
program.87% of the
participants remain
employed full time after
graduating the program.
As they are 99%
privately funded,
financial support from
private donations and
community membership is
critical to their
continued success.