In
attendance were:
-
Island Def
Jam artists
Grammy-nominated
Chrisette
Michele and
Karina
Pasian
-
Danity
Kane’s Dawn
Richard
-
Miss New
York
Leigh-Taylor
Smith
-
Olympic
Silver
medalists
from the
U.S. Fencing
team, Tim
Morehouse
and Jason
Rogers
-
NBC Sports'
Len Berman
(Master of
Ceremonies)
-
Somaly Mam,
acclaimed
author and
human rights
activist
(Spirit of
Youth Award
recipient)
-
Paul Reilly,
Chairman of
Korn/Ferry
International
(Career
Achievement
Award)
At the Boys Town
New York Building
Hope Gala where much
needed funds were
raised in support of
the organization’s
interventional
programs for at-risk
girls and boys.
The
Building Hope Gala
2008 is Boys
Town New York’s
second annual
fundraiser where 350
guests enjoyed
dinner, incredible
entertainment, and a
live and silent
auction. During
the live auction,
two clinics
with the Olympic
fencers raised an
eye-popping $20,000.
When:
Thursday, November
20th,
2008
Where:
Capitale, 130
Bowery, New York, NY
Benefiting:
Boys Town New
York is a beacon of
hope for New York’s
children and
families through its
life-changing youth
care programs,
providing the right
services at the
right time based on
a child’s or
family’s needs.
Since opening in
1991, Boys Town New
York has served
3,889 children and
families through its
various programs. In
2007, 470 children
received help from
Boys Town New York’s
Treatment Family
Services and
Intervention and
Assessment Services.
Another 106,663
children and
families in the
greater New York
area were assisted
through Child and
Family Support
Services, including
the Boys Town
National Hotline
800.448.3000