March 31, 2009. New
York City. It is an honor to be one of the chairs of the
upcoming event for the Association of Community Employment
Programs for the Homeless (A.C.E.), along with Barry
Klarberg. Henry Buhl, philanthropist, humanitarian,
visionary and Founder of A.C.E., graciously opened the doors
of his exquisite SoHo home. It is always a pleasure to visit
Henry’s home which is laden with his ever changing
collection of Hand art that tours the world.
Tonight was special,
it was the kick off party for the annual A.C.E. Award Dinner
scheduled for June 3rd at Guastavino’s under the
59th Street bridge. This evenings cocktail party
for over 100 guests was generously underwritten by Donna and
Roys Poyiadjis.
Rodney, a graduate
from A.C.E.’s program spoke, proudly saying, “I was homeless
for seventeen years, I now have a job thanks to A.C.E. I am
proud to say that I just paid taxes for the first time in
years, received an electric bill and got my first credit
card.” His speech was inspiring and proved that our help
does make a difference. We can help to rehabilitate a person
giving him or her a new lease on life.
This year, we are
“Celebrating Hands at Work.” We are acknowledging the men
and women of A.C.E.’s vocational training program. They work
hard every day on community service projects while learning
skills to reclaim their lives .The upcoming event usually
raises about one million dollars for A.C.E., and is critical
to A.C.E.’s annual fundraising efforts. Due to economic
downturns homelessness is increasing. A.C.E. needs our help
to assist these individuals now more than ever.
To learn more about
A.C.E. please go to
www.ace4homeless.org
To learn more about
the June 3rd Gala please contact
arienne@o-consulting.net