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Black Tie International:
The 2010 Fete de Swifty Benefit
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The 2010 Fete de
Swifty Benefit
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Diana Taylor, Liz
Smith, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Committee Member
Robert Caravaggi, Committee Member Gillian Miniter,
Committee Member Stephen Attoe,
Blaine Caravaggi
Web Address
for the charity:
www.nyc.gov/fund
Photo Courtesy of
The Office of the Mayor/City of New York
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New York, NY -
September 29, 2010 - Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg,
Columnist Liz Smith, Mayor's Fund Board of Advisors
Chair Rob Speyer and President Megan Sheekey today
kicked off the 2010 Fete de Swifty benefit in
Manhattan. The event, founded by Liz Smith and
hosted by the
Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City raises
money to support the
Family Justice Center Initiative, administered
by the Mayor's Office to Combat Domestic Violence.
The initiative reduces barriers faced by victims of
domestic abuse, allowing them to access a variety of
services, such as prosecutorial, counseling, housing
and financial assistance, under one roof. Mayor
Bloomberg opened the first Family Justice Center in
Brooklyn in 2005. In 2008, a second center opened in
Queens, and the City's third center opened in April
in the Bronx. This year, the event will also
benefit the New York City Housing Authority's Early
Childhood programs, which provide children in NYCHA
public housing communities with high-quality early
care and learning opportunities for overall child
development, and school and lifelong success.
This year's Fete de Swifty Honorary Chairs were
Mary J. Blige, Tim Gunn, Mariska Hargitay, Nicole
Kidman, John Starks, Steve Stoute, and Malik
Yoba. The steering committee included Liz
Smith, Stephen Attoe, Robert Caravaggi, David
Patrick Columbia, Deborah Krulewitch, Christopher
Meigher, Gillian Miniter, Peter Rogers,
and Bill Stubbs. Police Commissioner
Raymond W. Kelly, Mayor's Criminal Justice
Coordinator John Feinblatt, Commissioner
Yolanda Jimenez of the Mayor's Office to Combat
Domestic Violence and NYCHA Chairman John Rhea
were also on hand for the event.
Since 2004, Fete de Swifty
has raised more than $4 million to support public
programs through the Mayor's Fund to Advance New
York City. This year's event also featured an
online auction, which runs until October 6. It
includes items such as: exclusive New York sports
event packages, tickets to Jerry Seinfeld's Atlantic
City show, followed by a meet and greet with the
comedian, and a variety of exclusive experiences and
fashion and luxury items. To bid go to
www.charitybuzz.com/fete.
Event partners also
contributed a wide array of items and services for
the carnival-themed Fete. LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis
Vuitton Inc provided champagne and spirits and
Brooklyn Brewery, City Winery donated the wine,
Brooklyn Brewery provided beer, Glorious Food hosted
the raw bar, and sweets were provided by Buttercup
Bake Shop, Duane Street Patisserie, and Great
Performances.
For more information about
the 2010 Fete de Swifty and the Mayor's Fund to
Advance New York City, please visit:
www.nyc.gov/fund.
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