On
May 1, 2012, over 500 Project
Sunshine friends and supporters
gathered at the Hilton New York for
the Ninth Annual Project Sunshine
Benefit “Sunshine in the City”
honoring Michael J. Dowling,
President & CEO, North Shore-LIJ
Health System. Project Sunshine, a
New York City-based charity,
celebrated its annual week of
service, Project Sunshine Week, from
April 24th – May 1st.
Starting with proclamations from
Governor Andrew Cuomo and Mayor
Michael Bloomberg, the week focused
on raising funds and awareness for
the organization, culminating with
the Annual Project Sunshine Benefit.
“Sunshine in the City”
kicked off as Dionne Warwick, NY
Giant David Diehl, Sports
Illustrated model Chrissy Teigen and
many other celebs walked Project
Sunshine’s “Yellow Carpet” and
enjoyed cocktails before dinner.
Maurice DuBois of WCBS and Meredith
Vieira of NBC News were the Masters
of Ceremonies for the evening.
Guests enjoyed entertainment from
Ace Greenberg and his Merry
Magicians, the Niall O’Leary School
of Irish Dance, and noted solo
artist and Grammy-winning lead
singer of Hootie & The Blowfish,
Darius Rucker. Dr. Thomas Farley,
New York City Health Commissioner,
also received special recognition
for his innovative initiatives to
promote healthy lifestyles.
Project Sunshine is
a nonprofit organization that
empowers a dynamic and dedicated
corps of over 10,000 volunteers
to bring programming –
recreational (arts), educational
(tutoring and mentoring) and
social service (HIV and
nutritional counseling) – to
over 60,000 children facing
medical challenges and their
families in 150 major cities
across the United States, and in
five international satellite
sites: Canada, China, Israel,
Kenya, and Puerto Rico. Project
Sunshine is dedicated to
bringing a ray of hope to these
hospitalized children. For more
information, please visit
www.projectsunshine.org