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The New York Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Children (NYSPCC), the
world's first child protection agency, held its third
annual Spring
Luncheon on Thursday,
April 10, 2014 at The
Pierre Hotel in
New York City at 12pm. April is National Child Abuse
Prevention Month, and the Spring Luncheon program
focused on the prevention of child sexual abuse. Elizabeth
Mayhew and Valesca
Guerrand-Hermes served
as the Luncheon Co-Chairs. The
afternoon program was hosted by NBC
News National
Correspondent, Kate
Snow, and
featured Aaron
Fisher, nationally known as 'Victim 1' in the Jerry
Sandusky child abuse case, his mother, Dawn
Hennessy, and his psychologist, Michael
Gillum in
a panel discussion with The NYSPCC Executive Director,
Dr. Mary Pulido. The three panelists co-authored the
book, 'Silent No More, Victim
1's Fight For Justice Against Jerry Sandusky'.
Aaron Fisher has become an inspiration to
victims of child sexual abuse by having the courage to
speak up to stop the abuse, and urging parents to listen
to their children. Now twenty years old, Aaron is
dedicated to helping victims worldwide. Dawn Hennessy
bravely stood by her son and fought for his voice to be
heard during one of the most-watched cases of child
sexual abuse in the nation?s history. Michael
Gillum was instrumental in both creating the
circumstances where Aaron could reveal the trauma
perpetrated against him and in assuring Jerry Sandusky
was in fact prosecuted for his crimes.
The
luncheon had 180 guests in attendance, and raised more
than $255,000 for The
NYSPCC's child sexual abuse prevention program, Safe
Touches: Personal Safety Training for Children, and
The NYSPCC's Trauma Recovery Program.
Notable attendees: Dr.
Mary Pulido (Executive
Dir, NYSPCC), Kate Snow (Luncheon
Host and Correspondent, NBC News), David Stack (President
of The NYSPCC?s Board of Directors), Valesca
Guerrand-Hermes (Co-Chair), Elizabeth
Mayhew (Co-Chair),
Frederick Anderson, Graciela Bittar, Serena Boardman,
Celeste Boele, Eliza R. Bolen, Alison Brokaw, Cristina
Cuomo, Jennifer Creel, Ide Dangoor, Victor De Souza,
Diandra de Morrell Douglas, Patrizia di Carrobio, Susan
Edelstein, Lise Evans, Suzanne Gault, Maarit Glocer,
Joan Granlund, Penny Gorman, Penny Grant M.D., Kimberly
Guilfoyle (Anchor,
Fox News), Shelley Goldberg (Reporter,
NY1), Tania Higgins, Karen Klopp, Joy Marks, Valerie
Mogul, Deborah Norville (Anchor, Inside Edition)
and Karl Wellner (Board
of Directors, NYSPCC), Alexandra Lind Rose, Kelly
Rutherford (Actress), Christine
Schwarzman, Sarah Senbahar, Jean Shafiroff, Susan Shin,
Whitney Topping, Bettina Zilkha
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