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Black Tie
International:
The
IDEAL School & Academy's 10th Annual Gala
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Mitch Rubin,
Audra Zuckerman, Michelle Smith, Kenneth Mehlman, Julia
Harquail,
John Hackett©Patrick
McMullanPhoto-JONATHON ZIEGLER/PatrickMcMullan.com
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THE IDEAL SCHOOL &
ACADEMY’S 10th ANNUAL GALA
RAISES OVER $850,000 |
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New York, NY
(November 21, 2014) – The IDEAL School & Academy’s
co-founders Michelle
Smith, Audra Zuckerman, Julia
Harquail, John Hackett and Board of Trustees President Mitch
Rubin welcomed 430 guests to Metropolitan West on
Thursday, November 20th for their 10th Annual
Gala. The only
independent all-inclusive educational offering in New York
City honored KKR’s Global Head of Public Affairs Kenneth
Mehlman with the 2014 Founders Awards for his important
work in forwarding the mission of embracing those that think
differently. Head of School Angela
Bergeson, Concetta Bencivenga and David
Byrnes thanked friends, teachers and supporters for
helping to raise over $850,000 during the special night. |
KKR Founding Partner Henry
R. Kravis, How I Met Your Mother writers Carter Bays and Craig
Thomas, Goldman
Sachs Vice President Richard Rivero and Merrill
Lynch Managing Director Robert
C. Dyer were among those perusing the dozens of auction
items up for grabs. TAG Associates C.E.O. David
Basner,
Fried Frank Vice-Chair of Litigation Gregg
Weiner, Simpson Thacher Partner Gary
Horowitz,
Merchant Solutions Group C.E.O. Billy Morrissey, Brittany
Brown, Marc
Lipschultz, Nicole DiCocco, Christina LoNigro,
Robert D. Ziff and
former Skid Row drummer Rob
Affuso enjoyed both the delicious dinner and inspiring
presentation. A dance party capped off the evening at
the new event space on
W. 46th Street. |
The IDEAL School &
Academy is an inclusion school that accepts and affirms the
full identities of all people, while inspiring academic
excellence, creative leadership, and a desire to build a
more just an equitable world. Children of all backgrounds
and abilities are welcome at The IDEAL School & Academy, and
the student body is one of the most diverse in New York
City. The school's Open Door Scholarship program supports
socioeconomic diversity by providing tuition assistance to
students who might not otherwise have access to an
independent school education.
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