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New York, N.Y.
– Lighting the way for equity in urban education, Jean Shafiroff
and Martin Shafiroff hosted a reception on the Upper East Side
on Thursday, April 4, 2019 to kick off the Mission Society of
New York’s annual Founding Families Gala, which raises funds to
support programs that provide young people with a path towards
economic opportunity.
"Mission Society of New York City has been
changing lives for more than two centuries, and I've been
privileged - and humbled - to witness the impact it continues to
make," said Jean Shafiroff. “I encourage you to attend this
year's Founding Families gala, where you will support programs
that serve underserved children in New York City.”
“Our Founding Families Gala theme
is designed to highlight the story of the Mission Society which
parallels the story of the building of our City. Over two
centuries ago the Mission Society was founded by some of the
City’s most enlightened residents to serve and enable those
residents living in poverty,” said Mission Society President
Elsie McCabe Thompson. “New generations of equally enlightened
families have also responded to this call to serve and support.
They knew that building a City takes the work, dedication and
ingenuity of those with means as well as those
without”.
The Gala—co-chaired by Jean Shafiroff, Katrina
Peebles, and Stanley H. Rumbough—will be held on Tuesday, June 3
at CAPITALE at 130 Bowery in Lower Manhattan. To purchase
tickets to the Gala and learn about sponsorship opportunities,
visit:
www.foundingfamilies.org.
The launch event, which drew 100 attendees,
featured remarks by JeanShafiroff and Mission Society of New
York President Elsie McCabe Thompson. Among the attendees were:
Geoffrey Bradfield, Emma Snowden Jones, New York State Assembly
Member Rebecca Seawright, Janna Bullock, Edgar Batista, Cole
Rumbough, Jay Moorhead, Matthew Mamak, Lucia Hwong Gordon, Matt
Richard, Flo Anthony, Jane Scher, Dr. Gary Rumbough, Jason
Daniel Fair, and Jarrod Freeman.Performing at the event was
pianist
Micah McLaurin.
About the New York City Mission Society
Since 1812, the Mission Society of New York
(Mission) has provided services and programming for over 6.5
million youth and families in New York City’s most underserved
communities. Throughout the course of our history, Mission has
worked to end intergenerational poverty by providing
transformative educational opportunities for the city’s most
vulnerable youth.
Mission administers interactive after school
Out-of-School time (OST) learning, summer enrichment, as well as
college and career development programs to nearly 4,000 of the
most vulnerable students at 11 of our existing New York City
public school sites. In addition, Mission actively engages
parents and guardians, provides support for local
schoolteachers, and prioritizes the professional development of
our own staff – nearly 60% of whom are from the communities we
serve.
Learn more at
www.nycmissionsociety.org |