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New York, NY – April 12, 2016 –The
New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Children (NYSPCC) hosted its annual Spring Luncheon in
Manhattan today featuring Actress, Author, and Mother,
Drew Barrymore. Ms. Barrymore will deliver a speech and
read passages from her critically praised bestselling
new book, Wildflower. More than 250 distinguished
guests, including New York City business leaders, public
officials and philanthropists, gathered at the Pierre
Hotel for the annual charity event.
The NYSPCC Spring Luncheon is dedicated
to raising awareness about child abuse, neglect and
maltreatment and the critical importance of community
efforts to prevent and combat them.
“Even before I was a mother I was always
drawn to charities that helped children,” said Ms.
Barrymore. “I’ve spent many weeks in Africa over the
years with the School Feeding Program and building the
Barrymore Academy. And now, as a mother, I take any
opportunity I can to help children’s charities such as
the NYSPCC. The work they do to protect children is
truly incredible and I’m honored to have been a part of
this event.”
“With Drew Barrymore lending her support
for our work, we’ve added a powerful voice to the effort
to raise awareness and ensure that people understand
that the issue of child abuse and neglect is urgent and
critical,” said Dr. Mary L. Pulido, Executive Director
of The NYSPCC. We thank Drew for serving as a
remarkable champion for children.”
For 141 years, The NYSPCC has worked to
keep all kids safe from neglect and abuse through
education, research, advocacy and collaboration, and
working with students, educators, law enforcement,
healthcare, and community leaders, to provide training
and resources for the protection of children who are
victims of child abuse and neglect.
The annual Spring Luncheon helps
commemorate National Child Abuse Prevention Month, and
the program will help raise awareness on the most common
form of child maltreatment, one of the world’s most
tragic injustices.
The luncheon co-chairs were The Society’s
Board of Directors Maarit Glocer, Valesca
Guerrand-Hermès, Elizabeth Mayhew, Joan Granlund and
supporters, Tania Higgins, Connie Newberry. The
co-chairs helped raise money for the Trauma Recovery
Program this year, which will be used for training in
New York City schools. Last year’s funding resulted in
new programs for two Bronx public schools.
At the request of The NYSPCC, The Port
Authority of New York and New Jersey and The Durst
Organization will light the One World Trade Center spire
in blue to commemorate National Child Abuse Prevention
Month tonight.
To learn more about The New York Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Children, visit
http://www.nyspcc.org/
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About The New York Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Children
The New York Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Children (NYSPCC), founded in 1875, is the
first – and one of the most highly respected –
child protective agencies in the world. The NYSPCC
responds to the complex needs of abused and neglected
children, and those involved in their care, by providing
best practice counseling, legal and educational
services. Through research, communications and training
initiatives, we work to expand these programs to prevent
abuse and help more children heal. The NYSPCC’s unique
work is used as a model for child welfare agencies
across the nation. Since its founding, The NYSPCC has
investigated more than 650,000 cases on the behalf of
over two million children, and has educated over 50,000
professionals on how to identify and report child abuse
and neglect. Please visit
www.nyspcc.org
for more information.
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