National Philanthropy Day 2008
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPY DAY 2008
The Greater New York Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (GNY–AFP) celebrated National Philanthropy Day 2008 on November 17 by honoring 13 of New York City’s leading philanthropists and inducting them into its hall of fame of donors and volunteers.
Special guest, Malaak Compton-Rock, Activist, Philanthropist and Founder, The Angelrock Project enlightened the sold-out audience during a discussion with Deborah Roberts, ABC News Correspondent about her commitment to philanthropy from her first job in the nonprofit sector at the U.S. Fund for UNICEF to the formation of The Angelrock Project, which serves as a pathway for those seeking pertinent information on how to lead a life of service. Ms. Compton-Rock also shared her views on instilling a passion for service at a young age. She cited a recent trip with her own children along with 30 at-risk youth from The Salvation Army Bushwick Community Center in Brooklyn to Johannesburg, South Africa. They volunteered in the poverty-stricken shanty towns of Diepsloot and Soweto helping orphaned and vulnerable children. The trip was designed to empower the participants not only to have a vision for their own lives, but to empower those around them by living a life of purpose and service.
THIS YEAR’S HONOREES, AND THEIR SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS
American Farm School - Marguerite “Manita” Scocimara
American Foundation for the Blind - Esther R. Smith
American Red Cross in Greater New York - Ann Kaplan
Brooklyn Public Library - Thomas G. Amon
Continuum Health Partners - The Needlers Foundation
Food Bank For New York City - Gary Pogeler
Friends of FOKAL - Françoise Girard
NAMIC - Scripps Networks
New York University Child Study Center - Margaret Schultz Bilotti
SEO, Inc. - Milton L. Williams, Jr.
Spence-Chapin Services to Families & Children - Cordelia S. Menges
United Cerebral Palsy of New York City - Richmond County Savings Foundation
United Way of New York City - Lesley Silvester
SPONSORS OF THE DAY
PACESETTERS
Chris Rock Enterprises
Friends of FOKAL
United Way of NYC
BENEFACTORS
CCS
Covenant House International
Mount Sinai Medical Center
NYU Langone Medical Center
Pace University
Projects Plus, Inc.
SUSTAINERS
Changing Our World, Inc.
Great Performances and CPS Events at The Plaza
Mary Fiore & Co., Inc.
Susan Ulin Associates Ltd.
Theatre Development Fund
FRIENDS
The Graduate Center/CUNY
Kalish & Associates, Inc.
Like Minds Network, LLC
New York Marriott Marquis
Professionals for NonProfits
Special Events Unlimited, Inc.
The Stanford Group, Inc. |
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