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DOING GOOD
June 29, 2011
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| Over 100 guest convened at Artsource International’s 333 Park Ave South showroom for the New York Businesswomen’s Network“Spring Fling Fundraiser.” Proceeds from the event went to My Sisters’ Place, a Westchester-based not-for-profit whose mission is to end domestic violence through education and advocacy, and to provide services to those in harm’s way. Pictured: Rochelle Isner, NYBN member Joyce Towbin Chasan of Artsource International, NYBN founder Maureen Beirne of Captivate Network, and Lincoln Land Services’ Larry Rosenberg. Maureen tells us that the charity operates under the radar, as women and children often flee their homes with just the clothes on their back, so donations are needed for clothing, food, counseling, etc. When she told the charity NYBN had raised $5,000 from Spring Fling, the people from MSP actually cried. For more info or to donate to My Sisters’ Place, click here. |
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| Over 200 supporters from the design, construction, and real estate industries joined the third annual “SHARE, Shoes, and Champagne” reception at Haworth’s Park Avenue showroom to benefit SHARE(Self Help for Women with Breast and Ovarian Cancer) and honor NYU Langone Medical Center’s Debra Berger, American Express’Susan Chapman, and—for the first time, a man—Swanke Hayden Connell Architects’ Richard Carlson. The event also included a first-time auction of designer handbags from Christian Louboutin, Alexander McQueen, Ferragamo, and others, which all sold. Grand total raised: $110k. Above, Susan, Richard, and Debra (bottom row, third from left) join SHARE’s committee. For more info or to donate to SHARE, click here. |
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| Thornton Tomasetti sent us this photo of the aftermath of the deadly EF-5 tornado in Joplin, Mo., which blasted a six-mile path through the city, leaving 142 dead and nearly 900 injured. The tornado crushed nearly a third of the city, pounded close to 2,000 buildings, and damaged water treatment and sewage plants. The engineering firm sent a pro bono team of eight engineers to begin damage assessment and will likely remain on the site for the immediate future. Senior engineer Erik Wetzler, who’s based in Chicago, says the team will determine if the buildings are safe for re-occupancy or if they’re no longer feasible structures. They’re currently working on 30 projects, but that figure can rise to 50 or so based on the damage. |
