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Honoree Chad Pennington, Edward
Gardner, chairman emeritus Big Brothers Big Sisters
of NYC, William Freda, Dinner chair.
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Honoree Pamela Thomas-Graham, Lawrence
Otis Graham, Soledad O'Brien. |
On
April 23, Big Brothers Big Sisters of New
York City held their 28th
Annual Sidewalks of New York Dinner at the Waldorf
Astoria. The evening honored three
individuals who are role models for the youth helped
by the nation's first mentoring organization.
The agency honored CBS Corporation president and CEO, Leslie
Moonves with the Sidewalks of NY Achievement
in Business Award. Liz Claiborne Inc., Group president, Pamela
Thomas-Graham received the Sidewalks of NY
Public Service Award and the Sports Award was presented
to New York Jets quarterback, Chad Pennington. The
dinner was chaired by William C. Freda, vice
chairman and regional managing partner – Northeast
at Deloitte& Touche USA LLP. The evening's
emcee was Soledad O'Brien, CNN
anchor.
The awards were presented to the honorees by two teenagers
and one young woman and their mentors. Both the Bigs
and the Littles prepared their own remarks which made
these presentations quite unique and memorable. The
event raised over $1.8 million dollars for programs
to help NYC youth.
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Chad Pennington, Julie Chen, honoree Leslie Moonves and Edward Gardner.
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Gary Pai,(Big) Jason Gamble ( Little) and Chad Pennington.
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Delfina Simon (Little), Leslie Moonves, Ellen Fuhrer
(Big).
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Rudolph Santoro, Richard Anderson , William Freda, (seated) Laura
Parsons.
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Libby Costas, Ken Knuckles, and Allan Luks, executive director, Big Brothers
Big Sisters of NYC.
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Andrew Claros, Rodney Mendez, Delfina Simon, Ellen Fuhrer, Leslie Moonves,
Jason Gamble (back row), Gary Pai (front), and William
Freda.
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Manhattan Society.com by Chris London |
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AUG 05,
2008
CRI Young Philanthropists' Summer Social |
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AUG 02,
2008
Southampton Hospital Summer Party |
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AUG 01,
2008
Rita Hayworth Gala Kickoff |
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AUG 01,
2008
Aspen Art Museum artCRUSH |
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JUL 31,
2008
Black Ties & Baseball Caps Gala |
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JUL 31,
2008
Aspen Art Museum previewCRUSH |
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JUL 29,
2008
Mostly Mozart Festival Gala |
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JUL 25,
2008
HOFI Hamptons Benefit |
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JUL 25,
2008
NY Stem Cell Foundation Reception |
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JUL 22,
2008
Museum at FIT Cocktail |
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JUL 19,
2008
HDS Gala Preview |
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