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Thursday,
November 19 | 2009 Celebrate Room to Grow Christie's
Rockefeller Center Uma Thurman and Cristina Cuomo, Chairs Over 300
guests gathered to Celebrate Room to Grow and the extraordinary efforts of parents
helping their babies thrive despite the challenges of poverty. The event raised
over $435,000. Guests bid on over 100 silent auction lots ranging from sports
tickets to fashion items to art tours. Julie Burns, Founder and CEO of Room
to Grow, introduced Dr. Edward Zigler and presented him with the Founders
Award. Deborah Roberts, ABC News Correspondent, introduced Client Inspiration
Award recipient Hassania Alkhaddar, a recent Room to Grow program graduate. Lydia
Fenet of Christie's conducted the exciting live auction, which included lots such
as a trip to the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, a guided tour around Manhattan
with filmmaker Ken Burns, and a special dinner at Danny Meyer's newest restaurant.
At the close of the program guests enjoyed delicious cupcakes, brownies
and cookies, generously donated by Crumbs. FOUNDERS
AWARD Director,
Emeritus, Edward Zigler Center in Child Development and Social Policy Sterling
Professor of Psychology, Emeritus, Yale University
CLIENT
INSPIRATION AWARD Room
to Grow Program Graduate CELEBRATION STEERING
COMMITTEE CHAIRS Mary and Colbert Cannon • Carrie Shumway and Cory
Carlesimo • Melina Spadone Palmer and Mark E. Palmer CELEBRATION
STEERING COMMITTEE Rachel Bowie • Ashley and Tom Bradley •
Karen and Ted Casey • Rachel Cohen • Stephanie and Andrew Douglass •
Jackie and Matt Eastwick • Allison Gollust Hult • Susan M. Lenoir •
Candice and Christopher Lombardi • Sharon Mahn • Risa and Harry Schessel
• Molly Snyder • Maggie Rokous Towles • Christi and Nick Wood CELEBRATION
HOST COMMITTEE Trish Becker • Shannon King Cave • Kira and
Alan Copperman • Nancy Donahoe and Jon Cohen • Andrea Greeven Douzet
• Gretchen Gunlocke Fenton • Nina Garcia • Susie Leness Gilbert
• Emma Pilkington Goergen • Meredith Ross Heithoff • Alexandra
and Randall Kane • Miyoung Lee and Neil Simpkins • Joella and John Lykouretzos
• Lisa Matlin • Rebekah McCabe • Amy Todd Middleton and Curt Middleton
• David Netto • Fernanda Niven • Rachel and John Rodin • Rachel
Roy • Nacole Snoep • Jeffrey and Connie Tarrant EVENT
SPONSORS Benefactor Glenview Capital Management Protégé
Partners Leader Mary and Colbert Cannon Carrie Shumway and
Cory Carlesimo Ralph Lauren Christi and Nick Wood Supporter Bracewell
& Giuliani LLP Karen and Ted Casey De Beers UK JWT/Diamond Information
Center David Heleniak Miyoung Lee and Neil Simpkins Lisa and David
Matlin Melina Spadone Palmer and Mark Palmer The Regency Group The
Riggio Foundation Maggie and Amor Towles
Special thanks to Crumbs
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