June 4, 2019 Tribeca 360
10 Desbrosses Street New York, NY
OUR MISSION
We drive scalable solutions to transform the lives of people with disabilities, people in poverty and people facing homelessness: solutions that contribute to righting societal imbalances.
OUR VISION
We envision a city where everyone has a roof over their head, is healthy, productive and can enjoy the social connections that create a life of purpose. We’re a nonprofit with a staff of 2,400 that provides more than $200 million in services. Our efforts are supported by various local, state and federal government entities as well as foundations, corporations and individual donors. Most importantly, our vision allows us to deliver the same quality of services to one individual or to thousands. No challenge is beyond our scope.
OUR UNIQUENESS
Our uniqueness lies in our ability to take what we learn on the ground and use it to change systems and impact policy. By delivering high quality services that address the complex circumstances of each person, we help transform lives, improve neighborhoods and boost future generations.
WHY WE’RE HERE
“We don’t empower people. We give people the tools to empower themselves.” –Donna Colonna, CEO, Services for the UnderServed At S:US, we don’t prescribe paths that define people but offer solutions that support each person’s definition of a life of purpose. When you look closely, the injustices facing our society are really a universe of highly individual obstacles. When an individual’s life is put on hold for circumstances unique to them, establishing a relationship with them is step one. It’s our guide to the services we provide. The results: Individuals and families no longer limited by their obstacles but propelled by opportunities for a richer experience with the world. A ripple effect that extends from individuals out into their communities. This is how we beat back stigma. This is how we build communities. This is how we create Opportunity for All. 2 l DINNER FOR A BETTER NEW YORK
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Gareth Old
Donna Colonna
Chair, Board of Directors, S:US
Chief Executive Officer, S:US
n delivering its service, S:US has worked in partnership with some of New York City’s most vulnerable individuals and families to create pathways to lives of purpose. Since 1978, S:US has been out there 24/7 giving people the tools they need to address their life challenges. We have tapped into the optimism which is at our core, the resilient nature of those who come to us for services, and the “can do” spirit that makes our city great. Currently, we successfully serve and support more than 35,000 New Yorkers as they transform their own lives. With over four decades of providing housing and support services we help shape a city where there can be opportunity for all. The people we serve have dealt with very complex and challenging life circumstances: women and children who have experienced domestic violence; people who have lost their homes; people living in poverty; veterans who are challenged by homelessness, depression, and unemployment; people with mental illness and addiction challenges; people with autism and other developmental disabilities; and people living with HIV/AIDS. Our successes to date have emboldened us to do even more. And so now, we are calling on all New Yorkers—the business community, civic groups, neighborhoods where we live and work, foundations, and generous individuals to work in partnership with us through our New Yorkers for New York Campaign. New Yorkers for New York believes we can fulfill our vision of a city where everyone has a roof over their head, is healthy, productive and socially engaged. New Yorkers for New York creates opportunity for ALL New Yorkers to live their best life. And why not? Stories that define us as New Yorkers are about New Yorkers who work hard to overcome obstacles to succeed. As New Yorkers, we believe that nothing is beyond our scope IF we work together. (More information on the Campaign later in this book). Please accept our deep gratitude to all who so generously support S:US’ vital work. SERVICES FOR THE UNDERSERVED 3
EVENING’S FOOD OFFERINGS CURATED BY
Andrew Zimmern ANDREW ZIMMERN is a four-time James Beard award-winning TV personality, chef, writer, teacher and social justice advocate. As the creator, executive producer and host of Travel Channel’s Bizarre Foods franchise, Andrew Zimmern’s Driven by Food, The Zimmern List, and Food Network’s Big Food Truck Tip, he has explored cultures in more than 170 countries, promoting impactful ways to think about, create and live with food. He has written four books, appears monthly in Delta Sky Magazine, is a contributor at Food & Wine Magazine and an entrepreneur-in-residence at Babson College. Andrew is the founder of both Intuitive Content, a full-service television and digital production company, and Passport Hospitality, a restaurant and food service development company. He is devoted to his charitable endeavors and sits on the board of directors of Services for the UnderServed, Second Harvest Heartland and Taste of the NFL. His life’s work is about demonstrating and promoting cultural acceptance, tolerance and understanding through food. More at www.andrewzimmern.com.
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TONIGHT’S HONOREE
Jen Press Marden Jen Press Marden grew up in New York City where she developed her eye and cultivated her love of style through the vibrant and unique landscape of NYC and LA in the seventies. She began her career at Ann Taylor, Adrienne Vittadini and Vogue. Jen raised her two children in Greenwich, CT where she served as President of The Greenwich Committee for Human Services dedicated to raising philanthropic dollars to fund local social service providers and housing in Fairfield County and Westchester, NY. As a partner in a fine jewelry business, she was able to keep her creative juices flowing and indulge her love of jewelry. Jen was co-host and producer of A Fashionable Life, a weekly hour radio show streaming on WGCH/Greenwich. She was a TV fashion/ lifestyle reporter for ABC News Now, where she covered fashion and red carpet events as well as the first Obama inauguration. She has written for numerous publications most recently for Modern Luxury Palm Beach. Jen joined the S:US Board of Directors in 2014 and later was named Vice Chair. She and her husband, James live in TriBeCa with their rescue dog, Rolo who loves coming to S:US for meetings.
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PROGRAM WELCOME ANDREW ZIMMERN TV Personality and Chef Member, Board of Directors, S:US
LIVE AUCTION DONNA COLONNA President & CEO, S:US
DAVID ARNOLD Andrew Zimmern Award Winner
OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL A Film Directed by Jimmy Ferguson
GARETH OLD Chair, Board of Directors, S:US
JEN PRESS MARDEN Honoree Vice Chair, Board of Directors, S:US
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A Very Special Thank You for Making This Evening Truly Memorable CO-CHAIRS Josh Bider & Deborah Wolfe Members, Board of Directors, S:US
THE CHEFS Jamie Bissonnette
Nobu Matsuhisa
Daniel Boulud and Jayce Baudry
Ken Oringer
Toro NYC
Daniel
Josh Capon Lure Fishbar
Marc Forgione
Restaurant Marc Forgione and American Cut
Alex Guarnaschelli Butter
Nobu New York
Toro NYC
Marcus Samuelsson Red Rooster
Justin Smillie Upland
Mark Welker
Eleven Madison Park and The NoMad Restaurant
Michael White Marea
WINE AND SPIRITS PURVEYOR
AUCTIONEER Lucas Hunt
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THANK YOU TO THIS EVENING’S BENEFACTORS P R I N C I PA L
Jen and James Marden UNDERWRITERS
Erin and Peter Friedland
PAT R O N S
Sandra Stark and Jim Mersfelder
SUPPORTERS
Josh Bider Erin Felker Bond, Esq. Chris Cheney Lawrence Hamdan Marie Isabelle Palacios-Hardy Shimmie Horn Ariella Er-Kohen Hurwitz and Andrew Hurwitz Janine Tramontana and Gareth Old Deborah R. Wolfe and Philip S. Raible Andrew Zimmern List as of May 20, 2019 8 DINNER FOR A BETTER NEW YORK
THANK YOU TO THIS EVENING’S BENEFACTORS SUPPORTERS
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THANK YOU TO THIS EVENING’S BENEFACTORS FRIENDS
List as of May 20, 2019
Daniel Abelson, The Abelson Company AGAPE Plumbing, Heating & AC Ahtram Construction Inc. AKRF, INC. Bradley Alperin Builders Image Construction Inc. Arthur Webb Group Adam Bauer Les Bider Amelia Wright Brewer Earl D. Brown Robert B. Catell Louis Cavaliere CB Emmanuel Jane and Oscar Chase Chem Rx Pharmacy Services Citi Community Capital Donna Colonna Community Care Rx, Inc Corporate Climate Control Dana Cowin Don Crocker Curtis + Ginsberg Architects LLP Cushman & Wakefield Art Edwards Empire Office Executive Pest Management Elizabeth and Michael Fascitelli Federated National Land, LLC David Felsenthal Doris Figueroa The Freyberg Law Group Susan and David Getz GFP Real Estate GKV Architects DPC The Gold Family Foundation Goldman Sachs Edward Hubbard
Judith E. Jones Herb Karlitz Kiwi Partners Marjorie and James Kuhn Peter Lattanzio Tiffany and Joshua Liston Alison Locker, Ph.D. Wanda Cruz-Lopez Trish Marsik Marvel Architects Gail K. McCallion, Esq. John A. McKesson MHH Clinical Services Michelle Ballan Disability Research Associates MRW Consulting Group International Robert Murayama Daniel F. Murphy, Jr. and Mary Ellen Donnelly, Putney, Twombly, Hall & Hirson, LLP Linda P. Nguyen Perry Perlmutter Carolyn P. Powell Ropes & Gray LLP JoAnn Y. Sacks, Ph.D. Brooke and David Schooley Jean and Raymond Schrag Phyllis Schwartz Signature Construction Group Jane Silverman TemPositions Health Care Ann Grodnick Tenenbaum Total Care Rx, Inc. Vassalotti Associates Architects LLP James E. Vassalotti III, R.A. The Weeks Lerman Group Stacey Weston
SPECIAL THANKS TO All Of Us Travel Art Edwards, Cakehouse Media 10 DINNER FOR A BETTER NEW YORK
Jimmy Ferguson | JWJ Films LLC Jen Press Marden
ANDREW ZIMMERN AWARD WINNER
David Arnold
David Arnold has had to deal with challenges all his life. To begin, his mother abandoned him at a New York City hospital after giving birth. Fortunately, David was raised by a supportive foster mother with whom he built a close relationship. This foundation of consistent love and support helped him grow into an outgoing man with a sense of optimism and an adventurous spirit. David, who is diagnosed with a developmental disability, came to Services for the UnderServed (S:US) in 2006 as a 19-year-old with a passion for life and a desire to learn how to become more independent. At S:US, he received consistent attention and assistance from staff. He worked hard at fostering his independence by learning to navigate NYC public transportation alone; and by becoming an advocate of his own health care, scheduling and attending medical appointments on his own, handling any needed follow up care, and being aware of his medication needs. David has moved into an Individualized Support Services (ISS) apartment with a roommate with whom he cooks, cleans and maintains the apartment. David’s future goals include getting married, having children and becoming a manager at his job. He’s on his way!
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S:US BOARD OF DIRECTORS Gareth Old, Esq. Chair Jen Press Marden Vice Chair Jacquie Holmes Secretary Edward Hubbard Treasurer
MEMBERS
Josh Bider Erin Felker Bond, Esq. Amelia Wright Brewer Earl D. Brown Chris Cheney Sherrie Dulworth Art Edwards Peter Friedland Lawrence Hamdan Joshua D. Liston, Esq. John A. McKesson Linda P. Nguyen Marie Isabelle Palacios-Hardy Carolyn P. Powell JoAnn Y. Sacks, Ph.D. Deborah Wolfe, Esq. Andrew Zimmern
AFFILIATE MEMBERS
Michelle Ballan, Ph.D. Peter Lattanzio Phillip A. Saperia
COUNCIL OF ADVISORS
George C. Biddle Robert B. Catell Andrew Hurwitz, Esq. Alice Korngold Saundra Thomas
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HOST COMMITTEE
Michelle Ballan, Ph.D.* Josh Bider* Erin Felker Bond, Esq.* Amelia Wright Brewer* Earl D. Brown* Robert B. Catell Chris Cheney* Dana Cowin Sherrie Dulworth* Art Edwards* Neil Falcone Peter Friedland* Susan Gendal Lawrence Hamdan* Jacquie Holmes* Edward Hubbard* Andrew Hurwitz, Esq. Alice Korngold Peter Lattanzio* Josh Lamberg Joshua D. Liston, Esq.* Samantha Magistro Jen Press Marden* Gail McCallion, Esq. John A. McKesson* Linda P. Nguyen* Gareth Old, Esq.* Marie Isabelle Palacios-Hardy* Carolyn P. Powell* JoAnn Y. Sacks, Ph.D.* Phillip A. Saperia* Deborah Wolfe, Esq.* Andrew Zimmern*
EVENT TASK FORCE
Jen Press Marden, Chair* Josh Bider* Earl D. Brown* Scott Drevnig Susan Gendal Lois Krasilovsky Peter Lattanzio* Linda P. Nguyen* Carolyn P. Powell* JoAnn Y. Sacks, Ph.D.* Drew Train Barbara Warren Deborah Wolfe, Esq.* Andrew Zimmern*
C A M PA I G N C A B I N E T
Jen Press Marden, Chair* Chris Cheney* Sherrie Dulworth* Peter Friedland* Lawrence Hamdan* Jacquie Holmes* Edward Hubbard* Joshua D. Liston, Esq.* John A. McKesson* Gareth Old, Esq.*
* S:US BOARD MEMBER
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TONIGHT’S ENTERTAINMENT
INTI AND THE MOON is a Latin/Spanish guitar trio & percussion blending the sounds of Spanish guitar & Latin, South American & Middle Eastern grooves. The trio plays often at the main venues in the city such as Shire, Silvana, Drom NYC, Marriott Hotel, Le Solei Hotel among others. With the whole Band which includes a violinist, bass player and singer, the band has toured Central Asia (Sharq Taronalari Festival - Samarkand Uzbekistan 2015). NPR Tiny Desk contest 2017 (Selected 10 best entries by NPR Alt Latino between more than 3000 entries). NPR Tiny Desk Contest 2017 (One more time selected as the 10 best entries by NPR Alt Latino between more than 5000 participants).
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TONIGHT’S AUCTIONEER
LUCAS HUNT is the president of HUNT Auctioneers and a celebrated American poet who was born and raised in rural Iowa. He graduated from World Wide College of Auctioneering, has a Benefit Auctioneer Specialist (BAS) designation from the National Auctioneer’s Association, and plays an auctioneer on stage, television and voiceovers. He has published work in The New York Times, and won a John Steinbeck Award. He lives in New York.
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NEW YORKERS FOR NEW YORK CAMPAIGN S:US is grateful to our generous lead New Yorkers for New York Campaign donors listed to the right. The New Yorkers for New York Campaign (2018-2020) celebrates S:US’ 40 years of service and funds S:US’ capital projects and programs and services that help people overcome obstacles to leading a productive life. New Yorkers for New York is an investment in our shared future as New Yorkers and an acknowledgment that assisting people in the hard work of recovery and well-being makes sense for all of us. For more information about joining the New Yorkers for New York Campaign, please visit our website at www.sus. org or contact Kate Krug, Director of Individual Giving at 917-408-5375 or kkrug@sus.org.
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CAMPAIGN DONORS Gareth Old and Jen Press Marden, Campaign Co-Chairs Bradley Alperin Michelle Ballan, Ph.D. Joshua Bider Erin Felker Bond, Esq. Tailin Brecher Amelia Wright Brewer Earl D. Brown Julio Castaing Louis Cavaliere Arlo Chase Jamie and Chris Cheney Donna Colonna Don Crocker Scott Drevnig Sherrie Dulworth Art Edwards Doris Figueroa Erin and Peter Friedland Priscilla Fuller Michael Goldsmith
Teresa and Lawrence Hamdan Jacquie Holmes Fernanda and Edward Hubbard Judith E. Jones Peter Lattanzio Tiffany and Joshua Liston, Esq. Wanda Cruz-Lopez Jen Press Marden and James Marden Trish Marsik and Drew Akason John A. McKesson Linda P. Nguyen Janine Tramontana and Gareth Old Marie Isabelle Palacios-Hardy Perry Perlmutter Carolyn P. Powell JoAnn Y. Sacks, Ph.D. Stacey Weston Deborah Wolfe, Esq. Andrew Zimmern List as of May 20, 2019 SERVICES FOR THE UNDERSERVED 17
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S:US thanks for donating backpacks as part of tonight’s gift bag. All of Us Travel donates 5% of their sales to support the The International Rescue Committee who responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises by restoring health, safety, education, economic well-being, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster.
Please feel free to take a backpack tonight or donate it back to the people served by S:US. Be sure to take the promo flyer for 15% off any purchase at AOU.com.
Glassybaby centerpieces instead of flower arrangements means that your contributions tonight will go even farther toward supporting S:US’ vital programs. These Glassybaby candle holders are available for sale. To make a purchase this evening, please see an S:US staff member wearing the square I S:US button.
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Looking for a meaningful way to engage with S:US? Volunteer as an individual or with your corporate/civic network. For more information Email volunteer@sus.org Call 917-408-1622
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To make a donation: Visit sus.org/donate Call 917-408-5375 Mail check payable to: Services for the UnderServed Attn: Resource Development 463 7th Avenue, 17th Floor New York, NY 10018 (Memo line: Dinner for a Better New York 2019) Thank you!
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