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WORLD
FOOD DAY
October 16, 2001
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Action
Against Hunger’s second annual benefit gala for
World Food Day will take place on Tuesday
October 16, 2001 at Tavern
on the Green, Central Park at West 67th Street, New
York City from 7 – 11 pm.
This date also signals the beginning of Restaurants Against
Hunger, a week-long citywide campaign aimed at increasing awareness
of the hunger epidemic that continues to plague the world.
This year’s gala will feature:
Jeff
Bridges, internationally renowned actor and director
Ariane Daguin, D'Artagnan
Frank McCourt, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Angela's Ashes
and Special Guest Billy Baldwin
Dinner featuring Honoree Ceremony, Live Entertainment, Live
and Silent Auction
Festive Dress
We
dedicate this benefit to the victims of the September 11th tragedy.
As a disaster relief organization, proceeds will benefit disaster
victims worldwide, including vulnerable U.S. families affected
by this crisis.
Proceeds to benefit vulnerable families affected by the terrorist
attacks of September 11th and victims of disaster and hunger
in in 40 countries.
The Table Host Committee has already secured nine tables of
ten, at $10,000 each. Tickets to the public will be on a sliding
scale:
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$1000
Underwriter Ticket:
An
underwriter ticket entitles the purchaser to prime seating at
the gala, listing as underwriter in the evening program, and
a copy of the book The Geopolitics of Hunger.
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$500
Sponsor Ticket:
A
benefactor ticket entitles the purchaser to priority seating
at the gala, listing as benefactor in the evening program, and
a copy of the book, The Geopolitics of Hunger.
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$300
Supporter Ticket:
A
supporter ticket entitles the purchaser to choice seating at
the gala and listing as supporter in the evening program.
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$150
Friend Ticket:
A
supporter ticket entitles the purchaser listing as supporter
in the evening program
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91%
of all money raised goes directly to proven field programs.
Action Against Hunger saves 4 million lives a year.
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To
RSVP and purchase tickets, contact Anna Kar or Shirley Eng at (212)
967-7800.
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THE
TABLE HOST COMMITTEE
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Co-chairmen
Sabine Cassel
Burton K. Haimes
Ketty Maisonrouge
Bernard Poussot
Henri Barguirdjian
Credit Suisse First Boston
Cristina Enríquez-Bocobo and Cody J. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Burton K. Haimes
Iman
Hisashi and Kuniko Juba
François and Ketty Maisonrouge
Thelen Reid & Priest
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THE
BENEFIT COMMITTEE
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Underwriters
Joseph Audi
François M. P. Pascal
Christopher J. Williams
Edward and Barbara Shapiro, Shapiro Foundation Trust
Y.A. Istel Foundation
Sponsors
Joanna First
Charles and Linda Kaplan
Michel Longchampt
Dr. Stuart Saal
Douglas Schloss
Supporters
Pierre Durand
Richard Perdue
Thomas Porter
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Acknowledgments
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Floral
centerpieces graciously provided by Olivier Guini, L'Olivier
Floral Atelier
Action Against Hunger gratefully acknowledges
the following contributors to our silent and live auctions:
Air
France
Champagne Lady
Château Haut-Brion
Chopard
Delta Airlines
Dr. Ruth
Equinox
Frédéric Fekkai
Harney & Sons
La Perla
Meridian Hotels
Mill-Run Tours
Mouton Rothschild
Movado
The Pierre
The Westminster-Concorde Hotel
and many participating restaurants
Special
Thanks to
Ariane Daguin, D'Artagnan
Manon Gavin, Manon Design
Petra Liebetanz Photography
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