HONORING
SEYMOUR R. ASKIN, JR., HONORARY CHAIR OF THE
JBFCS BOARD
JEROLD D. JACOBSON, PROSKAUER, PARTNER
&
JEAN SHAFIROFF, JBFCS BOARD MEMBER
With a Special Tribute to
PAUL LEVINE, JBFCS EXECUTIVE VP AND CEO
IN ATTENDANCE:
Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Mayor of New York City
Seymour R. Askin, Jr., Honorary Chair of the Board, Honoree
Jerold D. Jacobson, Proskauer, Partner, Honoree
Jean Shafiroff, JBFCS Board Member, Honoree & Philanthropist
Paul Levine, JBFCS Executive VP and CEO
Melissa Russo, Master of Ceremonies, WNBC News Anchor
Tony Mann, JBFCS Board President
Alice Tisch, JBFCS Vice President
Thom Hamill, JBFCS Director of Development and Philanthropy
Carol Davidson, JBFCS Associated Executive Director for External Affairs
Lynn Korda Kroll, JBFCS Trustee
David Rivel, JBFCS Chief Administrative Officer
John Herrmann, Former JBFCS Board President
Tom Tisch, Brown University Chancellor, NYU Medical Center Trustee
Chiu-Ti Jansen, TV presenter, publisher, and writer
Mario Buatta, Interior Designer
Carole Bellidora Westfall, Partner, Biddle & Bellidora Communications
Sharon Bush, Socialite
Ann Rapp, Socialite
Roy Kean
The Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services (JBFCS) celebrated its 2013 Spring Benefit honoring Seymour R. Askin, JBFCS Honorary Chair of the Board, Jerold D. Jacobson, Proskauer, Partner, Jean Shafiroff, JBFCS Board Member and Paul Levine, JBFCS Executive VP & CEO on April 24, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. at New York City’s Plaza Hotel. Melissa Russo, WNBC news anchor, served as master of ceremonies.
The evening began with a flourish, as New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg attended the cocktail hour to address the crowd and thank JBFCS, noting that “you can’t do it alone” and that the work of JBFCS is a necessity for the city to help its residents in need. At the conclusion of the cocktail hour, the attendees moved upstairs where master of ceremonies Melissa Russo introduced Tony Mann, the President of the Board of Trustees. Mr. Mann announced the news to the 375 attendees that some $1.3 million dollars had been raised for the organization.
After Fred Yerman blessed the bread, Paul Levine, Executive Vice President of JBFCS, was introduced by John Herrmann, the former President of the Board of JBFCS. Outgoing VP and CEO Levine reflected upon his time with JBFCS and concluded by thanking everyone involved with the organization and the leadership under which he served.
Chair of the Board Jean Troubh then introduced honoree Seymour R. Askin, Jr. who outlined his detailed past with Big Brothers, the Jewish Board of Guardians, and JBFCS, working with those in need. He said his mother taught him that “people who are able to live well have an obligation to pay it back in some way.” Jerald D. Jacobson, the next to be honored, spoke about his four decades spent as counsel for JBFCS and the experience of working with four generations of leadership in the organization.
Jean Shafiroff, the final honoree of the evening, was then introduced by Joyce Cowin. Jean, in attendance with her husband Martin and daughter Elizabeth, kept her address brief, noting with genuine modesty that the actual heroes are the staff, the volunteers, and the thousands of individuals that JBFCS helps and houses.
The $1.3 million raised will benefit JBFCS’ 175 community-based programs, residential facilities, and day-treatment centers that annually serve more than 55,000 New Yorkers-in-need of all faiths, races, and cultures.
JBFCS has been a trailblazer in treating social problems for more than a century. Today, the organization is one of the nation’s largest and most respected nonprofit mental health and social service agencies—every night, more than 1,000 individuals call a JBFCS residence home. The work of JBFCS is built upon a network of more than 2,200 professionals, including social workers, licensed psychologists, and psychiatrists, as well as a cadre of clinical support personnel in continuing day treatment and residential treatment centers, and a corps of more than 800 dedicated volunteers.
JBFCS provides a comprehensive network of mental health and social services to promote well-being, resilience, and self-sufficiency for individuals and families in need in the New York metropolitan area. As leaders in the field of human services, JBFCS’ mission is clear— 175 social service programs. 1 mission. To get help to those who need it.
For further information, please visit www.jbfcs.org.
WHEN: Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Cocktails: 6:30 p.m.
Dinner: 7:30 p.m.
WHERE: The Plaza Hotel
768 5th Avenue
(Between 58th & 59th Avenues)
New York, NY 10019
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