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Follow GNB as we visit the United Nations headquarters to attend the 2025 World Leader Summit of Peace and Love, celebrating the first ever International Day of Hope. Hosted by our friends at the Federation of World Peace and Love (FOWPAL)

www.fowpal.org

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LOS ANGELES (February 4, 2025) –The LAGRANT Foundation (TLF) has recently earned a Candid Platinum Seal of Transparency from GuideStar, a database that provides comprehensive information about nonprofits across the United States. Organizations who receive a Platinum Seal of Transparency demonstrate a commitment to transparency, impact, and effective use of resources.

“TLF is proud to earn the Platinum Seal of Transparency, a recognition that highlights our commitment to providing impactful results in the fields of advertising, marketing, and public relations,” said TLF Chairman and CEO Kim Hunter. “We are grateful for the continued trust and support from our donor partners and look forward to working together in supporting the future of industry professionals.”

GuideStar is widely used by donors and stakeholders nationwide to research, evaluate, and assess nonprofits. To receive a Platinum Seal of Transparency, a nonprofit must provide comprehensive, up-to-date data about its financials, programs, and impact. The seal indicates that a nonprofit is trustworthy, dedicated to accountability, and is producing tangible results.

TLF previously held a Gold Seal of Transparency in 2023. It was able to earn a Platinum Seal of Transparency after submitting updated data and a three-year strategic plan, demonstrating an ongoing commitment to its mission and long-term goals.

About GuideStar

GuideStar, www.guidestar.org, is the world’s largest source of nonprofit information, connecting people and organizations with data on 2.4 million IRS-recognized nonprofits. Each year, more than 7 million people, including individual donors, nonprofit leaders, grantmakers, government officials, academic researchers, and the media, use GuideStar data to make intelligent decisions about the social sector. GuideStar Nonprofit Profiles are populated with information from the IRS, directly from nonprofits, and via other partners in the nonprofit sector. In addition, users see GuideStar data on more than 160 philanthropic websites and applications. GuideStar is itself a 501(c)(3) public charity.

 About The LAGRANT Foundation (TLF)

Since its inception in 1998, The LAGRANT Foundation (TLF) has provided more than $3 million and 891 scholarships to continue its mission to increase the number of ethnic minorities in the fields of advertising, marketing, and public relations. With the generous support of its major donors and supporters, TLF provides scholarships, career & professional development workshops, mentorships, and internships/entry-level positions to African American/Black, Alaska Native/Native American, Asian American/Pacific Islander and Hispanic/Latino undergraduate and graduate students.

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And exhibitors will include great partners like:

• March for Science NYC aims to #EducateToEmpower by standing up for science and teaching civic engagement in STEM year round.   
• Le Botaniste is the first 100 percent organic, plant-based, sustainable concept certified carbon-neutral in NYC.
• Extinction Rebellion is mobilizing to defund destruction from April 24 to 26 by protesting banks’ funding of fossil fuels.
• DeliverZero makes it easy to order takeout and delivery in returnable reusable packaging. Search your address to find a participating restaurant near you.
• Future is giving free rides on all MTA transit through April when you pay with your FutureCard Visa Debit Card.  Sign up to start getting rewarded for your sustainable purchases.
  
• OnePointFive is building an ecosystem of climate experts to help organizations grow sustainably without destroying the planet. Get smarter about climate!
  
• Visit EarthxTV‘s booth to celebrate the people, places, creatures and cultures that make our planet worth protecting.  
  
• Grow your own creations from vases to side tables out of ​​mycelium with Grow It Yourself materials from Grow.bio. Just add flour and water, then watch mycelium grow in only seven days. 
• Fridays for Future and other members of the environmental community are organizing a large-scale demonstration in DC on April 22 to call for a complete end to fossil fuels.  Join them for an art build and to get more info at our festival.
• Earth Breeze‘s liquid-less Eco Sheets are low waste and easy to use, with free carbon-neutral delivery straight to your door!  And they donate 10 loads of detergent to a charitable cause of your choice for every purchase.
• Our media partner iHeartMedia is committed to spreading the message of sustainability, green living, slowing climate change and more.  Tune in to iHeartMedia podcasts to listen about how you can make a difference. 
• Just Salad empowers guests to make eco-friendly decisions. The brand is home to the world’s largest restaurant reusable program and offers climate-conscious meals.
  
• Domini Impact Investments, a women-led investment firm, allows you to inspire a greener world, one investment at a time.
• Check out Nature’s Fynd and their nutritional fungi that’s a more sustainable alternative protein.
• Guayakí sources fair trade and organic yerba mate from smallholder and Indigenous producers who help steward the regenerative movement.
  
• Best Friends Animal Society will be at the event educating on saving the lives of cats and dogs across New York City. 
• From electrifying its own fleet, to adding one million charging stations to New York City and beyond, Con Edison making the switch to EV ownership more rewarding than ever.
  Biodegradable products can make a big difference for the health of our ocean and waterways. Learn more and check out our partners Beloved X Love Beauty and Planet at the festival.
  
• SecondMuse is an impact and innovation company that builds resilient and climate-friendly economies by supporting entrepreneurs and the ecosystems around them. 
• Plant-based PLNT Burger and Eat the Change are new additions to the neighborhood and will be sampling their sustainable food options.
• Visit the DSNY booth and learn more about how to compost in your neighborhood and make our city cleaner and greener!  

AND FOR EVERYONE AROUND THE WORLD, STAY TUNED FOR OUR EARTH DAY 2023 VIRTUAL STAGE!

The Earth Day 2023 Virtual Stage broadcast in partnership with March for Science NYC on April 19 at 4 pm ET will include:

• Bill Nye in a special explainer in partnership with Environmental Defense Fund on methane’s role in climate change.
• Earth Day Initiative Executive Director John Oppermann in conversation with Philippe Cousteau on the importance of ocean conservation and the inextricable links between our oceans and climate change.
• Conversations with IZZY and Earth Day Initiative board member and actress Alysia Reiner on going zero waste in the beauty industry.

RSVP to receive a reminder for the festival and virtual stage at the link here.

WHAT CAN YOU DO RIGHT NOW? Be a climate communicator.  People are dramatically more likely to get involved in activism and take action in their own lives and communities if they are invited to do so by someone they know.  Forward this email to three friends, family members, or coworkers and invite them to come with you to our events this spring!

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Traditional Dragon Boat Awakening Ceremony. Help us Awaken the Dragons for the 30th Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in NY. Best, DLA, Marketing Director- HKDBF NY 2022

DRAGONS TO INVADE TIMES SQ – 7/13/2022@11:00am

7/13/22 Media Contact:DAAssociatesPR.COM- David L. Archer- cell (914)299-0837, daassociatespr@gmail.com, www.hkdbf-ny.org

NYC MEDIA ALERT- PHOTO OPPTY-TRADITIONAL DRAGON BOAT AWAKENING CEREMONY

THIS MORNING WEDNESDAY, July 13th at 11:00 AM (rain or shine),

BWAY BETW 46 & 47th adjacent to FATHER DUFFY PARK, TIMES SQ, NYC

MONKS, AND SHAOLIN MARTIAL ARTISTS* TO PERFORM, BLESS AND UNVEIL DRAGON BOATS FOR THE 2022 HONG KONG DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL IN NEW YORK. CELEBRATING THE YEAR OF THE TIGER!
Media, Invited Guests, Elected Officials, VIP’s, Sponsors and Traditional Chinese Shaolin Martial Artists will look on as Monks perform the Traditional Awakening Blessing of the Dragon Boats, the “Kick off” of the festivities leading up to the 2022 Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York. Bringing prosperity and good fortune to the area and those involved. Dignitaries and invited guests will have the opportunity to Dot the Eye of the Dragon. 2 Dragon Boats will be on display.
The boats were recently made in China for the 30th Annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York-2022, a Free International, multi-cultural celebration and sporting event that will be held Sat, July 30th and Sun, July. 31st, 2022 from 9am to 5pm (rain or shine) at Meadow Lake, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens, NY. The Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York began at Battery Park in 1991.

“THE DRAGON BOAT AWAKENING CEREMONY” includes brief performances from the New York Shaolin Temple Kung Fu Center, https://www.newyorkshaolintemple.com

THE 30th ANNUAL HONG KONG DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL IN NY TAKES PLACE ON MEADOWS LAKE, FLUSHING MEADOWS CORONA PARK SAT JULY 30 & SUN JULY 31st fro,m 9am-5pm rain or shine. CELEBRATING THE YEAR OF THE TIGER! A FREE 2 DAY INTERNATIONAL, MULTICULTURAL SPORTING AND CULTURAL EVENT WITH 100+ TEAMS (comprising approx 1,000 competitors) FROM AROUND THE WORLD COMPETING FOR PRIZES.

Admission to the HKDBF-NY is Free, Events take place Rain or Shine. See www.hkdbf-ny.org for directions and further information.

Directions to the Festival by bus/subway –Please take the MTA or car pool.Again this year we’ve worked with the MTA to insure easy and safe transportation to the Festival site. Festival attendees can use their MetroCard or exact change to take the #7 Train to the CitiField stop and transfer from there to special MTA shuttle buses that will take them directly to the Festival site, or they can walk from the CitiField stop (about a 15 minute walk. Parking on-site is limited.

Downloadable photos are available at www.hkdbf-ny.org . (web designed and maintained by Fusia Communications)

This year’s Sponsors include; the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, NY., Shanghai Commercial Bank, Con Edison, New York Community Bank, Flushing Bank, Resorts World, JPMorgan Chase, Fios by Verizon, ITALKBB, new york state of health, Vallo Transportation, Ltd., Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens Chamber of Commerce, Office of the Queensborough President, Donovan Richards, Jr., NYC &Co, Discover Queens

Media &Creative Partners: PIX 11 Sing Tao Daily News, The Queens Courier, MultiCultural Radio Broadcasting, Inc.(AM1480, AM1380,Sino Television, Niu TV) GoodNews Broadcast.com,F usia Communications, Inc., Inak Design, Additional support provided by the Hong Kong Tourism Board, AARP, Attending Home Care, the Queens Chronicle, The Island, YELP, TinnieAdvertising and ChinaAmerica Radio.

#dragonboat #dragonboatawakeningceremony #awakeningceremony #hongkong #festival #nyc #ny #hkdbf

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1. Venues: September 10/11, 2022, Central Park/Great Lawn, NY 18,000+persons, September 21, 2022 Times Square, NY, UN 193 Countries locations

2. Broadcast/Podcasts: Every location will broadcast their event to master control www.peacedayparty.org website, social media, You Tube, Facebook and network/cable/ worldwide broadcasters. 6 International Offices, Management & Crew.

3. Event/Broadcast Format Central Park, Great Lawn, NY. 9/10/22 Announcement Event for September 21, the Official UN International Day of Peace. We prepare for:

ACTS OF PEACE, PAUSE THE WORLD, HUMAN SECURITY, WATER

A. Create an 18,000 Person Human Peace Sign*12 noon est. Moment of Silence/Pause.

B. 193 Participants representing all the UN Countries and their intergenerational family will be dressed in their native attire and will hold the flag of their country. Flags with the NASA Blue Marble Photo from the Moon, representing no boundaries and borders and all things on Mother Earth Animal and Plant kingdoms, Animodules, Hugg A Planets, Marriages, Peace Poles/Lights/Parrots, Balloons, Lion King

C. All will sing Peace and Love Songs, with video and words that will be performed on 7 Screens representing the 7 continents. Additional we will share pre-produced Peaceful Acts, i.e. cleaning a river, building water wells, planting natural garden, children/seniors hugging, children sharing a meal/playing in a sandbox, Live Marriages, volunteers in hospitals/seniors/children, someone turning in an illegal gun, world trade, clean up after hurricane/fire/flood, **UN Human Security, 4 Water Nonprofits, 193 Country Peace Ambassadors selected from Peace Minded Actors, Entertainers, Environmentalist/Scientists. VETS/Medical/Public Workers, UN Messengers of Peace & Peace Friends will share thoughts: Leonardo DiCaprio, Michael Douglas, Jane Goodall, Stevie Wonder, Dionne Warwick, Shakira, Ringo, Yo-Yo Ma, Lang Lang, Malala Yousafzai, Charlize Theron, Edward Norton, Midori, HRH Princess Haya, Daniel Barenboim, Paulo Coelho, UN Secretary- General Guterres, Interfaith Leaders, President Biden, Governor Houchul, Mayor Adams …

D. After 2 minute moment of Silence we will have a Peace Day Party Worldwide, like this ELO performance https://youtu.be/wh3i3vWgPyk

4. Event/Broadcast Format, Times Square, NY, Salvation Army Theater NY. 9/21/22

A. 12 noon Moment of Silence, Create Peace Sign, Hold Flags, Entertainment, Hugg A Planets, Concert, rent all Billboards in Times Square for 12 Noon, place Peace Sign on 1 Times Square/Ball Drop. Celebrity Concert Salvation Army TBD. Please take 4.46 minutes to watch our PEACE SIZZLE REEL https://youtu.be/_HJ7SmOjBNM

5. Worldwide Budget: $16 Million starting ASAP to October 2022, Available Upon Request

Please take 4.46 minutes to watch our PEACE SIZZLE Reel

CONCEPT – Good News Corporation, nonprofit – Headquartered in New York with Full Time Office. Additional offices in the Middle East, Europe, Asia, South America, Africa. Partners with many corporations/organizations/countries/philanthropists. 193 countries of the UN who agreed to the International Day of Peace – Peace Day and we will work with 193 Good Will Peace Ambassadors from each country or more.

BUDGET: Our total budget is approx. $16 Million TBD available upon request. However, in essence the more money raised, the more we can do to help create a more powerful ACTIONABLE Peace Day and broadcast it.

LOCATIONS/VENUES: Great Lawn in Central Park 9/10/11, Times Square 9/21, to the borders of war zones, to the streets of violence, to creating water wells in Afghanistan and feeding children. Daytime event.

More Peace on Earth will occur and our sponsors/patrons/benefactors for sure will be recognized for it. A Moment for Silence at 12 noon will occur on September 21, then after a World Peace Day Party.

BROADCAST AND PRESS: 4 Press Events Live to the World, with a massive press and advertising campaign for the entire project. 7 Hour or 3 ½ Hour Live WORLD Announcement Broadcast on September 10 or rain date September 11 Central Park and 3 Hours in Times Square/Worldwide feeds on September 21. In addition to the Live Broadcasts there will be 7 One Hour Broadcasts or 7 Half Hour Broadcasts, plus many shorter segments. There will be a show featuring each continent. Events occur daylight family hours and pre-recorded rolls in from the world

*PEACE SIGN – In the 1950s the “peace sign”, as it is known today (also known as “peace and love”), was designed by Gerald Holtom as the logo for the British Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND),[1] a group at the forefront of the peace movement in the UK, and adopted by anti-war and counterculture activists in the US and elsewhere. The symbol is a super-imposition of the semaphore signals for the letters “N” and “D”, taken to stand for “nuclear disarmament”,[2] while simultaneously acting as a reference to Goya’s The Third of May 1808 (1814) (aka “Peasant Before the Firing Squad”).[3]

** HUMAN SECURITY – The United Nations Development Programme’s 1994 Human Development Report is considered a milestone publication in the field of human security, with its argument that ensuring “freedom from want” and “freedom from fear” for all persons is the best path to tackle the problem of global insecurity

Good News Corporation (GNC), est. 2002, as a nonprofit, invites you to be part of our UN declared International Day of Peace WORLDWIDE CEASE FIRE CELEBRATION, with a Peace Human Security Focus on Our Children and Water. You can share your messages about your Social Responsibility, request donations for nonprofits you support on the screens with the Worldwide Broadcast/Podcast, Social Networks, Print and more from the revered GREAT LAWN IN CENTRAL PARK, 18,000 attendance for a celebrity virtual event (Participants Below) with the creation of the world’s largest Human Peace Sign, billions worldwide viewing on September 10th with rain date on the 11th and in TIMES SQUARE, NY Worldwide Broadcast on September 21, 2022 (UN International Day of Peace, 193 Countries Unanimously Approved, 12 Noon Moment of Silence/Cease Fire and the 1 Times Square Ball Dropping and or Symbolic Occurrence, i.e. Peace Sign).

Additionally, there will be broadcast feeds from other worldwide events, especially from areas in danger, to see the Cease Fire Peace Day Truce or a potential killer turning in their gun. A Special Peace Lights Display in Jerusalem, Israel for all the religions (similar to our 911 Lights) and all the world’s people/animals/plants who live in Peace, is being discussed.

· Participants to date in our Peace Day Activities have been over 100 corporations, organizations, dignitaries and celebrities, UN Peace Messengers who shared Peace messages. We will ask these people to perform and or speak, i.e. Leonardo DiCaprio, Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, Michael Douglas, Dr. Jane Goodall, Shakira, Stevie Wonder, Dionne Warwick, Dr. Mahmet Oz, Dr. Deepak Chopra, Claire Diab, World Peace Orchestra, Pope Francis, NY State Governor Huchul, Mayor Adams, City Council Brewer, Broadway Show Annie, David Lynch Foundation, Harlem Globetrotters, UNESCO, NYC Schools. As well as new talent who care about Children, Water & Peace TBD i.e., Matt Damon, Jay Z, Oprah, Bob Dylan, Cat Stevens in Dubai, Talent from Russia/Ukraine, South/North Korea, Salvation Army, UNICEF, UN Human Security, Religions for Peace International, Global Security Institute, Colleges, High, Middle, Elementary Schools, Water Wells in Afghanistan and more. McKinsey & Co. states that there are 1.6 Billion people who are aware of Peace Day.

Background on Good News Corporation (GNC): Paul Sladkus, will oversee this event, as he has for 20 years. He is a former CBS and PBS Channel 13 TV Executive having worked on over 150 Network TV Shows including: All in the Family, Sonny and Cher, Carol Burnett, AFT Salutes James Cagney and Orson Wells/Frank Sinatra Performing, Love of Life on CBS and The Nature and Brain Series on PBS. After 14 years at the networks Paul founded Milestone Broadcast Corporation, MBC, in 1985 where the Chinese helped to inspire the multicultural marketing and advertising, and broadcasting company, with clients: Citibank, Delta Airlines, IBM, Sprint, US Postal Service, Western Union, Leading AD Agencies. MBC represented most the multicultural media in America and was credited by the NY Times and other media for breaking the Asian Market in America with their research with St. John’s University. MBC know the owners of the media worldwide and had been able to create major “first time ever” campaigns into the African, Asian, European, Hispanic/Latin and Middle Eastern American Communities. These relationship open doors worldwide. GNC will have a great international staff of pro’s.

In 1998, Paul created www.goodnewsbroadcast.com, one of the first video steaming companies, now with over 6,000 shows and sharing Good News every day. In 2002, Paul Founded Good News Corporation, GNC, a nonprofit humanitarian organization helping other nonprofit to create more Good News, the Peace Day activities are part of GNC with their annual www.peacedayparty.org and focus on water with www.worldwaterday.TV, as their associate helped create the UN World Water Day with a Pete Seeger Caring Mission of “Water Not Weapons.”

Incorporated and integral to the Special Peace Shows to date

are educational Peace Video pieces from founders:

§ Peter Yarrow/Operation Respect/Child Bullying

§ David Lynch Foundation/Children’s Meditation

§ Media for Humanity/Child

§ SeniorNet/Communication Digital Divide

§ Pratt Institute/Peace

§ Meera Gandhi/Giving Back Foundation

§ Fathering Forum/Better Parenting

§ Actors Temple/Jewish Children

§ ASMA/Muslim Children

§ St. Francis Food Pantries & Shelters/Feeding Families/Faith

Hope Consolo

§ WE The World/Peace Communications/Desmond Tutu Video

§ Universal Peace/Peace Museum

§ Peace Parrots/Children Animals

§ WWRF/Water and Children

§ Hugg-a-Planets/Peace Toys

§ Clearwater NYC/Children and Peace

§ Vigil for International Peace and Ecology/Peace Event

§ Kalarhythems/Children

§ Better World/Wayne Dyer

§ Achilles Kids/Challenged Children

§ Cancer Care/Helping Kids

§ Beacon Paint/Guide Dogs/Schools

§ Captain Planet/Educating Children/Captain Planet was at the show

§ Temple Grandin/Autism Today/ Autism/Asperger

§ National Meningitis Association/Infectious Disease

§ Intrepid Sea

§ Air and Space Museum/Educating Children

§ Montauk Playhouse/Educating Children

§ Quinnipiac University/Medical School

§ Apollo Theater/Children’s Programs

§ Peace One Day/Paul McCartney/Ringo Starr

§ UN Foundation/ Peacekeepers

§ Harlem Globetrotters/“ABCs of Bullying Prevention”

§ St. Damien Hospital in Haiti/Saving Children

§ Why Do I Exist/ Rwandan Genocide Orphans

§ Nigil Barker

§ Dr. Mamet Oz

§ Dr. Daniel Amen

§ Joey Reynolds/Mother Teresa note

§ Tirlok Malik/India

§ Andrew Kaen/Planet Heart

§ UN Foundation/Peacekeepers

§ Arts Olympus/Tarumi Violinist Reilly Amera/Poem for Syrian Children

§ Rotary International

§ Ronald McDonald House

§ IHeartMedia

§ Brooklyn Nets

§ Claire Diab, American Yoga Academy

§ Copacabana

§ peaceday tv

§ Steve Madden

§ Shack Shack

§ Juniors

§ Lush Cosmetics

§ 39 Steps

§ Peace Prayer Society Deborah Muldow

§ Urban Zen

§ Borough President of Manhattan and Brooklyn

· UNESCO

Lions Club

Jim Luce Foundation

· Hugo Boss

· 1800 FLOWERS

“All we are is what we are with each other.” Zeal

§ Annie/Broadway Show

· World Peace Orchestra/134 International

Musicians/50 countries/Sinatra Choir/Kevin Spacey

§ Susan Lucci

§ Orange is the New Black Cast

§ Montel Williams

§ Deepak Chopra

§ Tommy Tune

§ Rita Cosby

§ Tomaczek Bednarek

§ Scott Noppe-Brandon

§ Tony Lo Bianco

§ Rosanna Scotto

§ Jonny Orsini

§ Phylicia Rashād/Marjorie DeLewis

§ Kathleen Turner

§ Lacey Dunn

§ Peace Thoughts and More Peace Statements from Paul McCartney

§ Ringo Starr

§ Michael Douglas

§ Dr. Jane Goodall

§ Marianne Williamson

§ Ed Asner

§ Diane Ladd

§ Michelle Phillips

§ Edward James Olmos

§ Lou Ferrigno

§ Jerry Rubin

§ Wangari Maathai

§ Olympian Marilyn King

§ Additionally, South spokespeople Prime Minister Baldwin

Spencer of Antigua and Barbuda

§ Ambassador John Ashe’s Wife

§ Anilla Cherian

§ Prime Minister of Fiji

§ Frank Bainimarama

§ H. E. Ambassador Francis Lorenzo

§ Consuelo Vanderbilt Costin

§ Erin Brady/Miss USA

§ David Paich

§ Naomi Campbell

§ Yvonne Chaka Chaka… and Zindzi Mandela/Josina Machel

who accepted an award for their father Nelson Mandela

whose Power of Words are in the show. We also share Peaceful words

from Martin Luther King, Jr. (I Had a Dream Speech)

· Albert Maysles and Mahatma Gandhi

· We share a poem by Dorothy Law Nolte

· Children Learn What They Live

§ Sarabeth

§ KIND Snacks

§ Laura Norman Wellness

§ Orpheus Luxury Cruise

§ Pope Francis Message

§ United States Institute of Peace & NY City Schools TBD

With respect,

Paul Sladkus, Founder,

www.goodnewsplanet.TV, www.peacedayparty.org,

www.peaceday2022.org,

www.9-21.org, www.worldpeace2022.org, www.pausetheworld.org

212 6471212, cell. 917 687 1790

#peace #great #lawn #central #park #times #square #human #security #water #sign #pause #world #love #acts #united #nations #un #nonprofits #adams #biden #sizzle #reel

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Joe Farrell, Kimberly Guilfoyle, Larry Scott, Scott Seltzer (Photo Credit: Patrick McMullan/PMC)

Larry Scott of Lawrence Scott Events produced Southampton Hospital’s 60th Annual Summer Party for the third consecutive year which raised $1.7 million in support of the Jenny and John Paulson Emergency Department at Stony Brook Hospital. The 2018 honorees included John and Margo Catsimatidis in addition to Bruce and Wendy Mosler with Douglas Elliman Real Estate serving as this year’s corporate chair. The celebration was emceed by WNBC news anchor Chuck Scarborough.
Notable attendees included: John Paulson, Jenny Paulson, John Catsimatidis, Margo Catsimatidis, Bruce Mosler, Wendy Mosler, Bob Chaloner, Chuck Scarborough, Ellen Scarborough, Andrea Catsimatidis, John Catsimatidis Jr., Mark Epley, Marianne Epley, Ernest Baptiste, Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, Dr. Peter Michalos, Rebecca Seawright, Jean Little, Charles Russel, Jean Shafiroff, Father Alex Karloutsos, Bill O’Reilly, Kimberly Guilfoyle, Judy Giuliani, Somers Farkas, Howard M. Lorber, Susan Bordeaux, Rebecca Seawright, Melanie Wambold, Joe Farrell, Scott Seltzer, Margo MacNabb Nederlander, Gene Connolly, Peggy Maher, Jay Levine, Pat Aiuto, Michael Schatz, Arthur Pfefferman, Kenneth Fishel, Maria Fishel.
Celebrity event producer Larry Scott of Lawrence Scott Events designed and catered the festive summer event for the third consecutive year, further displaying his unparalleled creativity and expertise when producing A Larry Party. A nature display of trees, shrubbery and flowers added an air of growth and renewal to the ambiance. Elegantly arranged throughout the room were standing bouquets of pink flowers and leafy green foliage. Floral-patterned, silver glitter or classic white tablecloths adorned each table complete with a beautiful rose centerpiece or a white opaque vase. The event showcased Larry’s signature style with unforgettable décor and lighting installations, plus a sumptuous buffet of cuisines, hors d’oeuvres and desserts.
Larry Scott’s keen eye for detail combined with an innate passion for storytelling has made him a respected, expert source on party planning in which he consistently produces event experiences rewarding for both hosts and attendees. Guests enjoyed a festive evening of cocktails, dinner and dancing with a musical performance by the Groove Society. The silent auction and raffle funded the highly trained team at the Jenny and John Paulson Emergency Department.
The evening’s emcee Chuck Scarborough highlighted the hospital’s momentous achievements since its inception in 1958, including the gracious leadership and effort of CEO Bob Chaloner of Southampton Hospital over the past 12 years. Saving numerous lives, including the father of John and Jenny Paulson many years ago, Southampton Hospital admits more than 6,000 patients annually with 25,000 emergency department visits. As the only facility in South Fork, Scarborough encouraged guests to make their philanthropic impact that evening.
To download a selection of high-res images from the event, please see: http://bit.ly/2MrvrAt
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About Lawrence Scott Events
Lawrence Scott Gottesman brings unparalleled creativity and imagination to his signature special events. A native New Yorker, Larry started his career in catering before opening one of Long Island’s most successful restaurants, Larry and The Redhead. In 1989, he established Lawrence Scott Events and instantly gained a reputation for his exceptional, one-of-a-kind celebrations. “From the ridiculous to the sublime”, A Larry Party brings families and friends together for life’s most memorable moments and milestones. While known for his non-stop innovation and ahead-of-the-trends approach, Larry is equally known for his philanthropic efforts. Larry’s commitment to community has spanned decades of support for charitable causes including, Make-A-Wish®, The Feinstein Institute of Medical Research, Live Out loud, Forward Face, City of Hope, and MS, to name a few. Larry’s reputation is that of a generous and charismatic man who considers his employees “family” and treats his clients with adoration and respect. They return to him time and again to celebrate all of life’s important occasions knowing their party will be like no other — and one that they… “will NEVER, EVER forget!”

For more information, please visit website http://lawrencescottevents.com/
Facebook: LawrenceScottEvents
Instagram: @lawrencescottevents
Twitter: @larryscottevent

PRESS CONTACT (for Lawrence Scott Events):
Norah Lawlor | Lawlor Media Group | www.lawlormediagroup.com
Norah@lawlormediagroup.com | Tel: (212) 967-6900
Facebook: LawlorMediaGroup | Instagram: @lawlormedia | Twitter: @LawlorMedia

Father Alex Karloutsos, Howard Lorber, Xanthi Karloutsos, John Catsimatidis, Margo Catsimatidis, Andrea Catsimatidis, John Catsimatidis Jr. (Photo Credit: K.Doran for Rob Rich/SocietyAllure.com)

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Join us on
Hudson Valley Gives:
The Annual Day of Giving!
Wednesday, May 17, 2017

Celebrating ten years of educational excellence and success,
Nora Cronin Presentation Academy is a Catholic private school for under
served minority girls in grades 5-8 from low-income families in the Newburgh Enlarged City School District. Hudson Valley Gives is initiated by the Community Foundation of Orange and Sullivan, in collaboration with United Way of the Dutchess-Orange Region and Mid-Hudson Valley Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals. This 24-hour fundraising event will raise funds and awareness for not-for-profit organizations located in or serving seven Hudson Valley counties-Orange, Ulster, Sullivan, Rockland, Dutchess, Putnam and Westchester.

Fueled by the power of social media,
Hudson Valley Gives unites nonprofits in a call-to-action to raise critical funds they need to make our valley a better place to live, work, play and serve. Monies raised will support education, welfare, arts and culture, the environment, health and human services, recreation, veterans, volunteerism, and youth. It is modeled after the internationally popular Giving Tuesday, but this initiative is more regionalized, encouraging Hudson Valley donors to give local first.
All monies raised here in the Hudson Valley stay here in the Hudson Valley.

Nora Cronin Presentation Academy’s funding goal for this initiative is to raise $8,000.00 through this year’s HV Gives-to help sponsor our student’s costs. We need and appreciate your generous support in helping our girls lift themselves out of poverty through education.

Please share our communications! Our success for Hudson Valley Gives will depend on frequent sharing of our emails, annoucements and posts!

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Our Holiday Extravaganza party is five hours of fun, activities, guest performances by local entertainers, live music and dancing! We light the Kwanza candles, we light the Menorah, sing holiday carols, the children make jewelry and design holiday cards for their parents, students enjoy a writing and art workshop, and of course, our celebrated “All Ages” Dance Contest!

For the past 18 years, Rev. Rhonda Akanke’.McLean-Nur, the staff and friends of HAI.have hosted the “Holiday Extravaganza”! This Cultural Arts and Literacy Holiday Extravaganza serves the population of homeless children and their parents who reside in the NYC temporary housing facilities. Each year participating families are bused in from the five boroughs of New York City to the event location. They are greeted with a fabulous holiday dinner and multi-cultural festivities. This event begins with giving thanks, a welcome address, and a delicious holiday dinner spread…we continue with a love for literacy celebration where the parents and children get to select as many book as they can carry! While games, entertainment and fun are enjoyed by all, we also provide breakout sessions for parents and children where they engage in literacy building activities. Children create written poems, stories and gifts for the parents in attendance and we end with a “Winter Wonderland” experience!

This event was originally developed and conceived by the Rev. Rhonda Akanke’.McLean-Nur as a give back, and charitable effort to assist the underserved population of Black and Hispanic families in the New York area through her ongoing ministry of Community work. Rev Rhonda has managed to attract many of her friends and members of the show business community to help plan, and entertain the families.
Rev Rhonda is an Interfaith Ordained Minister, with a plethora of education, experience and passion for the population she serves. She has been the “quiet giant” who has supplied the vision, fortitude and tenacity to bring life and sustainability to various bridges that propel people from poverty to opportunities, education and empowerment to find purpose and live a better life.
Rev. Rhonda Akanke’ McLean-Nur has been an Arts Administrator in the Education Dept. at HAI (Hospital Audiences Inc.) for the past 18 years. She has served as The Program Manger for the “ShowMeTheWayHome” Arts and Life skills programs for homeless families; The Managing Director of “The Respect Project, a youth theatre company directed by Tony Award Winner George Faison; The Professional Development Trainer for the NYC Dept. of Education and the Program Director for several DYCD fundedafter school Programs. Rev. Rhonda is a mother, actress, griot, drama therapist and ordained interfaith minister who believes in the Arts as a transformational tool in which every person, child, teen or adult may find purpose and meaning in their lives.

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