Wed, March 14 2012
Media Contact
Cindi Creager, Director of Communications & Marketing
(212) 620-7310, ccreager@gaycenter.org
Mario J. Palumbo, Jr. to receive award for dynamic leadership of the Center
| WHAT | The Center Dinner benefiting the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center |
| WHO | Honoring Mario J. Palumbo, Jr., former Center board president |
| WHEN |
Wednesday, March 21, 2012, 6:30 PM |
| WHERE |
Hammerstein Ballroom, 311 West 34th Street, New York City |
| CONTACT |
Press should RSVP to: Cindi Creager, Director or Communications & Marketing for press credentialing at the event (646) 358-1703, ccreager@gaycenter.org |
THE CENTER DINNER will be held at Hammerstein Ballroom on Wednesday, March 21, 2012 and will benefit the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center. More than 450 guests and major donors will be in attendance. The event also features The YLC Center Social after party, which will take place at Hammerstein Ballroom following dinner and feature music by DJ/PRODUCER COREY CRAIG.
The Center Dinner will feature a fantastic Live Auction, which includes VIP tickets to one of the most outrageous and distinctive televised award shows, the 2012 MTV Movie Awards in Los Angeles.
Board members TIMOTHY CHOW and GREG ZAFFIRO, along with Friends of the High Line Co-Founder ROBERT HAMMOND are serving as EVENT CO-CHAIRS. Event Committee Members include DANIEL BERINGER, MATTHEW BETMALECK and BOB KASUNIC. The YLC Center Social committee is chaired by many members of the Center’s YOUNG LEADERS COUNCIL. Designers MATTHEW BETMALECK and BRONSON VAN WYCK will transform the venue into an elegant space for dinner and The YLC Center Social after party.
The Center Dinner will welcome guests from Platinum Sponsor MILLENNIUM PARTNERS; Palladium Sponsors PAUL HASTINGS, ADP and CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD; Supporting Sponsors BANK OF AMERICA MERRILL LYNCH, BLOOMBERG, HBO, HUNTON & WILLIAMS, KRAMER LEVIN, LATHAM & WATKINS, SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP, VIACOM and WACHTELL, LIPTON, ROSEN & KATZ; Impact Sponsors DELOITTE, PRUDENTIAL, PLATINUM PARTNERS, BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP, FRIED, FRANK, HARRIS, SHRIVER & JACOBSON LLP, HANDEL ARCHITECTS LLP, SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP; Friend Sponsors ARGENT VENTURES LLC, CAHILL GORDON & REINDEL LLP, EASTBANC, INC., MAYER BROWN LLP, MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP and SHEPPARD, MULLIN, RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP.
The Center Dinner is also supported by Beverage Sponsor DIAGEO; Exclusive Airline Partner AMERICAN AIRLINES and Media Sponsor METROSOURCE.
*** The Center Dinner was created to raise funds that enable the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center to continue its important work by offering services to improve the lives of those in the LGBT community.
About the Center
A beacon of hope for 29 years, the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center builds and supports our community through arts and culture, wellness and recovery, family services and life-saving youth programs designed to foster healthy development in a safe, affirming environment. The Center envisions a world where LGBT people will no longer face discrimination or isolation because of who we are or who we love. We offer a welcoming home to 300,000 visitors each year and we are committed to serving all LGBT people through a variety of programs, services and activities that are designed to meet existing and emerging needs.The Center is many things to many people. We invite you to experience our home at 208 West 13th Street in person and online at gaycenter.org
