NEW YORK - (Business Wire) Bideawee is holding its largest fundraiser of the year,
“Bideawee Ball: For the Love of Pets.” This fundraising event will be held on May 6, 2008 at Espace in the Atelier Building in Manhattan. Hosts for the evening are Emmy award winning actress Susan Lucci and CBS weatherman and feature reporter Dave Price. The Ball will begin with a cocktail hour at 6:30 pm, dinner at 7:30 pm, followed by an award presentation honoring animal advocates and dancing to the music of Alex Donner
’s Orchestra. This year your canine companion can join you for this glamorous night as well. The Ball will raise funds to benefit Bideawee and its mission to promote healthy, loving, long-term relationships between people and pets.
Honorees:
Dr. Lewis Berman, Veterinarian and founder of Park East Animal Hospital and one of the country's best known and respected animal practitioners. Presenter to Dr. Berman is Caroline Kennedy
Kathy Freston, animal lover, bestselling author, personal growth and spiritual counselor. Presenter to Kathy Freston is actress Maeve Quinlan
Other celebrities attending include: Gilligan’s Island actress Tina Louise, celebrity chef Rocco DiSpirito, celebrity columnist Cindy Adams, One Life to Live actress Robin Strasser, As the World Turns actress Eileen Fulton, Sex and the City actress Frances Sternhagen and many more.
Hosts: Emmy Award winning actress Susan Lucci and CBS Early Show weatherman and feature reporter Dave Price
| Gala chairs: Tara Allmen, MD and Larry Kimmel |
| Bideawee Buddy Chair: Cara Castiglione |
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| Address: |
| Espace at the Atelier |
| 635 W 42nd Street, New York City, between 11th & 12th Avenue |
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| Black tie optional |
To receive an invitation, please call 516.220.4412 or email susan.parker@bideawee.org
About Bideawee
Founded in 1903 by Mrs. Flora D'Auby Jenkins Kibbe, Bideawee, which means "stay a while" in Scottish, is one of the oldest humane organizations in the United States. Bideawee’s three locations in New York, Wantagh, and Westhampton is home to approximately 350 to 500 animals at any time and place thousands of dogs, cats, puppies and kittens in loving homes every year. The organization operates two full service veterinary practices in Manhattan and Westhampton and is also home to two of the oldest and largest Pet Memorial Parks in the country located in Wantagh and Westhampton, NY.
Bideawee’s Learning Centers in all three locations provide a wide range of educational programs and fun activities that help strengthen the bond between people and pets. Our mission is to promote and support safe, loving, long-term relationships between people and companion animals by providing a continuum of services and programs that are innovative, personalized and of high quality.
Bideawee is a not-for-profit 501 (c) 3 humane organizations and 100 % of Bideawee’s funding comes from private sources. For more information, please visit www.bideawee.org.
Bideawee
Tina Loncaric, 646-341-1012
tina.loncaric@bideawee.org
