Itâs official! The John A. Reisenbach Foundation will host its 22nd Annual Gala on Monday, December 2nd at The Harmonie Club (4 East 60th Street).  Save the date so you donât miss this yearâs event, which will help raise funds for programs that improve the safety and quality of life in New York City, including the Child Abuse Prevention Program, Citizens Committee for NYC, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York Cares, New York Police Foundation, the Police Athletic League, Safe Horizon and the Urban Assembly. The gala will begin with cocktails at 6:30 pm.
Keep checking back for more details, including the announcement of this years’ Distinguished Citizen Award recipients. Past honorees include Bonnie Fuller, Peter Knobloch, Jo Ann Ross, Joseph Abruzzese, Bill Cella, Ed Erhardt, Carolyn Everson, Irwin Gotlieb, Peggy Green, Wenda Millard Harris, John Hayes, Commissioner Ray Kelly, Bill Koenigsberg, Gerald Levin, David Levy, Bob Liodice, Jon Mandel, Judy McGrath, Pat Mitchell, Charlie Rutman, Rino Scanzoni, Dennis Swanson, Katherine Oliver, Dick Wolf and John Wren.
The John A. Reisenbach Foundation is the premier charitable organization of New York’s media and advertising communities. John Reisenbach, the Vice President of National Advertising for All American Television, at 33 years old, was killed in New York City in a single random act of violence in 1991. As a response to this tragedy, leadership in the advertising and communications communities promptly created the Foundation to support programs focused on making New York a better, safer city. Among the Reisenbach Foundation’s most visible fundraising events is the annual presentation of the Reisenbach Awards for “Distinguished Citizenship,” given to top media or advertising professionals who demonstrate contributions to the community.
