NEW YORK FOUNDLING’S 2019 GALA RAISED OVER $1 MILLION LAST EVENING
DURING CELEBRATION OF ITS STORIED 150 YEAR LEGACY
OF SERVING CHILDREN, ADULTS AND FAMILIES
The Gala Event Held at New York City’s Plaza Hotel Honored Gregory B. Braca,
President and CEO of TD Bank, For Ongoing Commitment to Community Service
At the New York City’s famed Plaza Hotel, The New York Foundling—one of the city’s oldest and largest social service providers—held its 150th Anniversary Gala celebrating a storied legacy of helping children, adults and families to create transformational change in their own lives, raising over $1 Million that will go towards the organization’s ongoing programming. As part of the evening’s festivities, the organization honored long-time New York Foundling supporter, philanthropist and President and CEO of TD Bank, Gregory B. Braca for his tireless devotion to community service and support.
The culmination of a year-long celebration of this prestigious milestone, the gala paid tribute to The Foundling’s historic beginnings, commemorate the long-lasting impact of the organization’s work with children, adults, and families over the past 150 years, and celebrate the life-changing services provided by the organization today.
Special guests in attendance included:
At The New York Foundling, we trust in the potential of people, and we deliberately invest in proven practices. From bold beginnings in 1869, our New York based nonprofit has supported a quarter million neighbors on their own paths to stability, strength, and independence. The New York Foundling’s internationally recognized set of social services are both proven and practical. We help children and families navigate through and beyond foster care. We help families struggling with conflict and poverty to grow stronger. We help individuals with developmental disabilities live their best lives, and we help children and families access quality health and mental health services core to building lifelong resilience and wellbeing. For more information, please visit www.nyfoundling.org
DURING CELEBRATION OF ITS STORIED 150 YEAR LEGACY
OF SERVING CHILDREN, ADULTS AND FAMILIES
The Gala Event Held at New York City’s Plaza Hotel Honored Gregory B. Braca,
President and CEO of TD Bank, For Ongoing Commitment to Community Service
At the New York City’s famed Plaza Hotel, The New York Foundling—one of the city’s oldest and largest social service providers—held its 150th Anniversary Gala celebrating a storied legacy of helping children, adults and families to create transformational change in their own lives, raising over $1 Million that will go towards the organization’s ongoing programming. As part of the evening’s festivities, the organization honored long-time New York Foundling supporter, philanthropist and President and CEO of TD Bank, Gregory B. Braca for his tireless devotion to community service and support.
The culmination of a year-long celebration of this prestigious milestone, the gala paid tribute to The Foundling’s historic beginnings, commemorate the long-lasting impact of the organization’s work with children, adults, and families over the past 150 years, and celebrate the life-changing services provided by the organization today.
Special guests in attendance included:
- Bill Baccaglini, President & CEO of NY Foundling
- Gregory B. Braca, President and CEO of TD Bank // Gala Honoree
- Pat Kiernan, Spectrum NY1 Anchor
- Sister (Sr.) Donna Dodge, Sisters of Charity President
- Sr. Carol Barnes, NY Foundling Board Member, Former Sisters of Charity President
- David Hansell, Administration for Children’s Services Commissioner
- Monsignor Kevin Sullivan, Catholic Charities
- Eric Brettschneider Administration of Children’s Services Deputy Commissioner
- Saroya Friedman-Gonzalez, New Yorkers for Children Executive Director
- Leaders from Catholic Guardian Services, Mercy First, Sheltering Arms, Good Shepherd Services, Children’s Village, and more
At The New York Foundling, we trust in the potential of people, and we deliberately invest in proven practices. From bold beginnings in 1869, our New York based nonprofit has supported a quarter million neighbors on their own paths to stability, strength, and independence. The New York Foundling’s internationally recognized set of social services are both proven and practical. We help children and families navigate through and beyond foster care. We help families struggling with conflict and poverty to grow stronger. We help individuals with developmental disabilities live their best lives, and we help children and families access quality health and mental health services core to building lifelong resilience and wellbeing. For more information, please visit www.nyfoundling.org
