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04/30/2012 - THE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION’S HOT PINK PARTYNEW
04/26/2012 - Grand St. Settlement's Taste of the Lower East Side
04/02/2012 - 2012 Skating with the Stars Gala
04/02/2012 - Strokes of Genius to benefit Autism Spectrum Disorders
03/29/2012 - The American Classical Orchestra 2012 Spring Gala Concert & Benefit
03/24/2012 - United States launch of the Seol Won Foundation
03/21/2012 - Kick-off event for The Perlman Music Program’s May 3rd Spring Benefit
03/16/2012 - Asia WeekNY kick-off reception at the Morgan Museum & Library
03/10/2012 - Toby and Itzhak Perlman and The Perlman Music Program hosted by Jim and Kristy Clark in Palm Beach
03/08/2012 - National Committee on American Foreign Policy Hosts the 2012 Gala Awards Dinner
03/06/2012 - 2nd Annual Fountain House Associates Spring Breakfast
03/05/2012 - School of American Ballet's Winter Ball 2012
03/03/2012 - AMIT NewGen Wine Tasting
03/01/2012 - American Cancer Society Honors Grace Hightower De Niro, Diane Reidy-Lagunes MD, Emily Sonnenblick MD
03/01/2012 - New York School of Interior Design Kick-off Reception
02/25/2012 - GiGi’s PLAYHOUSE NYC, Down Syndrome Awareness Centers, opened its doors for the first time
02/25/2012 - CARON LIGHTS UP MAR-A-LAGO WITH “AFTER DARK” GALA
02/19/2012 - Blitz Build 2012
02/07/2012 - 2012 Annual High School Counselor’s Breakfast
02/06/2012 - The Breast Cancer Research Foundation’s ® (BCRF) annual Hot Pink Luncheon and Symposium
02/04/2012 - The 2012 Hope Gala
02/03/2012 - North Texas Super Bowl XLV Host Committee Presents Checks to Local Food Banks
02/03/2012 - American Cancer Society’s 54th Annual Black and White Gala
02/02/2012 - Cut 25 Flagship opening - an event to benefit Project Paz
01/29/2012 - KiDS of NYU Langone Foundation hosted its 6th annual KiDS Play to Win!
01/28/2012 - Girls Bite Out for the North Texas Food Bank
01/26/2012 - French Heritage Society’s New York ChapterKicked Off its 2012 Cultural Season
01/26/2012 - Annual Event to benefit The Samuel Scheck Hillel Community Day School
01/26/2012 - 2012 Plates for Pediatrics Benefit
01/24/2012 - New York Philharmonic Chinese New Year Gala
01/20/2012 - 2012 Wishmaker's Ball
01/20/2012 - Silence! Silent Art Forms
01/19/2012 - UJA-Federation of New York Generosity Signature Event
01/19/2012 - JDRF Central Jersey Chapter Events
01/17/2012 - TIFFANY & CO. HOSTS CARON SUPPORTERS TO SPECIAL PREVIEW OF 2012 TIFFANY LEATHER COLLECTION
01/16/2012 - 2nd Annual San Diego Breast Cancer Fundraiser
01/13/2012 - "Cycle Without Limits" Specialized Bike Program
01/12/2012 - Salvatore Ferragamo Hosts and Evening of Shopping to Benefit the Paradise Fund in Support of St. Jud
01/12/2012 - JDRF Central Jersey Chapter Walk to Cure Diabetes Awards Party
01/09/2012 - Museum of American Finance 2012 Gala
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More than Just a BBQ
06/04/2011 - By Far Hills, NJ

More than Just a BBQ

In Saturday, June 4th, we held our largest fundraiser to date – and had a blast doing it!

Advisory Board of Directors member Katie Borghese and her husband Skip opened their beautiful backyard in Far Hills, New Jersey to More than Me and over 150 others for a day of carnival games, delicious barbecue, and awareness of the importance of getting girls off of the street and into school in Liberia. The theme of the day, ‘Making Dreams Come True,’ was inspired by the photo of Agnes pointing to the sky with the word “dream” displayed behind her.

Our amazing volunteers who planned this event wanted to make sure that the girls in Liberia remained at the forefront of everyone’s mind. Pictures that organization founder Katie took of the girls the last time she was in Liberia were everywhere. As each guest checked-in they received a sticker with one of the girls’ faces to wear all day, the centerpieces displayed facts about the power of girls’ education, and the large photos of the girls’ faces were strung behind the live band. A “schoolhouse” was created in the backyard as a site where people could learn more about how to give and the power of their donation. Every time a donation was made to sponsor a year of school for one child, a “school bell” was rung for all to hear! At the start of the day, the photos strung behind the band all simply displayed the word “DREAM.” Each time a year of school was sponsored, that “DREAM” was flipped over to reveal the beautiful, smiling face of a girl from the W est Point area of Liberia whose dream of going to school was coming true.

The kids were encouraged to get involved, too! They had the chance to write cards to the kids in West Point, which Katie will deliver when she returns to Liberia in July. Dream Jars were also given to the kids as little piggy banks with the incentive of a returned jar resulting in a free ice cream. Parents were being dragged to buy More than Me t-shirts because the kids wanted to wear them then and there!

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