Join us Wednesday!

Invitation: Make the Road New York's Annual Gala

Greetings!

If you haven't already, please click here to buy your ticket today: http://www.maketheroadny.org/gala/purchase.php

MRNY's Annual Gala on Wednesday is going to be our best yet, with hot performances by Larry Harlow and the Latin Legends and inspiring words from our special guests and honorees. Join us to celebrate a remarkable year!

The Gala will take place from 6-9pm at the New York City Fire Museum, located at 278 Spring Street, Manhattan. Click here for directions: http://www.maketheroadny.org/gala/location.php

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Jule Miles, Development Director, at gala@maketheroadny.org.

See you in two days, at our most festive gala yet!

Warm Regards,

Ana Maria Archila, Oona Chatterjee and Andrew Friedman

Co-Executive Directors

Event Chairs Stuart Appelbaum, President, Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, and Congresswoman Nydia Vel�zquez cordially invite you to:

MAKE THE ROAD NEW YORK'S ANNUAL GALA
AND DIGNITY, COMMUNITY AND POWER AWARDS

EXPANDING OUR REACH

WWW.MAKETHEROADNY.ORG/GALA

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16
COCKTAILS 6-9PM

WELCOMING REMARKS 6:30 PM

Eric T. Schneiderman

New York State Attorney General

WITH SPECIAL GUEST

Mary-Louise Parker

Actress

NEW YORK CITY FIRE MUSEUM

278 SPRING STREET, MANHATTAN

HONORING

Jed Alpert

Co-Founder and CEO, Mobile Commons

George Gresham

President, 1199 Service Employees International Union

Gara LaMarche

Senior Fellow, NYU Wagner School of Public Service

Michael Mulgrew

President, United Federation of Teachers

AND

Larry Harlow

Performing with the Latin Legends

Join Make the Road New York to honor allies in the fight for justice and to celebrate our 2011 achievements: the passage of a precedent-setting State law to protect low-wage workers and the establishment of a new center in the heart of Long Island's diverse immigrant community.

SPONSORS

CHAMPION
Anonymous
Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union

PACESETTER
Jennifer and Ian McAllister-Nevins
Mobile Commons
Vantage Residential

FRIEND
Patty Abramson and Lester Silverman
Communications Workers of America District 1
Abigail Disney and Pierre Hauser
Michael and Susan Friedman
Michael J. Hirschhorn and Jimena P. Martinez
Jay and Betsey Nevins-Saunders
New York Hotel & Motel Trades Council / Local 16 UNITE HERE

BENEFACTOR
1199 SEIU
Martin Dunn / Dunn Development Corp.
Kraupner Pharmacy
SEIU Local 32BJ

PATRON
Elizabeth Adams and Alex Sierck
Foundation for Fairer Capitalism
John Johnson III and Susan Short
Gara LaMarche and Lisa Mueller
Anne and Vincent Mai
John McMonagle and Beatriz Cardenas

New York State Trial Lawyers Association
Sandler Foundation of the Jewish Community Endowment Fund
UFCW Local 1500
Wyckoff Heights Medical Center

IN-KIND
Aflac
Bottlerocket Wine & Spirit
Breadpig
Brooklyn Brewery
Brooklyn Cooperative Federal Credit Union
Community Health Advocates
Cotton
Fizzy Lizzy
Oxford
WB Mason

>> Click here to purchase tickets, sponsorships and journal ads <<

Please contact Julie Miles at gala@maketheroadny.org if you are interested in sponsoring or purchasing a congratulatory ad.

HOST COMMITTEE

STUART APPELBAUM, CO-CHAIR

Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union

Natalia Audi

Deepak Bhargava
Center for Community Change

NYC Public Advocate Bill de Blasio

Bruce Both
UFCW Local 1500 and UFCW Union International

Naomi Braine

NYC Council Member Gale A. Brewer

NYS Assemblymember Karim Camara

Dan Cantor
Working Families Party

NYC Council Member Maria del Carmen Arroyo

Guillermo Chacon
Latino Commission on AIDS

NYC Council Member Elizabeth Crowley

US Congressman Joseph Crowley

Benjamin Dulchin
Association for Neighborhood and Housing Development

NYC Council Member Daniel Dromm

NYS Senator Adriano Espaillat

NYC Council Member Julissa Ferreras

Juan and Jenny Fernandez

Mike Fishman
Local 32 BJ SEIU

Michael and Susan Friedman

US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

Tracy Hewat

Lucia Gomez Jimenez
La Fuente

NYS Assemblymember Richard N. Gottfried

Colin Greer
The New World Foundation

NYS Assemblymember Carl E. Heastie

Hugh Hogan and Patrick Moffitt

Robert Hughes
New Visions for Public Schools

NYC Council Member Robert Jackson

NYS Assemblymember Hakeem Jeffries

NYS Assemblymember Brian Kavanagh

NYC Council Member Karen Koslowitz

NYS Assemblymember Rory I. Lancman

NYDIA M. VEL�ZQUEZ , CO-CHAIR

Member of Congress

NYC Council Member Brad Lander

Wilfredo Larancuent
Laundry, Dry Cleaning and Allied Workers Joint Board, Workers United Affiliated with SEIU

NYS Assemblymember Guillermo Linares

NYC Comptroller John C. Liu

Ng'ethe Maina
Social Justice Leadership

NYC Council Member Melissa Mark-Viverito

Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz

Queens Borough President Helen M. Marshall

Jennifer and Ian McAllister-Nevins

NYC Council Member Rosie Mendez

NYS Assemblymember Grace Meng

NYS Assemblymember Francisco P. Moya

NYS Assemblymember Cathy Nolan

Ali Noorani
National Immigration Forum

NYS Senator Jos� Peralta

Ben Posel and Jessica Bauman

Mike Pratt
Scherman Foundation

NYC Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn

NYS Assemblymember Phil Ramos

NYS Committeeman Lincoln Restler

NYS Senator Gustavo Rivera

NYC Council Member Deborah Rose

NYS Senator John l. Sampson

NYS Senator Diane J. Savino

Lizabeth Schalet

US Senator Charles E. Schumer

Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer

Justin Swartz
Outten & Golden LLP

NYS Assemblymember Matthew Titone

David Udell
National Center for Access to Justice

NYC Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer

NYC Council Member Jumaane D. Williams

NYC Council Member Mark Weprin

HONOREES EMERITI

Martin Dunn, President
Dunn Development Corp.

Joseph T. Hansen
President, United Food and Commercial Workers International

Roberta A. Kaplan
Partner, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

Vincent McGee

Make the Road New York Fasters for Just Immigration Reform

Janet Murgu�a
President and CEO, National Council of La Raza

Patrick O'Neill
Executive Vice President and Organizing Director, UFCW

Terence M. O'Sullivan
General President, Laborers International Union of North America

Lawrence Park
Executive Director, New York State Trial Lawyers Association

Andrea Batista Schlesinger
Executive Director, Drum Major Institute for Public Policy

Christopher Shelton
Vice President, Communications Workers of America District 1

Diego Sucuzhanay

Justin M. Swartz
Partner, Outten & Golden LLP

TO SPONSOR OR PURCHASE A CONGRATULATORY AD, CONTACT:
Julie Miles
Development Director
(718) 418-7690 x1203

GALA@MAKETHEROADNY.ORG

FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT:
WWW.MAKETHEROADNY.ORG/GALA