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Join Us For Our 40th Anniversary Partnership Awards Benefit
Thursday November 13, 2008 • 6:00-9:00 PM
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We're celebrating 40 years!
You are cordially invited to Brooklyn Legal Services Corporation A's Annual Partnership Awards Benefit for Brooklyn A's Partnership for Community & Economic Development
Thursday, November 13, 2007 - 6:00 p.m.
Stage 6 at Steiner Studios
15 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn Navy Yard
HONOREES
- Bettina B. Plevan, Esq.
Partner, Proskauer Rose
Betsy Plevan is a partner in Proskauer's Labor and Employment Law Department and a member of its seven-person Executive Committee. She has built her practice handling all types of labor and employment litigation, as well as counseling clients in employment matters. Named by New York magazine as one of the "100 Best Lawyers in New York", Betsy is also listed by National Law Journal as one of the 50 most influential women lawyers in America and by Chambers USA as one of the best labor and employment lawyers in the country. She has also been recognized by The International Who's Who of Management Labour & Employment Lawyers, and she is a fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. A former member of the Firm's Executive Committee, Betsy now co-chairs Proskauer's International Labor and Employment Practice. In addition to maintaining her active practice, she recently completed a two-year term as President of the New York City Bar.
- Vincent F. Palagiano
Chairman & CEO, Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.
Vincent F. Palagiano has served as the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since its formation in 1995 and of the Bank since 1989. He has served as a Trustee or Director of the Bank since 1978. In addition, Mr. Palagiano has served on the Board of Directors of the Boy Scouts of America, Brooklyn Division since 1999, and served on the Boards of Directors of the Institutional Investors Capital Appreciation Fund from 1996 to 2006, and The Community Banker's Association of New York from 2001 to 2005. Mr. Palagiano joined the Bank in 1970 as an appraiser and has also served as President of both the Company and the Bank, and as Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Lending Officer of the Bank. Prior to 1970, Mr. Palagiano served in the real estate and mortgage departments at other financial institutions and title companies.
- Luis Garden Acosta
Founder, President & CEO, El Puente
Luis Garden Acosta is a national voice for human rights in the context of community building. In 1982, he founded El Puente in his home community of Williamsburg, Brooklyn. For the past 23 years, he has led El Puente as a beacon for holistic learning and development, inextricably tied to the quest for peace and justice. Luis embodies a commitment to the arts with a passion for science and a missionary zeal for peace and justice. He is at once a not-for-profit CEO who is at home leading community campaigns for educational reform and environmental justice; a Principal Investigator for federally funded, scientific research; and an arts advocate who chaired and founded diverse arts organizations.
SPECIAL SPEAKER
- Michael Cardozo, Esq.
Corporation Counsel, The City of New York
Posthumously Recognizing
Denis Berger - Long-time Friend and Development Director
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Fox 5 News Anchor, Rosanna Scotto, will be our Special Master of Ceremonies for the event. Bobby Sanabria Sextet is a critically acclaimed Latino band with a wide, innovative repertoire including passionate interpretations of Afro-Cuban music. |
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All proceeds from the 40th Anniversary Benefit will assist Brooklyn A in its role as the legal catalyst fueling community-initiated projects critical to improving the quality of life in its neighborhoods. This work results in the creation of new and rehabilitated housing, the empowerment of tenants, the expansion of health and dental care, childcare services, the development of community centers and nursing homes, and the creation of minority- and community-owned businesses and jobs.
