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Evening of Readings
Annual Gala

An Evening of Readings Annual Gala is an important event to benefit Literacy Partners, hosted on Monday, May 11, 2009 at Lincoln Center.

An Evening of Readings begins with a cocktail reception at 6:30PM followed by the program. Gala Chairman and host, Liz Smith, is traditionally joined by The Honorable Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg who, with Liz, leads the program that includes readings from their newest works by acclaimed authors.

Also, always a highlight, adult literacy students join the distinguished roster on stage to read essays they have written about their experiences of learning to read as an adult. Dinner on the Promenade of the David H. Koch Theater immediately follows. As an important part of the program, one or more individuals are honored for their support of adult education.

Confirmed readers for this year include: Barbara Walters, Christopher Buckley, Marie Brenner, and David Wroblewski.

Confirmed honorees for this year include: Nina Rennert Davidson and Mitchell Davidson, and Barbara Goldsmith.

Past reading authors include: Annie Proulx, Chris Matthews, A.J. Jacobs, Tom Wolfe, Wally Lamb, Steve Martin, Julie Andrews, Simon Winchester, Mary Higgins Clark, David McCullough, Patricia Cornwell, Rita Mae Brown and Michael Crichton.

Past honorees include: Julia and David Koch, Oprah Winfrey, Pete Peterson, Tom Brokaw, Jack Welch, Tim Russert, Joan Ganz Cooney, Harold Evans, Tina Brown, Gerald Levin, Katharine Graham and Michael Bloomberg.

An Evening of Readings, an important fundraising event that helps make our free adult and family literacy programs possible, is one of New York City’s most anticipated annual black tie events. It is supported and attended by leaders in the publishing, corporate, financial and social communities.

The Readings and Gala Dinner Dance is our most important fundraiser - We hope you can join us for this event.

Philanthropist

Table of 10 - $50,000
Prime Seating for the Readings and Dinner Dance
Cocktail Reception with the Authors and Special Guests
Complimentary full-page journal ad

Sponsor

Table of 10 - $25,000
Select seating for the Readings and Dinner Dance
VIP Cocktail Reception with the Authors and Special Guests
Complimentary full-page journal ad

Benefactor

Table of 10 - $15,000
Select Seating for the Readings for the Readings and Dinner Dance

Patron

Tickets - $2,500

Supporter

Tickets - $1,500

Tickets for the Readings Portion of the Evening Only

Tickets - $50. These tickets are 100% tax deductible.

Need Additional Information?

For additional information call Linda Buckley or Anita Hall at Buckley Hall Events, (212) 573-6933; or the External Affairs Department at Literacy Partners, (212) 237-0122

About Literacy Partners

Literacy Partners believes that everyone has a right to read and succeed. We offer classes to teach adults the basic literacy skills essential to a full life as individuals, parents and citizens.

We help to ameliorate key social problems including, poverty, crime, poor parenting, welfare dependency, health and financial illiteracy. Through participation in our programs, our students become capable, committed, and enter the mainstream of society.

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Making Donations

There are many ways to support Literacy Partners mission, but the easiest way is by pledging funds to sustain our ongoing programs.

Nothing could be easier and more direct than making a cash gift, by check or credit card, to Literacy Partners. While making an immediate impact in support of our mission, you will also receive a tax deduction of up to 50% of your adjusted gross income. Any excess is deductible over the next five years.