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YOUNG LEADERSHIP OF AMIT HOSTS ELEGANT BLACK & WHITE GALA
New York City, August 27, 2008...... The atmosphere will be trés chic at the AMIT Young Leadership Black & White Gala, scheduled for Sunday evening, September 14, 2008, starting at 7 p.m. at the Metropolitan Pavilion, 110 West 19 Street, between 6th and 7th Avenues in New York City. Proceeds from the elegant event will benefit the network of AMIT schools in Israel, which currently serve more than 20,000 students.
Singles and couples in their 20s and 30s are invited to attend. There will be a DJ, open bar and lots of good food. Attire, in keeping with the evening’s theme, is black and white chic.
The event is being chaired by Manhattan residents Lani Kollander and Elizabeth Strauss. They are being assisted by a Steering Committee and Gala Committee drawn from throughout the greater metropolitan area.
Tickets are $75 per person in advance; $95 per person at the door. For reservations and further information, please call 212-477-1207. Reservations also may be made on-line by clicking here.
AMIT enables Israel's youth to realize their potential and strengthens Israeli society by educating and nurturing children from diverse backgrounds within a framework of academic excellence, religious values and Zionist ideals.
AMIT educates and cares for Israel’s youth, including the most vulnerable. Some 70 per cent of AMIT students cope with educational, psychological, economic and/or social risk factors. AMIT approaches each child as an individual, maximizing his or her potential, and enabling our students to become vital, productive members of Israeli society. The AMIT schools promote religious tolerance, service to the state and the recognition that every child is blessed with unique talents and abilities. Founded in 1925, AMIT operates more than 70 schools, youth villages, surrogate family residences and other programs, constituting Israel’s only government-recognized network of religious Jewish education incorporating academic and technological studies.
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Media Contact:
Barbara Goldberg
Director of Communications
212-477-4728
barbarag@amitchildren.org
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