New York, N.Y. Nobody knows Manhattan real estate, luxury needs, and everyday budgets better than Jeremy Hu, a partner of New York Casas. Jeremy and his team speak over twelve languages. Ranked in fifth place nationally, Jeremy is perhaps the only broker who can handle both elite and average buyers. “I think what is important to my […]
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The 7th Annual Carol Galvin Foundation NYFW Gala features “Models of Philanthropy” and Designers Avadora Mimouni, Sara Minervini & Qaysean.
What do you get when you couple fourteen extraordinary and accomplished women, models, actresses, entrepreneurs and, two TV Anchors with Philanthropy? “Models of Philanthropy” (MOPH). The dynamic New York Fashion Week (NYFW) show, at Rumi event space in Manhattan, was the second of its kind featuring timeless beauties walking for Supermodel/Designer of luxury handbags, […]
From Challenge Grants to P.R.: Many Facets of J. Luce Foundation
New York, N.Y. When my mother passed away in 2001, I was inspired to create Orphans International Worldwide (OIWW) that went on to help vulnerable children in Africa, Asia and the Americas. My father’s death in 2007 provided the impetus to create a foundation embracing arts, education and orphan care with an emphasis on supporting young global […]
Sixteenth Annual Leadership Awards Reception Rocks New York
New York, N.Y. What an absolutely amazing event last week! The breadth of our activities over the last sixteen years blew me away. Our St. John’s University event, featuring our new Funds, Fellows and our upcoming Luce Leadership Experience – Hellas, was even more amazing because of the multitude of people involved in making the […]
Warzone to U.S. Campuses: Stories of Syrian Professors Making Impact
Salisbury, MD. The images of toddlers washing up on the shores of Europe have moved us all except, perhaps, the leader of Hungary. When Jews were forced to flee Europe to escape the Holocaust, so many individuals and nations turned a blind eye. The tragic story of the ship full of refugees in 1939 not allowed […]
Frank Perdue: All in the Name of Charity
Co-authored by Lorraine Cancro-Silvetz, M.S.W. New York, N.Y. Many came from far and wide to hear Mrs. Frank Perdue or “Mitzi,” as she is known to so many, present her latest book on her late husband. The book, Frank Perdue. Tough Man, Tender Chicken: Business & Life Lessons, recently reached #6 on Amazon’s business biographies. The HuffPo review may be seen […]
Honoring Young Leaders and Humanitarians at U.N. Mission
New York, N.Y. Fifteen years ago, I began a journey of unknown destination. Last week, we celebrated that journey — and the many people who have journeyed with us. Many destinations — Haiti, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Cuba – have become apparent over the years, as has our focus on the arts, education and orphan […]
Tough Man, Tender Chicken: Philanthropist Frank Perdue
Salisbury, MD. I grew up with my family watching Frank Perdue on TV and eating his chicken once a week, the first corporate executive to market his own product. He was a warm man, but I did not really know him. Now, thanks to his widow, Mitzi Perdue, and her new book Tough Man, Tender Chicken, […]
