Ed Koch and Dan Lufkin |
Bruce
Klatsky and
Brooke McMurray |
Cynthia
Lufkin, Gordon J. Campbell
and Bette Midler |
SAFE
HORIZON
Bette
Midler Sings Praises
Of Advocacy Group’s Work
Story
by Roger Webster
Photos by Jimi Celeste/PMc
 AFE
HORIZON, the nation’s leading nonprofit, victim assistance,
advocacy and violence prevention organization celebrated its 25th
anniversary by giving Champion Awards to individuals whose efforts
have made significant contributions to ending violence and
victimization.
Safe
Horizon CEO Gordon J. Campbell and event chair Cynthia
Lufkin were the driving forces behind this year’s luncheon at
the Waldorf-Astoria, which raised $1 million.
Supporters
included Dick Parsons, chairman-elect of AOL / Time Warner, Ed
Koch, Safe Horizon board chair Brooke McMurray, Linda
Fairstein, Julie Chen, Dominick Dunne, Donna Hanover, Betsy Gotbaum,
Nicole Miller, Patricia Duff, Cornelia Guest, Andrea Stark, Gayle
King, Dayle Haddon, Jessica Seinfeld and Malaak Compton-Rock.
Also
Muffie Potter Aston, Royce Pinkwater, Wendy Carduner, Beth Rudin
deWoody, Karen LeFrak, Felicia Taylor, Muffy Miller, and Bruce
J. Klatsky, CEO of Phillips-Van Heusen, and Louis C.
Camilleri, CEO of Altria Group.
NBC’s
Tom Brokaw narrated a video about Safe Horizon. Gavin de
Becker, widely regarded as our nation’s leading expert on the
prediction and management of violence, was guest speaker.
The
afternoon concluded on a high note, when Bette Midler, poised
in front of a Baby Grand in the opera box on the first tier, sang The
Rose followed by her own rendition of Happy Birthday.
Three
cheers to Safe Horizon, which pursues its mission with programs in
schools, courts, police precincts, domestic violence shelters, child
advocacy centers, and 24-hour hotlines.
The
organization played a critical role in aiding victims of the
September 11 attack, distributing more than $100 million in
emergency financial relief and providing counseling and support
services to more than 46,000 individuals affected by the tragedy.
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