Thank You for joining the GreenLight Fund in celebrating five years of continued support for our four portfolio organizations.
Thanks to hosts, sponsors and guests, An Emerald Evening 2009 raised a record-breaking $350,000 to benefit Friends of the Children-Boston, Raising A Reader-MA, Peer Health Exchange and Youth Villages’ Transitional Living program. We had record attendance and contributions on Friday, December 4th and are especially grateful to our presenting sponsors Long’s Jewelers and Rounder Records.
Photography by Ryan C. MacMahon
Our Portfolio Organizations:
The GreenLight Fund identifies innovative, results-oriented nonprofit programs around the country that show great potential to meet critical local needs and replicates them in Boston. Our goal is to bring proven, high-impact nonprofits to the Boston area and build them into successful, sustainable efforts that dramatically improve the lives of low-income children and families. Five years in, An Emerald Evening will spotlight the four organizations GreenLight has helped bring to the Boston area, reporting on their progress and impact to date.
Net proceeds from An Emerald Evening will benefit these organizations to help them continue to thrive and maximize their impact. For more information, please contact Melanie Damsker at 617.252.2815 or at mdamsker@greenlightfund.org
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Kate & Gerald Chertavian,
Year UpCommonwealth Capital Ventures
Tim Connolly,
Credit Suisse-
Angela & John DesPrez,
John Hancock Financial Jeff DiSandro,
Howard Fischer Associates International-
Gayané & Tom Ebling
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The Fischman Family,
Rue La La Bert & John Jacobs,
Life is goodDavid Jones & Stephen Mears,
Proskauer Rose-
The Kozin Family
Pat Mitchell, Cooley Godward Kronish LLP
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Charley Polachi, Polachi Access Executive Search
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Etta & Mark Rosen,
Charlesbank Capital Partners The Rottenberg Family,
Long's Jewelers-
Roberta & Bill Schnoor,
Goodwin Procter LLP -
Alissa & Jack Sebastian,
Goldman Sachs & Co. Justin Siegel,
Mocospace-
Susan & John Simon,
General Catalyst Partners -
Rob Small, Berkshire Partners
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Jessica and Hemant Taneja,
General Catalyst Partners John Virant,
Rounder Records
Chapter 1: Thank You to our Host Committee
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Danielle Boudreau
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Josh Chalmers
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Melanie Damsker
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Michelle Daubar
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Alexi Evriviades
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Andrea Martinez
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Brett Mitchell
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Zach Noorani
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Rebecca Pacheco
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Mary Ellen Quilty
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Chris Satti
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Matthew Thompson
Chapter 2: Thanks to the Dessert & Dancing Steering Committee
Friends of the Children
Friends of the Children - Boston is committed to supporting, developing, and fostering high academic achievement and strong character development for our communities most statistically at-risk youth to break cycles of poverty, abuse and neglect.
www.friendsofthechildrenboston.org
Raising A Reader
Raising a Reader - MA is a cost-effective, scalable way to boost kindergarten readiness for low-income children. RAR provides simple, ongoing training and rotation of children’s books to young families in communities where the need is great so these children can be on a level playing field when they start school.
Peer Health Exchange
Peer Health Exchange gives teenagers the knowledge and skills they need to make healthy decisions by training college students to teach a comprehensive health curriculum in public high schools that lack health education.
Youth Villages
Youth Villages’ Transitional Living program is an innovative, intensive approach that is helping hundreds of youth leaving the foster care system make a successful transition to adulthood.
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Contact
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For more information about An Emerald Evening and other GreenLight Fund events, please contact:
Melanie Damsker
(617) 252-2815
mdamsker@greenlightfund.org
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Special thanks to:
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AVFX
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Bowne of Boston
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Grazier Photography
for the Luxebooth -
MAX Ultimate Food
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Modus
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Monderer Design
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