NEW YORK, Nov. 18, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/
-- North Shore Animal League America, the world's
largest no-kill animal rescue and adoption organization, held its
annual Celebrity Gala on Friday, November
18th at The Mandarin Oriental in New York City. The evening included
a wonderful group of attendees from all sectors of New York's animal-loving community and beyond.
Comedian/Actress Pam Stone served as
host for the evening and musical guest and renowned animal advocate
Belinda Carlisle completed the
evening with a crowd pleasing performance.
Among the "bold face names" to stride our red carpet, in
addition to Beth and Howard
Stern were, Today Show Host Matt Lauer, "Orange is the New Black" actor,
Peter Rini, Stage and Movie
Actress & Playwright Mara Wilson; Comedienne,
playwright and former Animal League America Gala Host, Lisa
Lampanelli, WNBC-TV Weather Anchors Janice Huff and Chris Cimino, WNBC-TV Reporter,
Lauren Scala, Hot 97 and ESPN
Radio Host, Peter Rosenberg,
New York Mets Sideline Reporter, Alexa
Rosenberg, New York Yankees play-by-play TV announcer
and ESPN radio host Michael
Kay; Michael's wife, broadcast journalist
Jodi Applegate; Director,
Producer, ABC Channel's "All My Children" Star, Ricky Goldin; President & CEO of Crown
Media Family Networks, Hallmark Channel, Bill Abbott; Published Author and TV
Personality, Carole
Radziwill; WPIX-11 weather anchor Linda Church; Celebrity Chef & Cookbook
Author, Katie Lee; TV
producer, entertainer and comedian, Brian Balthazar; WPIX-11 Evening News
Anchor, Tamsen Fadal; WABC-TV
News Reporter, Jim Dolan;
Celebrity Chef and New York Times
bestselling author, Rocco
DiSpirito; iHeart Radio Personality Maria Milito; FOX-5 New York Weather
Anchor, Audrey Puente;
Co-Founder & CEO of Next Step Realty, Blair Brandt; Co-Founder, Chairman, and CEO
of Concordia Summit, Matt
Swift; President, Canine Company, Jennifer Hill; Producer, Howard Stern Show, Gary Dell'Abate; Chief Meteorologist, Fox 5
New York, Nicolas Gregory,
and others.
Bill Abbott, President and
CEO of Crown Media Family Networks, Hallmark Channel, received
Animal League America's Crystal
Collar Award. "Bill and Hallmark Channel have been
invaluable partners in our mission to rescue, nurture, adopt and
educate," said Joanne Yohannan,
Senior Vice President of Operations, North Shore Animal League
America. "More than 5,000 cats, kittens and canines have been
adopted though our collaboration, over the last four years, on the
Kitten Bowl programs, Paw Stars and the Kitten Summer Games."
Also accepting awards during the evening were three of Animal
League America's Mutt-i-gree Curriculum® Classroom Canines
including:
- Bleu with Ben and Marion Savio –
works at the Yale New Haven Children's Hospital in the Psychiatric
Inpatient Ward
- Shelby with Principal Teri Ahern
– on staff at Shell Bank Junior High school in Brooklyn, NY
- Red with Headmaster John Holian – member of the faculty at St.
Martin De Porres, Uniondale,
NY
The Gala supports North Shore Animal League America's
ever-expanding no-kill mission with all proceeds from the event
dedicated to Bianca's Furry Friends Feline Adoption Center.
This 14,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility will enable
Animal League America to rescue many more animals by adding a
second floor to the existing shelter that will host a cage-free,
natural living environment for felines. In addition, this expansion
to our shelter will open up space on the first floor to increase
the number of dogs we take in and enrich their lives.
Overall, this project will enable us to provide the best quality of
life for all the animals in our care while they await
adoption into loving homes.
Media Contact:
Kathleen
Lynn
516.528.7878
Kathleenl@animalleague.org
For more information on North Shore Animal League America's
2016 Get Your Rescue On™ Gala, please visit
www.animalleague.org/2016gala
ABOUT NORTH SHORE ANIMAL LEAGUE AMERICA
Animal League America has saved more than 1,000,000 lives. As
the world's largest no-kill rescue and adoption organization, we
understand that a rescue isn't complete until each animal is placed
into a loving home. Our innovative programs provide education
to reduce animal cruelty and advance standards in animal
welfare. Our staff and volunteers work tirelessly in the
pursuit of our vision of a world where all companion animals find
permanent homes to end euthanasia. For more information, visit
www.animalleague.org.
Twitter: @animalleague
Instagram: @animalleague
Facebook: North Shore Animal League America
#GetYourRescueOn
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