Jeffrey Immelt
Jeffrey R. Immelt, chairman and chief executive officer of GE, is the corporate committee chairman for The Inner-City Foundation For Charity and Education’s 17th annual Benefit Dinner on Thursday, Oct. 23, at the Hyatt Regency Greenwich. More than 800 guests attended last year’s dinner, raising more than $1.8 million for Inner-City Foundation supported programs.
The Inner-City Foundation For Charity and Education awards grants to agencies and institutions whose programs serve needy children and adults in Fairfield County. In addition to providing scholarship funds to inner-city schools, organizations receiving grants include the Bridgeport Rescue Mission, Building with Books, Cardinal Shehan Center, Caroline House, Community Centers Inc., Family ReEntry, George Washington Carver Center, Jewish Center for Community Services, Kids in Crisis, Malta House, McGivney Community Center, Mercy Learning Center, Shepherds Inc., SoundWaters Inc., Regional YMCA of Western CT, Thomas Merton Center, WorkPlace Inc., and the Urban League of Southwestern Connecticut.
Tom Brokaw, NBC News special correspondent, will be the featured speaker at the black tie gala. Mr. Brokaw, one of the most trusted and respected figures in broadcast journalism, became the moderator on Meet the Press in June 2008. He will hold this position through the 2008 presidential election. Mr. Brokaw will continue to report and produce long-form documentaries and provide expertise during election coverage and breaking news events for NBC News as a special correspondent.
Bill Mitchell and Jack Mitchell are the benefit committee chairmen and they are being assisted by co-chairmen Ann and Bill Bresnan, Mollie Callagy, Jeanne and Dick Harrington, Leah and Alain Lebec, Sally and Tom Neff, Pat Willett and Suzanne Wright.
“The Inner-City Foundation is an exceptional organization that provides grants to agencies and institutions whose programs address the most basic of human needs for disadvantaged children and adults,” Mr. Immelt said in a press release. “I am pleased to support this very important cause and hope many others will join us to support the foundation as it works to better the lives of the less fortunate people in our communities.”
The benefit dinner begins with a gala reception at 6 p.m. Dinner is served at 7 p.m.
For more information or to make a contribution, call 416-1495, visit Innercityfoundation.org, or write to The Inner-City Foundation For Charity and Education, 238 Jewett Ave., Bridgeport, CT 06606.
For more information or to make a contribution, call 416-1495, visit Innercityfoundation.org, or write to The Inner-City Foundation For Charity and Education, 238 Jewett Ave., Bridgeport, CT 06606.
Source: Greenwich post
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