2017 CCC Celebrates at MoMA

June 13, 2017

Event Details

Tickets are no longer available for sale online.  Please call or email Lena Jayaram at ljayaram@cccnewyork.org or 304-610-9928 or 212-673-1800, ext. 23. Tickets may also be purchased at the front desk the night of the event.

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Please join CCC at our annual gala at The Museum of Modern Art to celebrate our honorees, view a landmark Frank Lloyd Wright exhibition, and support our work to ensure that every child is healthy, housed, educated and safe.

Tuesday, June 13, 2017 · Admission Times Vary By Ticket Level
7:00 pm – 7:45 pm Premium Ticket Holder Exhibition Viewing & Reception
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm General Admission Gala Party and Exhibition Viewing
8:00 pm Award Presentation

Corporate Honoree
Don Callahan, Head of Operations & Technology, Citi
Special Honorees
Jessica & Todd Aaron
Featured Exhibition
Frank Lloyd Wright at 150: Unpacking the Archive

Music
The Leslie Pintchik Trio (“A unique presence on the New York jazz scene. Subtle, intriguing and seductive.” – Downbeat)

Co-Chairs
Diana & Frederick Elghanayan, Ricki Tigert Helfer & Michael S. Helfer
Brad S. Karp, Nancy & Alan N. Locker
Lizz v. & Tyrone D. Smith, Christine Wasserstein & Dan Rattiner
Susan Wasserstein & George Sard

Junior Council Co-Chairs
Sarah Hyman, Emily Washkowitz Tarkan, Judie & Steve Taylor

The evening will include cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, live music and access to an expansive new exhibition, Frank Lloyd Wright at 150: Unpacking the Archive. Marking the 150th Anniversary of Frank Lloyd Wright’s birth, it will include 450 works — from architectural drawings, models, building fragments and films, to furniture, tableware, textiles, paintings and scrapbooks. Many of these works have rarely or never been publicly exhibited.

About Our Honorees

Don Callahan is global Head of Operations and Technology at Citi, an institution which has long supported CCC and children around the world through the Citi Foundation. He is also Chair Emeritus and member of the board of Manhattanville College, serves on the board of the American Red Cross of Greater New York, and is a member of the Business Committee of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Jessica Aaron recently served as the youngest board Chair and President in CCC’s 73-year history. She continues as a Vice President on CCC’s board and is active in multiple child welfare causes, including at Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children—New York City, where she is currently the board President. Todd Aaron is Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Sentinel Data Centers, and the managing partner of SDC Capital, LLC, which invests in data centers and IT infrastructure.  With Jessica, he is a longtime supporter of CCC and other children’s causes, having previously served for several years on the board of the Food Bank for New York City.

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