Eleanor Roosevelt Following in Her Footsteps Award Event
| Hours: | 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. |
| Ages: | Adults |
| In/Outdoor: | Indoor |
| Cost: | $$ see below |
| Category: | Fundraisers |
Liz Walker, Co-founder of My Sister’s Keeper, Pastor of the Roxbury Presbyterian Church and Host of the Better Living Series on WCVB-TV and Ambassador Swanee Hunt, President, Hunt Alternatives and Eleanor Roosevelt Lecturer in Public Policy, with the Eleanor Roosevelt Following in Her Footsteps Award.
The Award celebrates and honors those individuals whose work continues Eleanor Roosevelt’s work for the causes she held dear: human rights, equality for all, preserving the environment, peace and social justice.
Robin Young, Co-Host of WBUR’s Here & Now, will lead the prestigious event in remembrance of one of the nation’s most influential and admired women, Eleanor Roosevelt who blazed paths for women and led the battle for social justice everywhere.
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Ticket prices are: $125 for an individual ticket, $250 for entry to the event and a pre-event reception beginning at 5:30 p.m: student and young professional tickets are $35. For more information on sponsorships or to purchase tickets, visit: http://www.valkill.org or contact The McEvoy Associates at 212-228-7446 x15. All proceeds benefit The Eleanor Roosevelt Val-Kill Partnership.
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27 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138 map
Phone: 2122287446
The event will be held at The Edward M. Pickman Concert Hall at the Longy School of Music, 27 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA
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- Since the inception of the Eleanor Roosevelt Following in Her Footsteps Award in 2005, 11 women across the country have been recognized for their impact on the human rights movement and public service. This year, Barbara Lee, will be presented with her award by Attorney General Maura Healey, Rev. Liz Walker will be given her award by Bob Lobel, colleague and former sportscaster for WBZ-TV, and Ambassador Swanee Hunt will receive her award from Rev. Gloria White- Hammond, M.D., Co-Pastor of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Boston, MA, Executive Director of My Sister’s Keeper and a retired pediatrician from the South End Community Health Center.
- The Eleanor Roosevelt Following in Her Footsteps Award event attracts more than 200 guests each year and is the largest Val-Kill Partnership annual benefit. Previous recipients of the award include: former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; former congresswoman and vice presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro; Boston environmentalist and philanthropist Cathy Douglas Stone; Brookline philanthropist and political activist Chobee Hoy; Judith Hope, founder of the Eleanor Roosevelt Legacy in New York State; Jane Alexander, long-time supporter of the Partnership, distinguished actress who has played Eleanor Roosevelt in several films and on television, and former chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts; Jackie Jenkins-Scott, President of Wheelock College; and Ernestine Bradley, author and advocate for breast cancer survivors.
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