May 14, 2008
Cipriani Wall Street
PAX will celebrate 10 years of preventing gun violence with a star-studded benefit gala, which includes cocktails, dinner, an auction, and a presentation of program highlights. Peter Worth will chair the event. Co-chairs include Carolyn Bechtel, Harlee and Richard Belzer, Rosanne Cash, Griffin Dunne, Linda Farstein, Julianne Moore & Bart Freundlich, Al Roker, Henry S. Schleiff, and Ted Turner.
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Honoring Catherine Crier
At the gala, PAX will honor Catherine Crier for her work to protect children from gun violence. Ms. Crier is an award-winning broadcast journalist, bestselling author and the youngest elected state judge in Texas history. She most recently hosted Court TV’s Catherine Crier Live, and has received an Emmy, a duPont-Columbia and multiple Gracie Allen Awards for outstanding journalism. Prior to her career in journalism, Ms. Crier presided over the 162nd District Court in Dallas County, TX, as a State District Judge. (More info.)
Special Performance by Recording Artist Regina Spektor
The gala will include a special performance by acclaimed recording artist Regina Spektor, whose hit album “Soviet Kitsch” launched Ms. Spektor into the international spotlight. Her latest album, “Begin To Hope,” has received numerous media accolades, and Ms. Spektor continues to sell out 1,300 capacity-venues, such as New York's Irving Plaza and London's Shephard Bush Empire. (More info.)
Help Celebrate ASK Day on the First Day of Summer
ASK Day is a national day of focus on the lifesaving message of the ASK (Asking Saves Kids) campaign. ASK Day takes place on Saturday, June 21, the first day of summer, a time of year when children play more often in other homes.
Parents ask all sorts of questions to protect their children when they go play at the home of a friend, neighbor or relative. But there is one important question that more than half of parents say it never even occurred to them to ask: "Is there a gun where my child plays?"
