Thursday, May 05, 2005
PAX BENEFIT GALA TO HONOR ROSANNE CASH AND MICHAEL SMALL
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Gala Contact Phone: 212-269-4228
Lyle Lovett To Perform at Benefit on the night of Rosanne Cash's 50th Birthday
What:
PAX / Real Solutions to Gun Violence today announced that it will hold its fifth annual benefit gala on May 24th to honor Grammy Award-winner Rosanne Cash and Centennial Communications CEO Michael Small for their generosity and dedication to preventing gun violence in America. Grammy Award-winning recording artist Lyle Lovett will perform at the Gala. Several families personally affected by gun violence will also be in attendance.
Who:
Rosanne Cash, Grammy Award-Winner
Michael Small, CEO, Centennial Communications
Rick Rubin, Grammy Award-Winning Music Producer and Event Chairperson
Michael J. Price, Evercore Senior Managing Director and Event Chairperson
Dan Gross, PAX Founder and CEO
Notable PAX supporters who will attend the event include: Griffin Dunne, Fisher Stevens, Richard Belzer, John McEnroe and Patty Smyth, Tim Robbins, Lyle Lovett, John Leventhal and G.E. Smith.
Where:
Cipriani, Manhattan
110 East 42nd Street
Tuesday, May 24th
6:30 p.m. cocktails, 7:30 p.m. dinner
Tickets start at $500
Background:
PAX was founded in 1997 to bring new and effective solutions to the problem of gun violence in America - a public health crisis that claims the lives of 8 children every day. Through innovative public health campaigns (ASK and SPEAK UP), PAX promotes practical solutions that all Americans can embrace - solutions that protect families and children and work immediately to save lives. The ASK (Asking Saves Kids), developed in partnership with the American Academy of Pediatrics, urges parents to ask their neighbors if they have a gun in the home before sending their children over to play. The SPEAK UP campaign features the nation's first-ever anonymous hotline, 1-866-SPEAK UP, for students to report weapon-related threats at school.
