High spirits at Annual Spring Ahead Gala: Real Estate community comes together for a festive evening honoring Tod Waterman and the Jeffrey Modell Foundation.The Grand Ballroom of the Plaza Hotel was sold-out for the 17th Annual Spring Ahead Gala to benefit the Jeffrey Modell Foundation (JMF JMF Java Media Framework (Sun Microsystems) JMF Job Mix Formula JMF Jeffrey Modell Foundation JMF Job Messaging Format JMF Joint Mission Force JMF Japan Multimedia Forum JMF Joint Marketing Funds JMF Joint-Domain Matched Filtering ). Tod Waterman, Senior Vice President and Managing Director, of Reckson Associates Realty Corp., New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , received JMF's "Man of the Year" Award. This year's committee included Gala Chairman: Harvey Schulweis, (Schulweis Realty Inc.), and Journal Chairman: Scott H. Rechler, (Reckson Associates Realty Corp.), and Gala Committee members: Robert Alexander (Insignia/ESG, Inc.), Lawrence B. Benenson (Benenson Capital Co.), Melvyn H. Blum (Vornado Realty Trust Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE: VNO) is a New York based real estate investment trust. It is the inheritor of real estate formerly controlled by companies including Two Guys and Alexander's. ), Richard B. Clark (Brookfield Financial Properties)., Paul J. Ingrassia (Salomon Smith Barney), Mitchell L. Konsker (Cushman & Wakefield, Inc.) Jonathan L. Mechanic, Esq. (Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver shrive v. shrove or shrived, shriv·en or shrived, shriv·ing, shrives v.tr. 1. To hear the confession of and give absolution to (a penitent). 2. & Jacobson), Joshua Mermelstein, Esq. (Fried, Frank, Harris, Shiver & Jacobson), Bruce E. Mosler (Cushman & Wakefield, Inc.), Stephen B. Siegel (Insignia/ESG. Inc.), Robert Speyer (Tishman Speyer Properties Tishman Speyer Properties is a leading real estate building and operating company set up in 1978 by two founding partners, Jerry Speyer and Robert Tishman. Overview ), Geoffrey P. Wharton (Insignia Douglas Elliman, LLC) The night featured a crowd pleasing Brazilian dance troupe (Le Clique), bringing everyone to their feet and complimenting the event's exotic Carnival theme. The Jeffrey Modell Foundation is dedicated to the more than 500,000 children and young adults with a primary or genetic immune deficiency. The event raised over $800,000. |
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