Real estate industry raises more than $730,000 for Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York City: organization's Casino Jazz Night honors Blackacre Capital's Jeffrey B. Citrin.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Summer 2003--The real estate industry committee of Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York City Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York City (BBBS NYC) is a private charitable organization based in New York City. It has served over 100,000 children through one-to-one mentoring relationships since its founding in 1904. raised more than $730,000 in support of the non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. on its 4th annual Casino Jazz Night at Cipriani 42nd Street, according to Paul N. Glickman, an Executive Vice President of Cushman & Wakefield, a co-chair of the event and a Trustee of Big Brothers Big Sisters. The fund-raising event honored Blackacre Capital's Jeffrey B. Citrin for his dedication and contributions to Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York City. The event was sold-out and attended by more than 750 guests. Mr. Citrin was honored and cited for his commitment to the organization and his fund-raising efforts, Mr. Glickman said. "Jeff is a leader in the 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. business community, and he's a leader in the philanthropic arena. His leadership has been vital to this organization and he is most deserving of this honor." The event chairs, who played an instrumental role, in fundraising for the event were Robert Ivanhoe of Greenberg Traurig, Ronald Kravit of Blackacre Capital Management, Evan Kulman of Equity Office Properties Trust Equity Office Properties Trust, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, is the largest owner of office buildings in the United States. It was formed in 1976 by Samuel Zell [1] and in February 2007, was acquired by the Blackstone Group for $23 billion plus the assumption of , Paul Pariser of Taconic Investment Partners, Craig Solomon of Solomon and Weinberg, and Darcy Stacom of CB Richard Ellis CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. NYSE: CBG is a multinational real estate corporation currently based in Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.. On December 20, 2006, the corporation, also known as CBRE, completed acquisition of Trammell Crow Co. in a transaction valued at $2. . Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York City creates one-to-one relationships for needy youth with trained volunteers, helping more than 5,000 children and families. The one-to-one relationships on average last three years, many last a lifetime. Research has shown that: 70 percent of these children demonstrate improvements in school, 76 percent avoid criminal activity and 87 percent show higher self-esteem. |
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