Sowing Seeds for Justice Fundraising Gala

A note of thanks to those who helped to make the second annual Sowing Seeds for Justice Dinner in New York City a wonderful success. Your contributions are greatly appreciated by co-sponsors, Rural & Migrant Ministry and the Greater New York Labor-Religion Coalition. Through such events, we are able to raise funds to continue work on the Justice for Farmworkers Campaign, as well as raise awareness and build community.

This year’s dinner was held at the Banquet Center at Trinity Church Wall Street. We were blessed with an array of prominent and dynamic speakers, including Julie Chavez Rodriquez (Cesar E. Chavez Foundation), Charles Osgood (CBS News), Dan Barber (Blue Hill Restaurant), and H. Carl McCall (HealthPoint) and Denis Hughes (NYS AFL-CIO).

Below are highlights of this year’s event:

RURAL & MIGRANT MINISTRY
&
GREATER NEW YORK LABOR-RELIGION COALITION
ARE HONORED TO SPONSOR THE
SOWING SEEDS FOR JUSTICE DINNER

IN SUPPORT OF
THE JUSTICE FOR FARMWORKERS CAMPAIGN

PLACE: The Banquet Center at Trinity Church – Wall Street
74 Trinity Place, New York City
Thursday, June 10, 2004
Cocktails & Silent Auction 6:00pm
Dinner & Program 7:00 – 9:30pm

FEATURED SPEAKERS
Senator Charles Schumer (D.NY)
Charles Osgood, CBS News
H. Carl McCall, Healthpoint
Dan Barber, Blue Hill Restaurant
Julie Chavez Rodriguez (granddaughter of Cesar Chavez) & Program Officer, Cesar E. Chavez Education Foundation

DINNER CHAIR COMMITTEE
Senator Charles Schumer (D.NY)
Denis Hughes, President, New York State AFL-CIO
Dennis Rivera, President, 1199 SEIU
Buck Close, Chairmain, The Slater Companies
Bruce Raynor, President, UNITE
The Rt. Reverend Herbert Donovan, Trinity Parish
Rabbi Michael Feinberg, Greater New York Labor-Religion Coalition
Charles Osgood, CBS News
H. Carl McCall, HealthPoint
Brian O’Shaughnessy, Executive Director, NYS Labor-Religion Coalition
The Rt. Reverend E. Don Taylor, Episcopal Diocese of New York
Brian McLaughlin, President, New York City Central Labor Council
Lillian Roberts, Executive Director, District Council 37, AFSCME
The Rev. Richard Witt, Executive Director, Rural & Migrant Ministry

DINNER PLANNING COMMITTEE
The Reverend Barbara Crafton, Episcopal Diocese of New York
Laura Garcia, RMM – Youth Arts Group
Peter Hauser, VisionPilots
Millie Johnson, Rural & Migrant Ministry
Matthew Heyd, Trinity Parish
Peter Scotese, Chairman, The Board of Trustees, Fashion Institute of Technology
Hazel Stewart, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Rene Thiel, Hitchcock Presbyterian Church
Nathalis Wamba, Ph.D., LEAP, Queens College

EVENT COORDINATORS
Susan Agoglia
Lauren Agoglia
ALSO
Gourmet Menu
Full Bar, Wines and Beer
Silent Auction, Table Gifts, Musical Entertainment
Business Attire

Coming Up on the Season:Migrant Farmworkers in the Northeast – A selection from this historic exhibition will be displayed during this evening’s events. The full exhibit will be on display at the Museum of American Financial History, 28 Broadway, NYC from June 16 – November 30, 2004.

DINNER SEATING
Benefactor…. $5000
Includes VIP seating for ten, full page acknowledgement in Dinner Program, inclusion in all media coverage, hand-outs and posters, and acknowledgement from podium.
Patron… $3000
Includes priority seating for ten, half page acknowledgement in Dinner Program and acknowledgment from podium.
Sponsor…. $2000
Includes preferred seating for ten, inclusion in Dinner Program and acknowledgment from podium.
Individual Tickets…. $150

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS/ADVERTISEMENTS IN DINNER JOURNAL
Back Outside Cover $2000
Front Inside Cover $750
Back Inside Cover $750
Full Page Ad: $500
Half Page Ad: $300
Quarter Page Ad: $175
Business Card Ad: $100

Please submit logo, art and message by May 21th, 2004 to Susan Agoglia, Justice for Farmworkers Campaign, 50 Sutton Place South 11L, New York, NY 10022. Call for more info 212-319-2027. Payment by check or credit card accepted.