2007 Annual Raffle Results and Winners

January 11, 2008

CP-NY’s Annual Raffle 2007 took place in November and December 2007. The Raffle was a huge success and CP-NY raised $4,000 !!A Big THANKS to everyone who helped with the raffle - those who donated prizes, sold and bought tickets and hosted our raffle tables and a special mention to the following :

Paperboy Theatricals

Premco Associates

Dana Galin Jewelry Design

Starbucks

PriceWaterhouseCoopers

Estee Lauder

Chelsea Piers

The Public Theater

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

Polar

Jennifer Benetato

Rozz Nash

Jonathan Seiden

Arthur Ludwig

Winners:

Estee Lauder Gift Basket

Joseph Miller
Northface Jackets

Kristen Farmer

Christine Olson
Two one-day member passes to the Sports Center @ Chelsea Piers

Maggie Allen
Two tickets to Shakespeare in the Park 2008

Casey Rappold

Justin Hargett
Drowsy Chaperone Tickets and Backstage Passes

Nancy Young
Fuji Mountain Bike

Ari Bernstein
Matchbox 20 Ticket

Sara Henderson
Starbucks Gift Baskets
Emma K. Oliver

Joylene Porter

Keshia Johnson

Mary Beth Mendez

Melissa Vaughan

J. Owings

Thyssa Docker

Paul Warren

George Starks

Susebio Pena

Syretta Williams

Suzanne Arnold

Carmen DeLong

Isaac Kerson

Marc Provost
Private Yoga Classes with Jennifer Benetato

Tammy Conner
Elvis Presley Merchandise and CDs

Francisco Romirez
2 Private Personal Training Sessions by Rozz Nash

Elijah Hawkes
Private Therapeutic Massage

Susan Inhittaker
Chamber Music Society Tickets

Christopher Hallman
City at Peace Gift Basket

Amanda Pietraszewski
Designer Necklace and Earrings by danagalin

Priscillia Gore
Polar Heart Fitness Monitor

Adriana Garza
Video Now Game

Leslie Wiles

January and February Community Service Calendar

January 10, 2008

Coat & Sweater Drive
40 Coats were collected by CP-NY’s participants and delivered to homeless youth at Covenant House and Lenox Family Shelter in Manhattan.
Refugee Letter Writing Campaign
A talkback with Congolese refugee youth and CP-NY casts to learn more about the situation for youth in refugee camps in the Congo will take place in February. A letter writing campaign will hope to be developed out of this meeting.
Safe Space/GSAs
Safe Space posters were put up in a number of schools by CP-NY cast members. Responses were recorded and cast members will be exploring how to launch and/or improve Gay Straight Alliances in specific schools.
Violence Against Women
The CP-NY participants will attend a performance of the Vagina Monologues at Columbia University and learn more about how they can support the VDay mission and other actions