Dinner For Disabled American Veterans Raises Funds And Awareness
Washington, D.C. -- Actor Gary Sinise, who stars in the CBS-TV show "CSI: NY" was the special guest at The America Veterans Disabled For Life Awards Gala on Tuesday, April 25, at The Pierre in New York City. Sinise, whose performance as a disabled Vietnam veteran in "Forrest Gump" earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor, paid tribute to American soldiers injured in the current war on terror in Iraq and elsewhere. All proceeds from this event will go to building the nation's first "living memorial" to the three million disabled American veterans alive today and the countless thousands who have since died. The co-chairs of this fabulous event were philanthropist Lois Pope, co-founder and chairman of the Disabled Veterans LIFE Memorial Foundation, which is spearheading the $65 million campaign to build the memorial, Arthur H. Wilson, National Adjutant of the Disabled American Veterans, Anthony J. Principi, immediate past U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and Richard M. Ditizio, managing director and U.S. Head, HNW, The Citgroup Private Bank. Philanthropist Leo N. Albert, the Fifth Third Foundation, the Ford Motor Company Fund, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars, were honored, as was John J. Devine, a disabled veteran who was recipient of the 2006 Unsung Hero Award. Dick Robinson, CEO of Robinson Media Group, served as the host.
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Lois Pope, John Devine (the Unsung Hero honored at the gala), Gary Sinise
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George Reenstra, Leo Albert, Michael Powell, Richard Ditizio, Lois Pope, Anthony Principi, Art Wilson, Dick Robinson
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Dick & Sally Robinson, Barbara Gilbert | Lois Pope, Gary Sinise, Dick Robinson | Jeff Bateman, Liz Cook
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Mrs. Lois Pope is president and founder of LIFE (Leaders In Furthering Education) and the LIFE Foundation. She is also chairman and co-founder of the Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation, an organization with the goal of building national memorial in Washington, D. C. honoring the 3 million disabled American veterans and all throughout history who have sacrificed so much for our country.
For more information about LIFE or the Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation please call (561) 865-0955.
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