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THE 98TH
YULETIDE BALL
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BRENNAN is a proud supporter of the Brooklyn Kindergarten Society and its commitment to the youngest and most important members of our community.
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Elizabeth Alsop and Timothy Ronda
Rachel Apthorpe
Denise Arbesu and Peter Meyer
Julie and Kyle Ashley
Jenny Hourihan Bailin and John Bailin
Christine and Donald Benson
Sarah and Tim Biggins
Jennie Blair
Clare and Jim Bradshaw
Jessica and Donald Brennan
Ashley and Rory Brown
Tracy Brown and Joe Kusnick
Paula Tancock Burrell and David Burrell
Heather and Peter Campbell
Emmeline Cardozo and Teo Quintana
Joanna and David Costantino
Desiree and Cory Davis
Kara Gustafson DeSilva and Neil DeSilva
Paula and Hayden Dunbar
Sylvana and Adam Durrett
Alexa Eccles
Carolyn Ellis and Lake Wise
Kathy and Henry Elsesser
Beth Fleisher and Christopher Claremont
Blake and Andrew Foote
Megan Fort
Chelseah Free
Becky and Tom Fruin
Sabrina Gleizer and Jonathan Keehner
Christy and Robert Haile
Carter and Bryan Hamontree
Mary Haskins and Harry Shulman
Hilary and Edwin Jager
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Liza and Shaw Joseph
Judith Keefer
Tania and Tony Kleckner
Carrie Lamb
Dona and James Laughlin
Alison and Joshua Lindland
Sarah and Michael London
Valerie and Joseph Louzonis
Carey and Joshua Macaleer
Marci and Stephen MacGuffie
Hannah Maddoff and Andrew Seiden
Marisa Marinelli and Brad Mulder
Clare Mcauliffe
Lindsay and Emmett McCann
Buffi and Clay McDonald
Kelly and Will Milam
Andrea Turner Moffitt and Steven Moffitt
Julia and Braden Neff
Claire and Samuel Nitze
Amanda Oakley
Maartje Oldenburg and Rustom Khandalavala
Louise and Lee Olive
Mia Parker
Joanne Rhoers
Yvonne Riley-Tepie
Sarah and Spencer Robertson
Sabrina Rodriquez and Stefan Pepe
Dyanne Rosado
Amy and Gregory Rowland
Margaret and David Sarratt
Jennifer Sinclair Schiff and David Schiff
Vicky and Jay Schippers
Jeanne Silkworth
Tara Sparks
Chrissy and Andrew Springer
Jaime St. Peter and Josh Pater
Alexa Suskin
Katherine and Eric Todrys
Colleen and Graves Tompkins
Meredith Townsend and Charlie Homet
Laura Trevelyan and James Goldston
Liza Velazquez and Timothy Milford
Susan Whiting and Bruce Van Dusen
Barbara and Timothy Wilding
Amerika and Bradd Williamson
Amelia and James Wilson
Natalia and Burke Wise
Jillian and Jordan Woods
Julia NeffCO-CHAIR
Lindsay McCannCO-CHAIR
YULETIDE COMMITTEE AND DINNER PARTY HOSTS
2018
LISTING AS OF DECEMBER 3, 2018
Happy Holidays to everyone at the Brooklyn Kindergarten Society + participating in the Yuletide Ball 2018! We are grateful to be part of this wonderful event again!
Cheers to a DELICIOUS 2019!
Happy Holidays to everyone at the Brooklyn Kindergarten Society. We are grateful to be part of this wonderful event again!
Cheers to a delicious 2019!
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A N D T H E 2018 Y U L E T I D E B A L L
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When you support the Yuletide Ball with a ticket or gift, your generosity provides
high-quality early education to children from low-income families.
For 127 years, the Brooklyn Kindergarten Society has worked to ensure children
receive quality education in a nurturing environment that cultivates
the skills to succeed in kindergarten and beyond.
We serve nearly 400 children and their families at BKS early childhood learning
centers in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Crown Heights, and Brownsville public housing.
Children receive full-day classes and enrichment programs. Families have access to
counseling, classes, and referrals that continue support beyond the classroom.
Your generosity works to stop the cycle of poverty where it does the most damage—in early
childhood.To learn more or to make a gift, visit bksny.org. Thank you!
BROOKLYN KINDERGARTEN SOCIETY
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C E N T E R PR O G R A M S
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NAT AZAROW CHILDREN’S CENTER BREVOORT CHILDREN’S CENTER
EDWARD L. CLEAVELAND CHILDREN’S CENTER
WEEKSVILLE GARDENS COMMUNITY CENTER HOWARD CHILDREN’S CENTER
PALANTES! MOVEMENT AND MUSIC NOEL POINTER FOUNDATION
BROOKLYN MUSIC SCHOOL BROOKLYN SEEDS
KINGS COUNTY TENNIS LEAGUE
Warmest Best Wishes from
Dino J. Veronese,
Brooklyn Kindergarten
Society
Honorary Board Member
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ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR FALL 2019
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Thank you to the following families for generously donating to
our Families Helping Families Fund. This fund provides an opportunity
to directly support programs in our centers such as weekly ESL classes,
early drop off and after school care and healthy eating instruction.
Alice Beal and William Kuntz II
Krystyna and Dan Houser
Pamela Hutto
Brenda and Jonathan Insull
Emily J. Kingsbury
Lindsay and Emmett McCann
Julia and Braden Neff
Mary Stanton
Amerika and Bradd Williamson
Maggie Yates
Families Helping Families Fund
THANK YOU
AS OF DECEMBER 3, 2018
We’d like to thank the following individuals for their generous support
Alan Bernstein Realty ServicesJessica and Donald BrennanHarriet and Alan Dresher
Paula and Hayden DunbarJennifer and Steven Eisenstadt
Kathy and Henry ElsesserCarol Enseki and William Fulbrecht
Elizabeth Anne Fontaine and Robert Buckholz
Helena Lee and Richard KlapperSarah and Michael London
Grace Ray and Phillip KearnsLiza and Joseph Shaw
Barbara WildingAmelia and James Wilson
Jillian WoodsBarbara Zimmerman
YULETIDE CONTRIBUTIONS AND SPONSORSHIP SUPPORT
Kristin and Peter BeckerKrystyna and Dan Houser
Judy KeeferMichael Nugent
Louise and Lee Olive
Chrissy and Andy SpringerKerry and Jeffrey Strong
Colleen and Graves TompkinsRichard Yancey
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Jane DebevoiseMichelle and Christopher Ewan
Salome Galib and Duane McLaughlinDavid Goodrich
Leslie Henshaw and Renny Mendez
Jenny Hunter-AstrachanNatalie and Peter Jaros
Carrie and Michael LambKatherine and Henry Mannix
Dana Mazo and Daniel SharfmanKristin and Austin RatnerKatherine and Eric Todrys
Michael Vaughn
BENEFACTOR TICKETS
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OF THE BROOKLYN KINDERGARTEN SOCIETY
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Congratulations to the
Brooklyn Kindergarten Society
Thank you for your tireless efforts, unwavering commitment and tremendous devotion towards making an important difference in the lives of so many children in Brooklyn.
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The holiday season is steeped in longstanding traditions: singing carols, sitting around a crackling fireplace, and crafting gingerbread houses. In Brooklyn, we have spent more than 95 years creating our own exciting holiday tradition…the glamorous annual Yuletide Ball in support of Brooklyn Kindergarten Society. Since the first-ever Yuletide Ball in 1920, the event has been a symbol of the spirit of the holidays, combining good cheer and doing good. Year after year, nearly 1,000 generous individuals come together to break the cycle of poverty where it does the most harm—in early childhood. Thank you for standing with us and supporting a vision for a better Brooklyn, a holiday tradition that is near and dear, indeed. The annual Ball has evolved over the years, just as our beloved borough has. Brooklyn seems to change more and more every day, and each year we are thrilled to see the Ball attendees grow and change with it. Our pre-ball dinners vary in every way imaginable: some are black-tie affairs in glorious century-old townhouses, others are casual affairs where people prefer to order in pizza. Some are in DUMBO lofts, others are in Manhattan high-rises. But all culminate on the dance floor of the Heights Casino, where we party the night away and celebrate the joy of giving. We would like to thank all of our pre-ball dinner hosts, as well as their families, for allowing us to defray the costs of the ball with their hospitality and generosity. We also wish to thank our co-chairs, Lindsay McCann and Julia Neff, whose passion and hard work contributed so much to this year’s success. Thank you as well to TD Bank and Brennan Real Estate for their generous underwriting support.
Enjoy the night, and thank you for making this holiday tradition so important to the children and families we serve.
Best wishes,The BKS Board and Staff
THE 98TH YULETIDE BALL
BROOKLYN KINDERGARTEN SOCIETY
We’re proud to call Brooklyn home.
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BROOKLYN KINDERGARTEN SOCIETY
SPECIAL THANKS
Lindsay McCann and Julia Neff, 2018 Yuletide Co-ChairsJeanne Silkworth for her decorating genius
THANK YOUThe Brooklyn Kindergarten Society Board wishes to thank the Yuletide Ball Committee
and Dinner Party Hosts for making the 98th Yuletide Ball a great success!
SPECIAL RECOGNITION TO OUR PREFERRED PARTNERSBlanc & Rouge, Waterfront Wines & Spirits, Dish Food & Wine, Cobblestone Catering & Fine Foods, La Catrina Flower Studio,
Shen Beauty, Nova Octo, Jonathan M. Rackleff
B O A R D O F D I R E C T O R S
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William Fulbrecht
Judy KeeferHope Lesane
Drew McGheeMarjorie NassirouJeanne Silkworth
Mary StantonLaura Trevelyan
Amerika WilliamsonRebecca YaggyWilliam Yates
Harry ShulmanPRESIDENT
Michelle DeFossettTREASURER
Benita R. Miller, Esq. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Jane Hamburger Gloria Lanza-Bajo Janet OffensendDino Veronese Michele Newman Genevieve Christy
Matthew CosentinoSECRETARY
HONORARY BOARD
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