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The
National Center for Learning Disabilities' annual benefit dinner
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Dr.
Mark Griffin
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Anne
Ford and Erica Irwin
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The
National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD), in recognition of their extraordinary efforts on behalf of children
with learning disabilities, honored actor, director, and producer
Henry Winkler, creator of the television icon Arthur Fonzarelli a/k/a
The Fonz on the television show Happy Days, and recent author of
the Hank Zipzer book series for young readers; Tommy
Hilfiger, honorary
chairman and principal designer for Tommy Hilfiger Corporation, and
founder of the Tommy Hilfiger Corporate Foundation which focuses
on empowering America's youth; and the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation,
which has long championed the cause of children and adults with learning
disabilities.
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Tommy
Hilfiger accepting the Spirit of Achievement Award
from John Gantz, Jr. and James H. Wendorf
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Mr. Winkler, Mr. Hilfiger, and the Tremaine Foundation received their
awards at NCLD's annual Benefit Dinner, last Wednesday, May 12, 2004
at the Marriott Marquis.
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We are truly delighted to honor Mr. Winkler, Mr. Hilfiger, and the
Tremaine family for their leadership on behalf of those children
who struggle to acquire the basic skills most of us take for granted," said John Gantz, chairman
of NCLD's Board of Directors. "All three
have served as tireless champions for children with learning disabilities
and have helped to end the cycle of failure in which so many individuals
with learning disabilities still find themselves caught up." |
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Tommy
Hilfiger and others attending NCLDs 27th annual benefit dinner.
From left to right: Fred and Nancy
Poses, Audrey MacDonald,
Dr. Mark and Rayma Griffin, Tommy Hilfiger, Margot
Levinson and John Gantz, Jr., and Nancy Brookman
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John
Gantz, Jr., Anne Ford, Tommy
Hilfiger, Mary and Peter Kalikow, Nancy
and Fred Poses, and Gov. Gaston Caperton
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In
the past eight years, NCLD's yearly benefit dinners have raised
more than $1 million annually for the organization's educational
programs, public awareness campaigns, and public policy initiatives.
They are NCLD's largest source of unrestricted funding. Each year,
the benefit also sees the awarding of the Anne Ford Scholarship,
which gives $10,000 to a worthy high school senior with a diagnosed
learning disability who is planning to attend a four-year college.
The award was established by NCLD's board of directors to honor
Anne Ford, the organization's chairman emeritus.
The National Center for Learning Disabilities mission is to increase opportunities
for all individuals with learning disabilities (LD) – and there are lots
of us out there. The goal is to assist people to achieve their potential, and
to provide solutions to help them participate fully in society. NCLD accomplishes
its mission through increasing public awareness and understanding of learning
disabilities, conducting educational programs and services that promote research-based
knowledge, and providing national leadership in shaping public policy.
To learn more about NCLD's work, please visit them at LD.org, KeepKidsLearning.org,
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Audrey
MacDonald, Tommy Hilfiger, and Rayma Griffin
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Anne
and Allegra Ford
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Anne
and Charlotte Ford
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Burton
G. Tremaine III, Anne Ford, and Stewart Hudson
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R.
Guy Vickers, Tommy
Hilfiger, and James H. Wendorf
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James
Wendorf with Arlen and Ed Garner
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Burton
G. Tremaine III, Barbara S. Tremaine, John M. Tremaine,
and Cynthia Ford
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Mary
and Peter Kalikow with Fred Poses
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John
Gantz, Jr. and Margot Levinson
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