HeartShare Gala raises big bucks for non-profit agency
Celebrities from the worlds of movies, television and radio pitched in to help the Brooklyn-based organization HeartShare Human Services of New York raise nearly $600,000 at its 2015 Spring Gala and Auction at the New York Marriott Marquis, an event that attracted more than 950 guests.
The guest of honor at the March 26 gala was Z100 Radio host Elvis Duran, star of the “Elvis Duran and the Morning Show,” who said he believes strongly in helping the less fortunate. “If all of New York doesn’t win, none of us win. So, it’s our job, along with HeartShare, to make sure everyone in New York has a chance to win and be winners,” he said.
The list of honorees also included Ines Rosales, FOX 5’s “Good Day New York” traffic reporter; Joseph Mark Velli, finance executive and director of Paychex, Inc.; and Patrick Clarke, president of Celtic General Contractors. Clarke’s company rebuilt a HeartShare center in Queens on a pro-bono basis.