MEDIA
ADVISORY
GODDARD RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY
CENTER HOLDS ITS
21st ANNUAL NEW YORK BOOK FAIR
Goddard Riverside Community Center, one of New York
City’s leading not-for-profit organizations,
holds its 21st Annual New York Book Fair on Saturday,
November 17, 2007 and Sunday, November 18, 2007. Proceeds
from the book fair will directly support Goddard Riverside
services for youth, older adults and homeless individuals.
Highlights of Goddard Riverside New York Book Fair:
- Goddard Riverside’s major fundraiser and
signature charitable project of the publishing industry,
now in its 21st year
- 50% or more off of a selection of 25,000
new cookbooks, children’s books, art books,
bestsellers and many other holiday gift items
- 85 cents of every dollar spent will directly
support Goddard Riverside programs that serve 16,000
residents of the Upper West Side and Harlem communities
- Supported by generous members of the publishing
industry, the real estate community, local businesses
and caring New Yorkers
- A unique benefit in the New York City
not-for-profit world with devoted volunteers and
shoppers who have been involved since the event’s
inception
Goddard Riverside can arrange interviews with:
- Best-selling authors who support the New
York Book Fair including: Kurt Andersen, Joseph
Berger, Roy Blount, Jr., David Bornstein, Andy Borowitz,
Jane E. Brody, Ethan Bronner, Robert A. Caro, Betsy
Carter, Lee Child, Carol Higgins Clark, Jared Cohen,
Linda Fairstein, Peter Greenberg, Susan Isaacs,
Joseph Kanon, Paul Krugman, Christopher Lehmann-Haupt,
Sheila Lukins, Malachy McCourt, Cheryl Mendelson,
David Nasaw, Marilyn Nissenson, Victoria Redel,
Ruth Reichl, Karenna Gore Schiff, Patricia Schultz,
Jeffrey Toobin, Calvin Trillin, Patricia Volk, and
Donald E. Westlake.
- Dedicated volunteers who contribute their
time, energy and enthusiasm to make this signature
event possible
- Director of Goddard Riverside Community
Center, who can speak to the significance of the
book fair for Goddard Riverside services
Goddard Riverside Community Center provides services
to 16,000 people annually from Manhattan’s Upper
West Side and Harlem communities. Twenty-two programs
at 16 sites reach out to children and youth, families,
homeless people and older adults. Goddard Riverside,
a not-for-profit organization, provides basic services
such as meals, shelter and education, and enriches
community life with recreational, cultural and arts
activities. The agency manages 600 units of affordable
housing. In addition, advocacy and legal services
offer individuals and groups a voice in their community
and a way to address critical social issues.
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