GODDARD RIVERSIDE
COMMUNITY CENTER’S 21st ANNUAL NEW YORK BOOK
FAIR GALA
A Festive Evening of
Raucous Roasts & Merry Toasts
The Goddard Riverside Community Center honors Chip
Gibson, President and Publisher of Random House Children’s
Books. Mr. Gibson serves on the Board of Directors
of First Book, a national children’s literacy
organization. He is also co-Chairman of Goddard Riverside
Community Center’s Book Fair Committee and serves
on the organization’s Board of Directors. Having
taken on a leading role in the fight against censorship:
advocating for freedom of speech and the First Amendment,
Mr. Gibson, along with his team at Random House, has
been recognized for by the National Coalition Against
Censorship for “Outstanding Work on Behalf of
Public Education on the First Amendment.”
Guest Speaker:
Martha Stewart
DATE: Monday,
October 29, 2007
TIME: 6:00 p.m
/ Cocktails & Dinner
PLACE: Tavern
on the Green / Central Park at West 67th Street
*** PRESS RSVP/COCKTAIL RECEPTION
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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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