Mother’s Day Luncheon
The Mother’s Day Luncheon is a fundraiser and community building event that celebrates the many aspects of motherhood. All proceeds go to support JCP community programs and to provide scholarships for children in these programs.
Please join us for this year’s Mother’s Day Luncheon on Thursday, May 6th, focusing on Women and Politics.
The first luncheon in 2007, entitled “A Celebration of Motherhood” included a prominent panel of working women who discussed the juggling act of being a mother, wife, sister, daughter and working woman. The event was attended by over 75 people, raised over $13,000 and included a dynamic interactive discussion. Panelists included: Lori Blackman, Senior Talent Executive/Producer The Ellen DeGeneres Show; Liz Lange, Founder & CEO Liz Lange Maternity; Elisa R. Port, M.D, FCAS, Breast Surgeon, Memorial SloanKettering Cancer Center; Dani Shapiro, Best Selling Author and was moderated by Lisa Spiegel, M.A, LMHC, Co-Founder & Director, Soho Parenting.
The second luncheon, entitled “Nurturing Through Giving: A Mother’s Day Celebration,” included a panel of inspiring female philanthropists who discussed how we can make a difference and how we can educate our children to be more involved in the local and world community. The event was attended by over 100 people. and raised over $15,000. Panelists included: Ruth W. Messinger, President, American Jewish World Service; Lori Cohen, Attorney for Sanctuary for Families, Center for Battered Women’s/Legal Services; Tonya Lewis Lee Esq., Author, Producer, Board Member NAACP-LDF, Children for Children; Lisa Perry,Fashion Designer, Reproductive Rights and Women’s Health Activist and was moderated by Campbell Brown, Anchor for CNN.
Last year’s luncheon, entitled ” Mother to Mother : Words of Wisdom,” featured Stephanie Hirsch, Author of the book Mother Nurture. the event was attended by 140 people and raised over $15,000. Panelists included: Susan Posen, CEO, of House of Z LLC and Alexandra Posen, Creative Director, House of Z LLC; Doreen Hermelin , National President of ORT America and Francine Hermelin Levite, formerly the co-founder of Associates in Science; Dr. Robi Ludwig, nationally known psychotherapist and award-winning reporter; and Arline Zucker, mother of Jeff Zucker, President & CEO of NBC Universal.
If you would like to participate on this year’s luncheon planning committee, please contact Stephanie Amarnick, JCP’s Assistant Director: Stephanie@jcpdowntown.org