Calling All Cowboys and Cowgirls for the "Blue Jean Ball"

April 12, 2005

Contacts:
Ellen Lubell – (w) 212-949-4938, (c) 917-854-6864,
Emily Crossan – (w) 917-286-1548, (c) 201-344-5742

The Children’s Aid Society’s Associates Council’s “Blue Jean Ball” Brings the Wild West to New York

When:
Saturday, April 16, 2005
9:00 p.m. – 2:00 a.m.

Where:
Gotham Hall
1356 Broadway (at 36th Street)
New York, NY

What:
This year’s Associates Council of The Children’s Aid Society’s Gala, dubbed the “Blue Jean Ball,” will feature a Texas Hold ‘Em Poker Tournament, live band, DJ, designer one-of-a-kind Cowboy Hat Live Auction, Silent Auction and Desperado Shooters Saloon.

The Live Auction, sponsored by Christie’s and Stetson, will include cowboy hats designed by such fashion luminaries as Robert Lee Morris, Alvin Valley, Lela Rose, Douglas Hannant, Anne Bowen, Michelle Smith, Anand Jon, Bonnie Brenner, Erika Everett, Joanna Mastrioanni, and Luca Orlandi of Luca Luca, all of whom are expected to be on hand for the auction. Exciting trips will be awarded to the top 5 finishers in the Texas Hold ‘Em Poker Tournament, including a first place prize of a 7-night trip for 2 to St. Thomas.

Tickets are $150 for regular admission ($175 at the door), $300 for VIP admission to the high roller room and $500 for VIP admission and a spot in the Texas Hold ‘Em Poker Tournament. For more information on the Gala, visit www.childrensaidsociety.org/bluejeanball.

Who:
Expected guests: Philip Coltoff, CEO of The Children’s Aid Society; C. Warren Moses, CAS Executive Director; Les Trent of Inside Edition; NY1’s Gary Ramsay; actress Oksana Lada; CNBC’s Becky Quick; Scott Rapoport of CBS; Jay and Allison Aston; Brad Aston; Alexandra Lind Rose; Emily Holt; Diana Petroff; Lara Meiland; Lise Meiland; Mack Hicks; Brett Weisman; Taylor Plimpton; Margaret Katz; Alexandra Wilkis; Kathryn Forest; Isabelle Dufour; Ariana David; Matt Mochary; Connor McCaffery; Jennifer Ireland; Bart and Terri Eagle; Peter Kellner; Valentin Von Arnim; Marlene Everett; John de Neufville; Daniel M. and Scott S. Fox; Ryan and Mary Giuliani; Korinne Kotovos; Steven Marcus; Hayden Lockaby; Laetitia Pichot de Cayeux; Theodore Roosevelt; Greta Tufvesson; Lawrence M. Waterhouse III; Kate Whitley; Alexandra Wilkis; Candida Lara; Prince V.J. Palker; and Shad Azimi

The Children’s Aid Society was founded in 1853. It is one of the nation’s largest and most innovative non-sectarian agencies, serving more than 150,000 of New York’s neediest children and their families with a network of services that includes community schools, neighborhood centers, camps, adoption and foster care services, teen pregnancy prevention, education, health and recreation. For additional information, visit www.childrensaidsociety.org.