Garden City residents Thomas and Carol Whalen will be co-chairing New Ground’s 14th Annual Groundbreakers’ Celebration on Thursday, Nov. 20, at the Carlyle on the Green, Bethpage State Park. Bethpage Federal Credit Union, Farrell Fritz, P.C. and Jim and Mary Jo Cowan will be honored for their ongoing dedication and commitment to New Ground’s mission. The evening begins at 6:30 p.m. and includes cocktails, dinner and dancing, silent and premiere auctions.
Proceeds from this event will support the many critical services and educational programs designed to help New Ground’s homeless families and veterans become self-supporting and independent.
For information on tickets, raffle (trip to a Grand Mayan Resort – a week-long stay in a lavish 2-bedroom, 2-bathroom Grand Master Suite – includes round trip airfare for two), journal ads and sponsorship opportunities, please visit www.newground.org or call 516-564-4764, ext. 141.
New Ground, Inc. is a unique not -for-profit agency committed to educating and empowering families as well as individuals who are caught in the vicious cycle of homelessness. Founded in 1991, New Ground recognizes that the key to solving homelessness is not only to help the families who are homeless, but also work at preventing it in the future. The organization identifies and responds to those families-at-risk through intensive case management programs that provide educational, technical, and emotional support.
