The 2015 Gala Fundraiser for the Friends of Christopher Columbus Park will be held on Friday, November 6, 2015, 6:30pm to 11:30pm at the Boston Harbor Hotel. Tickets are now available and can be purchased at FOCCP.org.
NEWS RELEASE
Mayor Martin J. Walsh is Honorary Co-Chair
of the
2015 Friends of Christopher Columbus Park Annual Fundraising Gala
Friday, November 6, 2015, at the Boston Harbor Hotel
Boston, MA – The Friends of Christopher Columbus Park (FOCCP) and Honorary Co-Chair Mayor Martin J. Walsh invite North End and Waterfront neighbors and businesses to join them on Friday, November 6, 2015, at the Boston Harbor Hotel to support the neighborhood gem: Christopher Columbus Park. The event begins at 6:30 p.m. and features a cocktail reception and buffet, dancing to the Beantown Swing Orchestra and a Silent Auction. Tickets are $150 per person; $2,000 for a corporate table of 10.
“Our Annual Fundraiser enables us to enhance one of the most beautiful parks in the City of Boston,” says Joanne Hayes-Rines, FOCCP President. “Our major effort is to light up winter evenings by bathing the trellis in blue lights and illuminating 14 trees throughout the park. We also host family-friendly events throughout the year, maintain the Rose Kennedy Rose Garden, the Crescent Gardens and work with the Boston Parks and Recreation Department to assure the safety and cleanliness of the park.”
The Platinum Level corporate sponsors for this year are NorthEndBoston.com and Sanibel Electric. Gold Level sponsors are Boston PushCart, Boston Harbor Cruises, CL Waterfront Properties, Joe’s American Bar & Grill, One Medical Group, Marriott Long Wharf Boston, Sunstone Hotel Investors and Tia’s Restaurant.
For information about the 2015 Annual Gala and Sponsorship opportunities, go to www.foccp.org or call (781) 639-6002.
The Friends of Christopher Columbus Park is an all-volunteer non-profit organization comprised of North End and Waterfront neighbors and businesses whose purpose is to further the restoration, protection, preservation, care, enhancement, improvement, and maintenance of the Christopher Columbus Waterfront Park. The FOCCP works closely with the City of Boston Parks and Recreation Department to keep the park clean and well maintained, and with other city and state organizations to improve the park and to enrich the lives of both residents and visitors to Boston.
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The current officers FOCCP are Joanne Hayes-Rines (President), Ann Babbitt (Vice President), Audrey Tortolani (Treasurer) and Patricia Thiboutot (Clerk). Board members are Joe Bono, Ford Cavalleri, Beverly Knight, Susanne Lavoie, Robyn Reed, Patricia Sabbey and Christina Sperry.
