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Staff

Kristen Mangelinkx, Director
Elana Western, Development Coordinator
Laura Driscoll, Development Coordinator

The New England Regional Office offers thanks and appreciation to the volunteer leaders on our Board of Directors and Advisory Council.

Upcoming Events

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole Screening

On Saturday, September 25, we will host a private 3-D screening of the newly released film Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole at the AMC Boston Common Theatre followed by an owl-themed tea party with a reading by Kathryn Lasky, the author whose book series inspired the film.
 
As a long-time supporter and board member for the U.S. Fund for UNICEF, Kathy Lasky is thrilled to be able to share in the opening of this movie with other UNICEF donors and their children who will be Trick-or-Treating for UNICEF on Halloween. This year marks the 60th anniversary of Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF and the event will be a celebration of this tradition as well as an opportunity to get kids excited about helping other kids around the world this Halloween.

For more information, please call 617.266.7534 x105 or email bostonevents@unicefusa.org.

Recent Events

UNICEF and the Celtics: "A Night for Haiti"  

The U.S. Fund for UNICEF recognized the Boston Celtics with its Children's Champion Award on March 25, 2010. The Celtics were recognized for their off-court efforts to raise money for children in Haiti affected by the January 12 earthquake. The evening's celebration was a fundraiser co-chaired by Tiffany Ortiz and Brandi Garnett . It yielded more than $740,000 for UNICEF's work in Haiti.

The award was accepted by Boston Celtics CEO and co-owner Wyc Grousbeck, and managing partner and co-owner Stephen Pagliuca. In accepting the award, the two gentlemen recognized the cumulative efforts of the many people who worked to raise money and awareness for Haiti by calling the co-chairs and Celtics players to the stage to accept the award with them.

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A Night for Haiti event co-chairs Brandi Garnett and Tiffant Ortiz with U.S. Fund for UNICEF President and CEO Caryl Stern.

The Children's Champion Award is presented by the U.S. Fund for UNICEF to public figures who strive to make a difference for children throughout the world. Past honorees include the late Audrey Hepburn, Nelson Mandela, H.M. Queen Noor of Jordan, Princess Caroline of Hanover and Red Sox star David Ortiz. Most recently President Paul Kagame and First Lady Madame Jeannette Kagame of Rwanda were honored for striving to provide education for all children in their country.

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U.S. Fund for UNICEF’s President and CEO Caryl Stern and Director Kristen Mangelinkx present the Children’s Champion Award to Wyc and Corinne Grousbeck

The evening's event, "A Night for Haiti," featured a performance by R&B group Boyz II Men, who excited the crowd with some of their chart-topping singles like "The End of the Road." Other festivities included a live auction which resulted in hot competition for items like a jersey and pair of sneakers worn and signed by Boston Celtic Kevin Garnett, and the privilege to spend game day at Fenway Park with David Ortiz. Guests included actor Lenny Clarke, and Boston Celtics teammates Kevin Garnett, Rasheed Wallace, Ray Allen, Paul Pierce, Brian Scalabrine and Glen Davis; Boston Celtics Head Coach Doc Rivers; and Celtics coaches Clifford Ray and Coach Armond Hill.

Women's Luncheon Series

We are pleased to announce that we will be hosting author Tracy Kidder at our next Women’s Luncheon on Friday, November 5, 2010. For sponsorship opportunities, please contact us at 617.266.7534 x105 or bostonevents@unicefusa.org.

Over his long career, Kidder’s writing has been prolific and outstanding.  The Soul of New Machine—a book celebrated for its insight into the world of high-tech corporate America—earned him a Pulitzer Prize and a National Book Award in 1982.Other bestselling works include House (1985), Among Schoolchildren (1989),Old Friends (1993) and Home Town (1999). His enormously influential book, Mountains Beyond Mountains, (2003), captures two global health crises, tuberculosis and AIDS, through the eyes of a single-minded physician bent on improving the health of some of the poorest people on the planet.

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U.S. Fund for UNICEF New England Board Members Kaia Miller and Caterina Bandini with Anne Garrels.

We were pleased to host Anne Garrels, NPR's senior foreign correspondent, at the Women's Luncheon on May 25, 2010. Garrels discussed the effects of war on women and children in Iraq from her experience as one of only sixteen U.S. journalists to remain in Baghdad during the U.S. bombing in 2003. Garrels illustrated the challenges faced by women and children in Iraq during the war, including gender based violence and suspension of education for children, as well as the daily dangers of living in a war zone.

Volunteer opportunities

If you would like to volunteer to help raise money through Trick–or–Treat for UNICEF or other youth activities please call 1.800.4UNICEF or sign up to be a volunteer at unicefusa.org/volunteer. If you are interested in volunteering for local events or applying for internships, please contact us at 617.266.7534 x105 or bostonevents@unicefusa.org.

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