CECPP June Fundraiser

Allons, Citoyens!

Champagne! Charcuterie!
Camaraderie!

Tuesday, June 30, 2009
6:00 to 8:00 PM
*Murray Hill location provided upon RSVP*
Please call 212-380-8612 or email citizens@savelpc.org.

$35 (for one)
$50 (bring a comrade!)

Hosted by friends of the Citizens Emergency Committee to Preserve Preservation

Featuring…

- An elegant, private penthouse apartment, with magnificent terrace views of the Chrysler and Empire State Buildings, hovering above the Murray Hill Historic District

- Chanteuse performance in the classic style of Edith Piaf

- Special prize drawing (the growing list of prizes includes dinner for two at Le Perigord, "Paris in New York," a walking tour with expert guide Justin Ferate, historically inspired designer jewelry, "Eiffel Tower" plate/mug/napkin suite, French lessons – et plus!)

- St. Germain Cocktails (French elderflower liqueur & sparkling wine – très charmant!)

- Mixing & mingling with fellow activists, including gracious, tenacious host Olga Statz (see “Of a Childhood, a City and a Church’s ‘Douceur de Vivre’”)

You are invited to join the Citizens Emergency Committee to Preserve Preservation (CECPP) for an early Bastille Day celebration, inspired by the feisty Franco-Americans leading the charge to save the Church of St. Vincent de Paul in Chelsea, a center for New York’s French-speaking community and a beacon of racial tolerance and equality for over 160 years. Despite this powerful history, glorious architecture and profound sense of place, the Landmarks Preservation Commission has refused to even hold a public hearing on St. Vincent de Paul. The church faces imminent closure by the Catholic Archdiocese.

Your support contributes directly to CECPP’s Landmarks Defense Fund!

To reserve your ticket (or to make a generous gift in absentia), download the remittance form (click here) and mail it, together with your check (made payable to “CECPP”) to:

Citizens Emergency Committee to Preserve Preservation
c/o Neighborhood Preservation Center, 232 E. 11th Street, New York, NY 10003