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Kenneth Cole, Matilda Raffa Cuomo and son Andrew Cuomo
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Celebs, politicos, and execs convened for HELP USA’s Domestic Violence Survivor Luncheon and Scholarship Awards Ceremony at The Pierre. The organization provides housing, support services, job training, and scholarships for homeless and low-income families and victims of domestic violence in NYC.
Court TV anchor Nancy Grace emceed the event, and WPIX-TV weatherman Irv “Mr. G” Gikofsky introduced the awards ceremony, during which Stella Keitel presented a scholarship sponsored by her mom, Lorraine Bracco. Others were awarded by: Dr. Philip Miller, Court TV, Avon Products, Lifetime Television, King & Spaulding, Pfizer, Goldman Sachs & Co., Avis and Bruce Richards, and the Lufkin Family Foundation.
There were remarks from Andrew Cuomo, who founded the original HELP (Housing Enterprise for the Less Privileged), and a keynote address from author Linda Fairstein, former chief of sex crimes at the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. Lending their support: U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney, Court TV CEO Henry Schleiff, former NY Gov. Mario Cuomo and Matilda Raffa Cuomo, and (Cuomo son-in-law) Kenneth Cole.
These helping hands have directed many toward a better life....
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U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney, Court TV honcho Henry Schleiff, author Linda Fairstein
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