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Black Tie International:
Helen K.
Persson Endowment Society |
KRAVIS CENTER FOR THE
PERFORMING ARTS
Helen K. Persson
Endowment Society
Hosts Second Annual
Reception
Photos Courtesy of the
Kravis Center for the
Performing Arts
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Helen Persson and Natalie Stone
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Joel R. Stevens, II, William Meyer and Barry Berg |
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Jay and Nancy Parker |
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Ruby Rinker and Andrew Bytnar |
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Freuma
and Dr. Elliot Klorfein |
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(West Palm Beach, FL – February 8, 2010) Donors,
guests, and business leaders attended the second annual
reception for the Helen K. Persson Endowment Society,
held on January 26 in the Kravis Center’s Gimelstob
Ballroom.
Sponsored by Bernstein Global Wealth
Management, the evening opened with welcoming remarks
from William A. Meyer, Chairman of the Kravis Center’s
Board of Directors.
Calling the Endowment Society’s namesake a “shining
example of generosity to her community,” Mr. Meyer
hailed Mrs. Persson for her inspiring “service,
leadership, and commitment to the long-term fiscal
stability of the Kravis Center.”
The purpose of the Helen K. Persson Endowment Society is
to build an endowment that will provide supplemental
funding to help support the operation of the Kravis
Center now and in the future, while continuing its
mission to enhance the quality of life in Palm Beach
County.
Mr. Meyer also recognized the Kravis Center’s original
Building Advisory Board and Cocktails for Culture
committee members for “their vision and voracity in
spearheading (our) early fundraising efforts.”
Guest speakers from Bernstein Global Wealth Management
were Joel R. Stevens, II, Senior Vice President and
Senior Managing Director, and Barry S. Berg, Principal.
In her comments to the crowd, Mrs. Persson recalled:
“When Alex Dreyfoos asked me two years ago if I would
lend my name to an endowment society at the Kravis
Center, I was filled with great pride and humility. I
was celebrating my 90th birthday, so the privilege
of hearing the announcement of the establishment of the
Helen K. Persson Endowment Society was music to my ears.
I knew that the possibilities for creating a strong and
healthy permanent endowment would ensure a glorious
future for the Kravis Center. Since the Society was
created, we have been fortunate to receive several
significant endowment gifts, and I am joyful that I am
here to see the Society grow.”
Mrs. Persson acknowledged the presence of new Endowment
Society member Natalie G. Stone, who had served as
co-chair of both the Kravis Center’s original Building
Campaign Advisory Board and Cocktails for Culture, and
was happily celebrating her 93rd birthday.
Many of the reception attendees were Regional Arts
subscribers, who enjoyed a lecture by former Palm
Beach Postmusic critic Sharon McDaniel prior to the
concert by the Moscow State Radio Symphony. Ms.
McDaniel’s lecture was sponsored by Nancy and Jay
Parker.
For more information about the Helen K. Persson
Endowment Society, please contact the Kravis Center
development department at 561.651.4320.
About the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing
Arts:
The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the
Performing Arts is a not-for-profit performing arts
center whose mission is to enhance the quality of life
in Palm Beach County by presenting a diverse schedule of
national and international artists and companies of the
highest quality; by offering comprehensive arts
education programs; by providing a Palm Beach County
home in which local and regional arts organizations can
showcase their work; and by providing economic catalyst
and community leadership in West Palm Beach, supporting
efforts to increase travel and tourism to Palm Beach
County.
The Kravis Center is located at 701 Okeechobee Blvd. in
West Palm Beach, FL. For more information, please call
561-832-7469 or visit www.kravis.org.
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