East Side House Settlement is a social service agency that aims to support poor families in the South Bronx. It makes efforts to provide education opportunities for 10,000 individuals and families each year in New York so that they may earn a good professional degree and can work to come out of poverty. Last year, it provided education to 3,500 high school students. Its philanthropist services in the education field are remarkable and due to these services now many students are able to get an education and are working to change their financial conditions.
Eastside house settlement is actively launching a charity event every year. On March 24, 2016, it hosted its 17th annual Gala Preview of the 2016 New York International Auto show at Jacob K. Javits Centre. This remarkable event was attended by nearly 1,300 guests belonging to media and fashion industry, finance and philanthropy field.
This remarkable and noble cause event was chaired by Philip L. Yang, Joan P. Young, and Chris LaSusa and its Benefit Committee were chaired by Mirella Afonso, Rafael Azzi, Helio Campos, Maria Cecilia B. Campos, Sam P.C. Dangremond, Anne Deane, Manuela Giannini, Aline Pimentel, and Mariana Zois.
This event was a remarkable one as it brought amazing brands under one roof. It allowed guests to have a private preview of the auto show before its official opening to the public. The Gala Preview offered cocktails followed by the delicious dinner for benefactors.
In this auto show, spectacular vehicles such as jaguar and land rover were presented that attracted every person’s attention. There was a live auction ceremony of jaguar F pace first edition, which has the special model solely created for the purpose to celebrate brand’s performance. The jaguar is a prominent manufacturer of luxury sports cars, sedans and other high-performance cars. Jaguar’s amazing F-Type SVR was also previewed and famous Hollywood actress Michelle Rodriguez from movie Fast and Furious enjoyed its first test drive. She drove this super car to the top speed of 201mph; she appreciated the super car and called it’s driving an insane experience of reaching thrilling speed. She remarked that the car drove so smoothly in spite of the fact that I had broken my all records of high-speed driving. She called her first experience on this car as an incredible one. She deeply appreciated its fast speed, technology, and remarked it as the best and most incredible car that she has ever driven.
Jaguar aims to produce world class beautiful cars to give its customers a world-class quality experience. Besides, there were other auction packages too, such as a package for 4 that included dining at Rao’s, 3-night stay at Blackberry farms and golf outing at Jasna Polana.
The aim of this event was to create a charity to support children and needy families in the South Bronx and its surrounding communities. This event raised about $500,000 to support those in need. A big thanks was paid to GNYADA (Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association) and York International Auto Show for their generous support in hosting the event.