Media Advisory
Mayor Bloomberg Hosts Reception Honoring Phoenix House
WHAT: Mayor Bloomberg hosts a reception to honor the many New
Yorkers who have helped to make Phoenix House the nation’s largest non-profit
substance abuse treatment organization.
WHEN: Tuesday, October 26, 2004 5:30pm –
7:00pm
WHERE: Gracie Mansion, East End Avenue at 88th Street
GUESTS include: Dr. Henry Kissinger; General Barry McCaffrey
USA (Ret.), former director of White House Office of National Drug Control Policy;
Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney of New York County; Queens District Attorney
Richard Brown; Richard Plepler, Executive Vice President, HBO; Beth Rudin DeWoody;
journalist Ken Auletta; fashion designer Arnold Scaasi; Simon & Schuster
editor Alice Mayhew; Bill Rudin; author Robert Caro; Amanda Urban; Keyspan CEO
Bob Catell; Leslie Stahl; Cynthia McFadden; Robin Chandler Duke.
CONTACT:
Chris Policano (646) 505-2091 / (917) 364-8661 (cell)
cpolicano@phoenixhouse.org
Phoenix House is the nation’s largest non-profit provider of substance
abuse treatment and prevention services, operating more than 100 programs in
nine states. Phoenix House has served communities in New York since 1967, helping
thousands to overcome the problems associated with substance abuse and lead healthy,
productive and rewarding lives. Some 2,500 adults and teenagers receive treatment
each day through more than 20 Phoenix House programs in New York City, upstate
New York, and Long Island.
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