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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.