Media Inquiries Holly Evarts, Communications Director October 2008 646-424-9594, [email protected]

WORLD FUND TO HONOR HOUGHTON, DOREEN, AND GRAEME FREEMAN AND THE FREEMAN FOUNDATION AT 21ST ANNUAL HADRIAN GALA OCTOBER 16, 2008

HADRIAN AWARD RECOGNIZES THE EXTRAORDINARY CONTRIBUTIONS BY THE FREEMAN FAMILY TO THE PRESERVATION OF THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF CHINA AND JAPAN

WHAT The (WMF) will present its annual Hadrian Award to Houghton, Doreen, and Graeme Freeman and the Freeman Foundation for their unparalleled commitment to the preservation of Asia’s cultural heritage and helping to foster greater appreciation and understanding between American and Asian communities.

WHEN Thursday, October 16, 2008 Cocktails at 6:30 Dinner and award presentation at 7:30

WHERE The Grand Ballroom at The Plaza 5th Avenue at 59th St. City

THE FREEMAN The Freeman Family has successfully built upon the legacy of Mansfield Freeman—a businessman, FAMILY philanthropist, and distinguished scholar of Chinese history and philosophy—through the Freeman Foundation, established in 1994 to help preserve Asia’s built heritage and to encourage new and mutually enriching partnerships between the United States and countries in East Asia.

GALA Maurice R. Greenberg CHAIRMAN

DINNER Paul Beirne, Jessica Smith and Kevin Brine, Mica Ertegün, Nina Joukowsky Köprülü CHAIRS

CO-CHAIRS Ambassador and Mrs. W. L. Lyons Brown, Sangita and Sajjan Jindal, Ildiko and Gilbert Butler

CORPORATE Tiffany & Co. UNDERWRITER

VICE CHAIRS Company, Mr. and Mrs. Roger Berlind, James E. Jordan, Mr. Richard S Fuld, Jr./, Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Ohrstrom, Cynthia Hazen Polsky, Ella M. Foshay and Michael Rothfeld

BENEFIT Prince Amyn Aga Khan, Philippe de Boccard, Giosetta Capriati/Giosetta Associates, Joan COMMITTEE Hardy Clarke, Peter W. Davidson, Mr. Robert Couturier, Dr. Layla Diba, Ronald Lee Fleming, Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Geniesse, Ashton Hawkins, Fernanda Kellogg and Kirk Henckels, Steven Kossak, , Arthur L. Loeb, Samuel C. Miller, Sharon Patrick, Peter Pennoyer, Dr. Marilyn Perry, Mrs. Lily Safra, Ralph Samuelson/Asian Cultural Council, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley DeForest Scott, Jack Shear, Peter and Stella Sichel, Salwa and Robert P. Smith, H. Peter Stern and Helen W. Drutt English, Robert A.M. Stern, Stephanie Stokes, , Pierre J. de Vegh, Patricia Tang, Britt Tidelius, Eileen and Russell Wilkinson, Robert W. Wilson, Richard J. Wood/Japan Society, Dr. Bell Yung, Dr. Su Zheng.

HADRIAN Presented annually by the World Monuments Fund since 1988, the Hadrian Award honors an AWARD international leader whose patronage has greatly enriched the appreciation and conservation of art and around the world.

WORLD The World Monuments Fund is the leading independent organization devoted to saving the world’s MONUMENTS most treasured places. For over 40 years, working in more than 90 countries, our highly skilled FUND experts have applied proven and effective techniques to preserve important architectural and cultural heritage sites around the globe. Through partnerships with local communities, funders, and governments, we inspire an enduring commitment to stewardship for future generations. Headquartered in New York, WMF has offices and affiliates worldwide. www.wmf.org.

TICKETS Leadership ticket(s), each individual ticket at $5,000 Benefactor ticket(s), each individual ticket at $2,500 Patron ticket(s), each individual ticket at $1,500 Sponsor ticket(s), each individual ticket at $1,000

To purchase tickets, please contact Sharon Breland at [email protected]

PRESS CONTACT Holly Evarts, 646-424-9594, x242, or [email protected]

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