The Andrew Glover Youth Program's Second Chance Awards Dinner
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THE ANDREW GLOVER YOUTH PROGRAM’S SECOND CHANCE AWARDS DINNER & AUCTION Cushman & Wakefield congratulates our colleague RON LO RUSSO President New York Tri-State Region recognized for his efforts on behalf of youth at risk The firm is proud to support the ANDREW GLOVER YOUTH PROGRAM WELCOME. and its mission to reclaim young people from lives of crime October 29, 2015 Appetizer Crisp Romaine Salad with Parmesan Honoring Foccacia Crouton, Mustard Vinaigrette, Ron Lo Russo Pickled Red Onion President, New York Tri–State Region Cushman & Wakefield Entrée Sliced Tenderloin of Beef Event Co-Chairs Pureed Yukon Gold Potato Bruce Mosler Sauteed Spinach Stephen Siegel Sauce Perigourdine Robert Ivanhoe Peter Riguardi Dessert Molten Chocolate Cake Special Guest Presenter with Vanilla Ice Cream Honorable Edward McLaughlin and Seasonal Berries New York County Supreme Court Justice 583 Park Avenue Macaroons Mistress of Ceremonies Coffee & Tea Lynda Baquero NBC 4 New York Correspondent 6 to 7 PM Cocktails & Silent Auction 7 to 9:30 PM Dinner, Live Auction & Awards Ceremony Auctioneer Grant Thompson, AGYP Board Member Music Jay Prince Trio SECOND CHANCES WORK. Founded in 1979, The Andrew Glover Youth Harlem. Each year we serve over 300 youths. after their completion of our program while only incarcerate one youth for a year. Compare that to Program is a community-based organization that Over the years, The Glover Program has saved 20% of all juvenile offenders released from a New The Glover Program’s expense of just $3,700 per provides alternatives to incarceration and crime thousands of young lives and millions of York State detention facility are able to avoid re- year to save a youth through our 24-hour-a-day, prevention programs to youthful offenders and taxpayer dollars. 94% of our successful graduates incarceration in the same period. seven-day-a-week, life-changing support. at-risk youths from the Lower East Side and East avoid incarceration within the three-year period Finally, New York State spends up to $265,000 to INCARCERATION OUR SUCCESS VS. GLOVER. RATE. AVERAGE ANNUAL COST FOR ONE BED AVERAGE IN A SECURE ANNUAL COST JUVENILE FOR OF GLOVER GRADUATES STAY INCARCERATING 94% DETENTION OUT OF PRISON. CENTER: A YOUTH IN A NYS JUVENILE $282,145 FACILITY: $265,000 80%OF YOUTHS RELEASED FROM A N.Y.S. JUVENILE FACILITY GO BACK TO PRISON. AVERAGE ANNUAL COST OF REHABILITATING A YOUTH THROUGH THE GLOVER PROGRAM: $3,700 Dear Friends, I am deeply moved by how many of you are here, helping us change and save lives through your friendship and support. It was 10 years ago when Bruce Mosler agreed to be our very first gala honoree and took the initiative to introduce the Andrew Glover Youth Program to the real estate community. Stephen Siegel was next as our wonderful 2008 Gala honoree and from that point onward, we have had the privilege of honoring real estate leaders such as Robert Ivanhoe, Steven Pozycki, Peter Riguardi, William Elder, Suzy Reingold and Michael Rotchford. This year we are proud to honor Ron Lo Russo from Cushman & Wakefield. Each of you here tonight has made an impact beyond changing our city’s skyline: You’ve saved lives. The Glover Program gives troubled teens a second chance to get an ANGEL RODRIGUEZ education and a job instead of wasting their talents and lives in prison. I think of Arturo EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Garcia who you will meet tonight. At age 16 he was facing a minimum of five years in prison. Instead, our staff worked with Judge Edward J. McLaughlin – an honored guest here tonight – to mandate Arturo to the Glover Program, literally grabbing him off the paddy wagon to save him from lock up. With that second chance, Arturo has straightened out his life, earned his GED and starts college in January where he plans to major in accounting. You will meet Judge McLaughlin this evening as he presents Arturo with his 2015 Second Chance Award. You’ve saved our streets. Statistics show that 80% of youth who go to jail commit more crimes when they’re released. In contrast, 94% of those graduating from the Glover Program never commit a crime again. You’ve saved taxpayers millions of dollars. The Glover Program achieves this success for just $3,700 per youth per year, versus the $265,000 the government spends every time it sends a youth to jail. You do the math – that’s a lot of money that could be used instead to fix our schools, build businesses and jobs, and save families from raising the next generation in homeless shelters. A major reason why the Glover method works so well is that we bring all sides to the table – friends, family, police, parole officers, judges – to support a youth in turning his or her life around. You, too, have taken a place at our table and are a major player in this strategy, joining with others to create second chances and opportunities for more youth. I thank you for being part of the Glover community, for giving your time and talent in so many ways. You have helped our youth establish a sound foundation to last a lifetime. And we couldn’t have gotten this far without you. Gratefully, Angel Rodriguez Executive Director RON LO RUSSO RECIPIENT OF THE ANDREW GLOVER YOUTH PROGRAM’S 2015 COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD Ron Lo Russo is President, New York Tri-State Region for Cushman & Wakefield, where he oversees all facets of operations and performance of more than 350 Cushman & Wakefield brokerage professionals based in the firm’s nine regional offices. As a key member of the firm’s executive management team in the U.S., he reports directly to Cushman & Wakefield’s President & CEO of the Americas. As part of his strategy to drive growth throughout the New York, New Jersey and Connecticut region, Mr. Lo Russo has focused on the development and acquisition of key sales and management talent to strengthen the firm’s competitive advantage. Among his key accomplishments is the launch and development of a regional training and rotational program for aspiring commercial real estate professionals, “PREP” (Professional Real Estate Program). An attorney by trade, Mr. Lo Russo has structured complex lease and acquisition transactions throughout Manhattan. Prior to joining Cushman & Wakefield, Mr. Lo Russo spent 16 years with Vornado Realty Trust, including seven as Vice President of Leasing for its New York Office Division where he oversaw a portfolio of commercial real estate transactions totaling more than 6.5 million square feet. Mr. Lo Russo is a graduate of the Stern School of Business; holds a J.D. from New York Law School and is licensed to practice law in New York and New Jersey. He is Chairman Emeritus of the Young Men’s/Women’s Real Estate Association and a junior Board Member of New York Cares. Originally from Bergen County, New Jersey, Mr. Lo Russo now resides in Long Island with his wife and three young children. Bruce E. Mosler is Chairman of Global Brokerage of Cushman & Wakefield Inc., the world’s largest independent real estate services firm. As CEO from 2005-2010, he secured IFIL Investments, S.p.A. (now EXOR) as the firm’s new majority shareholder. As Chairman, Mr. Mosler advises major tenants and investors on strategic real estate matters, taking a senior role in managing and developing key client relationships on behalf of Cushman & Wakefield on a global basis. He continues to advise Brookfield Properties, Vornado, J.P. Morgan Chase, NYU University Hospital (The Langone Center), Citigroup, Madison Square Garden, the Brooklyn Nets, MetLife and many others. Over the past several decades, in which he was responsible for millions of square feet of leasing with aggregate value over several billion dollars, Mr. Mosler has also advised major corporations on the optimization of their real estate portfolios, including Thompson Reuters, VNU, Infor Technologies, Omnicom, Lenovo and MSG Holdings, L.P. A deal that solidified the renaissance of Times Square led to one of his two wins of the prestigious Deal of the Year Award presented by the Real Estate Board of New York. In 2008 and 2009 he was chosen in a poll of his peers as BRUCE E. MOSLER Commercial Property News Brokerage Executive of the Year and was named 2015 GALA CO-CHAIRMAN, 2006 HONOREE CPN’s national Property Services Executive of the Year. As co-chair of the Gala for the past eight years, Mr. Mosler has been an energetic leader instrumental in driving the continued success of the Andrew Glover Youth Program. Honored with Glover’s Community Service Award in 2006, Mr. Mosler has shared his leadership, operational and fund- raising skills and knowledge with numerous other nonprofit, civic and business organizations. Mr. Mosler chairs the Wharton Executive Education Advisory Board, the board of BENS (Business Executives for National Security), and is co- chairman of the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum. In addition, he serves on the advisory board for the European Combatant Command. Mr. Mosler also serves on the Board of Governors of the Real Estate Board of New York and is a member of the boards of the Police Athletic League, Tufts University Friend of Fletcher Advisory Board and Syracuse University Institute for Veterans and Military Families, among other civic and charitable organizations. In 2003, REBNY presented Mr. Mosler with its annual Kenneth R. Gerrety Humanitarian Award for his service to the community; he received REBNY’s Louis Smadbeck Broker Recognition Award in 2008; and in 2013 he was the recipient of the U.S. Marine Corps-Law Enforcement Foundation’s Commandant’s Leadership Award.