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Best Equipment to Support the Troops The online auction opens on April 25th ! The B.E.S.T. Committee in photo: front row l-r: B.E.S.T. host Scott Mitchell of Richards of Greenwich; Francois Kwaku-Dongo, Executive Chef at lâ escale Restaurant; Eilhys England Hackworth, SFTT Chair; Wendy Laurent, Pastry Chef at l'escale Restaurant; Shelly Tretter Lynch, B.E.S.T. Committee Chair; Middle row l-r: Susie Quinn; Sheila May, owner of Therese Saint Clair stationers; Linda Levy; Guy Flichy; Top row: - l-r: Paul Warren, Darrah Gleason, Lin Tien, Mary Newcomb We’ve collected a bunch of fun and unique items to bid on to raise money for America's front-line troops—the young men and women out at the tip of the spear. The more items we have the more money we can raise, so if you have an item or service you'd like to contibute, click on the "Donate Items" button to contribute to our catalog. Check out your jewerly boxes, for example, for an item you no longer treasure but that somebody else will. About SFTT Foundation:
Give a little and get a lot in return.
Whether you have one item or 100 to contribute, your participation is an invaluable part of our fundraising effort. By donating—which you can easily do directly online—you’ll be helping to raise money for our organization, and will also receive a mention on our site that can link back to your own web page if you‘d like.
SFTT was established by Col. David Hackworth and Eilhys England Hackworth to educate our country's citizens on the need to give a voice to our serving sons and daughters and to demand that they receive: Equipment superior to the best an enemy can employ against them; Training that fully prepares them to succeed in all assigned missions; Leadership dedicated to selfless service and the timeless values of duty, honor, and country. Through news breaking reporting from the foundation’s Defense Watch webzine and INTEL CENTER, which is regularly scoped by major media, SFTT has been instrumental in shining the bright light of public scrutiny on critical problems such as unarmored Hummers and substandard body armor. Defense Watch has been the source for recent front page articles and news segments in the New York Times, the Washington Post and the Christian Science Monitor and on 60 Minutes, NBC and other nationally broadcast news programs.
SOTHEBY'S C. HUGH HILDESLEY TO CONDUCT BENEFIT AUCTION IN GREENWICH ON MAY 1
C. Hugh Hildesley, a Director of Sotheby’s (Canada) Inc. and Chairman of Sotheby’s (Canada) Advisory Board, as well as directing Sotheby’s International Advisory Board, will help raise more than awareness at SFTT’s B.E.S.T. cocktail reception on May 9. Mr. Hildesley will conduct a benefit auction during the event at Richards in Greenwich to support the front line troops defending our freedoms by ensuring that they have the best available equipment to make it home alive and in one piece. In 2007, Mr. Hildesley conducted 62 benefit auctions, raising over $17 million for charitable purposes.
Hosted by SFTT Chair Eilhys England Hackworth and Scott Mitchell of Richards, B.E.S.T. will be held at Richards, 359 Greenwich Avenue in Greenwich, from 6:00 PM to 9 PM on Friday May 1. B.E.S.T. (Best Equipment to Support the Troops) pays tribute to the late Col. David “Hack” Hackworth by raising funds to protect the troops ‘out at the tip of the spear’ that he loved and continues to fight for through his nonpartisan, apolitical, nonprofit legacy foundation, SFTT. Its unique educational and advocacy mission is to see that the Pentagon and our elected leaders in Washington get the right equipment, training and leadership for our US troops by giving a public voice to and providing a candid forum for America’s front-line forces.
Mr. Hildesley has lectured widely on the art market and is author of The Complete Guide to Buying and Selling at Auction, published by W.W. Norton in 1996. He is Chairman of the Executive Committee of the American Associates of the Royal Academy Trust and a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts (F.R.S.A.). At Sotheby’s, he participated as an auctioneer in the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Sale and the sale of the Property of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor
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Painting by Julie Langsam - Julie has had numerous exhibitions in Ohio and New York and, this past summer, her work was included in the show "A House Is Not A Home" at the prestigious Caren Golden Fine Art in New York City. In 2003, she participated in the group exhibition at the Institut Franco-Americain in Rennes, France. In 2002, her work was featured in a solo museum show at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) Cleveland. Represented by Michael Steinberg Fine Art in New York City, Langsam is a recipient of the Pollock-Krasner Foundation Award and is included in many private and public collections throughout the US.
Yankees vs. Red Sox - It's Baseball's Greatest Rivalry; It's the Charles River versus the East River; Boston Common against Central Park. It's a rivalry of the Babe and Bucky. It's Mickey Mantle, the Scooter, the Green Monster, the Hawk and the final season in "The House That Ruth Built" - Regardless of who you're rootin' for it's the hottest ticket in town -- July 5th 2008 Yankee Vs. Boston !
MORE ABOUT OUR EVENT
Among the donated items that guests may bid on are: a painting from Ernest Garthwaite, a collectible Connecticut artist known for his evocative wetlands and landscape paintings; tickets to a Giants football game; a fall foliage weekend retreat in the southern Berkshires; learning how your stars are aligned, in a reading with astrologist Arlene Marcia Nimark; and dinner prepared by chef Michel Nischan at the Dressing Room restaurant.
L’escale Executive Chef Francois Kwaku-Dongo and Pastry Chef Wendy Laurent are contributing their time and five-star culinary talent by preparing the hearty cocktail fare and pastries that B.E.S.T. benefit guests will enjoy at the event.
Honorary Event Co-Chairs include former U.S. Senator Bob Kerrey, Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, former Greenwich First Selectman Jim Lash, TV journalist and best selling author Catherine Crier, and FOX News personality Geraldo Rivera. Shelly Tretter Lynch, a Greenwich resident, is B.E.S.T. Committee Chair.
During the reception, SFTT will be introducing its new Fathers For The Truth initiative and honoring the 2008 recipient of SFTT’s Support the Troops with More than Lip Service Award. The B.E.S.T. minimum donation is $250. To RSVP or receive information on SFTT and B.E.S.T., visit www.sftt.org or call 203-629-0288.
