Third Annual Benefit
with honorary co-chairs
Colum McCann, Hannah Tinti, and Martha Southgate

-Our honorary co-chairs (from left to right) Hannah Tinti, Martha Southgate, and Colum McCann
Photo taken by Barbara Korein

Behind the Book held its Third Annual Benefit at the William Bennett Gallery on October 28th, 2009. This year's event raised 40% more than last year. Over 100 guests attended to support Behind the Book's programs and celebrate our accomplishments over the past seven years. Behind the Book's authors, Colum McCann (Let the Great World Spin ), Martha Southgate (Third Girl From the Left), and Hannah Tinti (Animal Crackers) co-chaired the event and spoke about their experiences in Behind the Book's classrooms. The event also featured a live and silent auction. Items up for bid ranged from exotic getaways to concert tickets for Bruce Springsteen's sold out show at Madison Square Garden.

All proceeds from the event are going towards Behind the Book's programs in NYC public schools across the city.

Behind the Book would like to thank the following supporters, without whom this event would not have been possible:

Donors
AirTran Airways
Andre Allen
Bacchus Wine Made Simple
Catherine Barsoum
Butter Lane Cupcakes
Candle Cafe
Chelsea Piers
The Daily Show with John Stewart
Dizzy's Club Coca Cola
Ilene Guralnick
Steven Jenkins
Selby Kiffer
Neil McMahon
Kam Mak
Nice Matin
Ouest
Pour Wines
Symphony Space
Telepan
Urban Athletics
Jesse Joshua Watson
William Bennett Gallery

Autographed Book Donations
Eric Alterman
Allison Ahmed
Helen Benedict
Colin Bootman
R. Gregory Christie
Dalton Conley
Natalie Danford
Marcy Dermansky
David Ebershoff
Jennifer Egan
Zetta Elliot
Mary Gaitskill
Joan Elizabeth Goodman
Paul Harding
Tony Medina
Askold Melnyczuk
Carolyn Mackler
Lydia Millet
Arthur Phillips
Susanna Pitzer
Francine Prose
Helen Schulman
Dan Shapiro
Felicia C. Sullivan
Lynne Tillman
Deb Olin Unferth
Melissa Walker
Rita Williams Garcia
Mo Willems

Corporate Sponsors

~~MORE INFO~~
To learn more about the William Bennett Gallery, visit www.williambennettgallery.com

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