The Annual Luncheon to benefit Mustard Seed Charities is scheduled to take place at the New York Hilton and Towers, 1335 Avenue of the Americas, NYC, on Sunday, September 20, 2008, at 12:30pm.  Tickets are priced at $125.00 each and are tax deductible to the extent permitted by law.
 
The glittering, popular fund raising event this year, will feature The Fashion Parade, a show from the fashion collections of leading New York designers, presented by Walter Greene, well-known fashion reporter and journalist.  Entertainment will be provided by Alvin Crawford of Disney on Broadway’s Lion King.
 
Marc Jerome, Executive Vice President of Monroe College will be the Keynote Speaker at this event which brings together the cream of the Caribbean community in the area. This year’s honorees are Irwine G. Clare, Sr. Co-Founder & Managing Director, Caribbean Immigrant Services, Inc. and Monroe College, New York.
 
The Mustard Seed Grand Raffle drawing will be conducted on September 20 at the luncheon.  This year’s grand prize is a three night stay at Point Village Resort in Negril with airfare on Air Jamaica.   Contribution for raffle tickets: $5.00 each, $25.00 for a book of six tickets.
 
Proceeds from the Annual Friends of Mustard Seed Communities Luncheon go to benefit orphans, children with special needs, families with HIV/AIDS, battered women and other vulnerable persons. 
 
For seat reservations and more information, please contact the benefit chairpersons Judith Jackson or Daphne Mahoney at: 212-228-6144.