New York Hort Couture

Sunday, September 29, 2013

My Chair For Humanity

Three of my favorite flowers!

Can you guess who designed them?

HINT They were born in
Finland - Pittsburgh & Scotland!

On October 24th Come to
Chairs For Humanity Open House
9 to 5 and take a chance on winning your favorite chair!

What do they do?

Along with building customized equipment in our workshop, we hold classes to teach therapists, parents and other interested parties who may wish to build customized equipment themselves. We have helped set up Adaptive Design Centers at six schools in NYC. In collaboration with various agencies we also have centers in Ecuador, Nicaragua and Guatemala. See the full scope of our outreach activities and donate to our cause at www.adaptivedesign.org.

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Wednesday, July 31, 2013

“BBQ & You” Thank You! For New York Needs You!

NYNY kicked off summer with BBQ & You on June 18th at Bryant Park's Southwest Porch with more than 150 supporters, despite early rain showers. Guests were treated to an upscale 'wichcraft BBQ menu and unlimited wine from Apothic, craft beer from Peak Organic Brewing Company, and non-alcoholic beverages from Cup & Compass. Throughout the night, guests enjoyed live music fromTalisman, floral arrangements from Nancy Swiezy Flowers & Events, and perused raffle items including a popular Cronuts gift certificate, lunch and a tour at Riverpark Farm, and items from Ann Taylor, CHANEL, Macy's and Shiseido Cosmetics America. NYNY CEO PJ Kim, 'wichcraft co-founder and CEO Jeffrey Zurofsky, and two NYNY Fellows addressed the crowd and offered thanks for the support. "'wichcraft was happy to contribute to NYNY's continued success," said Zurofsky. "We were happy to host a great evening at Bryant Park's Southwest Porch and look forward to next year's BBQ & You." Thank you to everyone who attended and all of our sponsors, who helped raise more than $10,000 for NYNY and our Fellows!