November 2022. EAC Network will host the Building Bridging Gala on November 17th, 2022, at the Garden City Hotel from 5:30 to 10:30 p.m.
The Building Bridge Gala raises critically needed dollars to help fund EAC’s 114 programs that help people in Suffolk, Nassau Counties and throughout the NYC area.
The EAC Network and the highly trained and dedicated staff protect children from sexual abuse, feed and care for our seniors, work with NYC DA’s and the problem-solving court system to provide an alternative to incarceration by getting people into substance abuse, mental health treatment instead of losing New Yorkers in the forever revolving door of the criminal justice system.
The Richmond County District Attorney, Michael McMahon, agrees and will be the keynote speaker. Kristin Thorne, investigative news reporter from WABC-TV New York, will be the Mistress of Ceremony.
The district attorney’s office collaborates with EAC through the Alternative to Incarceration programs (ATI) to keep communities safe. Michael McMahon declared: “To achieve true public safety we must go upstream to address the root causes of criminal behavior. While every facet of our society has a role to play in this mission, we are in a unique position to help these vulnerable and potentially dangerous individuals before they harm themselves or someone else. This essential and tremendously difficult task would never be possible without EAC, and I am honored to join them at their Building Bridges Gala.”
“I’m proud to lend my voice to an organization that helps so many of my fellow New Yorkers.”, stated Kristin Thorne who continues to say: “It seems nearly impossible that EAC helps as many people as they do, but they really do, and I’m happy to do anything to help them in that mission.”
“Join us at the Building Bridges Gala on Nov. 17, 2022”, said Neela Mukherjee Lockel President and CEO of EAC Network. “We invite you to be one of the pillars of the Bridges bringing stability and strength to the community and helping those going through the challenges of the moment.”
John Bruseleilins, a substance abuse survivor who joined EAC’s treatment program said: “EAC is the place to be, I would recommend it to anyone who needs help.”
The Building Bridges Gala will showcase the impact of our work and bring together supporters and community partners. We are honored and grateful to have a diverse group of sponsors, led by PSEG as our Empower sponsor, and National Grid and Arthur J. Gallagher as our Families sponsors.