Fifth Annual Celebrity Chef Gala
October 3, 2011
The guest list and volunteers were organized for this successful evening at Cipriani Wall Street, where over 100 chefs cooked table-side, and helped to raise over $1.6 million.
Advanced Screening of Disney PIXAR’s “CARS 2″
June 11, 2011
In less than eight weeks, Ginger Donnan Events created the budget, drafted the invitation, and handled the gift distribution and all volunteer outreach for this exclusive screening of “CARS 2″ that was presented by John Ratzenberger. On-site, Ginger Donnan Events coordinated the volunteers and helped ensure the execution of the event went smoothly.
Tri-State Corporate Committee’s Inaugural Gala Dinner
April 15, 2011
For this event honoring David Penski, President of Zenith Media at Chelsea Piers in New York City, Ginger Donnan Events organized the guest list, drafted the invitation, program and auction package descriptions and executed the event planning timeline, including venue and production relations, on-site staffing and volunteer roles and auction check-out. This event opened doors into the corporate community to garner corporate support for the Walk Now for Autism Speaks program.
Ginger Donnan was the key person for organizing and executed our inaugural gala event for the Autism Speaks Tri-State Corporate Committee. She came on from the initial onset of the project and managed the event logistics and made it look so effortless so that the Corporate Committee members could focus on it’s goal to raise awareness in the NY Tri-State business community and raise over $400,000. In my opinion, she has been an tremendous asset to our Committee and I highly recommend her skills and services to others who want nothing less than a perfect event. – Salvatore A. Collemi, CPA – Chair, Autism Speaks Tri-State Corporate Committee, April 2011
Face-Off for a Cure
March 21, 2011
The guest list and volunteers were organized for this evening to benefit Autism Speaks & The Gillen Brewer School. Guests were joined at their tables by current and former NHL players.
Fourth Annual Celebrity Chef Gala
October 4, 2010
The guest list and volunteers were organized for this event, where celebrity chefs cooked for guests table-side.
Tip-Off for a Cure
April 14, 2010
The guest list and volunteers were organized for this evening to benefit Autism Speaks & The Gillen Brewer School. Guests were joined at their tables by current and former NBA and WNBA players.
Concert for Autism Speaks Featuring Lionel Richie
March 30, 2008
This sold-out event, held at The Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida, raised $1.8 million to benefit Autism Speaks. Host renowned journalist and author Tom Brokaw introduced speakers Donald Trump, an event co-chair along with wife Melania, followed by Florida Governor Charlie Crist, and Suzanne and Bob Wright, the co-founders of Autism Speaks. The audience was on their feet for much of the concert that featured Richie’s most beloved and acclaimed hits, both as a solo performer and as a member of the Commodores.
Autism Speaks to Wall Street: 1st Annual Chef Gala
October 24, 2007
The first chefs’ tasting in NYC to offer table-side cooking to over 370 people, this event raised over $1.1 million for Autism Speaks. In addition to preparing and executing the run-of-show, arrangements for entertainers Darrell Hammond and Lisa Loeb were made and production was implemented $100,000 under budget.
Ginger Donnan was a go-to person for Autism Speaks during an important time of transition in our events department. One month before our first Chef Gala, she came on board to project manage the event logistics so that the committee could focus on it’s goal to raise over $1 million. Ginger then came on board to oversee the staff roles, timeline and logistics for the $1.8 million Concert for Autism Speaks featuring Lionel Richie and was instrumental in making the entire process flow smoothly. She has been an asset to our organization and I recommend her skills and services to others. – Glenn Tringali, Former Executive Vice President, Autism Speaks, April 2008
Nantucket Walk Now for Autism
August 25, 2007
Approximately 1,000 attendees experienced this $350,000 fundraiser for Autism Speaks at Jetties Beach, which included a performance by the Nantucket Theatre Workshop and speeches by Walk Chairs Suzanne and Bob Wright and Chris and Heather Kennedy. Refreshments were served and children’s activities continued during the course of the morning before the crowd enjoyed the 1.85 mile walk.
Your professionalism, skill expertise and hard work have made our foundation a better place. – Mark Roithmayr, Autism Speaks President, June 2007
