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May 22, 2008
City Hall Plaza
6 pm Cocktails, 7 pm Dinner and Program
Featured speaker: General Colin L. Powell
Join more than 800 citizen supporters, business and community leaders, and City Year Boston corps members for City Year’s annual benefit gala, Starry Starry Night 2008 to be held on Thursday, May 22, 2008 under a magnificent tent on City Hall Plaza. Celebrate the power of young people to make positive change and help inspire others to do the same during a festive night to benefit City Year.
Starry Starry Night has fast become one of Boston’s premier events, featuring exceptional cuisine, a stirring program, and dancing under the stars. Now in its thirteenth year, Starry Starry Night is the heart of City Year’s annual fundraising efforts, raising $1.25 million last year to support City Year and its Boston corps members. Our goal is to raise $1.5 million this year.
In past years, Starry Starry Night has featured President Bill Clinton, who first visited City Year during the 1992 Presidential campaign. Prior year’s festivities have also featured keynote addresses from Super Bowl Champion, Tom Brady of the New England Patriots, NBC journalist Tim Russert, Massachusetts Senators Edward Kennedy and John Kerry, Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, and Mayor Thomas Menino. In 2007, our featured speaker was Theo Epstein, Executive Vice President and General Manager for the Boston Red Sox Organization.