IAVA’s Second Annual Heroes Gala was held on November 12, 2008. IAVA honored Arnold Fisher, Senior Partner at Fisher Brothers and Honorary Chairman of the Fallen Heroes Fund, for his commitment to improving the lives of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans and their families. IAVA was also proud to honor Iraq War Veterans and U.S. Paralympic athletes Scott Winkler and Carlos Leon for their courage, strength, and dedication. Thank you to our Host Committee Chair Cameron Diaz, Henry Rollins, who served as Master of Ceremonies for the evening, and to General Peter W. Chiarelli and Milo Ventimiglia, who presented the awards to our Honorees.
IAVA would like to thank the Gala’s generous sponsors, and our distinguished honorary and host committees. Click here to see photos and videos from the evening, and click here for biographies of our Honorees and Special Guests. Thank you for supporting this incredible event and for helping IAVA to improve the lives of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans and their families.
Thank You to our Generous Sponsors
The Wasserman Foundation
Jennifer & Jonathan Allan Soros
George Loening & Select Equity Group, Inc.
Access Industries
Disabled American Veterans
Health Net Federal Services
Edward Vick & Stephanie Kugelman
Creative Artists Agency
Factory Card & Party Outlet
HBO
Military.com
Craig Newmark
Post Heymann & Koffler LLP
PowerSPACE & Services
The Tycher Family Foundation
NFL
Thank You to our Honorary Committee
Senator Max Cleland
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton
Mr. Matt Damon
Senator Bob Dole
Lieutenant General (USA, Ret.) Robert G. Gard, Jr.
Senator Bob Kerrey
Mr. Norman Lear
The Honorable James McDonough, Iraq War Veteran & Director of the New York State Division of Veterans’ Affairs
Congressman Patrick Murphy, Iraq War Veteran
Senator John D. Rockefeller IV
The Honorable Donna E. Shalala
Harry Smith, CBS News Anchor
Senator Jim Webb
Mr. James Wright, President of Dartmouth College
Brigadier General (USA, Ret.) Stephen N. Xenakis, MD
Thank You to our Host Committee
| Mrs. Elizabeth Addonizio Mr. Dan Adler Mr. Mike Atkinson Mr. Bill Bonde Mr. Ken Burns Mr. Phil Carter Mr. Eli Elefant Mr. Nate Fick Dr. Gail Furman Mr. Les Gelb Mr. Sid Goodfriend |
Mr. Mark Grossklag Ms. Miriam Hess Mrs. & Mr. Jill & Ken Iscol Mr. Perry Jefferies Dr. Peter Klatsky Mr. Gabe Kleinman Mr. George Loening Ms. Rachel Maddow Mr. Wes Moore Major General William L. Nash (USA, Ret.) & Elizabeth H. Becker Mr. Craig Newmark Mr. George Packer |
Mr. Warfield Price Mrs. & Mr. Indre & Justin Rockefeller Mrs. & Mr. Jennifer & Jonathan Allan Soros Mr. Adrian Talbott Mr. Garry Trudeau Mr. Edward Vick & Ms. Stephanie Kugelman Ms. Lynne Wasserman Mr. Bill White Ms. Lizz Winstead Mr. Bennett Zier |
Second Annual Heroes Gala Photo Gallery
Second Annual Heroes Gala Videos
Master of Ceremonies Henry Rollins opens the Heroes Gala
Cameron Diaz welcomes the guests
Paul Rieckhoff gives opening remarks (Part 1 of 2)
Paul Rieckhoff gives opening remarks (Part 2 of 2)
General Peter W. Chiarelli gives remarks and introduces Arnold Fisher
Arnold Fisher, recipient of the IAVA 2008 Civilian Service Award
Arnold Fisher accepts the IAVA 2008 Civilian Service Award (Part 1 of 2)
Arnold Fisher accepts the IAVA 2008 Civilian Service Award (Part 2 of 2)
Milo Ventimiglia gives remarks and introduces Scott Winkler and Carlos Leon
Carlos Leon and Scott Winkler, recipients of the IAVA 2008 Veterans Leadership Award
Carlos Leon and Scott Winkler accept the IAVA 2008 Veterans Leadership Award
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Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Gotham Hall
1356 Broadway (at 36th Street)
New York City
6pm Cocktail Reception & Silent Auction
7:30pm Award Presentations
Honorees
J.R. Martinez
Iraq War veteran and Actor
Van Toffler
President of MTV Networks Music & Logo Group
Master of Ceremonies
Brian Williams
Anchor, NBC Nightly News
Business and Cocktail Attire
About IAVA
Founded in June 2004, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) is a nonprofit, non-partisan veterans’ education and advocacy organization. The first and largest Iraq and Afghanistan veterans’ group in America, IAVA has over 150,000 member veterans and civilian supporters nationwide. Through education, community and advocacy, IAVA strives to create a country which honors and cares for its newest generation of veterans and their families. Please visit www.IAVA.org for more information.
For questions or comments about IAVA’s Third Annual Heroes Gala, please call (212) 982-9699 or email gala@iava.org.