'An Evening with Friends' raises more than $400,000 for Professional Mentors serving high-risk children from Harlem and the Bronx Friends of the Children New York Honors Chadbourne & Parke, the MBIA Foundation with Inaugural Friend AwardsApril 28, 2016 (New York, NY) -- Friends of the Children New York welcomed its new Executive Director Jerome D. Grant and over 400 guests to 'An Evening with Friends' on Thursday, April 21, 2016, at the Edison Ballroom in mid-town Manhattan.Attending the event were Friends Award winners Lawrence A. Larose, Partner, Chadbourne & Parke, and Kimberly R. Osgood, President, MBIA Foundation. In addition, the event welcomed Davis Polk, Partner James I. McClammy; American artist Richard Estes; former New York City Comptroller and current Managing Director of Goldin Associates, Harrison J. Goldin; Arcadio Casillas, President & CEO of Preferred Compensation Corporation; PwC Managing Partner Gary C. Meltzer; and the 21 Friends NY Professional Mentors, who serve the organization"s 161 children from Harlem and the South Bronx.Planning the successful event were gala co-chairs Janet Y. Larose, Kazie Metzger and Peter W. Kolp. The event was completely underwritten thanks to sponsors Chadbourne & Parke , Mintz Levin, Davis Polk, Kolter, Moelis & Company, The New York Times, Viacom, Pfizer, Cravath, Swaine & Moore, Capital One Commercial Banking, Sidley and PwC. About Friends of the Children New YorkFriends of the Children New York is a chapter of a nationwide organization dedicated to breaking the cycle of generational poverty through salaried, professional mentoring. We select the highest-risk children from Harlem and the South Bronx and commit to working with those children from kindergarten to high school graduation. More information at friendsnewyork.orgFor more information, contact:Kristen Kentner kkentner@friendsnewyork.orgRon Longe Public Relationsron@ronlonge.com