New York Hospital Queens to Honor Late Philanthropist, Theresa Lang, at Annual Gala

Friday, May 29, 2009

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Save the Date: June 1

Thousands to attend gala fundraiser featuring private performance by Linda Eder and the Duke Ellington Orchestra

EVENT: On June 1, more than 2,600 employees, friends and benefactors will celebrate the extraordinary life of volunteer, trustee and philanthropist, Theresa Lang, who passed away last June.

The 14th annual A Spring Night Gala is the hospital’s major fundraising event, and includes a live, private, performance by pop singer and stage actress Linda Eder and the Duke Ellington Orchestra. With fundraising efforts critical to the hospital’s ability to expand services in the fast-growing Queens community, the hospital expects to raise $2.1 million in this single evening.

WHERE: David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Broadway at 63rd Street, New York, NY, 10023

WHEN: Monday, June 1, 2009 (press pass required)

• 6:00 p.m.: Cocktails and Dinner
• 9:00 p.m.: Ceremony honoring Theresa Lang
• 9:30 p.m.: Private performance by Linda Eder and the Duke Ellington Orchestra for employees

BACKGROUND: Theresa Lang, volunteer, trustee and philanthropist at New York Hospital Queens for more than 40 years, passed away last June at the age of 90.

Her distinguished career with the hospital began as a volunteer in 1958, shortly after the hospital opened. She was a founding member of the Women’s Auxiliary. Lang served as a member of the Board of Trustees from 1973 until her death last year.

Lang and her husband, Eugene, donated in excess of $10 million to NYHQ throughout the years. Their support for our buildings and services include the Eugene and Theresa Lang Center For Research and Education, the Theresa Lang Children’s Ambulatory Care Center and the establishment of the endowment of the Theresa Lang Directorship for the Lang Research Center.

Lang served as a trustee to Rockefeller University, Marymount Manhattan College, Hunter College, the New York City Opera as well as the “I Have a Dream” program, a nationwide program established by her husband to provide educational opportunities and support to disadvantaged children.

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