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The Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner, commonly known as the Al Smith Dinner, is an annual white tie dinner in New York City to raise funds for Catholic charities supporting children of various needs in the Archdiocese of New York. [1]
The 79th Annual Dinner. This year's Annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner will take place on October 17, 2024. View our 2024 Invitation & RSVP Card.
Oct 21, 2016 · A fter Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton gave speeches that danced on the razor edge of good spirit at Thursday night’s annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner, Smith’s name is...
Smith was the foremost urban leader of the Efficiency Movement in the United States and was noted for achieving a wide range of reforms as the New York governor in the 1920s. Smith was the first Roman Catholic to be nominated for president of the United States by a major party.
Sep 14, 2022 · Alfred Emmanuel Smith, the Dinner’s namesake, was a four-time Governor of the State of New York, who in 1928 became the nation’s first Catholic Presidential nominee. He was dubbed “The Happy Warrior” for his passionate work on behalf of the poor and working class people, but always with a smile and without animosity for his political ...
Oct 20, 2023 · The 78th Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner, held Thursday night, raised a record amount of funds for its namesake, featured Dr. Henry A. Kissinger as its keynote speaker, and honored Rob Speyer, CEO of Tishman Speyer, with the Happy Warrior Award.
Oct 22, 2021 · NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- The 76th Annual Al Smith Memorial Foundation dinner returned in-person Thursday night at the Javits Center. This year, it commemorated the diamond anniversary of the...
Oct 20, 2022 · October 20, 2022 @ 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm. For over seventy years, distinguished guests and luminous dignitaries have stepped from the world stage to honor and entertain dinner audiences with their light humor and political savvy to benefit the children of New York.
Oct 29, 2021 · The Al Smith Dinner exists to help the most vulnerable members of society: children and their families. This year’s dinner surpassed its goal, raising $7.4 million.
Oct 20, 2016 · The Annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City is an annual white-tie fundraiser for Catholic charities supporting underprivileged...
