PAIR's Annual Gala Dinner & Auction was held on June 3, 2008, at the Boston Harbor Hotel. Thank you all for your support toward making the Gala a grand success!

PAIR was honored to recognize several members of the community for their excellent work on behalf of human rights and immigrant advocacy:

Claire Bishop Abely of Foley & Lardner LLP
Laura Murray Tjan of the Massachusetts Committee for Public Counsel Services
Marianne Staniunas of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo PC
Goodwin Procter LLP
Matt Garvey, Gina Gebhart, Bonnie McGuire, & Shaun Richardson of Ropes & Gray LLP
Neil Austin of Foley Hoag LLP
Carl Racine

This year, auction winners took home:

Baseball autographed by Big Papi ▪ Red Sox dugout seats ▪ Autographed photo of the Red Sox ▪ Football autographed by Patriots’ Rodney Harrison ▪ Celtics tickets ▪ Outdoor rock climbing adventure ▪ Bruce Springsteen concert tickets ▪ Human Rights basket ▪ Smothers Brothers Wine and CD ▪ Personal Shopping consultation ▪ Vacation stay in Big Sur, California

And many more spectacular items from:

Aquitaine
Boston Harbor Hotel
Brandon Keith Hair
Chef David Reynoso
Halani Moss Floral Design
Keurig
Les Zygomates
Lobby Bar & Kitchen
Magnolia Wine Company
MetroRock
MiniLuxe
Motorola
Mount Auburn Club
Naples Tennis Club & Resort in Florida
PlanetTran
Seaport Hotel
Sel de la Terre
Sports Club/LA
Taranta
Ten Thousand Villages
Thousand Hills Coffee Company
Urban AdvenTours
Wellesley Country Club

PAIR is grateful for the partnership and generosity of all auction donors, including Boston Red Sox & Leslie Epstein; Cue Ball Group; Jose Duarte; Mary Holper; Eric J. Marandett; Bob & Lynda Sayre; Anita Sharma; Elizabeth H. Smith; Tjan Murray Family; Edwin Weiser; and PAIR's Board of Directors.

 

Special Thanks to...

Platinum Sponsors
($10,000+)
Goodwin Procter LLP
Ropes & Gray LLP
Thomson Reuters

Gold Sponsors
($5,000-$9,999)
American Immigration Lawyers Association
John Hancock Financial Services
Holland & Knight LLP
The Kraft Group
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo, PC
The Parthenon Group
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Tjan Murray family

Silver Sponsors
($3,000-$4,999)
Bingham McCutchen LLP
Choate Hall & Stewart LLP
Fidelity Investments
Fish & Richardson PC
Foley Hoag LLP
Foley & Lardner LLP
Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP
Ken Parsigian
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
WilmerHale

Benefactors
($500-$2,999)
Nancy Bender
Batya & Albert Benmayor
Boston College Law School
Lisa Campoli
Chin & Curtis LLP
Demeo & Associates
Linda & Michael Frieze
Gess Foundation
Glickman Turley LLP
Gay & Dick Harter
Alan Hassenfeld
Paul & Nancy Ignatius
Jill & Shawn Kravetz
George Lester
Littler Mendelson PC
David McHaffey

...Anna JiEun Lee and her accompanist Noriko Yasuda, brought to us by From the Top, for their wonderful musical performance at the Gala.

...all our volunteers who worked hard to ensure the evening ran so smoothly.

...and especially to Abby Colbert for never hesitating to provide her creativity, inspiration, and time!