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2017 ANNUAL GALA DINNER and PRESENTATION OF THE Anne Morgan Award andTHE Franco-American Award OF BLÉRANCOURT

Under the High Patronage of The American Ambassador to France and The French Ambassador to the United States Gala Dinner Committee Baronness Bernard d’Anglejan-Chatillon Madame Jean-Paul Anglès Mrs. William Bowen Astrop Madison Cox Carla Darlington Simone Galton Mr. & Mrs. Gerald P. Gehman Lawrence Horne Dorothea de la Houssaye Pamela Johananoff Andrew Kotchoubey Franck Laverdin Miles Morgan Sonja Tremont Morgan Nancy R. Newhouse Jay R. Paul Kathleen Springhorn European Committee HSH Prince Pierre d’Arenberg Monsieur Pierre Bergé Count & Countess de Fayet Duchess de Mouchy Mr. & Mrs. Ivan Nabokov Countess de Ribes Benefactors Baroness Bernard d’Anglejan-Chatillon Madame Jean-Paul Anglès Madison Cox Thomas Dillman Damaris D.W. Ford Emanuela & James Gerard Peter N. Heydon Eric C. Jirgens Michael Lorber Mary Nugent-Head & James Marlas Charlene C. & Tom F. Marsh Miles Morgan Jay R. Paul Robert de Rothschild Nancy & Nicholas Rutgers Elizabeth Stribling & Guy Robinson Jeri & George Sape Elizabeth & Stanley Scott Kathleen Springhorn The Widgeon Point Charitable Foundation Patrons Mrs. William Bowen Astrop Mr. & Mrs. Henry Darlington Jane Dommerich Pierre Durand Mr. & Mrs. Gerald P. Gehman Irene Goodkind Beatrice Hahn Lady Mary Holmes Joan Kahn Yung Hee Kim Mary McFadden Margaret McKenzie Mrs. Lee R. McMillan II Amy & Marc Meadows Heidi Nitze Frederic W. Richmond Ann Roberts Barbara & John Robinson Helen Roosevelt Willam Tyne Jr. Bernadette & Henry Watkins Robert Wickham Prince Dimitri of Yugoslavia

request the pleasure of your company at the 2017 ANNUAL GALA DINNER and PRESENTATION OF THE Anne Morgan Award and THE Franco-American Award OF BLÉRANCOURT ––––––– on ––––––– FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2017 ––––––– to honor ––––––– ––––––––––– Franco-American Award OF B LÉ RANCOURT ––––––––––– Madison Cox – Garden Designer Mark Rudkin – Landscape Architect ––––––––––– Anne Mor g an Award ––––––––––– Charlene Marsh – Member of the Board of Directors, Am e ri ca n F ri e nd s o f Blé ra nco urt ––––––– at ––––––– The Colony Club 564 Park Ave, New York, New York Cocktails at 7:00 PM • Dinner at 8:00 PM Black Tie CELEBRATING A NEW ERA FOR THE FRANCO-AMERICAN MUSEUM, CHÂTEAU DE BLÊRANCOURT BUY T ICKE T S FOR MORE INFORMATION: Telep hon e : (212) 7 25-5 38 0 • Emai l: b le ranco [email protected] m

Franco-American Museum, Château de Blérancourt In 1917 Anne Morgan, youngest daughter of Pierpont Morgan, returned to France, determined to bring aid to the war-torn civilian population. She managed to be sent as close as possible to the battlefront in Picardy, to Blérancourt, a little village dominated by the ruins of a château built by one of France’s most prestigious 17th century architects, the Huguenot Salomon de Brosse. Only two gate houses, a fraction of a wing, and two monumental arches remained of the original structure, but Miss Morgan set to work and made it her base for an extraordinary campaign of humanitarian aid.Anne Morgan was joined by a committee of volunteer women from bothFrance and the U. S. and she worked closely with the American Field Service.Blérancourt was one of the key centers for the American Field Service,which began in WWI. After the war, she and her volunteer workers rebuilt entirevillages and brought doctors, nurses, teachers, and agricultural experts andmachinery from the U.S. to bring new life to the devastated region. At thesame time she bought the château and decided to turn Blérancourtinto a museum of French-American history. The collectionsrepresent five centuries of Franco-American relations. The successof Anne Morgan’s efforts has made her a legend in Picardy. In 1931she gave the château and its collections to the French Government.In 1985, the American Friends of Blérancourt was founded by BaronessBernard d’Anglejan-Chatillon, and joined by Madame Jean-Paul Anglès.In 1989, AFB received a challenge grant from the Florence Gould Foundationto create the first new addition, the Florence Gould Pavilion. The Museumwas closed for renovation and expansion for more than 10 years. It recentlyreopened to the public on June 24, 2017.The American Friends of Blérancourt is also responsible for the creationof The New World gardens and an arboretum of American trees on theMuseum grounds. AFB also contributed greatly to the Museum’s expansionand renovation. Two gate houses, the Anne Morgan Pavilion and the BibliothèquePavilion were restored by Les Amis Français du Musée.Honorary PatronsThe American Ambassador to FranceThe French Ambassador to the United StatesFounder and Chairman EmeritaBaroness Bernard d’Anglejan-ChatillonPresident EmeritaMadame Jean-Paul AnglèsBoard of Directors Mrs. Lee Richards McMillan, IIFranck Laverdin, Board Cha ir Marc MeadowsDorothea de la Houssaye , President Miles MorganAndrew Kotchoubey, Treas urer Sonja Tremont MorganMrs. William Bowen Astro p Jay R. PaulMrs. Gerald P. Gehman Mark Rudkin, Landscape ArchitectJames W. Gerard George P. SapeEric C. JirgensFrédéric Laluyaux ***Mrs. Tom Marsh Lawrence Horne, Executive Director

2017 ANNUAL GALA DINNER and PRESENTATION OF THE Anne Morgan Award andTHE Franco-American Award OF BLÉRANCOURT RS V P FOR MORE INFORMATION: Telephone: (212) 725-5380 Email : bleran court@rcn .com

GALA DINNER Friday, November 10, 2017 at 7:00 pm tables......... Champion; $25,000 per table of 10 – Presenting Sponsor ($22,750 tax deductible)......... Visionary; $10,000 per table of 10 ($7,750 tax deductible)......... Leader; $5,000 per table of 10 ($2,750 tax deductible) tickets......... Benefactor ticket(s); $1,500 per person ($1,275 tax deductible)......... Patron ticket, couple (one plus one): $1,500 for two ($1,050 tax-deductible)......... Patron ticket(s): $1,000 per person ($775 tax-deductible)......... Junior ticket (under 40): $350 ($125 tax-deductible)Seat us with .............................................................................................I/We cannot attend but would like to make a donationof $ ............................ to benefit the Franco-American Museum,Château de Blérancourt.Total amount enclosed: $ ...................................

WEEKEND ACTIVITIES Thursday–Saturday, November 9–11, 2017 These events are free for Gala guests......... Reservations for an Interview and Book-Signing with author Alan Govenar (Anne Morgan: Photography, Philanthropy & Advocacy) at Albertine (a project of the Cultural Services of the French Embassy), 9 72 Fifth Avenue (at 79th Street), on Thursday, November 9 at 6:00 pm......... Reservations for a Cocktail Reception at the home of Nancy & Jerry Gehman on Saturday, November 11 at 6:00 pm Please see reverse side for payment information.

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