Founded by Lois Sharzer almost 40 years ago, Sharzer Associates supplies schools with educational materials for students. Lois, a former teacher, knew that teachers needed literature for students of varying needs and abilities. When her daughter, Rebecca, suggested that the company find a charitable partner working in the New York City schools, WITS seemed natural fit. Beyond that, Len Sharzer, the company’s chief financial officer and Lois’s husband and Rebecca’s father, is an avid home cook. “Our life as a family and extended to our community of friends has been enhanced at our dining table,” Lois said. “Having worked in education, [I know that] proper nutrition directly relates to student behavior in order to function and succeed in school.”
A very special thank you to our core donors
Thank you to our 2016 Gala Sponsors:
We thank the following donors for their continued support:
Cook for Kids
Band Foundation
Bunny Jack LLC
Campbell Soup Foundation
Margaret Chin, NYC Council
Chipotle Mexican Grill
Rafael L. Espinal, NYC Council
James Beard Foundation
Murray’s Cheese
OXO
Novo Nordisk
PepsiCo Foundation
The Rachael Ray Foundation
Helen Rosenthal, NYC Council
Coach for Kids
Anonymous
Badreyyah Alireza
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
BOLD New York
Daniel Garodnick, NYC Council
Heisman Trophy Trust
Brad Lander, NYC Council
Caitlin and John McNiff
Daniel L. Nir and Jill E. Braufman Family Foundation
Nomura Securities
SPORTIME Pro-Am
Green for Kids
Gotham Greens
Himan Brown Charitable Trust
Whole Kids Foundation
General Supporters
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
Gale Brewer, Manhattan Borough President
Claude Bahnik
August Cardona
Jennifer & Thane Carlston
Corcoran Cares
Theodore Cross Family Charitable Foundation
Billy Doniger
The Fortress Charity Fund
Brill and Jason Garrett
Wendy and Alan Halperin
Tom Harvey
Howard Gilman Foundation
Mitra Jerald
Pamela Jones and Craig Russell
juice DESIGN
Diane Kent
Jenifer Lang
Cathie Levine
Meredyth Anne Dasburg Foundation
The Meringoff Family Foundation
Jimmy Nicholas
Jacqueline Novogratz and Chris Anderson
RESERVE
Julie and Matt Richardson
Dennisia Slabakis
Scholastic Inc.
The Strauss Foundation
Jamie Sutherland
Tribe Mediterranean Foods
The Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund
Lydia Touzet