Press
November 2009
- 11/19/09 – Take Advantage of Green Carts This Thanksgiving
October 2009
- 10/09 - Cory Booker kicks off New York based Conversations with Great Leaders in Memory of Preston R. Tisch series
- 10/23/09 – U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg joined the Children's Museum of Manhattan (CMOM) in announcing the Museum's new program to combat early childhood obesity in high-need communities.
- Click here for more information about the CMOM Obesity Prevention Initiative
- Click here for photos from the event
- 10/22/09 - Secretary Arne Duncan Calls for a Sea Change at Teachers College lecture, with closing remarks by Board Vice Chair Laurie Tisch
- 10/14/09 - An Apple a Day to Combat Obesity
September 2009
- 9/20/09 - Power brokers in pumps: At biggest arts organizations, these women are in control.
- 9/9/09 - Laurie M. Tisch Op-Ed responding to President Obama's Call to Service: A 9/11 Anniversary Call for Public Service
August 2009
- 8/17/09 - Aperture & Illumination Fund Commission Photographers for NYC Green Carts (photocrew.com)
- 8/13/09 - Aperture Foundation Joins NYC Green Cart Initiative (designtaxi.com)
- 8/13/09 - Aperture Commissions Five Emerging Photographers to Document Historic NYC Green Carts
July 2009
- 7/30/09 - Mayor Bloomberg Launches NYC Civic Corps To Mobilize New Yorkers To Volunteer And Address The City's Greatest Challenges
June 2009
- Summer 2009 - Tisch Family Funds New Leadership Series and Award (The Aspen Idea)
- 6/10/09 - Customers Prove There's a Market for Fresh Produce (NYTimes.com)
- 6/4/09 - TC Receives $1 Million from Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund
- June 2009 - Town&Country Special Philanthropy Issue
April 2009
- 4/16/09 - Philanthropy Journal Giving News: In Brief
- 03/27/09 - Jewish Museum's 'Night in Persia' (Forward.com)
- 03/25/09 - Commentary & Opinion (Foundationcenter.org)
- 03/18/09 - Hunter College to Tackle Urban Public Health Issues Through Major Grant From Tisch Family (Press Release)
February 2009
- 02/23/09 - Lincoln Center For The Performing Arts Celebrates The Opening Night Of The New Alice Tully Hall With The Gala "Leading Ladies Of New York Celebrate Alice Tully" On Monday, February 23, 2009 (Press Release)
Instead of loading up a Thanksgiving Day plate with fatty gravies, starchy stuffing, and canned cranberries, the NYC Green Carts initiative offers New Yorkers the opportunity to trim their turkeys with the freshest fruits and vegetables.
NYC Green Carts is a public-private partnership between the Mayor's Fund for New York City, the New York City Department of Health, and the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund, in which specially permitted street vendor carts sell only fresh fruits and vegetables throughout areas of the five boroughs where such produce is limited. The program is designed to help curb obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and related illnesses, which disproportionately affect people in these underserved neighborhoods.
Tisch Family Funds New Leadership Series and Award (The Aspen Idea)
CMOM's program brings together national and local agencies to address a critical gap in national obesity-prevention efforts by testing a health education model for families with young children. The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded a National Leadership Grant to help CMOM implement its program and build a new exhibit.
"Thanks to the support of IMLS and other federal agencies and local partners, CMOM will continue to innovate and provide leadership by creating a community where the arts, health, play, creativity and culture come together to encourage the healthy growth and development of all children," said Laurie Tisch, Honorary Chair of the Children's Museum of Manhattan.
Speaking to a Teachers College audience on October 22nd, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on Thursday called for a "sea-change" in the nation's teacher preparation programs and said most teachers colleges are "doing a mediocre job of preparing teachers for the realities of the 21st-century classroom."
For years, we've been told that "an apple a day keeps the doctor away." While it may be a cliché, it's also quite true. Numerous studies have clearly demonstrated that regular consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables go a long way in combating obesity, hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, and even certain cancers.
Her foundation makes grants each year of around $10 million to a variety of causes. Ms. Tisch recently gave $10 million to pay for the grassy public lawn being built over the new restaurant at Lincoln Center and has caught the attention of Michelle Obama, who invited her to a small meeting in San Francisco last month of innovative foundation leaders.
This September 11, some 2,500 family members of those who perished on that tragic day eight years ago -- first responders, recovery workers, volunteers, military personnel and leaders of the national community service movement -- will gather in New York to commemorate the occasion as a National Day of Service and Remembrance.
NYC Green Carts are mobile fruit and vegetable stands initiated by the Mayor's Fund for New York City, the New York City Department of Health, and the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund. These independently operated carts bring fresh fruit and vegetables to underserved New York City neighborhoods across all five boroughs.
Aperture Foundation, a New York–based nonprofit arts institution and leading force in the field of photography, has joined with the New York City Department of Health and the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund to document—through the distinct perspectives of five diverse, emerging artists—the New York City Green Cart Initiative.
Aperture Foundation, a New York–based nonprofit arts institution and leading force in the field of photography, has joined with the New York City Department of Health and the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund to document—through the distinct perspectives of five diverse, emerging artists—the New York City Green Cart Initiative.
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg today was joined by Acting CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service Nicola Goren to launch the first-ever NYC Civic Corps and swear in its inaugural class of 193 AmeriCorps VISTA members. The NYC Civic Corps is a key initiative of NYC Service, the Mayor's blueprint to increase service and civic engagement and respond to President Obama's call for a new era of national service.
In the fall of 2009, the Institute will launch an exciting new discussion program in New York City. "The Aspen Leadership Series: Conversations with Great Leaders in Memory of Preston Robert Tisch" will take place at the historic Roosevelt House, the newly renovated one-time home of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt on the Upper East Side.
The cart's debut was the centerpiece of the first public celebration of a new citywide effort to encourage street vendors to bring fresh vegetables and fruit to low-income neighborhoods that have been called "food deserts" because of the predominance of fast-food outlets offering high-fat, high-sugar fare and the dearth of healthful culinary fare.
Teachers College has received a gift of $1 million from the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund in support of the College's Office of School and Community Partnerships (OSCP) and its Teachers College Partnership Schools Network.
Lincoln Center at 50 on page 90 features Laurie M. Tisch and makes mention of the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund gift of $10 million for the Illumination Lawn as part of the Lincoln Center rebuild.
Aspen Institute, New York, received total of $1M from Steven Tisch, Laruie M. Tisch, Jonathan Tisch to endow Aspen Leadership Series in memory of Preston Robert Tisch and Preston Robert Tisch Award in Civic Leadership.
March 2009
Laurie Tisch And The Tisch Family Lauded At Alice Tully Hall Gala
The Serve America Act: A Stimulus Plan to Rebuild America's Social Infrastructure
$1 Million-Plus Funding Creates The Joan H. Tisch Legacy Project; Includes Distinguished Fellow In Public Health, Symposia, Community Health Prize
Performing will be soprano Dawn Upshaw, the Juilliard Orchestra, and the Orion String Quartet