Stars help kids shine at the YMCA of Greater New York's annual Arts & Letters Reception at Jazz at Lincoln Center. Held in Frederick P. Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, the event begins with a cocktail reception and silent auction. Highlights of the silent auction include: Harry Winston Diamond Lily Cluster Pendant, club seats to a New York Jets game, tickets to broadways shows and much more. The exciting evening concludes with an uplifting performance from both broadway stars and YMCA youth.

Event co-chairs Tom Carroll, president and CEO, TBWA Worldwide and Thomas L. Harrison, L.H.D., chairman and CEO, Diversified Agency Services, Omnicom Group Inc. will be joined by committee members Joseph P. Benincasa, president & CEO, The Actors Fund; Michelle Ebanks, president, ESSENCE Communications Inc. & People en Espanol; Kevin Burke, chairman, president and CEO, Consolidated Edison, Inc.; Susan Whiting, Vice Chair, the Nielsen Company; and others.