Spence-Chapin Adoption Services Announces March 5th Benefit

NEW YORK, Feb. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Spence-Chapin Services to Families and Children will host its second annual benefit - the Modern Family Ball (www.modernfamilyball.org) - on March 5^th at Tribeca Rooftop in New York City. Celebrating families formed through adoption, the event is a time to toast the contributions of extraordinary individuals in the adoption community. Hosted for a second time by Cat Greenleaf, adoptive parent and two time Emmy Award-winning host of "Talk Stoop With Cat Greenleaf", the Modern Family Ball will honor actor and adoptive parent Willie Garson, actor (Sex and The City, White Collar, NYPD BLUE). Spence-Chapin's volunteer Interim Care Providers will receive the first ever Flicka Van Praagh Award and welcome special guest actress, filmmaker and Spence-Chapin adoptee Samantha Futerman, who will share her reunion experience and a clip from her new documentary Twinsters.

The Modern Family Ball is Spence-Chapin's main fundraiser and all proceeds will benefit the organization's mission to find loving homes for the world's most vulnerable children - older children, sibling groups, and children with special needs.  "The barriers to adoption can be overwhelming to potential parents. These include financial obstacles, as well as emotional and legal challenges," says Maud Welles, Board Chair of Spence-Chapin. "Adoptive parents want to offer a loving family to children of all ages, nationalities, and special needs but struggle to envision where help will come from.  We rely on events like the benefit to raise critical funds needed to help the thousands of children that need families and to sustain our work," says Ms. Welles.

With philanthropists, members of the adoption community, as well as celebrities in attendance, Spence-Chapin has attracted a diverse and adoption-knowledgeable crowd. A silent and live auction rounds out the event, featuring fabulous trips, jewelry, and rounds of golf at National Links, Meadow Brook Club, and Winged Foot.

For tickets to Spence-Chapin's Modern Family Ball benefit, visit www.modernfamilyball.org or contact at (212) 360-0237.

Spence-Chapin is an adoption and family service agency bringing over 100 years of experience in finding families for children.  Spence-Chapin's fundamental belief is that every child deserves a family. To underscore this commitment, Spence-Chapin has eliminated many financial barriers for families who consider embarking on the adoption journey. Through their Modern Family Center, Spence-Chapin has broadened their impact and provides support, workshops, and counseling services for: birth parents, adoptive parents, families formed through adoption, teens, children with special needs, and adoptees at every life stage.

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Leslie Case
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SOURCE Spence-Chapin Services to Families and Children

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