Fund-raisers award donors, volunteers

Fund-raisers award donors, volunteers
Fund-raisers award donors, volunteers
Philanthropy Day event at Ritz fetes Alberts, Keenan, others.

By SHANNON DONNELLY , Daily News Society Editor
Wednesday, December 01, 2004


Leo Albert credits a bucket of potatoes for his philanthropy.

"When I was 8 years old I acquired my first real possession," Albert told the 350 guests assembled Tuesday at the annual Philanthropy Day luncheon at The Ritz-Carlton.

"It was a pocket watch. It cost one dollar and I earned it by picking potatoes in northern Maine for five cents a barrel," he said. "Little did I realize that 76 years later I would be standing here, honored as a philanthropist."

Albert and his wife Anne — who was unable to attend because of illness — were among the honorees at the luncheon, an annual event of the Palm Beach County chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals.