NEW YORK-APRIL 21: A NIGHT OF HOPE Dinner with Pastors Joel and Victoria Osteen on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at the National Arts Club, 15 Gramercy Park South, New York City, NY. Pastor Joel Osteen has been chosen to bless the new Yankee Stadium in a "Historic Night of Hope" being held on April 25th. This was a special preview of the Yankee Stadium event to meet the Osteen’s in a one-on-one reception and dinner. Event Co-chairs: Sharon Bush, Diane Bernhard, Aldon James, Margo Langenberg, Jean Shafiroff. Benefit Committee: Van Bernhard, Joyce Brooks, Lauren and Ashley Bush, Iris Cantor, B.J. Carter, Rita Cosby, John Desidero, Jonathan and Somers Farkas, Bob Guccione Jr., R. Couri Hay, John James, Ann Liguori, Ambassador John L. Loeb, Jr. and Sharon Handler, Peter Max, Georgette Mosbacher, Jay and Sally Plourde, Alexandra Preate, Catherine Saxton, Christine Schott, Donna and Richard Soloway, Martin Shafiroff, Roger Webster, Barbara Winston, Victoria Wyman. Called by many, “America’s Voice of Hope,” Joel Osteen is a New York Times best-selling author and one of the most popular ministers in the world. His weekly television broadcast inspires hundreds of millions of people in over 150 nations with a message of God’s love, hope, and encouragement. Together with his wife, Victoria Osteen, they lead the renowned Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas, which not only draws over 40,000 worshippers each week, but is celebrated for its global humanitarian efforts as well. Lakewood Church spends millions of dollars each year bringing food and medicine to millions of impoverished people throughout Africa. Their medical teams are a familiar and welcome sight in Africa’s remote villages where they administer much needed medical services such as immunizations, parasite control, and life-saving surgical procedures. The financial support of patrons of this event made it possible for Joel Osteen Ministries to distribute 5,000 free tickets to needy families in the tri-state area for the Osteens’ "Historic Night of Hope" at the new Yankee Stadium on April 25th. Joel Osteen Ministries in cooperation with Feed the Children will distribute over $2 million worth of food to needy families in the tri-state area. Joel and Victoria receive no salary from Lakewood Church. FOR TICKETS TO “THE HISTORIC NIGHT OF HOPE AT YANKEE STADIUM” ON APRIL 25TH, PLEASE VISIT http://www.JoelOsteen.com MEDIA CONTACT: Linda Mansfield | Webster Light Grant Communications | tel: | e-mail: linda@websterlightgrant.com PHOTO CREDIT:Copyright ©Manhattan Society.com 2009 by Christopher London | tel: Private |e-mail: ChrisLondon@manhattansociety.com***More Id's, select images to follow