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May 20, 2006
Ratner $$ can’t buy love
Brooklyn Papers covers moms, money and guilt at PS 321. Or "How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love Corporate Contributions."
Smartmom, looking decidedly un-’60s in black Aerosole sandals and a silk jacket, was more concerned about the article Dumb Editor asked her to write about the controversy surrounding Forest City Ratner’s cash donation of $7,500, his “underwriting” of the event.For this low, low price, he got a big, big mention in the auction program. For some parents, just seeing “Forest City Ratner” on the program killed the party mood. A few even refused to participate.
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“He got away awfully cheap,” Cool Architect Mom pointed out. “For $7,500, he gets his name big on the program and creates the perception that PS 321 supports the project. And we don’t. It goes against everything the school stands for.”And that is? “Community,” she said without missing a beat. “This school is about community, inclusion and human scale — the opposite of Ratner’s project.”
Posted by amy at May 20, 2006 11:12 AM