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August 27, 2009
NY KATRINA COUPLE FETED
NY Post
By Jennifer Fermino
Bruce Ratner's sister garnered some ink for post-Katrina largesse:
Four years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, the governor of Mississippi is honoring an Upper West Side couple who helped raise $3.1 million for a community center.
Gov. Haley Barbour is feting Ellen Ratner, sister of real-estate developer Bruce Ratner, and her partner, Cholene Espinoza, today in his mansion for their work in creating the center in Pass Christian, which features dance classes, a yoga studio and the only public pool for 30 miles.
Espinoza -- a former pilot who was supposed to have flown aboard ill-fated United Flight 93 on 9/11 before a schedule change -- personally donated $130,000 to buy the land.
Posted by lumi at August 27, 2009 5:34 AM