David Lynch Foundation benefits and galas (complete list)

• “Women in the Media Who Meditate” Business Luncheon featured a panel of women leaders from the media who meditate including Ariana Huffington, editor-in-chief of the Huffington Post; Robin Roberts, anchor of ABC's Good Morning America; Patricia Harrison, president and CEO of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting; Cynthia McFadden, senior legal and investigative correspondent for NBC News; Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum, Lenox Hill Hospital heart specialist and host of "Focus on Health," Dr. Jennifer Ashton, senior medical correspondent for ABC news; Lesley Seymour, editor-in-chief of More magazine; and Perri Peltz, award-winning HBO producer and director. The Roundtable provided an in-depth introduction to the TM technique and raised funds to teach TM to women and children in New York City who are survivors of violence and abuse.
   
• Change Begins Within V: Celebrating NYC Veterans and First Responders, Dec. 3, 2013 (includes Lifetime Service Award to FDNY Commissioner Salvatore Cassano) [Commissioner Cassano remarks] [DLF blog post] [TMhome article]
   
• Liv Tyler and Sean Lennon help raise funds for TM scholarships for first responders (fall 2013, NYC)
   
• National Summit: the Quiet Time Program, October 23, 2012, Paley Center for the Media, NYC (Excerpts, 10 min)
   
• 3rd annual Change Begins Within gala, with Ellen Degeneris, Russell Brand, Jerry Yellin, James Dierke (former Middle School Principal of the Year), Carlos Garcia (past Superintendent of the San Francisco Unified School District), Martin Scorcese, David Lynch (Dec. 13, 2012, New York City) (1 hr 40 min)
   
• David Lynch Foundation Hosts Gala for Soldiers at Fort Hamilton, Aug. 4, 2012, Brooklyn, NY (article by Jim Luce, The Stewardship Report, 8/24/2012)
   
• June 8, 2011 Washington D.C. benefit gala with filmmaker David Lynch, CNN anchor Candy Crowley, and psychiatrist Dr Norman Rosenthal to highlight the successes of two of the Foundation's key programs: "Operation Warrior Wellness" for veterans who suffer from PTSD and "The Quiet Time Program" for students who must overcome the ravages of acute stress in order to learn and succeed in life. Highlights included emotionally charged videos of meditating students and veterans, a lively, compelling conversation between Candy Crowley and David Lynch, and a fascinating discussion by Dr Rosenthal of new research documenting the wideranging benefits of TM practice for all areas of life.   (Watch) (1 hr 36 min)
   
• Second "Change Begins Within" benefit gala, December 13, 2010 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City: Russell Brand, Clint Eastwood, Mehmet Oz, Katy Perry, Russell Simmons, David Lynch, and other very special guests participated in a very different and exciting evening. (36 min)
   
• National summit on student health & education: Quiet Time in the classroom, October 16th, 2008, New York City (2 hr 14 min)