The Association of Master Painters and Decorators of New York, Inc. will be hosting a fundraising dinner dance in conjunction with the District Council 9, International Union of Painters and Allied Trades in support of Deborah Heart & Lung Center. The event will take place on the evening of Saturday, September 29 at the Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers in New York City. The event will also honor two outstanding men, Angelo Serse and Kieran Ahern, for their lifelong commitment to the industry. The Association of Master Painters and Decorators and District Council 9 are proud to continue their ongoing support of the Deborah Hospital Foundation/Deborah Heart and Lung Center, a specialty facility that provides the highest quality medical and surgical care for children and adults suffering from heart, lung and vascular diseases. A world renowned center for specialized medical care for 90 years, the Deborah Heart and Lung Center Foundation has been able to fully cover every bill for every medical procedure at the Center since its inception in 1922. This year's dinner dance will also honor two of the most highly respected men in the New York finishing industry, Angelo Serse, Business Representative of District Council 9 and member of IUPAT Structural Steel & Bridge Painters Local 806, and Kieran Ahern, Vice President of Ahern Painting Contractors, Inc. and President of the New York Structural Steel Painting Contractors Association, Inc. Always leading by example, both men have devoted their careers to the improvement of the industry and its future. For more information or to purchase tickets for this event, please contact Bruce Ruinsky at (212) 697-4790 or [email protected] or Teri Muroff at 212 255-2950 or [email protected]. About The Association of Master Painters and Decorators of New York The Association of Master Painters and Decorators of New York, Inc. exists to support the interests of their members and to promote the growth of the unionized painting and finishing industries in the New York Metropolitan area. The Association represents their members in all matters that affect the industry, including the areas of labor management relations, government relations, as well as advertising, training and promotion of safe work place practices. They negotiate collective bargaining agreements on behalf of their members, and serve as arbitrators at grievance hearings.