More than 500 people recently joined Pine Street Inn and lead sponsor Wal-Mart at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel for Home Remedy: A Breakfast to Benefit Pine Street Inn.

Sponsors and individual donors generously contributed more than $435,000, setting a new record. Event Chair Laura Sen led planning for the event along with the Council for Pine Street Inn. The featured speaker was David Gergen, commentator, editor, teacher, public servant, best-selling author, and adviser to presidents for 30 years. Gregory Maguire, author of the best-selling book Wicked, served as Honorary Chair.

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David Gergen speaks at Pine Street Inn's annual Home Remedy fundraising breakfast. Gergen, political commentator and former presidential adviser, makes insightful predictions about the post-election political landscape and about where the responsibility for ending homelessness lies.

Yolanda Mays, formerly homeless and a current tenant of Pine Street Inn's permanent, supportive housing program, shares how Pine Street Inn brought her and her daughter Ashley out of homelessness.

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		The silent auction was a major attraction for attendees. Photo by John Rich Nearly 600 people attended this year’s Home Remedy fundraising event at the Boston Park Plaza hotel. Photo by John Rich New York Times bestselling author and Honorary Chair Gregory Maguire with Pine Street President and Executive Director Lyndia Downie Photo by John Rich Pine Street tenant Yolanda Mays, Mayor Thomas Menino, Angela Menino, Pine Street Board Chair Mary Jo Bane and Lyndia Downie Photo by John Rich Pine Street tenant Yolanda Mays recounts her journey from homelessness to housing. Photo by John Rich NECN anchor R.D. Sahl emceed the event. Photo by John Rich Chris Buchanan of Wal-Mart with Pine Street President and Executive Director Lyndia Downie Photo by John Rich Pine Street Inn President and Executive Director Lyndia Downie and featured speaker David Gergen Photo by John Rich