Alexis de Tocqueville Society
The prestigious Alexis de Tocqueville Society is a national, philanthropic society honoring individuals who annually give $10,000 or more to United Way. Tocqueville members are individuals who understand the need to lead by example in their communities and their organizations.
Alexis de Tocqueville, a young French aristocrat, toured the United States applauding the voluntary spirit of American society. His observations formed the 1835 work "Democracy in America", a detailed study of American society, culture and politics. Perhaps his most important observation was that Americans helped one another in times of need.
"I must say that I have seen Americans make great and real sacrifices to the public welfare; and I have noticed a hundred instances in which they hardly ever failed to lend faithful support to one another."
There are over 20,000 members nationwide and 398 local Tocqueville Societies in communities across the United States.
New Haven's Society
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Mr. and Mrs. Bruce D. Alexander |
Ms. Ruth D. Lord Ms. Linda K. Lorimer Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Lyons, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick J. Mancheski Ms. Linda Masci Mr. and Mrs. Blaise Masone Jennifer M. McNiff, M.D. Drs. Roslyn and Jerome Meyer Mr. and Mrs. Minot B. Nettleton Mr. David I. Newton Mr. and Mrs. Edward H. Pikaart, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William Platt Mr. Charles A. Porter Mr. Timothy H. Powers Ms. Karen Pritzker Mr. Gerald B. Rosenberg Mr. Thomas Sansone Ms. Anne Schenck Prof. Robert J. Shiller Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Sonnenfeld Mr. and Mrs. James Staten Dr. Pavur R. Sundaresan Mr. and Mrs. Stedman Sweet Mr. Frank M. Turner Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Woodson Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Zaccagnino |
