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Goya Foods Honored at Hudson County Community College Foundation’s 14th Annual “Holiday Extravaganza” Goya Foods, Inc., America’s largest Hispanic-owned food company, was presented with the Hudson County Community College Foundation’s 2011 Dis-tinguished Community Service Award on Thursday evening, December 1. The award was presented during the Foundation’s 14th Annual “Holiday Ex-travaganza,” held in the College’s Culinary Arts Institute/Conference Center at 161 Newkirk Street in Jersey City.
The Distinguished Community Service Award recognizes individuals and organizations working on behalf of the College and people of Hudson County. Founded in 1936 in Manhattan and now headquartered here in Hudson County, Goya Foods has become the premier source for authentic Latino cuisine. The company is renowned for the family-oriented approach it has taken to its consumers, who comprise La Gran Familia Goya. Active community involvement — particularly with projects that benefit children and families as well as those that promote community wellness and the advancement of His-panic culture — has also long been a hallmark of Goya Foods.
“We are very happy to recognize Goya Foods for the exemplary work they do, especially as they celebrate their 75th anniversary,” said HCCC Vice President for Development Joseph Sansone. He noted that Goya has been a supporter of the Col-lege and other programs that benefit students and their families in Hudson County and throughout the world, and that the company consistently donates food to local food banks and has also taken the lead in disaster relief efforts.
The HCCC Foundation’s Annual “Holiday Extravaganza” is its largest and most festive fundraiser of the year. Proceeds from the event are dedicated to scholarships for deserving students, faculty-development programs, and the physical expansion of the College. The Gala event includes a veritable feast prepared by the chef-instructors and students from the College’s nationally renowned Culinary Arts Institute.
The “Holiday Extravaganza” included the drawing of the annual “Lucky Odds Raffle.” The price of tickets was $50 each, with 50% of the proceeds going towards scholarships and HCCC development endeavors. The remaining 50% was awarded in prizes to winning ticket holders: Grand Prize, 40% of ticket sales; Second Prize, 6% of ticket sales; and Third Prize, 4% of ticket sales.
Established in 1997, the Hudson County Community College Foundation plays an integral
role in the development of HCCC students, the College and the community. The Foundation is dedicated to generating financial support for the College and its students, developing and awarding needs-based and merit scholarships, providing seed money for faculty programs, and providing for the College’s physical growth. Since its founding, the HCCC Foundation has provided scholarships to more than 1,000 students who otherwise might not have been able to pursue a college education.
Pictured from left: HCCC Vice President for Development Joseph Sansone; HCCC President Dr. Glen Gabert; Tony Rico, Director of Human Resources of Goya Foods and HCCC Foundation Board Member; HCCC Board of Trustees Chair William J. Netchert, Esq.; HCCC Foundation Board of Directors Chair Philip Johnston; David Kinkela, Vice President of Information Technology for Goya Foods and Joseph Perez, Senior Vice President of Goya Foods.
Mariano D. MolinaJoseph Napolitano, Sr.Maria NievesMichael NovakKevin O’ConnorStephanie PanepintoRaju PatelMichael RaimondeTony Rico
Kendrick RossMichael RyanJohn SabatesRonald Schwarz, Past Chair (‘08 - ‘10)Paul Silverman, Past Chair (‘05 - ‘07)Richard Zaborowski
Patrick Di SantoRichard DwyerLisa EpsteinKaren FahrenholzScott HarwoodLou HendiJoseph HottendorfAntonio Ibarria, Sr.Richard Mackiewicz, Jr., Esq.
Arnold AlstonMark BannDonnett Barnett-VerleyJack BatagliaOrlando BruJeanne CretellaJoseph CundariAngel DenisRichard DiMarchi
Philip Johnston, ChairChanda Gibson, Vice ChairJames Egan, TreasurerBenjamin Dineen, SecretaryMandy Otero, Officer at LargeDr. Glen Gabert, College PresidentJoseph Sansone, Vice President for Development
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The Hudson County Community College Foundation gala fundraiser held Thursday evening, December 1, 2011, was a great success. HCCC Vice President for Development Joseph Sansone announced that 150 individuals attended the Foundation’s 14th Annual “Holiday Extravaganza,” which raised approximately $200,000. Proceeds from the event will be utilized for scholarships to deserving students, faculty-development programs, and the physical expansion of the College.
The theme for the event, the Foundation’s largest and most festive fundraiser of the year, was “An Evening in España,” and Goya Foods was presented with the Foundation’s 2011 Distinguished Community Service Award.
This year, the Gala featured a new, very special cocktail hour with hors
d’oeuvres prepared and presented by several Hudson County restaurants and caterers — Boca Grande, Edward’s Steakhouse, Encore Catering, Havana Dulce, La Isla, Liberty House, Michael Anthony’s, Renato’s, Rita and Joe’s, Rumba Cubana and Tejo’s. “Special thanks to everyone who participated in the cocktail hour, especially to HCCC Foundation Board Member Michael Ryan who coordinated several of the restaurants, and to HCCC Foundation Board Member/HCCC Culinary Arts Institute Alumna Lisa Epstein (owner of Encore Catering) and HCCC Chef/Instructor Antonia Mastrella who coordinated the room for the hour. We also wish to thank Goya Foods for providing favors and musical entertainment,” stated Mr. Sansone.
Sales for ads in the event Journal — which contained information on the College’s and the Foundation’s 2011 activities and accomplishments as well as recipes from the College’s Culinary Arts Institute chefs — was
spearheaded by Foundation Board Member Joseph Napolitano, Sr.
The “Holiday Extravaganza” also included the drawing of the annual “Lucky Odds Raffle.” The Grand Prize winner was Cadeo Gibson Wilson; Second Prize went to Michael Ryan, and Third Prize to Paul Silverman. At the event, Foundation Chairman Philip Johnston, President of Johnston Communications Voice & Data, presented the Foundation with a check in the amount of $10,000 for the newly established West Hudson scholarships. Initiated at the Foundation’s “Taste of Fall” fundraiser in October, the West Hudson funds are dedicated to scholarships exclusively for residents of Harrison, East Newark and Kearny.
“We are very grateful to Mr. Johnston and his company for this most generous gift. It more than matches the $6,300 we realized at the ‘Taste of Fall’ fundraiser,” Mr. Sansone said.
Hudson County Community College Foundation’s 14th Annual ‘Holiday Extravaganza’ a Success
TD Bank Foundation - Transitional College.......................................................................................... $11,500.00PNC Bank Foundation -Transitional College........................................................................................ $10,624.00Goldman Sachs Educational Grant .................................................................................................... $10,000.00Verizon Educational Grant ................................................................................................................... $6,500.00PSE&G Educational Grant ................................................................................................................... $6,000.00Verizon Literacy Grant ......................................................................................................................... $5,000.00Robert Sydney Needham Foundation - Wells Fargo Scholarship ....................................................... $5,000.00Capital One Scholarship Grant ............................................................................................................ $2,800.00
CAI Chef-Instructor Antonia Mastrella and one of the CAI’s students display one of the cocktail hour dishes at the HCCC Foundation’s Annual Extravaganza on Dec. 1.
HCCC Foundation Chairman Philip Johnston (left), President of Johnston Communications Voice & Data, presents to Vice President for Development Joseph Sansone a $10,000 donation for newly established West Hudson scholarships.
Ted Domuracki (right), President of MAST Construction Services, Inc., with John Sommer, HCCC’s Vice President for Finance.
Ariel Colon, a student from Hudson County Community College’s Culinary Arts Institute, displays one of the hors d’oeuvres prepared by one of Hudson County’s local restaurants.
This Spring, Hudson County Community College — home of one of the East Coast’s most acclaimed culinary arts studies programs — will resume a subscription dining program that has been established, resulting in scholarships for deserving students.
HCCC Vice President for Development, Joseph Sansone, explained that the membership fee of $995 provides the Subscription Dining Series member with a table-for-four for eight, four-course luncheons on Fridays this Spring.
The menus — which will be planned and prepared by the Executive Chef and a team of culinary professionals who
teach at the College’s renowned Culinary Arts Institute (CAI) — will include soup, appetizer, entrée and dessert courses as well as non-alcoholic beverages. (Beer, wine and cocktails will be available at an additional charge.) All meals will be served by the CAI’s professionally trained student staff in the beautifully appointed Banquet Room of the HCCC Culinary Arts Institute/Conference Center, 161 Newkirk Street in Jersey City — just two blocks from the Journal Square PATH Station.
The Subscription Dining Series dates are Fridays, Feb. 24; March 2, 9, 16; April 13, 20, 27; and May 4 with service from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Each meal will be completely different, and each will be
equivalent to those served in the finest five-star restaurants.
Sansone said the Foundation’s Subscription Dining Series program was conceived and developed after several area business people expressed the desire for more luncheon dining options, especially those where they could take clients and associates.
Complete information and a registration form for the Hudson County Community College Foundation Subscription Dining Series are available by phoning the Foundation Office at (201) 360-4006.
The Hudson County Community College (HCCC) West Hudson Scholarship Committee recently held its first fundraiser, “A Taste of Fall” Food Tasting at HCCC Culinary Arts Institute/Conference Center on Thursday, Oct. 20.
As a result of a recent $50,000 donation by the West Hudson Chapter of the Pioneer Boys and
Girls of America to the College’s Foundation, a first-of-its-kind scholarship program fordeserving students exclusively from the communities of Harrison, East Newark and Kearny was established. The Scholarship Committee, which is comprised of a cross-section of prominent West Hudson residents, business people and municipal leaders, was
subsequently formed to help develop ways to sustain the scholarship funding.
During the event, the West Hudson Scholarship Committee presented one-year scholarships to Darien Rodriguez of Kearny and Luis Castillo of Harrison.
HCCC West Hudson Scholarship Committee Observes ‘A Taste of Fall’
HCCC Foundation to Resume ‘Subscription Dining’ Series in Spring 2012
Pictured from left: Kenneth Lindenfelser, West Hudson Scholarship Committee Chair and former mayor of Kearny; scholarship recipient Luis Castillo; Joseph Sansone, HCCC Vice President for Development; scholarship recipient Darien Rodriguez; and HCCC President Dr. Glen Gabert.
Annual Golf Outing 2011
Foundation Director Donnett Barnett-Verley (second from right) with her foursome
Foundation Director Ronald Schwarz (center) with members of his foursome
Foundation Director Michael Ryan with his foursome
The Hudson County Community College Foundation held its Eighth Annual Golf Outing on Monday, July 11. The fundraising event again took place at Forest Hill Field Club in Bloomfield, and a wonderful time was enjoyed by all who attended.
foundation 2012 Golf outing
Many scholarship and donor opportunities available. for more infor-mation, please phone 201.360.4006 or email [email protected].
Monday, July 9th, 2012 • 9 a.m. Shotgun StartForest Hills Field Club, Bloomfield, NJ
Save the Date
Diego, a resident of North Bergen, is an Engineering major. After completing his Associate’s Degree, he would like to complete his Bachelor’s Degree at a four-year college.
Vanessa, a resident of Kearny, is a Criminal Justice major. After completing her Associate’s Degree, Vanessa would like to transfer to a four-year university.
Meet the HCCC 2011-2012 Foundation Scholars!
Jillian, a resident of North Bergen, is a Liberal Arts major. After graduating with an Associate’s Degree, Jillian would like to transfer to a four-year university and into a Theatre Program.
Edwin, a resident of Bayonne, is a Cu-linary Arts major. His career goals are to graduate from college and attend a four-year university.
Patricia, a resident of Jersey City, is a Busi-ness major. Her goal is to combine a Man-agement Degree with Nursing and work in both fields.
Diego Barriga – Capital One Scholarship
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Vanessa Kierstead – Transnet Corporation Scholarship
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Jillian Gee
Johnston Communications
Jillian, a resident of North Bergen, is Liberal Arts major. After graduating from HCCC with the Associate Degree, Jillian would like to transfer to a four year university and into a Theatre Program
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Diego, a resident of North Bergen, is Engineering major. After completing his Associates Degree from HCCC, he would like to complete his Bachelors Degree at a four year college.
Vanessa, a resident of Kearny, is a Criminal Justice major. After completing her Associates Degree from HCCC, Vanessa would like to transfer to a four year university.
Jillian Gee – Johnston Communications Scholarship
Edwin Oquendo –Encore Catering Scholarship
Vanessa Kierstead – Transnet Corporation Scholarship
Patricia Rivers – Fidelity Investments Scholarship
Diego Barriga – Capital One Scholarship
HCCC Receives $5,000 Grant from Verizon to Enhance and Promote Literacy Initiatives
Thanks to Verizon telephone customers in New Jersey who participated in Verizon’s innovative Check Into Literacy Program, the Hudson County Community College Foundation received a $5,000 grant, which will help support the College’s English as a Second Language (ESL) students and help those in Academic Foundations programs acquire and enhance developmental reading skills.
The program allows Verizon landline telephone customers to support literacy by checking a box on their monthly phone bills to make a $1 tax-deductible donation to promote literacy. Verizon then distributes these donations to local literacy
organizations that serve the individual states the customers live in.
“We’re proud to work hand in hand with our customers on this critically important literacy initiative,” said Dennis Bone, president of Verizon New Jersey. “Together we’re helping citizens in New Jersey learn and be successful contributors to our state and nation as a whole.”
The Verizon Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Verizon Communications, supports the advancement of literacy and K-12 education through its free educational website, Verizon
Thinkfinity (www.thinkfinity.org), and fosters awareness and prevention of domestic violence. In 2009, the Verizon Foundation awarded $67.9 million in grants to nonprofit agencies in the U.S. and abroad. It also matched the charitable donations of Verizon employees and retirees, resulting in $26.1 million in combined contributions to nonprofits. Through Verizon Volunteers, one of the nation’s largest employee volunteer programs, Verizon employees and retirees have volunteered more than 5 million hours of community service since 2000. For more information on the foundation, visit www.verizonfoundation.org.
Pictured from left at the grant presentation: Doug Schoenberger, Vice President, Public Affairs & Corporate Responsibility, Verizon; Joseph Sansone, HCCC Vice President for Development; P.J. Reilly, Director of HCCC’s Learning Resources Center; and Rudy Fernandez, Deputy Mayor of Livingston, where the presentation took place.
14TH ANNUAL EMPLOYEE SCHOLARSHIP LUNCHEON
Tony AbramoGilma AcostaGlenda AlmeidaMaribel Alvarado-BikaiRobert ArtificioSandra AvilesDr. Pamela BandyopadhyayMohamed Bel Haj AbdallahSalim BendaoudThomas & Kathleen Bender Judith BenderNitzia BerrioOlga BlinovaAna Cabrera-TriscrittiConstance CalandrinoJoseph CanigliaMichael CasasCesar Castillo
Jeffrey Chait Idalia ChicasJennifer ChristopherSharon D’AgastinoGilda Darias-HershbergerSarah DavisLuis De Los SantosPatrick Del PianoPaul DillonMichael FerliseElaine FosterDarlery FrancoAnn-Marie FrencheDr. Eric FriedmanValerie FrinkDr. Glen GabertRobert GioiaDr. Elena Gorokhova
Diane GotliebDorothea GrahamIris HerradorLiliam HoganDr. Thomas HsiehCompton Hubbard, Jr. Dr. Lloyd KahnDr. Chanida KatkanantSean KerwickKewal KrishanDr. Sathasivam KrishnanJoann KulpeksaManuel LopezLiliane MacPhersonMarie MahoodJulio MaldonadoWillie MaloneRosa Mantilla
Dr. Nabil MarshoodRyan MartinMercy MartinezKitty MazzarellaSiroun MeguerditchianFrank MercadoNicholas MicucciDr. Linda MillerRandi MillerNelida MojicaPatricia MurphyMark MurrayRafael NivarJanine NunezDr. John NutakorJennifer OakleyJohn O’HaraJames Olivier
Kevin O’MalleyDr. Ferdinand OrockJeanne PaganoYeurys PujolsDr. Joan RafterAhmed RakkiYvette RamosIsmael RandazzoEllen RenaudMirta SanchezIrma Sanchez-FernandezSusanne SansevereJoseph SansoneMaria SchirtaMeenu SharmaMaureen SheridanDr. Andrea SiegelCatherine Sirangelo
Richard SkinnerJohn SommerJames SorrentinoCathleen SovaMichael StiseGiovanni StodutoMojdeh TabatabaieKevin TaylorBarry TomkinsJoseph TorturelliMary Lynn TownsleyRomilda VaccarellaChristopher WahlCalvin WalkerMarcella WilliamsMei XieLinda ZaintzVincent Zicolello
The College’s faculty and staff held their Fourteenth Annual Employee Scholarship Luncheon in November. The event, organized and attended by the College’s devoted and generous faculty, administrators and staff members, is one of the most important. Hudson County Community College President Dr. Glen Gabert and Vice
President for Development Joseph Sansone give their warmest thanks to the following donors for the Hudson County Community College Annual Employee Scholarship Luncheon on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011. Their generosity will allow the Hudson County Community College Foundation to give $12,000 in scholarships to deserving students.
On Tuesday, January 25, 2011, the Hudson County Community College Foun-dation announced the winners of its Em-ployee Courtesy Service Award at a special luncheon. The award recognizes employees who consistently demonstrate outstanding service to students and fellow employees.
The winners of the $500 award were Mercy Martinez and Edgardo Rios. Congratula-tions to them and all recipients (listed below)!
A brick to honor, to remember, to celebrate your relationship with HCCC... to leave a message for the future!
• Choice of four sizes & colors• All deeply & permanently inscribed• All installed in the College’s Culinary Arts Plaza
Pictured from left at HCCC Foundation luncheon on January 25: Vice President for Development Joseph Sansone, HCCC President Dr. Glen Gabert, Sabrina Bullock, Liliam Hogan, Alexa Martinez, Georgia Brooks, Mercy Martinez, Catherine Mirasol, Glenda Almeida, Elena Nehrebecki, Iris Herrador, Jessica Brito, and Philip Johnston, Chairman of the HCCC Foundation Board of Directors. The luncheon was held in honor of the winners of the College’s Employee Courtesy Service Award.
Employee Courtesy Awards Buy a Brick and Become a Permanent Part of HCCC and Journal Square!
• Glenda Almeida• Jessica Brito• Georgia Brooks• Sabrina Bullock• Iris Herrador• Liliam Hogan• Alexa Martinez • Mercy Martinez• Catherine Mirasol• Elena Nehrebecki
• Francisca Ortiz• Nadia Rago• Edgardo Rios• Susanne Sansevere
On Thursday, March 24, the Hudson County Community College Foundation held the first lecture in its Artist Talk Series – a group of dialogues designed to enrich the community’s experience of arts in Hudson County. The evening’s lecturer, Jersey City artist Jon Rappleye (pictured at left), discussed his art — filled with fantastic animal and natural imagery — while displaying images of work from his earliest period to the present day, including an original recently finished work.
Rappleye spoke with working artists, student artists, and members of the general public about his influences—including artists like Pieter Brueghel, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and James Ensor. He also talked about the relationships between the natural and the modern world and answered questions about his techniques.
Local Artist Jon Rappleye Speaks at HCCC
The Hudson County Community College Foundation hosted another segment in its Artist Talk Series on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011. That evening, portrait and classical figurative artist Judy Taylor talked about the 36-foot murals she painted portraying the labor history of Maine.
Born in Nebraska and raised in the Midwest, Ms. Taylor moved to New York City in 1985 and studied at the New York Academy of Figurative Art, where she earned a Master’s Certificate in Advanced Studies. She further pursued these studies in New York under masters such as Harvey Dinnerstein at the National Academy of Design, and then went on to study in Europe. In
1995 Ms. Taylor moved to Mount Desert Island in Maine and established the studio and gallery in Seal Cove that she still operates.
Ms. Taylor’s work may be found in several public and private collections, and thanks to the generos-ity of the Estate of Dr. Arnold Rose, M.D., one of her works is included in the Hudson County Community College Foundation Art Collection.
In 2008, Ms. Taylor was awarded a commission to paint murals depicting the history of Maine labor for that state’s Department of Labor. Controversy about the work arose last spring when Maine Gov. Paul LePage had the murals
removed on the grounds that the work was too one-sided. This was after the Governor reportedly received an anonymous letter saying the work was reminiscent of communist North Korea where “they use these murals to brainwash the masses.”
The eleven-panel work depicts historical scenes such as shoe-making apprentices in Colonial times, Maine lumberjacks, a “Rosie the Riveter” figure at the Bath Iron Works in World War II, and a 1986 paper mill strike. Ms. Taylor has said, “It [the mural] belongs to the people of Maine and needs to be accessible to them.”
Artist Judy Taylor Appears at Hudson County Community College Foundation’s Artist Talk Series
Rappleye’s work, Evolution 2860 AD, part of the College’s Permanent Art Collection, can be viewed on the first floor of 2 Enos Place.
Artists in the Collection include: Will Barnet, Ricardo Barros, Chakaia Booker, Chuck Close, Ed Colker, Frank Gehry, Ernst Haas, Joyce Kozloff, Hughie Lee-Smith, Sol LeWitt, Anne Q. McKeown, Faith Ringgold, Ben Shahn, & William Wegman.
HCCC Foundation Permanent Art Collection
The Hudson County Community College Foundation Permanent Art Collection has continued to grow to now more than 200 pieces. Art from the Collection has been installed throughout the College, and a study guide has been prepared in collaboration with the College’s Art Department.
The HCCC Permanent Art Collection has been made possible thanks to the generosity of our Foundation benefactors and others. Please contact Andrea Siegel for more information regarding the Collection at [email protected].
A small donation makes a big difference! Would you like to give to the College in honor of a loved one and have their name memorialized?
Contact the Hudson County Community College Foundation at 201.360.4006.
Top row: Ricardo Barros, Betsy Damon. Second Row: Thomas Francisco, Edmund Darch Lewis.Third Row: Ernst Haas, Margaret Murphy. Bottom Row: Adolph Konrad, Frank Gehry
Special Thanks to the HCCC Foundation Angels
Platinum ($10,000 and Above)Goldman SachsHCCC TrusteesJohnston CommunicationsKhym Foundation, Inc.PNC BankTD Bank United Way of Hudson CountyVerizon Gold ($5,000 - $9,999)Chip in for Children Foundation Goya Foods JC Asian Merchant Association Lakeland Bank MAST Construction Services Pearson Education Provident Bank PSE&G Silverman Family United Water Wells Fargo Bank
Silver ($2,500- $4,999) Alfred & Antoinette Golden Borden Perlman Capital One Joseph CundariFidelity InvestmentsFollettDr. Glen GabertHarwood FamilyHudson City Savings BankKearny Federal Savings Charitable FoundationMichael Anthony’s RestaurantRichard Mackiewicz & Associates, LLCSandra & Glenn D. Cunningham Foundation Bronze ($1,000- $2,499)Ruddys Andrade Baldor FoodsBirdsall Services GroupBlue Ribbon Fish Company Boys & Girls Club of Hudson CountyCongressman Albio Sires Deluxe Check PrintersBenjamin DineenDoria Family Scholarship FundEncore CateringJames FifeFLIK International CorporationGreen TreeHudson City Lions Club Nursing Scholarship Hudson County School of Technology Hyatt Regency Jersey City on the HudsonAntonio Ibarria, Sr.Dr. Lloyd M. KahnKenneth H. LindenfelserSteven LipskiMaverick Building Services Inc.Frank MercadoMariano MolinaNelson & Ward CompanyNorth Hudson Community Action Corp.Penguin ImagesPershing Field Babe Ruth League Persistent Construction, Inc.
P.J. ReillyRotary Club of JC DaybreakSchuyler SavingsVitality Staffing
Patron ($500- $999)Alamo InsuranceCentral Avenue Wines & LiquorsGPIHealy Charitable FoundationInserra Supermarkets Inc.JC RecreationThe Jersey JournalJones & Associates CommunicationsLiberty Board of RealtorsLiberty Federal Credit UnionLiberty House LLCMicrosJoseph Napolitano, Sr.NK ArchitectsRGM Vending & Coffee Services Inc.Riker, Danzig, Scherer, Hyland, & Perretti, LLCRSC ArchitectsThe Rand GroupTsigonia Paint Sales
Associate ($250- $499)All American SewerThomas & Kathleen BenderCali CartingCarr, Daley, Sullivan & Weir, PCChrist HospitalClerk of Hudson CountyCongressman Steve RothmanHudson County Executive Thomas DeGiseDi Cara/Rubino ArchitectsCarol Jean DoyleEffective AlarmKaren N. FahrenholzFairleigh Dickinson UniversityChanda S. GibsonHavana Dulce RestaurantHCCC AAA HCCC Professional AssociationHCCC Support Staff FederationInternational Brotherhood of Teamsters No. 73Mercury Transportation Inc.NJCU GrantNorth Bergen Democratic Municipal CommitteeOmega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. Optimist Club of KearnyPanepinto PropertiesPipefitters Local 274Plumbers Local 24Renato’s Restaurant Freeholder Anthony RomanoRiver Terminal Development CompanySal ElectricSunGard Higher EducationTravel WorldUSA Distributors
Supporter ($100- $249)ABLE-A Better LifeTony Abramo Gilma Acosta Active Staffing Services Maribel Alvarado-Bikai
Automated Building Controls Sandra Aviles Mohamed Bel Haj Abdallah Salim Bendaoud Judith Bender Olga Blinova Borough of East Newark Constance Calandrino Michael Casas Cesar Castillo Freeholder Albert Cifelli CLEM’S Coach House Diner Columbia Filters Inc. Concentra Paul Dillon Charles Dolan East Coast Collision Anna E. Embree EmPre Resources F&G Mechanical FJL Management & Consulting Elaine Foster Dr. Eric Friedman Valerie Frink Dr. Elena Gorokhova Lilliam Hogan Hummel PrintingJewel Electric Supply Co. Dr. Chanida Katkanant Kewal Krishan Dr. Sathasivam Krishnan MAC Pest Liliane MacPherson Chris & Joan Madormo Marie Mahood Julio Maldonado Rosa Mantilla Dr. Nabil Marshood Kitty Mazzarella Siroun Meguerditchian Dr. Linda Miller Randi Miller Patricia Murphy Mark Murray Rafael Nivar Janine Nunez John Nutakor Jennifer Oakley John O’Hara Kevin O’Malley Dr. Ferdinand Orock Mandy Otero PMA Insurance Group Premier Group Yeurys Pujols Dr. Joan Rafter Ahmed Rakki Revere Paper Products Rita & Joe’s Restaurant Lillian & Kenneth RussellSalerno, Gannon, & Angelo, P.C. Salon St. John Irma Sanchez-Fernandez Susanne Sansevere Joseph Sansone Mayor Alberto Santos Sentinel Fire Control Inc. Catherine Sirangelo Richard Skinner John Sommer James Sorrentino Cathleen Sova
T&H Group Mojdeh TabatabaieBarry TomkinsJose M. & Mary S. TorresJoseph Torturelli Romilda Vaccarella Christopher Wahl West Hudson Optimist Club Mark & Noreen Wiggins Wilfred Armitage & Wiggins Funeral Home Richard Zaborowski Vincent Zicolello
Friends ($1- $99)Glenda Almeida Robert Artificio Dr. Pamela Bandyopadhyay Nitzia Berrio Ana Cabrera-Triscritti Joseph Caniglia Jeffrey Chait Idalia Chicas Jennifer Christopher Sharon D’Agastino Gilda Darias-Hershberger Sarah Davis Luis De Los Santos Patrick Del Piano Michael Ferlise Darlery Franco Ann-Marie Frenche Robert Gioia Diane Gotlieb Dorothea Graham Iris Herrador Dr. Thomas Hsieh Compton Hubbard Jr. Sean Kerwick Kraemer Burns JoAnn Kulpeksa Manuel Lopez Willie Malone Ryan Martin Mercy Martinez Nicholas Micucci Nelida Mojica James Olivier Jeanne Pagano Yvette Ramos Ismael Randazzo Ellen Renaud Mirta Sanchez Maria Schirta Meenu Sharma Maureen Sheridan Dr. Andrea Siegel Michael Stise Giovanni Stoduto Kevin Taylor Mary Lynn Townsley Calvin Walker Marcella Williams Mei Xie Linda Zaintz
We are grateful to everyone who has supported our students with their donations. In light of the difficult economic times and the funding cutbacks the College has experienced, your generosity is all the more important and appreciated. Thank you again!
Cadeo Gibson Wilson (left) was drawn as the Grand Prize winner of the “Lucky Odds Raffle” at the Foundation’s Annual Extravaganza in December. Cadeo is the son of HCCC Foundation Vice Chair Chanda Gibson, who purchased the ticket on his behalf. He is pictured with HCCC Vice President for Development Joseph Sansone at the brick bearing his name at Culinary Arts Plaza Park (see page 6 for information about the brick project).
The drawing of the Lucky Odds Raffle is one of the evening’s most exciting festivities. Half of the funds raised from the raffle are awarded as Grand, Second and Third prizes, and the other half is used toward scholarships and College development.
The Foundation has been able to fund a Transitional Bridge Program, offered by Hudson County Community College’s Tutorial Services Department, for HCCC students who did not exit Basic Reading, Basic Writing, Basic Mathematics, or Basic Algebra during the previous semester. The program allows students to retest and helps them to make the transition from high school to the college environment.
During the Winter 2011intersession (Jan. 4-19), 90 students participated. Four classes (one Basic Writing class, one Basic Reading class, one Basic Mathematics class, and one Basic Algebra class) were conducted by four instructors (two full-time instructors and two adjunct instructors). Students were re-tested on the last day of the program, making remarkable academic progress. Exit rates for each course were as follows: Basic Writing, 68%; Basic Reading, 79% and Basic Mathematics and Basic Algebra,100%.During the Summer II 2011 session (July 11-Aug. 4), 111 students attended the program. Five classes (two Basic Reading/Writing classes, two Basic
Mathematics classes, and one Basic Algebra class) were conducted by five instructors (two full-time instructors and three adjunct instructors). When students were re-tested on the last day of the program, exit rates were as follows: Basic Reading/Writing, 89%; Basic Mathematics, 85% and Basic Algebra, 100%.
All of these students were able to bypass enrollment in a three-credit, 15-week class and move to college level courses, thereby saving time and costs, contributing to the retention/graduation rates, and building their levels of self-esteem and motivation. The students provided positive feedback regarding the ability to fulfill these requirements. Much appreciation is extended to the TD Bank Foundation and the PNC Bank Foundation, whose grants to the College supported the program.
HCCC Foundation Lucky Odds Raffle
Transitional Bridge Program
Foundation Calendar
11th -12:00 PM Board Meeting5:00 PM West Hudson Scholarship Committee24th - 5:30 PM Donor Scholar Reception
25th - 6:00 PM West Hudson Scholarship Fundraiser
11th - 6:00 PM Night at the Races
1st - 6:00 PM North Hudson Scholarship Fundraiser8th - 11:30 AM Events Committee12:00 PM Executive Committee
14th -11:30 AM Employee Luncheon
13th - 11:00 AM Executive Committee12:00 PM Nominating Committee12:30 PM Events Committee1:00 PM Finance Committee
20th - 5:00 PM West Hudson Scholarship Committee27th - 12:00 PM North Hudson Scholarship Committee28th - 11:30 AM Fall Subscription Dining Series begins
OCT.
NOV.
6th - 6:00 PM Annual Holiday ExtravaganzaDEC.
SEPT.14th - 12:00 PM Board Meeting
MAR
4th - 12:00 PM Golf Committee Meeting
19th - 5:00 PM West Hudson Scholarship Committee26th - 6:00 PM North Hudson Scholarship Committee
APR
10th - 12:00 PM Executive Committee12:30 PM Events Committee
23rd -6:00 PM HCCC Commencement
MAY
7th - 5:00 PM West Hudson Scholarship Committee
14th - 12:00 PM North Hudson Scholarship Committee
JUNE
9th - 9:00 AM Golf Outing
JULY
TBD -6:00 PM Alumni Homecoming
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Please complete this card and send your donation (and check if applicable) to: Hudson County Community College, 70 SipAvenue, Fourth Floor, Jersey City, NJ 07306 or Fax to: (201) 656-1799. For more information about the Foundation,projects or areas of support, please email [email protected] or call (201) 360-4006.
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The Hudson County Community College Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit entity. Contributions to the Foundation are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.
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