MIPH Annual Fundraising Dinner 2005

MIPH’s HONOREE (Seated) James J. Ragan, VP BNY Mortgage Co. LLC Bank of NY Company Manasquan, NJ and wife, Debbie Ragan (Standing) Andrea Krich, MIPH Executive Director

AMANDLA CROSSING EDUCATION PROGRAM, Donna Guskind ABE/GED and ESL Instructor

AMANDLA CROSSING CHILDCARE CENTER, Michelle Tibbs Childcare Coordinator

Andrea Krich, MIPH Executive Director and Timothy Touhey, Executive Director Fannie Mae Partnership of New Jersey

Forsgate Country Club was the scene of MIPH’s fourth annual fundraising dinner. On a beautiful late afternoon to evening, attendees dined on sumptuous food and browsed the silent auction tables.

The dinner committee was ably chaired by Karen Sherbine who along with Janine Martin, Cynthia Dietzel, Madhu Medepalli, Carol Gaffney, Janice Paulino, Maggie Glynn, Lori Perkins, Mary Beth Hronich, and Pearl Scott, made this dinner such a success. The committee did an outstanding job in getting some of the best items ever seen at our silent auction! The "proof is in the pudding," with the silent auction raising $12,250.

The awardees this year were as follows:

President's Award for Corporate Partnership
Affinity Credit Union

Volunteer of the Year Award
Karen Sherbine

Amandla Crossing Graduate Award
Barbara Connaughton, 1997 Amandla Graduate

Paula M. Rivard Scholarship Award
Kelly Peterson, 2003 Amandla Graduate

The funding earned from this event will be used to pay for four months worth of both "shelter costs" for homeless families and child care costs for 10 homeless children.

-- Andrea Krich