You are cordially invited to the
Tenth Annual
Induction Ceremony Reception
Long Island Volunteer Hall of Fame
Sunday, February 5, 2012
11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Carlyle on the Green
Bethpage State Park
Farmingdale, New York
Sponsors
Bethpage Federal Credit Union
Molloy College
State Farm Insurance Companies
Honoring Long Island Volunteer Hall of Fame 2011 Inductees
Children and Youth Services
Patricia D'Accolti
Founder,Children’s Sport Connection
Education
Nancy & Rod Zuch
Founders,The Morgan Center
Emergency Services
Nancy Lynch
Founder,Pet Safe Coalition
Family Support
Glenda White-Hills
Founder, MilleniumSistahs
Health
Nancy Leupold
Founder, Support for People with Oral and Head and Neck Cancer
Homelessness
Larry Hohler
Founder,Hope Children’s Fund
Philanthropy
Dan Connor
Founder,The Gladiator Fund
Seniors
Sister Jeanne Andre Brendel, O.P.
Founder, Harvest Houses (run by The Emmaus House Foundation)
Special Needs
Dr. Deborah Benson
Founder,Common Ground Alliance
Inspirational Service Award
Victoria Ruvolo
Nominated by The Sunshine Center
Lifetime Achievement Award in Volunteerism
Jay Steingold
Nominated by EAC Mediation Center
Next Generation Awards
Emergency Services: Simeon Melman
Nominated by Good Samaritan Hospital
Leadership: Benjamin Jake Kornick
Nominated by Nassau County Youth Board
Visionary Philanthropy: Christopher Yao
Nominated by Daos Children’s Centre
Long Island Volunteer Hall of Fame Response Card
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_____I cannot attend but enclose a donation of $______
In honor of inductee______
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Organization ______
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Checks should be made payable to the: Long Island Volunteer Center
[The Long Island Volunteer Center is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, #11-3146795. Your contribution is tax deductible as provided by law.]
Send with response card with check to:
Ms. Laura Bissett Carr, Program and Adult Development Associate
Girl Scouts of Nassau County
110 Ring Road West
Garden City, NY 11530-3296
Directions to Carlyle on the Green, 99 Quaker Meeting House Road, Bethpage State Park, Farmingdale, New York
From the Northern State Parkway or Long Island Expressway: take Route 135/Seaford Oyster Bay Expressway South to Exit 8 (Powell Avenue). Make left turn off Exit ramp at Stop Sign (Powell Avenue turns into Plainview Road once you make the left). Continue to Traffic Circle and go half way around. Follow signs to Golf Courses and Clubhouse. Carlyle on the Green is located at the Clubhouse.
From the Southern State Parkway: Take the Bethpage State Parkway (Exit 31N). Continue north past Exit B4. Bear right and follow all signs to Golf Courses and Clubhouse. Carlyle on the Green is located at the Clubhouse.
NOTE: In case of inclement weather, please access or call receptionist at 516-501-9700.
Special thanks to 2011 Judges
The 2011 judges who selected the founder categories and youth awards were: Suzie Alvey of Garden City Patch, Katie Benaszak of Gurwin Jewish Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Colette Coyne of Colette Coyne Melanoma Awareness Campaign (2010 Inductee), Lana Gluck of Long Island Volunteer Center, Brittney Hellinger of NYIT Carleton Group graduate, Miss Long Island 2012 Jessica Pinckney, Dianne Robinson of New York Blood Center, and Angela Zimmerman of Nassau County Department of Human Services Office of Youth Services.
The 2011 judges from the Association of Professional Volunteer Administrators who selected the candidates for Lifetime Achievement Award in Volunteerism and Inspirational Service Award were: Kathleen Fee of Mercy Medical Center, Susan Helmus of Long Island State Veterans Home, Judy Pockriss of Old Bethpage Village Restoration, Janet Romeo of The Epilepsy Foundation of Long Island, and Patricia Shea of Momma’s House (2006 Inductee).
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Special thanks to Long Island Volunteer Hall of Fame Organizers
Farmingdale State College - Frank Pomata
Girl Scouts of Nassau County - Laura Bissett Carr
Long Island Education Opportunity Center - Myra Breitburg
Long Island State Veterans Home - Susan Helmus
Long Island Volunteer Center, an affiliate of HandsOn Network - Cheryl Brancato, Dennis Diaz, Chris Fox, Lana Gluck, Joan Imhof, Anna Lyons, Patricia Moynihan, Tracy Murtagh, Diana O’Neill, Tenaya Parchment, Patti Polyn, Tina Sanacore, Patricia Sands,andAnne Sprotte
Molloy College - Dr. Sherry Radowitz
National Association of Black Women in Higher Education - Delores Smalls
SCO Family of Services - Kathy Sullivan
The EGC Group - Len Rothberg
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or call (516) 564-5482.