蜜桃影像 Foundation Invites Community to Attend the 19th Annual Holiday Gala

November 4, 2016

November 4, 2016,  Jersey City, NJ 鈥 The 蜜桃影像 (HCCC) Foundation will host its annual gala fundraiser at 6 p.m. on Thursday, December 1, 2016. The event will be held in the College鈥檚 Culinary Conference Center, 161 Newkirk Street in Jersey City 鈥 two blocks from the Journal Square PATH Transportation Center.

HCCC Vice President for Development Joseph D. Sansone said that this year鈥檚 gala will be uniquely different from those of the past.  The 2016 event, 鈥淎 Gala Dining Experience,鈥 will include a tour of the College鈥檚 Culinary Arts Institute (CAI) program kitchens, during which attendees will enjoy exquisite, international cuisine prepared by the HCCC CAI chefs/instructors.

鈥淭he food is always one of the highlights at the Foundation galas, and it鈥檚 really no wonder 鈥 the HCCC CAI has been ranked the number-six best culinary program in the country,鈥 Mr. Sansone stated. He noted that the event has been planned to represent and celebrate the diversity of the College.

During the event, the College will present the 2016 Distinguished Service Awards, which recognize individuals and organizations for their work on behalf of the College and the people of Hudson County. This year鈥檚 honorees are:

  • James A. Fife, Mayor of Harrison, NJ and HCCC Trustee Emeritus.  Mr. Fife has a distinguished 28-year career in education, having served as a teacher, guidance counselor, Dean of Students, Assistant Principal, and Principal of Harrison High School. He has served on the boards of Hudson County Schools of Technology, Harrison Board of Education, Harrison Housing Authority, 蜜桃影像 Board of Trustees (where he is now Trustee Emeritus), Pioneer Boys Scholarship Committee, and Harrison Redevelopment Agency. In 2014, Mr. Fife became the seventh Mayor of Harrison and was elected to a four-year term.
  • Joseph M. Napolitano, Sr.  Mr. Napolitano is a lifelong resident of Jersey City, U.S. Army veteran, musician, and songwriter who taught at Snyder High School, Louie DelMonte and Master School of Music, and who was the owner/proprietor of Jacob鈥檚 Deli. He has served on the boards of the Jersey City Recreation Foundation, Pershing Field Babe Ruth League, Jerramiah T. Healy Charitable Foundation, Rotary Club Jersey City-Daybreak, Boys & Girls Clubs of Hudson County, Jersey City Heights Civic Association, and Secretary of the 蜜桃影像 Foundation Board of Directors. He was also a recipient of the 2015 蜜桃影像 Heritage Award.

Individual dinner tickets for the gala are available at $500.00 each.

There are several sponsorship opportunities, ranging from $2,400 to $20,000; complete information is available at /community/foundation/index.html.

In addition, the HCCC Foundation will hold its annual 鈥淟ucky Odds鈥 raffle the evening of the gala. The 鈥淟ucky Odds鈥 Grand Prize winner will receive 40% of the raffle ticket sales, the Second Prize winner 6%, and the Third Prize Winner 4%. Raffle tickets cost $50 each; ticket holders need not be present to win.

Additional information and all tickets may be obtained by emailing jsansoneFREEHUDSONCOUNTYCOMMUNITYCOLLEGE or phoning 201.360.4004.

The 蜜桃影像 Foundation is a nonprofit 501 (c) 3 corporation giving tax-exempt status to contributors. Since the Foundation was established in 1997, it has provided over $1.5 million in scholarships.

In addition, the HCCC Foundation established the Foundation Art Collection nine years ago to coincide with the initiation of the College鈥檚 Fine Arts studies program. Presently, the Collection includes over 900 paintings, lithographs, photographs, sculptures, and other works-of-art that are displayed throughout all of the buildings on the College鈥檚 Journal Square Campus and at the North Hudson Higher Education Center. Artists in the Collection include: Donald Baechler, Leonard Baskin, Elizabeth Catlett, Christo, Willie Cole, Edward S. Curtis, Marcel Duchamp, Lisa Parker Hyatt, Rockwell Kent, Joseph Kosuth, Valeri Larko, Roy Lichtenstein, Reginald Marsh, M茅ret Oppenheim, Robert Rauschenberg, Man Ray, Mickalene Thomas, and William Wegman. The Foundation also hosts a series of lectures called 鈥淎rts Talk,鈥 which feature prominent artists and art authorities and scholars, and are open to the general public.

The HCCC Foundation鈥檚 Board of Directors also organizes and holds an annual Golf Outing, 鈥淣ight at the Races,鈥 and the HCCC Employees鈥 Scholarship Luncheon. Throughout the year there are other events held to build scholarship funds for students specifically from Hudson County鈥檚 northern, western, and Hoboken municipalities.