 
Island Groups Make More than 300Gs in Donations
Staten Island Advance - Monday, June 16, 2008
Several Staten Island groups have donated a combined total of more
than $300,000 to community-based organizations, schools, churches,
hospitals and others to enhance the quality of life here.
The Richmond County Savings Foundation awarded a total of $238,000
to nine non-profit groups. The checks were presented by RCSF board
of directors members Al Curtis and Dr. William Frederick.
The grants were presented to:
The Rev. Dr. Victor Brown, $75,000, Mount Sinai Center for Community
Enrichment, for renovation of its Stapleton campus; Adena Long,
$50,000, Greenbelt Conservancy for a Greenbelt Mobile Off-site
Education and Outreach Center; Elizabeth Egbert, $50,000, Staten
Island Museum for its Art Conservation Center; Mary Solomon,
$30,000, Outreach for Breast Health Foundation for increased access
to education and screening for Island women; and Carol DiPaolo,
$20,000, Joey DiPaolo Aids Foundation for Camp TLC.
Also, Dan Macri, $2,500, Italian Club of Staten Island for Annual
Scholarship Awards Program; Barbara Logan, $2,500, St. Rita's School
for new windows; Regina Briordy and Gina Bruno, $3,000, Leukemia &
Lymphoma Society for Light the Night Walk, and Donna Hakim, $5,000,
Friends of Alice Austen House for the annual gala.
The Richmond County Savings Foundation also presented a $75,000
check to the Dr. Theodore A. Atlas Foundation -- money that will be
used by the Atlas organization to hire another staffer and help more
people.
Over the years, the Atlas Foundation has aided children stricken
with cancer, single mothers, families burned out of their homes and
relatives of World Trade Center attack victims, among others.
In March, the Atlas Foundation purchased and donated a specially
designed three-wheeler bike for a Castleton Corners boy with
cerebral palsy.
Founder Teddy Atlas accepted the check from James Kelley, director
of the Richmond County Savings Foundation, and Cesar Claro,
executive director of the bank foundation.
Northfield Bank Foundation presented a $25,000 check to the Visiting
Nurse Association (VNA) of Staten Island. The check was presented
during the VNA's Golf Dinner by Northfield Foundation's Program
Director Diane Senerchia to Calvin M. Sprung, VNA president and CEO,
James Mitchell, VNA vice president of public relations and community
affairs, and Lucille Chazanoff, VNA board of directors and golf
committee co-chair.
Northfield Bancorp donated $10,000 to the Staten Island Museum. The
check was presented by Northfield Bancorp President and CEO John
Alexander to Staten Island Museum President and CEO Elizabeth Egbert.
The funding will go towards Title 1 education program which admits
underserved students free or at reduced rates to museum programs.
The program, which has been running since 1987, serves about 15,000
school children each year and helps the museum fulfill its mission
by providing free and reduced rate lessons within its areas of
expertise: the visual arts, natural sciences, and regional history.
Also, Family Car Wash donated $1,000 to Richmond University Medical
Center. The check was presented by Dominick and Janine DeTore to
Kathleen DiMauro of Women and Children Services and Rosemarie
Stazzone, executive vice president of Patient Care, both of RUMC.
The funds were presented in honor of Ronnie DeTore. The 6-month-old
boy spent the first 10 days of his life in the hospital's Neonatal
Intensive Care Unit. Ms. DeTore's business, Family Car Wash, hosted
a fundraiser to raise the money.
St. Charles School donated $7,000 to the New York Firefighters Burn
Center at Cornell. The check was presented by Principal Nancy
Bushman to retired FDNY Capt. Bill Gates with the Burn Center. Also
in attendance, were Firefighters John Gates and retired Lt. Bill
Dunn. The money was donated by students and their families.
Northfield Savings Bank and the CSI Foundation have funded the
Northfield Internship program for three consecutive years, placing
qualified students as interns in select not for profit organizations
throughout Staten Island.
The Northfield Internship and Research Stipend Program was designed
to open career placement opportunities to students who are
traditionally unable to participate in non-paid internships with
preference given to those with financial need.
Reprinted here with permission
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