Philanthropy
White Out Child AbuseCharity Dinner - a benefit for RAINN, Special Guests
Saturday, January 28, 7-10PM
Dublin House, 30 Monmouth Street, Red Bank, NJ
Please join the Central and Northern NJ Chapters of the Penn State Alumni Association to help raise money for RAINN, the nation's largest anti-sexual violence organization. The event features an amazing silent auction, selection of one of 3 entrees, dessert, and 3 hour open bar. Special guests will include leaders from the Penn State Alumni Association and a representative from RAINN’s Speakers Bureau.
By attending, you are joining other Alumni Association Chapters nationwide for White Out Child Abuse. More than 10 chapters have joined efforts to raise money to support RAINN’s mission in their own backyards to stand up for all victims of abuse and ensure that something like this will never happen again, anywhere.
·NYC
·Boston
·Washington DC
·Nashville
·Central Maryland
·Southern Louisiana
·Kansas City
·Sacramento
·San Francisco
·Los Angeles
·Cincinnati
Seating is limited so please RSVP by 1/18/2012.
Attire: Semi-formal. Guests are encouraged to wear white to show support and “white out” child abuse.
To buy tickets or donate: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/2627282272. Net proceeds benefit RAINN. |
$12,500 Donation To THON!Our Alumni Chapter has always been proud of the strides we have made in Northern NJ to support THON. Our annual Golf Outing each spring is one of the largest fundraising events for THON held by alumni in the country. This event is co-chaired by Mike Cocco (PSU NNJ Alumni Chapter President, David Reese (PSU Alum) and, Adam Duff (PSU Alum). In the picture, Mike and Adam can be seen presenting THON Overall, Elaine Tanella with a check in the amount of $12,500. Thanks to all those that support the annual Golf Outing.
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Past Events
As the face of Penn State in the local community, the Northern NJ Chapter of the Penn State Alumni Association is committed to philanthropy and community service. *************************************************************************************************************** Our chapter will be volunteering again at the Nutley Family Serivce Bureau on May 22nd. For those of you who don't know the thrift store sells items to where all proceeds go to assisting families that are in need. *************************************************************************************************************** For our 4th year, the Northern NJ Chapter will be volunteering with the First Cerebral Palsy Center of NJ for their Annual Basketball Shoot-out. The event will take place on Saturday, March 20th from 10am-12pm in the gym at Bloomfield College, in Bloomfield, NJ. As in the years past we'll be helping to rebound as well as anything else to help the CP center make this event another success. It's another great chance to volunteer and help out a great cause. *************************************************************************************************************** In addition to the many services our chapter provides for local Penn Staters, several of our events are fundraisers for the Penn State Dance Marathon and the Four Diamonds Fund (www.thon.org), as well as our own scholarship efforts to support the education of local students who have chosen to study at Penn State.
Aside from monetary contributions, we support volunteerism through hands-on involvement with the following organizations: 1st Cerebral Palsy Center of NJ Nutley Family Service Bureau To review past volunteering efforts, please see our Previous Events page for further details. If you’d like information on how to become involved, please contact our Philanthropy Chair Matt O’Connell |
