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Financial contributions support the core of what we do. When you make an annual gift, you affirm your belief of our impact in your life, and in the lives of others.
We’re here for everyone, and your participation makes it possible.
The Scholarship and Community Service Fund | Opportunities for all. The needs may not be obvious, but they are great. Our community service programs are investments in our community that make an immediate and tangible difference. And the Scholarship Fund keeps The Connection accessible to all with need.
2021 Annual Fund See The Connection in your…
We’re here to help you feel and be your best. Exercise for health and fitness, participate in our tailored special needs programs, recover with therapeutic classes, or receive direct services from Pathways Women’s Cancer Support programs.
We support your success in learning and in life. Children develop interests and abilities in our excellent youth classes, competitive teams, and dynamic summer camps. Students flourish in our Preschool and AfterSchool programs. Adults learn new skills and rediscover passions in workshops, our English as a Second Language program, and in fitness and wellness opportunities.
Your ambition is our motivation. Our dedicated teachers and instructors are here to guide and inspire. Whatever you want to accomplish, our goal is to help you reach yours.
The Scholarship Fund ensures all can participate and will benefit from our instructors, opportunities, and being a part of this remarkable place.
We’re here for you when you need us-and for everyone, every day.
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BENEFACTORS FORUM 2020
In recognition of annual gifts made to The Connection
And with grateful recognition for our dedicated members who continued their memberships during our closure
Endowing Benefactors ($10,000+)
Nathalie Berger
Ann C.* and Joseph W. Berkery
Gary C. Butler Family Foundation
Central Presbyterian Church Endowment Fund
Wendy* and Bruce Graeb
E. J. Grassman Trust
Hyde and Watson Foundation
Daniel E. Offutt Charitable Trust
The Estate of James R. Prisco, Sr.
Nora* and Rob Radest
Richland Investments, LLC
R. Seelaus & Co., Inc
State of New Jersey
Marianne** and Robert Suffern
The Summit Foundation
United Way of Greater Union County
Maria* and Evan Williams
Founding Benefactors ($5,000-9,999)
Barberry Foundation Inc.
Rachel and Tom Cortese
Jeanne D’Haem and Bruce Stein
Jayne and David Graepel
Elizabeth Gump**
Investors Foundation
Erika* and Mark Melchiorre
Elisabeth* and Charles Phillips
The Rhoten Family Fund
The Tyler Foundation
Margaret and Peter Van Brunt
Nora W. and Raymond L. M. Wong
Sustaining Benefactors ($2,500-4,999)
Anonymous
Virginia ** and Shawn Cepeda
Jennifer and Ted Counihan
Gypset Style, Inc
The Lyness Family Fund
Abby and Eli Manning
Anneliese and Robert Mitnick
Sarah and Ben Seelaus
The Martin and Kristen Segal Fund
Tracey and Douglas Sieg
Ariele* and Jeffrey Sullivan
County of Union
Sponsoring Benefactors ($1,000-2,499)
Kimberley and William Artemenko
Kathryn Brock**
CohnReznick Foundation, Inc
Kimberly and Mark DeBois
Kristin Ferrara
Molly Graepel
Ellyn and Michael Greenspan
Jennifer Grogan
Kay Hallenbeck
Laura Hanley and Robby Meijer
Lisa Hartmann
Mary Hill
Ruchi Jain
Angela and Larry Johnson
Patricia Kaplan
Laura Korfmann
Julie Lanzone*
Amy Liss
Josette and John Luciano
Tara and Devan Marshall
Aloysius McLaughlin
The Milnes Family Charitable Fund
Annel* Montero-Mitchell and Toby Mitchell
Mary Ann** and Craig Moore
Lauren and Evan Nisenson
Foster S. Osborne, Jr.
Betsy Patterson**
Kayla** and Richard Pechter
Melissa* and Robert Phillips
Caitlin and Matthew Porpora
Julie and Robert Potack Family Fund
Bridget and Glenn Renzulli
Lynne Rogerson and James Fleischmann
Julia and Scott Ryan
Justin and Lee Kellogg Sadrian Foundation
Laura and Jeffrey Schaffer
Joanne Seelaus
Melissa and Anthony Sfarra
Laurie Steffa
Rev. Dr. Jane A. Tomaine
Cindy Toste
Terry Virgona
Barbara and William Von Klemperer
Susan Watts**
June* and Robert Wessel
Stephanie and Aaron Wilson
Supporting Benefactors ($500-999)
Lesley and Manny Andrews
Caroline Benton and Michael Hamilton
Jennifer Bogut
Doreen Bray
Alicia and Kevin Broughel
Laura and James Buccola
Karen Builione
Lori Bush
Amanda Carlin
Oisika Chakrabarti
Yon and Joan “Francie” Cho
Stacie* and Paul Collins
Elizabeth Cox
Jennifer Cronin
Victoria and Shane De Burca
Anne Desilva
Nev and David DiPetrillo
Judith Farrer
Tara Ferris and Mark Negus
Brianne Finnegan
Jessica and Brian Flynn
Monica Foley
Jennifer Foxson
Julie and Haynes Gallagher
Rosemarie and Chuck Gelber
Jenny Goyal
Max Graeb
Helen and John Griffith
Melissa Haile-Mariam
Jill Hoefs
Heidy and Day Ivy
Colleen Jeffries
Liz Kapp
Jennifer Levanchy and Drew Chen
Katherine Liu
Charles M. and Sandra R. Lizza
The Lowenberger Family
Candace McNelis
Aimee* and William Messer
Gina and Greg Michal
Modesto Family Fund
Lauren and Jim Mozer
Quentin and Alicia Murray
Sharon and Danny O’Sullivan
Katherine Peck
Maura and Francis Perier, Jr.
Vincent Peszynski
Virginia and Thomas Reiner
Marité Robinson**
Runa and Todd Rosenfield
Scott and Julia Ryan
Yukiko Shuya and William Thar
Teresa Solano
Graham Sortino
Kelly Sowers
Brynne and David Thompson
Ronnaug and Mikael Vinje
Benefactors ($250-499)
Leslie Adler
Cristina and Nick Adragna
Linda Allocco
Miyoko Balogh
Melissa Bartoli
Lisa and Joseph Berkery
Jill Bernstein
Ralph Bianca
Greg Bilse
Willa and Dave Bomgaars
Marlene Boyd
Faith and Ted Brancato
Laura and Michael Brody
David Brooks
Barbara Brown
Lisa Brzechffa
Charles Burgdorff Family
Anne and Derek Burke
Lesley Calvert
Carolyn Carey
Winifred* Cavazini
Adela Chan
Tara Charvat
Jenny Chismark
Carol and Gilbert Clark
Sharon** and Kevin Clark
Millie** and Jack Cooper
Kevin Counihan
Mary and Raymond Courtien
Rosemary Dangler
Alex Denstman
Wei Dierkes
Amy and Carmine DiSibio
Patricia and William Dolan
Winifred and Dennis Donahue
Colleen and Wes Donnelly
Annette and Terry Dwyer
Moona Elsevier
Nicole Epps
Heidi and Bill Evenson
Lizzie Fischbein
Natalie Flamme
Leslie and Charlie Flax
Dorit Gabber
Brandalyn Gabel
Russell Graham
Lisa and Don Grennon
Anne Grissinger
Ernie Gsell
The William and Laura Gump Family Fund
Ursula Hartwig-Flint
Sherel Hersch
Leslie Hille
Christine C. Hodde
Ameesha Hosmane
Grier and Michael Hynes
Stella and Sharad Kapur
David Karzon
Michelle Keller
Victoria G. King
Alev Kaya and Suresh Kumar
Stephen and Kerry Kowitt
Marilyn and Lowell Kramme
Julie Kumpf
Courtney and Chase Kumpf
Michele Laroche
John Lawlor
Deborah and Stephen Leonard
Joan Lepselter
Margaret Lorenzo
Elizabeth and Stow Lovejoy
Kristin Lumelleau
Nancy MacNiven
Elizabeth and Malcom MacPherson
Katherine Mah
Janet Mangano
Virginia Martin
Debra McCann
Beth McCarter*
Judith and Bruce McCumber
Cheryl McNally
Esther McNulty
Leslie McPeek
Tertia Moore
Bridget Mracek
Julie and David Murawski
Vidya Murthy and Raghunath Nagabhushan
Ellie and Bob Muska
Barbara Oberding
Elizabeth O’Byrne
Stacy** and Matthew O’Connor
Jason Olin
Patricia O’Neill
Marilyn Pfaltz**
Stephanie and Jordan Pheibig
Andrea Piazza
Virginia and William Rapp
Karen Rodgers
Marisol Rodriguez
Barbara and Jorge Rodriguez
Joanne Roethlin
Eleanor H. and George Ross
Selma and Jack Rossen
Rebecca Sawyer
Patricia and John Schaedel
Linda and Chris Seelbach
Christine Semcer
Lori Sher
Susan Siberine
Yuet and Christopher Simon
Alexis and Pete Sommers
Jessica Shaw and Joshua Sturman
Laurie Torres-Tang and Frank Tang
Claire Toth and David Dietz
Peter Upton
Alyssa Vazquez
Holly Vegter
Karen Vitale
Jane and Joe Wagner
Tammy and Michael Wagner
Jane Walbridge
Feli Walther
Bette Weinheimer
Beth and Christopher Welsh
Mary Kate and Rob Widdicombe
Kathleen Zerweck
Joan and Joseph Zielinski
Connection Staff
Lesley Andrews
Kathleen Barcliffe
Anita Beechner
Sangeeta Benbow
Jennifer Bogut
Lesley Calvert
Christina Carosella
Robert Cashel
Charlie Cellini
Kathleen Cromie
Heather Denges
Shelby Effron
Moona Elsevier
Jessica Fascenelli Weisenbach
Paula Fine
Wendy Graeb*
Jayne Graepel
Russell Graham
Daniel Howard
Sue Hurley
Angela Johnson
Beverly Johnson**
Kelly Klaif
Assata A. Knox
Michele Laroche
Linda Lawton
Josette Luciano
Nancy MacNiven
Leslie McPeek
Jocelyn Modesto
Ellen Mondelli
Frank Neglia
Judy Nemiroff
Lauren Nisenson
Yasmin Ofek
Robert “Bob” Ricci
Daphne Richards
Valerie Ross
David Savino
Susan Siberine
Joan Stefans
Michelle Stelluto
Yvonne Travers
Louise Turner
Jane Walbridge
Linda Wheeler
Tina Whitman**
Alyssa Wolfe
*Trustee **Trustee Emerita
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