Lamp for Haiti Annual Fall Gala and Silent Auction
Took place on:
Friday, November 8, 2024
Glen Ridge Women’s Club
219 Ridgewood Ave, Glen Ridge, NJ
Thank You to All!!!
We are very happy to report that the 2024 Gala met it's fundraising goal with room to spare! That means that we can continue to move forward, providing high quality medical care to an ever-expanding family! We are pleased to pass on thanks from our staff in Haiti!
SPONSORS
Key to reaching our goal was our generous sponsors.
- Lewis M. Gabbe Foundation
- Mary and Tom Heyman
- Nick Spencer
- Mushett Family Foundation
- Michael and Valerie Puglisi
- Peter Reiss and Juliana Smith
Torch Level
- Mary Ann Ford
- Job Haines Home
- John C. Meditz
- Gwendolyn M. Thompson
Beam Level
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- Kathleen Carroll and Stephen Twomey
- Robert P. Kramer and Tracy A. Fontao
- Donna and Richard Vogel
Lantern Level
- Nancy Birdsall
- Condella Family Charitable Fund
- Daniel Schulgasser
- Patricia Connors
- Jonathan Cox
- Margaret Cunningham
- Haiti Solidarity Network of the Northeast
- Roger and Laura Lavan
- Marie Josephe Malivert
- Rich and Annie McMahon
- Kathy A. Morgan
- Gerard and Melinda O'Brien
- Dr. Marcia Robbins-Wilf and Perry Robbins
- Daniel and Alyse Shin
- Marianne and William Sweeney
- Ellen Fahey Smith
- Brian Zeug
- The College of St Francs Xavier - Xavier HS
- Sandra and George Kenney
SILENT AUCTION
Thanks also to those who donated items for our Silent Auction.
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- Santokh Yoga & Wellness Center
- Harry Abilhomme
- Noreen Connolly
- Edwidge Danticat
- Agnes Dembia
- De Novo Montclair
- Arden and Alan Epstein
- Farmacy Beauty
- Faubourg Restaurant Montclair
- Fitzgerald’s
- Grenville Hotel
- Ellen and Stephen Higgins
- Joia Restaurant
- Stacy Kilkenny
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- L&B Healthy Pets Market
- Rosemary and Pat LePore
- Montclair Film Festival
- Montclair Foundation/Van Vleck Gardens
- Susan O’Donnell
- Steven Van Patten
- Rabbit Rabbit Interiors
- Sevan Designs Jewelry
- Bill Sweeney, Jr.
- Marianne and Bill Sweeney
- Trenton Thunder
- The Vanguard Theater Company
- Donna Vogel
A special thank you to Marianne Sweeney and Stacy Kilkenny who solicited the gifts and organized the auction. The Silent Auction raised $16,000 this year!
VOLUNTEERS
Thanks to the enormous work done by Lamp volunteers to ensure that this year's gala was a success!
- The Gala Committee
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- Tom Burleigh
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- Kathleen Carroll
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- Noreen Conolly
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- Ellen Cunningham
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- Suzanne & Richard Evans
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- Kelli D. Herd
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- John Jerbasi
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- Rachele Jean-Louis
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- Stacy Kilkenny
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- Thomas Mullane
- James Morgan
- Susan O'Donnell
- Patrick O'Neill
- Henry Reimer
- Alan Smith
- David Smith
- Walter Springer
- Marianne Sweeney
- Stephen Twomey
- Richelle Wilson
- Genevieve Wrenn
- Christina Young
Thanks to Riva Nyri Precil and her band for the marvelous music and performance!
Thanks to our special guests, Haitian artist Harry Abilhomme, and AP reporter Trenton Daniel
Thanks to Church St Catering for a delicious and well organized meal!
Congrats again to this year's winner of the Lamplighter Award, John Jerbasi, for his tireless volunteer work!
See you next year!
