Basking Ridge Local Ed Walsh Being Honored For Philanthropic Efforts

BASKING RIDGE, NJ — Basking Ridge local Ed Walsh will be honored at Jewish Vocational Service's 2017 annual gala event Taste & Toast on Wednesday where they will celebrate and support the independence of extraordinary individuals.

Walsh, a principal and managing director for Avison Young’s Morristown office and resident of Basking Ridge with his wife and three daughters, is one of the honorees this year.

Highly regarded as one of the most accomplished and respected professionals in the construction and real estate industries, Walsh is responsible for business development, increasing profitability and maintaining client relationships.

Walsh got involved with JVS when a board of trustee asked him to help them find new space for their organization. JVS recently moved to a larger, more modern facility in East Orange.

The new building consists of classrooms and computer labs that have been customized for each of JVS’ core programs. These include vocational training, education and literacy training, English as a second language, adult basic education, citizenship exam preparation and refugee services.

Walsh was very interested to help, not only because finding space for companies and organizing company moves is his company’s specialty, but he wanted to become involved with JVS because of one of their specialties – helping adults with autism find employment.

Walsh is actively involved in helping to raise funds for several other nonprofit organizations in Morris and Somerset counties. He has been recognized for his philanthropic efforts on behalf of United Way, the American Cancer Society, Somerset Hills Learning Institute, Interfaith Food Pantry of Morristown, Employment Horizons and Family Service of Morris County.

All proceeds of Taste & Toast will support JVS’ work in providing life-enhancing services on a nonsectarian basis to nearly 20,000 individuals each year.

For more information visit www.jvsevents.org.

(Image provided: Ed Walsh)

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