Samaritan Healthcare and Hospice Announces Local Business Leaders as 2015 Gala Chairs

The opening of artist William Butler’s exhibit, Camden Beautiful at Gallery Eleven One, was the backdrop for the announcement of the co-chairs for the Motown Gala, Samaritan Healthcare & Hospice’s 2015 Celebration of Life gala.

Dianna Geist of Marlton, Managing Director at NW Financial, will co-chair this year’s event with Samaritan board members Rhonda Cates of Mount Laurel, Assistant Director- Retirement Plans at The Board of Pensions of the Presbyterian Church USA, and Jim Wujcik of Cinnaminson, a Business Banking Executive with Santander.

Samaritan’s annual Celebration of Life gala will take place on February 21, 2015 at the Crowne Plaza located on Route 70 in Cherry Hill, NJ. The opening reception will begin at 7:00 p.m. followed by dinner, live music by The Inferno Band, dancing, live and silent auctions. During the event, Samaritan’s annual Circle of Excellence award will be presented to Mindy Holman, Vice Chair, CEO & President, Holman Enterprises, Inc. Additionally, the highly anticipated Delightful Dining Raffle will return offering two participants the a chance to each win 12 gift certificates to local restaurants, valued at $100 each.

The co-chair announcement reception at Gallery Eleven One was part of Camden’s 3rd Thursday ArtCrawl. As part of the reception, Samaritan’s Board Chair Liz Thomas also announced that William Butler has been commissioned to present a live art experience, creating a unique painting during the Motown Gala, that will then be auctioned in support of the not-for-profit’s charitable mission to care for all hospice patients in need regardless of their ability to pay.

For complete gala ticket and sponsorship information, or for more information about the Delightful Dining Raffle opportunity, visit www.SamaritanNJ.org/gala or kindly contact Julie Weitzman at (856) 552-3239 or Jweitzman@SamaritanNJ.org.

Caption:

Gala Chairs 2015.jpg – From left: William Butler, artist and owner of Gallery Eleven One in Camden; Rhonda Cates, Samaritan Healthcare & Hospice Board member and Co-Chair of the 2015 Celebration of Life Motown Gala; Jim Wujcik, Samaritan Healthcare & Hospice Board member & Co-Chair of the 2015 Celebration of Life Motown Gala; Dianna Geist, Co-Chair of the 2015 Celebration of Life Motown Gala; and Ronja Butler of Gallery Eleven One.

About Samaritan Healthcare & Hospice:

Samaritan Healthcare & Hospice is the regional leader for hospice care, palliative (comfort) medicine, geriatric care management, grief support and counseling and end-of-life education, research and advocacy. In addition to hospice services covered by Medicare, Medicaid and private insurers, Samaritan’s Family of Services also provides nearly $1 million each year in essential, yet non-reimbursed, services through generous community support.

Samaritan is a not-for-profit, non-sectarian, independent organization accredited by The Joint Commission, a member of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) and its’ We Honor Veterans program created in collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Samaritan serves people in Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester and Mercer counties who are coping with the stresses of aging, serious illness or grief. For more information, visit www.SamaritanNJ.org.

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