21 Giving Women To Be Honored At Junior League Luncheon

SHREWSBURY, NJ — The Shadowbrook Estate will be the site when the Junior League of Monmouth County honors 21 women at its 2017 Women Making a Difference Community Volunteer Award Luncheon on Nov. 3.

Dorothea Bongiovi will present the award and help recognize all honorees and their organizations at the fourth annual Women Making a Difference Community Volunteer Award Luncheon.

The award recipient’s organization will receive a $1,000 grant from the Junior League of Monmouth Countyin honor of her contributions to the community. The honorees are as follows:

• Carol McGraw, 180 Turning Lives Around
• Nicole Carlucci, The Associated Humane Society Shelter
• Kelli O’Brien, Care to Give, Riverview Medical Center Women’s Auxiliary
• Rosalind Silletto, Caregiver Volunteers of Central Jersey (CVCJ)
• Jill Gemmel, Family & Children’s Service
• Robyn Flipse, FulFill
• Susan Harbison, HABcore, Inc.
• Lia Papamarkou, Habitat for Humanity in Monmouth County
• Donna Edington, Holiday Express
• Deirdre Spiropoulos, Impact 100 Jersey Coast
• Virginia Bass, Lunch Break
• Kate Okeson, Make It Better for Youth
• Lynda Stark, Mary’s Place by the Sea
• Carol Filippi, Monmouth County Historical Association
• Marianne Ficarra, Monmouth Museum
• Kelly Terry, Mya Lin Terry Foundation
• Gina Petillo, Parker Family Health Center
• Cheryl Ainley, The Peoples Pantry
• Rachael Kanapka, Residents Against Giant Electric (R.A.G.E.)
• Jeannine Grasso, The Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide
• Mary Kane, Toms River Field of Dreams

The Junior League of Monmouth County reaches out to women of all races, religions and national origins who demonstrate an interest in and commitment to volunteerism. Its mission is to promote voluntarism, develop the potential of woman and improve communities through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable.

The Junior League of Monmouth County created the Women Making a Difference Luncheon to recognize the many valuable contributions being made by women volunteers in our local community. Additionally, the luncheon is intended to increase awareness of the importance of volunteering by recognizing volunteers who give assistance to the community and receive no remuneration for their efforts.

Tickets and sponsorship opportunities are available via the JLMC website, at www.jlmc.org
or contact Shannon Hildebrand, Fund Development Director at wmad@jlmc.org.

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