YMCA to Honor Torcon Co-President Benedict J. Torcivia, Jr. at Oct. 15 Benefit

The Community YMCA will present the Distinguished Citizen Service Award to Benedict J. Torcivia, Jr., Co-President of Torcon, Inc., at The Y Cares Annual Benefit on Oct. 15, 2016 at Stillwell Stables in Colts Neck. The nonprofit will also commemorate the 10th anniversary of Y Achievers, a college-readiness program for at-risk teens.

Rhonda Anderson, President and CEO of The Community YMCA, said the Y is pleased to honor Torcivia, a member of The Community YMCA’s Foundation Board for 13 years, and dedicated community volunteer. “Ben has been instrumental in helping to build The Community YMCA’s Endowment Fund to support our mission to serve all and to help ensure that the Y is here for future generations,” Anderson said.

Torcivia and his brother Joe oversee operations at Torcon, a 50-year construction management and general contracting company with headquarters in Red Bank. In addition to serving on the Y’s Foundation Board, Torcivia is a member of the Riverview Medical Center Foundation Board of Trustees and the Rumson Zoning Board. He has been an active leader in the New Jersey construction industry, serving as President of the Board of the Building Contractors Association of New Jersey. He is current Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Associated Construction Contractors of New Jersey. Last year, both Ben and Joe Torcivia were honored by Monmouth University with its Distinguished Business Leaders Award.

Anderson said the Y will also mark the 10th anniversary of the Y Achievers program at the Annual Benefit. The program has helped more than 1,000 at-risk teens prepare for life after high school through mentoring, guidance on college, and support for a successful school-to-work transition. This fall, all 17 graduates of the 2015-16 Y Achievers program are enrolled in college.

“The Y invites our community to join us at the Annual Benefit to raise funds that will enable The Community YMCA to provide more teens guidance for college, as well as to offer deserving children and families in need financial assistance to experience life-changing Y programs,” Anderson said.

Proceeds from the event will benefit The Community YMCA’s YCares financial assistance program for kids and families in need of free and reduced membership and program fees, as well as community initiatives such as water safety for at-risk youth and childhood obesity prevention.

The Annual Benefit is being planned by a committee of volunteers and Y staff, led by co-chairpersons Mary Larkin, Colts Neck; Carol Stillwell, Holmdel; and McKenna Torcivia, Rumson. Hosted by Stillwell at the Stillwell Stables, the event will feature entertainment by The Haven, a Jersey Shore-based rock band that delivers a diverse blend of classic and contemporary rock favorites and originals. Guests will enjoy a barbecue buffet, cocktails, a gift auction and dancing.

Individual tickets, sponsorships and advertising are available by calling the Y at 732.671.5505, ext. 131 or by visiting www.TheCommunityYMCA.org/benefit.

Photo Captions: The Community YMCA will honor Benedict J. Torcivia, Jr., Co-President of Torcon, Inc., and a Trustee of the Y Foundation Board, shown here with his wife, McKenna, who is a co-chair of the Y Cares Annual Benefit Oct. 15, 2016 at Stillwell Stables in Colts Neck.

The Y will also celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Y Achievers Program. Shown here are Achievers Left to Right: Akin Gaddis, a junior at Red Bank Regional High School; Yaniece Dean, a junior at Red Bank Catholic High School; and Achievers graduate Bryanna Reevey, a student at Brookdale Community College.

Local rock band The Haven will provide the entertainment.

About The Community YMCA

The Y is a leading nonprofit charity that strengthens communities through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. The Community YMCA serves more than 20,000 residents in greater Monmouth County through programs such as: preschool, before and after school care, health and wellness, leadership, arts enrichment, personal and family counseling and summer day camp. With a mission to serve all, more than $350,000 in reduced and free membership fees and programs is provided by the YCares financial assistance program to individuals and families in need. For more information, visit TheCommunityYMCA.org.