2 Toms River Women Among Honorees At Junior League Luncheon

Two Toms River organizations will be among those with volunteers honored Nov. 3 when the Junior League of Monmouth County recognizes the charitable work by 21 women at its 2017 Women Making a Difference Community Volunteer Award Luncheon.

Dorothea Bongiovi will present the award and help recognize all honorees and their organizations at the event, which will be held at the Shadowbrook Estate in Shrewsbury.

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:

• Mary Kane, Toms River Field of Dreams
• Cheryl Ainley, The Peoples Pantry
• 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
• Rachael Kanapka, Residents Against Giant Electric (R.A.G.E.)
• Jeannine Grasso, The Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide

The mission of the Junior League of Monmouth County 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.

Tickets and sponsorship opportunities for the luncheon 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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