Christian Health Care Center Presents A Celebration Of Excellence

Christian Health Care Center (CHCC), located in Wyckoff, recently announced that it will be honoring Douglas H. Dittrick and Rev. David P. Krentel (posthumously) for their legacy of service, leadership, and commitment to our communities. A Celebration of Excellence will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday, October 28, at The Venetian in Garfield. Tickets start at $250 each or $2,500 for a table of 10. Various sponsorship and ad journal opportunities are available for the gala. Proceeds from the event will benefit CHCC’s 2015 Annual Fund, which will be used for renovations to CHCC’s The Longview Assisted Living Residence.

Mr. Dittrick and Rev. Krentel are associated with outstanding associations and causes. Mr. Dittrick is a steadfast supporter of the American Red Cross, Boys Scouts of America, The Valley Hospital, Ridgewood Board of Education, Children’s Aid and Family Services, New Jersey Aviation Hall of Fame, Ridgewood A.M. Rotary Club, Community Church of Upper Ridgewood, Theo’s Work orphanage in Haiti, and his alma mater, Ohio Wesleyan University. Rev. Krentel was the Executive Director of the CHCC Foundation for more than 10 years. He also had numerous pastoral roles at Hawthorne Gospel Church, East Bergen Christian Church in Teaneck, Spring Branch Community Church and McKinney Memorial Bible Church in Texas, Westover Presbyterian Church in North Carolina, and Wheaton Bible Church in Illinois. He was a member of Ridgewood A.M. Rotary Club and Love Fund of Wyckoff Inc., as well as chaplain for the Nyack College Warriors men’s basketball team. Mission trips brought him to Guatemala, Zambia, Malawi, Ghana, and Ethiopia. Mr. Dittrick and Rev. Krentel were dedicated to Christian Health Care Center, the organization which brought them together in friendship.

“Christian Health Care Center is pleased to present the David F. Bolger Award for Service and Leadership to these two extraordinary honorees this year,” said Douglas A. Struyk, CPA, LNHA, CHCC President and CEO. “We give thanks to God for how Doug and Dave exemplified servant leadership. Their genuine compassion for and dedication to the community inspires the support of others. Doug’s vision and Dave’s legacy motivate us to serve our communities with our time, talent, and treasure to foster health, healing and wellness. We recognize these two men for the examples that they have set for all of us.”

Dick and Lindsey Moynihan of Franklin Lakes are serving as gala co-chairs. Gala committee members are Michael W. Azzara of Ridgewood, John Gunther of Glen Rock, Susan Head of Far Hills, William Haggerty of Glen Rock, Rev. Hei King of Teaneck, Audrey Meyers of Ridgewood, Robert Milligan Jr. of Basking Ridge, Chuck Shotmeyer of Franklin Lakes, and Rev. Howard Van Dyk Jr. of Hawthorne.

To learn more about the honorees and to read their full bios, visit: ChristianHealthCare.org/ACelebrationOfExcellence. For sponsorship opportunities, event questions, and to purchase tickets to A Celebration of Excellence, contact Darcy Bickert, Foundation Assistant Director at (201) 848-5796 or dbickert@chccnj.org.

CHCC provides a broad continuum of high-quality, compassionate care, offering superior senior-life, short-term rehab, and mental-health services. As a non-profit organization, we deliver care to our community based upon the Christian principles on which we were founded more than a century ago.

CUTLINE: Pictured, from left, are Rev. David P. Krentel and Douglas H. Dittrick.

For more information, visit ChristianHealthCare.org (201) 848-5200.