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P E R F E C T V I S I O N02 02
OCTOBER 30, 2020
A R V F V I R T U A L B I R T H D A Y B A S H
Sponsored By
“Bash in a Box” Sponsors “Alicia’s Art Cart” Sponsors
The DiNataleFamily
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“Bash in a Box” Sponsor
Congratulations to tonight’s Victorious Champions! Thank you for your incredible contributions to ARVF
and our local community.
We are so proud to join ARVF in their mission to improve the health and well-being
of hospitalized teens.
The Piperno Family
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Birthday Bash 2020: PERFECT VISION
Dear Friends,
Thank you for joining us this evening as we celebrate our 2020 PERFECT VISION Birthday Bash. Although we had hoped to be celebrating this year’s Birthday Bash at Lucien’s Manor– your health and safety is our first priority and we thank you participating in this year’s event from home.
Your support tonight, as well as over the years, helps fill the time teens spend during their hospitalization. With your help, the Alicia Rose Victorious Foundation provides Victorious 4 Teens Programs that significantly change the quality of life for these teens and their families. Our Teen Lounges, Teen Kits, Teen Proms, and Alicia’s Art Cart gives teens more than just medicine to thrive.
After 18 years, we give special thanks to Alicia, who leaves her mark on thousands of teens like her and continues to be the inspiration behind everything we do. We know Alicia is looking down and saying…
“Thank you all for being Victorious 4 Teens.”
Sincerely,
Mario, Gisele, Sebastian, &Gabriel
Trustees Emeriti
Charles Bailey, M.D., PhD.Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, CHOP
Leonard J. Wood, Esq.Managing Member, Wade, Long, Wood & Long, LLC
Board of Trustees
Mario DiNataleChairman/Co-Founder
Director, Community & Economic Development, Voorhees Township, NJ
Gary Strain, Vice ChairVice President
Safelite Solutions
Carl H. Bagell, TreasurerSouth Jersey Managing Partner
Friedman, LLP Accountants & Advisors
Steven MignognaSecretary
Co-Chairman, Estates & Trusts Chair, Estate & Trust Litigation
Robert Curley South Jersey Market President
TD Bank
Debra P. DiLorenzo Principle
DiLorenzo Davis Consulting LLP
Gisele S. DiNatalePresident & Co-founder
Alicia Rose Victorious Foundation
OFFICERS MEMBERS AT LARGE
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Master of CeremoniesSebastian DiNatale
Silent Auction Boutique(Open until Sunday, November 1st, 5:00 pm)
WelcomeMario and Gisele DiNatale
2020 Victorious Champion AwardsDennis Pullin
President and CEO Virtual Health
Kimberly Dickstein Hughes2019-2020 New Jersey State Teacher of the Year
Michael SaccomannoPartner, Friedman LLP FLVS Group
Proceeds to benefit hospitalized teens with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses.
2013Community Champion Sean Kennedy Associate Director, NJ Senate
Corporate ChampionBob PlatzerCEO & President,P.J.W. Restaurant Group
2012Community ChampionRobert Curley South Jersey Market President, TD Bank
Corporate Champion Pepe PipernoChairman, A.C. Moore Arts & Crafts, Inc.,& President, Sbar’s Inc.
2019Community Champion Marianne AleardiPublisher and Editor-in-Chief, SJ Magazine
2018Corporate Champion Carl H. Bagell, CPA Managing Partner Southern New Jersey, Friedman LLP
2017Community Champion Hristos Chris Kolovos Owner & Managing Partner Lucien’s Manor
Corporate Champion Richard P. Miller President & CEO Emeritus Virtua
2016Community ChampionLeonard J. Wood Chairman and Managing Member, Wade, Long, Wood & Long, LLC
2015Community ChampionJason RavitzVice President of Retail Operations for RavitzFamily ShopRites
2014Community Champion Louis D. Greenwald Assembly Majority Leader
Corporate ChampionGary StrainVice PresidentSafelite Solutions
This year, ARVF is proud to recognize three exceptional individuals who have made a direct impact in our communities as Victorious Champions!
We are Proud to Honor our 2020
Dennis W PullinPresident and CEO
Virtual Health
Kimberly Dickstein Hughes2019-2020 New Jersey State
Teacher of the Year
Michael SaccomannoPartner, Friedman LLP
FLVS Group
Victorious Community Champions
Past Recipients
Event Closing(program is 30 minutes in it’s entirety)
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Dennis W PullinPresident and CEO
Virtual Health
Dennis W. Pullin is president and CEO of Virtua Health, a not-for-profit integrated health system in New Jersey, offering a full continuum of primary, preventative, wellness, acute, and long-term care.
In 2020 and 2018, Modern Healthcare recognized Mr. Pullin as one of the nation's Top 25 Minority Executives in Healthcare. In 2019, the Philadelphia Business Journal (PBJ) honored Mr. Pullin with the Most Admired CEO award. PBJ also named him to the 2019 and 2020 Power 100 list of most influential people in the region. He was chosen as one of South Jersey Biz's 50 Most Influential Leaders for three consecutive years (2018-2020) and Top CEOs/CFOs in 2017. In 2018, Mr. Pullin received the Distinguished Healthcare Leadership Award from the National Association of Health Services Executives.
Mr. Pullin came to Virtua in 2017 from the Washington, D.C./Baltimore, MD area where he had been president of MedStarHarbor Hospital and senior vice president of MedStar Health. Prior toleading MedStar Harbor, he was senior vice president and chiefoperating officer at MedStar Washington Hospital Center inWashington, D.C.
Mr. Pullin's extensive background includes many executive leadership positions in hospitals, academic medical centers, physician group practices, and private industry. He was vice president of Operations and Business Development at St. Luke's Episcopal Health System in Houston and vice president of Acquisitions and Development at Symbion Healthcare, Inc.
Victorious Community Champion
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Kimberly Dickstein Hughes
2019-2020 NJ State Teacher of the Year
Throughout the many challenges we faced this year, New Jersey State Teacher of the Year, Kimberly Dickstein Hughes, showcased the level of excellence New Jersey educators possess and represented the profession with grace, class, and style.
From an early age, Kimberly has been a change-maker. She has been volunteering with the Alicia Rose Victorious Foundation since she herself was a teen, and now Kimberly serves on the organization's foundation, community advisory board and advises the Youth Leadership Council. She has been nominated for the L'Oréal Woman of Worth Award program, to name a few.
As the New Jersey State Teacher of the Year, she was in the third month of her sabbatical working at the New Jersey Department of Education when the pandemic forced educators and students to transition to remote learning. She knew that not every student would have access to reliable internet, but that most students would have access to public television. Tapping into her diverse network of teachers across the state, she asked them to video themselves teaching a 55-minute lesson. With the enthusiastic support of NJEA and NJTV, NJTV Learning Live was born, with those supplemental lessons available for students to watch on public television.
Even before the crisis, Kimberly displayed this kind of leadership, innovation, and expertise in education to benefit her students, her colleagues, and our state. She is a dynamic, passionate, committed, tireless, and creative educator. She is a treasure, not just in the joyful way she has of working with students, but also in how she encourages and inspires her colleagues to strive for more. She is an educator who exhibits and reflects the best of the profession.
Victorious Community Champion
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Michael Saccamano is a partner with Friedman LLP out of their Marlton, Linwood, and Red Bank New Jersey offices. Friedman has been serving the accounting, tax and business consulting needs of public and private companies for over 90 years.
Friedman's clients have the advantage of working with a mid-size accounting firm that combines the staff and resources of a large firm with a philosophy of personal responsibility for our clients.Michael has dedicated his career to the forensic accounting field with a concentration in business valuations, dispute resolutions, economic mediations, and fraud investigations. Michael is routinely engaged by the area's top attorneys as well as being appointed by various Courts to analyze, investigate, report on, and/or mediate financial disputes involving individuals and corporations.
Michael is a frequent speaker and author on topics within the forensic accounting field and has testified in various counties throughout New Jersey and Pennsylvania on issues regarding; valuations of business, equitable distribution proceedings (marital dissolution), shareholder disputes, and loss of income and/or economic damages.
Michael lives in Mount Laurel New Jersey with his wife, Barbara, and their two sons, Nicholas and Tyler.
Michael SaccomannoPartner, Friedman LLP
FLVS Group
Victorious Community Champion
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TEEN KIT SPONSORS
BASH IN A BOX ALICIA’S ART CART
The DiNataleFamily
The Philip Hughes Jr. Family
2020: PERFECT VISION Event Sponsors
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Thank you Alicia Rose Victorious Foundation
for bringing strength and support to hospitalized teens.
Together, we are Here for Good!
Silver Sponsor
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Bronze Sponsor
www.churchillengineers.com
Congratulations on celebrating 18 years of making a difference in the lives of hospitalized teens.
Teen Kit Sponsor
DiLORENZO DAViSConsulting, LLC
proudly supports the
Alicia Rose Victorious Foundation
and congratulates the
2020 Perfect Vision Victorious Champions
Dennis W. Pullin
Kimberly Dickstein Hughes
Michael Saccomanno
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Alicia’s Art Cart Sponsor
We couldn’t be any prouder of the fine, unique, and world-changing woman you have become.
Congratulations for being our
2020 Victorious Community ChampionAnd thank you, especially this year, for having
PERFECT VISION as we move to a new year.
With Much Love, Your Other Family,
Mario, Gisele, Sebastian, Gabriel and Alicia
To Our Other Daughter, Kimberly
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“Never say goodbye because
goodbye means forgetting”
J.M. Barrie
Peter Pan
Kimmie!
Continue your journey.... remarkable drive, inspiring intellect and indelible sense of wonder.
Congratulations!- The Strain Family
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We gratefully acknowledge the following donors who contributed to the
Silent Auction Boutique
Aero In-Home Garden SystemAlissa & Lee ByeArt of CaramelBarnes & NobleBrooke BortnerCathy & Len WoodChappywrap @ Christina LivadaChris KolovosChristine StreetDagne DoverDr. Ji-Bin LiuFlyers Skate ZoneFellow ProductsGary StrainGorjana by Haley RichardsJane, Inc.John Boos & Co.
Joyce LiuJune & Walt JaremaKathy & Dennis MignoneLisa KlymKramer PortraitsLa Chatelaine BeautyLongwood GardensMaria & John ByeMarie VasseyMario & Gisele DiNatale Mavuno HarvestMelitta USAOlga’s DinerOoni Outdoor Pizza OvenPaddywax Candle BarPrate Family Eye CareParavel
Philadelphia Museum of ArtRhoda Mangaser IlustreRose SalvoSamantha Evans Scout by BungalowSet & StonesSmith’s RestaurantSupergoop! SkincareSweet EatsThrive MarketTimothy HoganWawaWegmansWestbendYogasleep
Due to production deadlines, some donors may not be listed. We apologize and extend our thanks for your donation.
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2019-2020 New Jersey State Teacher of the Year
CongratulationsKimberly Dickstein Hughes,
M.Ed
Victorious Community Champion
We are proud of you always!
Love, the Dickstein, Hughes, and Brotz Families
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Congratulations ARVF on 18 years
of Making a Difference!
1200 South Church StreetMt. Laurel, NJ 08054 (856) 234-9003
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Congratulations to the
on its Virtual 18th Annual Birthday Bash & to the
2020 Community Champion
Kimberly Dickstein Hughes, M. Ed.2019-2020 NJ State Teacher of the Year
For Her Generous Heart and Commitment to the Alicia Rose Victorious Foundation
Wound and Skin Care Products for the Healthcare Industry
Congratulations to our sister and Auntie!
Kimberly Dickstein Hughes, M. Ed.2019-2020 NJ State Teacher of the Year,
for being honored as the2020 Community Champion
for the
on its Virtual 18th Annual Birthday Bash.
We are so proud of your big heart and dedication to making the world a better place.
We love you.Love,
Katie, Jarett, and Benjamin BrotzWith love,
Fredric & Brenda Brotz & Family
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Save the Dates
Sunday, December 6, 2020 at 9:30 AMIn person event as well as virtual
REGISTRATION OPEN NOW
'Tis the season for embracing the spirit of giving! This December, lace-up your sneakers and don your favorite winter hat to join over 300 runners & walkers for the ARVF Candy Cane Dash. Spread good cheer while you celebrate our 12th annual Victorious 5K Run and 1 Mile Walk that benefits teens battling cancer & other life-threatening illnesses.
Long-sleeve T-shirts guaranteed to all preregistered runners and walkers. Race day includes specialty candy canes, refreshments, entertainment, and much more!
Teens with cancer struggle with many unique concerns including isolation, body image changes, infertility and an interruption of school and social life. Difficult or unexpected experiences, such as chronic illness and hospitalization are particularly difficult.
Beginning on Martin Luther King Day of Service, volunteers locally, and throughout the country, show their support by having Bandana Days, Teen Kit Drives, School assemblies, Dine and Donate Nights, Facebook Fundraiser Campaigns, and many other fundraising/awareness type events
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Have You Checked Out Our Silent Auction Boutique?
Our Silent Auction Boutique closes
Sunday, November 1st
at 5:00 PMYou will receive a text and/or an email Sunday night if you won the auction
and will be prompted to self-checkout in order to claim your item.
How can I know if I am outbid?You will be notified via text if you have been outbid. Keep an eye on your favorite items! If you are NOT receiving the text messages, make sure you have the correct mobile number under your profile. The texts will continue to notify you when you have been outbid or reached your maximum bid.
Auction Tips
Pick UpAll pick-up auction items must be scheduled for pick up by APPOINTMENT ONLY. Pick-Up Appointments can be made via email at [email protected] or call us at (856) 784-0615. Our office address is 2115 Voorhees Town Center, Voorhees, NJ, 08043 - Monday through Friday between 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
ShippingShipping and handling costs are required if you would like your item(s) shipped. For item(s) you would like to be shipped, add the Flat Fee S&H ($5.00) at checkout after the auction closes. Please ensure you include the address you would like it to be shipped to when purchasing your "Shipping & Handling".
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P E R F E C T V I S I O N
02 02Remembering Alicia
October 3, 1986 – October 10, 2002
Kimberly Dickstein Hughes: 2019Kimberly Dickstein, 2000
Alicia Rose DiNatale, 2000Gisele DiNatale, Alicia’s Mom, 2019
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“In the middle of a busy pediatric clinic that often feel ‘too young’ and ‘too boring’ for adolescents, the ability to offer art activities that are unique to each teen helps meet their developmental needs, and, in turn, makes them feel safe, accepted, and valued as a unique person.”
- Jen Noonan, Adolescent Program Manager
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Thank you to our IN-KIND SPONSORS
We are so grateful for the time and talent of the extraordinary volunteers
who have lent a hand and heart to make this event possible!
Sebastian DiNatale
Photography a t F r a m e d
w/Tom Fanelle
Judy ArengeMaria Bye
Gabriel DiNataleMario DiNataleRhoda Ilustre
Joyce LiuKathy Mignone
Auction Sleuths & “Bash in a Box” Boxers
Event “Movers” and Producers
Sebastian DiNataleTom Fanelle
Sarah McCabeMichelle Venverloh
Sweet Eats Bakery
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