St. Joe Red & White Celebration Apr. 16 at Trop in A.C.
Wednesday, March 30, 2016 • The Hammonton Gazette • Page 3
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The Annual Fund is used for general operation expenses, as well as
tuition assistance, facility upgrades and student programs.
The celebration will feature an
hour-long reception, a sit-down
dinner, three bottles of wine for
each table, free valet or self-parking and a complimentary ticket to
the popular nightclub Boogie
Nights. Dinner options include
Chicken Vincenzo, broiled salmon
and a grilled ribeye. If delicious
food and drink are not enough,
there will also be raffles, a silent
auction, a full cash bar and plenty
of dancing. Tickets much be purchased in advance (by April 1)
and are available online at
www.stjoek12.org or by a check
payable to St. Joseph High
School.
Helping plan the event is Advancement
Director
Jodi
Domenico-Kollias.
“This event has evolved from
being just an alumni event to
being an amazing community
event open to all of our Wildcat
friends and supporters. There will
be a short program during dinner
honoring give of most beloved
alumni and teachers. Then the rest
of the night is dinner and dancing.
We can expect around 350 attendees. It is a really fun event …
Tony Rodio, class of 1976, CEO
of the Tropicana, and his team at
the Tropicana host this event for
St. Joseph High School. They
work with us so closely to ensure
that a significant amount of the
profit goes back into the school.
They have also donated a lot of
the “bells and whistles” to help
make this a more aspirational and
upscale event this year,”
Domenico-Kollias said.
The special men and women
being honored include: Jim Rodio,
class of 1949; Dorothy Toussaint,
class of 1959; Louie Pantalone,
class of 1973; Ben Castone, class
of 2000 and Bob McCluskey.
Each of these men and women has
contributed endless amounts of
their time and energy to improving life at St. Joe and DomenicoKollias is thrilled to be a part of
such a special ceremony.
DiMeglio Septic,
Est. 1975 ~ DEP 03261 ~ Paul DiMeglio
“Jim Rodio is being honored for
his endless loyalty to St. Joseph
High School. Jim played an integral role in the negotiation, purchasing and conversion of the old
Hammonton
Middle
School, which is now SJHS. Jim
and his late wife, Julie, put all four
of their children through SJHS
and continue to support St. Joe …
Louie Pantalone is being honored
for his longstanding dedication to
SJHS. Louie is actively involved
in the SJHS football program. You
can see him at every home game
donating his time and resources to
enhancing the fan experience.
Louie recently spear headed a
fundraiser with his band The Mad
Circus which was a huge success.
Louie donated the proceeds back
to the school … Ben Castone has
gone above and beyond with his
generosity to SJHS. Ben has made
such significant changes to the
physical landscape and exterior of
our school. I saw Ben Castone
outside of SJHS on New Year’s
Day working with his team. No
one asks him. No one calls him.
He is there out of the goodness
and generosity of his own heart.
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