Leaders from the area’s business and political world served as wine sommeliers and servers during a Best of Broadway fundraiser hosted by Interfaith Caregivers of Greater Mercer County (ICGMC) at West Trenton Ballroom. From left: Hamilton Sargent Quincy Hendryx; Hamilton Councilman Dennis Pone; Mercer County Freeholders Andrew Koontz, Pasquale Colavita and John Cimino; Cathy DiCostanzo, President of the Mercer County Chapter Sunshine Foundation; vocalists Michael Maliakel and Joanna Latini; Jane Latini Executive Director of ICGMC and event co-chairperson; Eileen Thornton event co-chairperson; Assemblyman Wayne DeAngelo; Mercer County Clerk Paula Sollami-Covello; caterer Rosa Spera-Gilmore; Kathy Lo Bue ICGMC Board President, Lauretta Lucchesi Senior Vice President, Grand Bank, NA; Mercer County Freeholder Ann Cannon; and Liz Tindall President of Liz Tindall and Associates, LLC. Missing from the photo are servers and sommeliers Dan Keelan, John Strycharz, Brian Hughes and Chris Scales.
Pictured left to right, vocalist Michael Maliakel, ICGMC Executive Director Jane Latini, ICGMC Board Chair Kathy Lo Bue, vocalist Joanna Latini and event co-chairperson Eileen Thornton.
Vocalists Joanna Latini and Michael Maliakel perform at the Best of Broadway fundraiser, a benefit that raised over $12,000 for Interfaith Caregivers of Greater Mercer County.
Over 400 people attended the “Best of Broadway Dinner & Show” on August 5, 2015, in support of Interfaith Caregivers of Greater Mercer County. The event, which had to be relocated to the West Trenton Ballroom due to overwhelming demand, netted over $12,000 for the nonprofit, which provides free volunteer services to homebound elderly and people with disabilities.
The featured vocalists, Joanna Latini and Michael Maliakel, gave renditions of songs from a range of Broadway musicals, including Les Miserables, Phantom of the Opera, Funny Girl and others. Latini’s inspired performances have gained recognition on operatic, recital and competition stages. Maliakel, a professional singer based in New York City, performs in genres ranging from traditional musical theater to contemporary pop to opera. Dinner music was provided by Michael Bernabe.
“Celebrity Sommeliers and Servers” included Assemblyman Wayne DeAngelo; Mercer County Freeholders Ann Cannon, John Cimino, Pasquale Colavita and Andrew Koontz; Mercer County Clerk Paula Sollami-Covello; Hamilton Councilman Dennis Pone; Hamilton Sargent Quincy Hendryx; Mercer County Executive Brian Hughes; Lauretta Lucchesi Senior Vice President of Grand Bank, NA; Cathy DiCostanzo President of the Mercer County Sunshine Foundation; Dan Keelan President of E&T Services, LLC; John Strycharz Chairman of Hamilton Township Economic Development Advisory Commission; Chris Scales Hamilton Board of Education Member; and Liz Tindall President of Liz Tindall and Associates, LLC.
In the presentation of a joint legislative resolution sponsored by State Senator Linda Greenstein and Assemblymen Daniel Benson and Wayne DeAngelo, ICGMC was honored for its commitment to those in need within Mercer County and the community at-large. The vocalists were each presented with commendations and praise extended in recognition of their musical gifts displayed at the event.
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