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PROJECT PLUS OF BERGEN COUNTY CELEBRATES LITERACY AT HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER One of the greatest contributions a person can make is taking the time to teach someone to read. Project Literacy Plus of Bergen County does this every day, so it is quite fitting the organization recently celebrated its 16th Annual Awards Reception in The Hekemian Conference Center at Hackensack University Medical Center. Honorary Chairman Robert C. Garrett of Morris Township, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Hackensack University Medical Center, welcomed the guests and extended accolades for all the hard work and achievements made in literacy. “We extend a warm welcome home to Project Plus because we consider this your home. Great people promote adult literacy and we commend their contribution as an organization. Hackensack University Medical Center will continue to support Project Plus. We are honored to be affiliated with such an important organization.” Speakers included: Thomas R. McVeigh of Ramsey, president, Project Plus; Tammy Molinelli of Woodcliff Lake, executive director of Bergen County Workforce Investment Board; Bergen County Executive Dennis McNerney of Ho-Ho-Kus, Plus honorary trustee; and The Honorable Valerie Vainieri Huttle, Bergen County Freeholder chairwoman. The Honorable Raymond L. Bramucci of Pompton Plains, who served as former Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Employment and Training Administration of The United States Department of Labor during The Clinton Administration, gave the keynote address. Mr. Bramucci is currently president of Instructional Systems, Inc., in Hackensack. Project Plus executive director, Emmy Bledsoe of Mahwah, coordinated the event and the Presentation of Awards given by: Mr. McVeigh; Lewis C. Weldon, vice president of Project Plus; Joseph Pandolfi, Esq. of Bergenfield, vice president of Project Plus; Ree Adler of Wyckoff, Esq., treasurer of Project Plus; County Executive McNerney, and Ms. Huttle. The 2004 Plus Literacy Award Honorees are: Outstanding Leadership Award - Citibank; Corporation of the Year - IBM Corporation and Kumon North American, Inc.; Student of the Year - Abdullah Abdullah, Min Tai Huang, Sung Yeoun Kim, Georganni Parker, Marta Guardia Sambito, and Anila Sulovari; Distinguished Award of Merit - Cadent, Inc., UPS Information Services, Visiting Homemaker and Home Health Aid Service of Bergen Co., Inc.; Special Recognition Awards - Barnes & Noble, Bergen County Cooperative Library System (BCCLS), Bergen County Sheriff’s Department, BMW of North America, LLC, Estee’ Lauder-Aramis, Federated Department Store Foundation, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hernandez Video Services, Maxell Corporation of America, Nordstrom, PSE&G, North Jersey- Rockland Chapter of the Society for Human Resource Managers (SHRM), UPS Foundation, Inc., and Wachovia Bank; Community Literacy Award – Women’s Rights Information Center; Volunteer of the Year – Henry Bright and Barbara Haub. Mr. Garrett accepted a Special Recognition Award on behalf of the medical center for the enthusiastic long-term support of the adult literacy effort and PLUS. The spirit and the mission continues to move forward long after the close of the event. Everyone who works together to combat the problem of adult illiteracy has the ability to dramatically improve the quality of life and productivity of all. |
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