EMPOWERING - Middlesex County College

The Foundation extends grateful appreciation to the benefactors listed in this
report for significantly advancing our mission and making great things happen on campus
during the past year. Some other highlights of the past year include:
The annual Community Celebration, held October 5, 2006, hosted by the
Foundation Board of Directors, recognized scholarship benefactors and major
contributors. The Community Celebration is an opportunity for benefactors to meet and
congratulate recipients and for recipients to thank their benefactors. Over 135 guests
attended the 2006 event. During the evening, Campaign Co-Chairs, Gerald M. Ostrov
and John V. Visceglia announced a $1 million commitment from the Robert Wood
Johnson 1962 Charitable Trust to the Community Investment Campaign.
The Trust’s gift consisted of two very important parts — $500,000 for general
endowed scholarship support and a $500,000 dollar for dollar challenge for every
new commitment made to the Campaign by December 31, 2006.
Response to the Trust’s challenge was both enthusiastic and broad-based. As a
result, the Community Investment Campaign exceeded its original $3 million goal by
more than $555,000. More than 362 contributors from all segments of the community —
individual supporters, college alumni, corporations, foundations, campus community
and community organizations joined together to ensure a historic success. The
Campaign came to an exciting close as scheduled on December 31, 2006.
The success of the Community Investment Campaign also made it possible for
the Foundation to provide grants to support important College programs that impact
students. Beneficiaries of these grants totaling $500,000 include: faculty support,
College Library, College Urban Centers in New Brunswick and Perth Amboy and
Minority Student Affairs.
A Campaign Victory Celebration was held on February 2, 2007. Contributors
representing the entire community: alumni, board members, faculty, staff, corporations,
foundations and friends joined to toast the Campaign’s success. Guests were greeted
under a large “Thank You” banner to lavish hors d’oeuvres, decadent desserts, and
champagne. Campaign Co-Chairman John V. Visceglia expressed his sincere appreciation
to all whose generosity and efforts made this historic milestone possible. An added
highlight of the evening was an exceptional art auction of works donated by Middlesex
County College students, alumni and faculty. An original oil painting, commissioned by
the Foundation to commemorate the Campaign, was presented to Middlesex County
College President, Dr. Joann La Perla-Morales, in recognition of the nearly $100,000 in
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Micky and Linda Landis.
Campaign Co-Chairman,
John V. Visceglia, Elizabeth
L’Hommedieu, Campaign
Honorary Chairman, Paige B.
L’Hommedieu, and Foundation
Chairperson Linda J. Landis.
Foundation Executive Director
Michael David-Wilson presents
a lithograph to Campaign
Honorary Chairwoman,
Dr. Rose Channing Danzis.
Thank you to all who made the
Campaign a success!