William Paterson University to Host Annual Thanksgiving Dinner for
Senior Citizens on November 20
More than 350 senior citizens from northern New Jersey are expected
to attend William Paterson University's Seventh Annual Senior Citizens
Thanksgiving Dinner on Saturday, November 20 from 11:30 a.m. to
3:30 p.m. at The Brownstone in Paterson.
The event is hosted by William Paterson University, as part of its outreach to the community.
The purpose of the dinner is to recognize the contributions of senior
citizens in the community.
This year’s dinner will be hosted by Susanna Tardi, professor
of sociology. Featured during the dinner will be presentations of
the William Paterson University Lifetime Achievement Awards to senior
citizens who have made significant contributions to their communities:
Laura B. Freytes, who is presently Passaic County’s Superintendent
of Elections and Deputy Commissioner of Registration, and Patricia
Brathwaite Cumberbach, a longtime volunteer for the American Red
Cross and president of the Paterson Council on Aging. Both honorees
have distinguished themselves by making significant contributions
to the community.
In addition to a traditional turkey dinner, guests will enjoy entertainment
by the William Paterson Gospel Choir, Steve Alexander and his Jazz
Band, AbraCadabra D.J. and by ballroom dancers Robert Sweeney and Rebecca Reid. University
volunteers, including faculty, staff and students will assist at
the event. Members of the campus community have donated gift certificates
for the guests.
Thirty-eight community organizations and social agencies from cities
in northern New Jersey will be sending guests to the dinner.
Individual organizations, as well as the Passaic County Freeholders
will provide transportation. Emergency services will be provided
by Wayne, North Haledon and the City of Paterson.
The dinner is organized by William Paterson's Office of the Provost
and University volunteers.
William Paterson University, one of the nine state colleges and
universities in New Jersey, offers 30 undergraduate and 19 graduate
programs through five colleges: Arts and Communication, the Christos
M. Cotsakos College of Business, Education, Humanities and Social
Sciences, and Science and Health. Located on 370 hilltop acres in
Wayne, the University enrolls nearly 11,500 students. The institution’s
faculty are highly distinguished and diverse scholars and teachers,
many of whom are recipients of prestigious awards and grants from
the Fulbright Program, the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment
for the Humanities, the National Institutes of Health, the National
Science Foundation and the American Philosophical Society.
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For Further Information, contact:
Mary Beth Zeman, Director, Public
Relations 973-720-2966
11/12/04
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