On May 10, 2004, the Northern New Jersey Chapter of the Penn State Alumni Association, in partnership with the IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON), hosted the Penn State Dance Marathon “Swinging for the Kids” Golf Outing in Florham Park, N.J.
More than 100 golfers competed in a tournament to benefit the Four Diamonds Fund whose mission is “to conquer childhood cancer by assisting children treated at Penn State Children’s Hospital [in Hershey] and their families through superior care, comprehensive support, and innovative research.”
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| Andy Mowrey; Marty Duff, former Nittany Lion; and Adam Duff, 2004 THON overall chair and co-chair of this event. |
The event—which raised more than $35,000—hosted 130 guests and included brunch, a patio barbeque, cocktail hour, and dinner.
Featured speakers included:
• Ed DeChellis ’82, Penn State men’s basketball head coach,
• Dr. Craig Hillemeier, head of pediatrics at Penn State Children’s Hospital,
• Steve Johnson, Four Diamonds Fund father and benefactor,
• Joe Battista ’83, Penn State men’s ice hockey head coach,
• Mark Masson ’00, Northern New Jersey Chapter president,
• Adam Duff ’04, 2004 THON overall chair, and
• Jim Napolitano ’71, golf tournament committee chair.
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| Honorary chairman David Reese with Icer coach Joe Battista, Cole Campanese, and Chuck Craven. |
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| Former Nittany Lion standouts Lou Benfatti (left) and Pete Giftopoulos (third from left) with Wayne Threlkeld and Doug Risher (right). | |
Roger L. Williams ’73, ’75g, ’88g also spoke at the event, thanking the chapter for all that it does to connect members of the Penn State family. He noted that no other state outside of Pennsylvania is home to more Penn State alumni than New Jersey. Of the 20,000 alumni living in New Jersey, 7,000 live within the service area of the Northern New Jersey Chapter.
Chapters from Western Pa., New York City, Philadelphia, and the tri-state area were also represented. Committee chair Jim Napolitano summed up the event as “truly a Penn State day.”
You can visit the Northern New Jersey Chapter’s Web site at http://www.psunj.org/.
Information about any of the more than 300 affiliate groups of the Alumni Association can be found at http://www.alumni.psu.edu/groups.
