The NJAPA awards
dinner was an exciting and memorable night
for all who attended. We were honored to have
two very distinguished quests at the awards
dinner.
Mr.
William Conroy, Assistant Commissioner with
the Department of Health and Senior Services
and Sara Tomi, Director of The New Jersey Office
on Volunteerism. Mr. Conroy opened the awards
dinner with an uplifting and inspiring speech
on the value of activities for residents residing
in long-term care settings and adult day care.
This was the first
year that we had the Volunteer of the Year
award. As we all know the value of the volunteers
in our health care facilities and adult day
care this was a very important award and long
overdue.
This year, we
were excited to receive so many nominations
and the awards committee had an extremely difficult
time selecting winners for each category. The
awards committee is comprised of the following
NJAPA members:
Rhonda Brand – Daughters of Miriam, Carol Cohen Consultant,
Marsha Lasko – NJ Veterans Home, Joyanne Franklin – Roosevelt
Care Center.
Mr.
William Conroy, Assistant Commissioner with
the Department of Health and Senior Services
and Sara Tomi, Director of The New Jersey Office
on Volunteerism. Mr. Conroy opened the awards
dinner with an uplifting and inspiring speech
on the value of activities for residents residing
in long-term care settings and adult day care. 
This year, we
were excited to receive so many nominations
and the awards committee had an extremely difficult
time selecting winners for each category. The
awards committee is comprised of the following
NJAPA members:
