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The Gatsby Gala Recreates Roaring 20's Glamour on February 22

Samaritan Healthcare & Hospice Releases 2014 Annual Gala Details
Roy Fazio and Terriann Procida Named 2014 Circle of Excellence Honorees 

Samaritan Healthcare & Hospice is calling all flappers and their Dapper Dan’s to don their boas, pearls and bowties for an elegant evening of 20’s flair, swinging music and art deco opulence on February 22 at The Westin Mt. Laurel.

The Gatsby Gala, Samaritan Healthcare & Hospice’s annual Celebration of Life Gala, will allow guests to step back in time – if only for one night—for an evening of champagne cocktails, elegant dining, swing dancing, vintage movies and great auction prizes. Samaritan will also award its annual Circle of Excellence awards and draw two winners of its Delightful Dining raffle at the fundraising event.

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 “What better way to celebrate life than with the fun, glamour and carefree abandon of the 20’s,” said Dianna Geist of Marlton, Managing Director at NW Financial, who co-chairs this year’s event with Samaritan board members Rhonda Cates of Mount Laurel, Assistant Director- Retirement Plans at The Board of Pensions of the Presbyterian Church USA, and Jim Wujcik of Cinnaminson, a Business Banking Executive with Santander.

Guests are encouraged, but not required, to dress in period attire as they kick up their heels to the live music of 11-member Swingadelic, the New York City Metropolitan area’s greatest “little big band.” Costumed dancers will perform the foxtrot and Charleston to add to the 20’s ambience.

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Guests will have the opportunity to bid on exciting prizes in a live and silent auction and will have their last chance to purchase Delightful Dining raffle tickets, on sale now, before the winner is announced at the Gala. Raffle tickets, at $10 each, offer the chance for two lucky winners to each receive twelve $100 dining gift certificates (valued at a total of $1,200 each) to some of the area’s finest restaurants.

Samaritan will present two Circle of Excellence awards.  The 2014 honorees, announced Samaritan President/CEO Mary Ann Boccolini, are Roy Fazio, Partner and Executive Vice President of The Protocall Group and Terriann Procida, Principal, Innovative Benefit Planning, LLC.

Boccolini said, “We greatly appreciate their dedicated service to Samaritan and other worthy causes in our community. Their generosity and service ethic make them role models to celebrate and applaud.”  

 Holman Automotive, headquartered in Pennsauken, has returned as Presenting Sponsor. Mindy Holman, President and CEO of Holman Enterprises, and her family are long-time supporters of Samaritan’s programs and services for those coping with issues of aging, serious illness and grief.

The Gatsby Gala fun begins at 7:00 p.m. and goes until last dance at midnight. Tickets are $195, and proceeds benefit Samaritan Healthcare & Hospice’s not-for-profit programs and services that are not covered by Medicare, Medicaid or private insurance as well as offering help for patients without regard to their ability to pay for care.  

For tickets, sponsorship information or Delightful Dining raffle tickets, contact Julie Weitzman at (856) 552-3239 or jweitzman@samaritanhospice.org.

About Samaritan Healthcare & Hospice:

Samaritan Healthcare & Hospice is the regional leader for hospice care, palliative (comfort) medicine, geriatric care management, grief support and counseling and end-of-life education, research and advocacy. In addition to hospice services covered by Medicare, Medicaid and private insurers, Samaritan’s Family of Services also provides nearly $1 million each year in essential, yet non-reimbursed, services through generous community support. 

 Samaritan is a not-for-profit, non-sectarian, independent organization accredited by The Joint Commission, a member of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) and its’ We Honor Veterans program created in collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Samaritan serves people in Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester and Mercer counties who are coping with the stresses of aging, serious illness or grief. For more information, visit www.SamaritanHealthcareNJ.org . 

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