The Community Foundation of South Jersey (CFSJ) will honor entrepreneur and investor John F. Scarpa at its Legacy of Giving celebration at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City on October 25th. Super Bowl champion and former Philadelphia Eagles coach Dick Vermeil will serve as the event’s guest speaker.
Since 2013, CFSJ has paid tribute to South Jersey’s generous donors with the Legacy of Giving Award to inspire others to use their resources, passion, knowledge and networks to strengthen our communities. Proceeds from the event benefit CFSJ’s ongoing mission to maximize the impact of generosity throughout the eight county South Jersey region.
Through the John F. Scarpa Foundation, he has supported many causes, including education and health care. He is the principal benefactor for the Frank and Edith Scarpa Regional Cancer Center at Inspira Health Network in Vineland, and donated $1 million to the renamed John F. Scarpa Technical Education Center of Cumberland County in Vineland. In 2015, he founded the John F. Scarpa Center for Law and Entrepreneurship at Villanova University Law School.
Professionally, Scarpa is the former co-founder and president of American Cellular Network Corporation, as well as former co-founder of Unitel Wireless Communications Systems, and he helped develop and operate cellular telephone systems throughout the U.S. He has received honorary doctorate degrees from the American University of Rome, Italy, as well as Villanova Law School, where he established the John F. Scarpa Chair in Catholic Legal Studies. Scarpa has also received the Ellis Island Medal of Honor, the National Italian American Foundation Special Award for Entrepreneurial Spirit, and was the recipient of United Way’s Alexis de Tocqueville National Award.
To purchase tickets, call Debbie Glenn at (609) 646-0414, ext 122.
Legacy of Giving Host Committee
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Allen
Hon. Nicholas Asselta
Mr. Joseph C. Atkinson
Mr. Michael Azeez
Mr. Carl H. Bagell
Hon. Darlene Barber
Mr. Nick Basile
Ms. Susan Bass Levin
Mr. Larry Bathgate, Esq.
Mr. Gerald Batt, Esq.
Hon. Raymond Batten (Ret.)
Hon. James Beach
Mr. Bob Capoferri
Hon. Louis Cappelli Jr.
Mr. Dan Ceglia
Mr. Tom Cirignano
Mr. John C. Connell, Esq.
Hon. Alisa Cooper
Mr. Vincent D’Alessandro
Mr. Glenn Davila
Mr. Keith Davis, Esq.
Mr. Joe Del Raso
Mr. Sam Delgado
Hon. Joseph Derella Jr.
Hon. Leonard Desiderio
Mr. David DeWeese, Esq.
Mr. John DiAngelo
Mr. Frank DiMauro
Mrs. Theresa DiVietro
Mr. Steve Durst
Hon. Patricia Egan Jones
Mrs. Muriel Elliott
Mr. William Elliott
Hon. Anthony R. Fanucci
Mr. Bill Ferraco
Mr. Tom Ferraco
Mr. Joseph Forline
Hon. Frank Formica
Mr. Leo Garonski
Mr. & Mrs. Tom Gill
Hon. Frank Gilliam Jr.
Mr. Frank Giordano
Mr. John Giordano
Mrs. Carol Goloff, Esq.
Mr. Michael Goloff
Ms. Lois Greco
Mr. James Gruccio Jr., Esq.
Rev. Douglas C. Halvorsen
Mr. Steve Hankin
Ms. Wanda Hardy
Mr. Joseph Hess Jr.
Mr. Mark S. Hodges
Ms. Melinda K. Holman
Mr. David R. Hughes
Hon. William J. Hughes Sr.
Mr. James R. Iannone
Mr. Ron Jaworski
Mr. Joseph Jingoli Jr.
Mr. Ron Johnson
Mr. Kelly Johnston
Mr. Brian W. Jones
Mr. Marc Karavan, Esq.
Hon. Albert Kelly
Dr. & Mrs. Harvey Kesselman
Hon. Ed Kline
Mrs. Jessica Kowal
Mr. Lloyd Levenson, Esq.
Hon. Denny Levinson
Mr. Matthew Levinson
Mrs. Jill Lombardo-Melchiore
Mr. Frank McCall
Hon. Edward McDonnell
Mr. Carlos Mercado Jr.
Mr. Frank Messina
Mr. Ian Michael
Hon. Matthew Milam
Hon. Frank Minor
Mr. Eustace Mita
Hon. Will Morey
Mr. Bart Mueller
Mr. Joseph E. Murphy
Mr. Jeffrey Nash
Mr. George Norcross
Mr. Phil Norcross, Esq.
Mr. Robert Odorizzi
Mrs. Linda Pagliughi
Hon. Martin Pagliughi
Mr. Larry Pepper, Esq.
Mr. Salvatore Perillo, Esq.
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Pescatore
Hon. James Plousis
Mr. Ken Pustizzi
Hon. Dana Redd
Mr. T. Christian Rollins
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Rossi
Mr. Tom Rossi
Dr. Dina Rossi Elliott
Dr. Mukesh Roy
Ms. Kyle D. Ruffin
Dr. & Mrs. Edward Salmon
Mr. James Salmon
Mr. Robert Sandman
Hon. Mike Santiago
Ms. Kim Schalek Downes
Mr. Brendan Sciarra
Dr. K. P. Singh
Mr. & Mrs. Trib Singh
Mrs. Ceil Smith
Mr. Frank Spencer
Mr. William Sproule
Ms. Susan Story
Hon. Jack Tarditi
Mr. Michael Testa Sr., Esq.
Mr. Joseph P. Tredinnick
Mr. Michael R. Tuosto
Hon. Jeff Van Drew
Mr. Carlos Villar
Mr. David Von Savage
Mrs. Debbie Wallace Long
Mr. Steven Weinstein, Esq.
Mrs. Jennifer Young