Tri-County Scholarship Fund Celebrates 30 Years

The Tri-County Scholarship Fund celebrated 30 years of providing "Freedom Through Education" at its annual awards dinner last Tuesday at the .

Nearly 500 attended the event, which recognized:

• Thomas J. Healey, partner of Healey Development LLC, and Sharon C. Taylor, senior vice president, human resources at Prudential, each received the Tri-County Scholarship Hall of Fame award.
• Derrell Bradford, executive director of Better Education for Kids, received the Making a Difference award.

In addition, Samuel Sanchez and Julie Gamarra, Tri-County scholarship recipients representing their respective elementary and secondary schools, spoke of the opportunity to learn in a rigorous, safe environment and how it is changing their lives. 

The evening also included the Guardian Angels festival of balloons, which raised an addition $100,000.

Joseph A. Gonnella and Donna D. Marki co-chaired the event, while Robert E. Mulcahy served as the master of ceremonies.

Tri-County Scholarship Fund is dedicated to helping economically disadvantaged children in northern New Jersey by providing private education.  Over the past 30 years, Tri-County Scholarship Fund has given more than 28,000 scholarships to thousands of children in Morris, Passaic and Sussex counties, regardless of their race, religion or national origin. To learn more about the fund and opportunities for involvement, visit Tri-County Scholarship Fund at www.tcsf.org.