Celebrate the Generosity & Impact of Mark & Ann Baiada
Thursday, October 27 | 6:30 PM
Moorestown Community House
16 East Main Street, Moorestown, NJ
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The Community Foundation of South Jersey (CFSJ) will honor the extraordinary contributions of two of South Jersey’s generous philanthropists, J. Mark and Ann Claffey Baiada, at the 2016 Legacy of Giving Award Dinner. The event takes place Thursday, Oct. 27, 6:30 PM at The Community House, 16 E. Main Street, Moorestown, NJ. Tickets will be available for purchase by September.
Mark Baiada founded BAYADA Home Health Care in 1975 with a mission to help people have a safe home life with comfort, dignity and independence. Four decades later, BAYADA has grown to become a national leader in home health care serving clients in 22 states from more than 300 offices. Mr. Baiada’s work as a humanitarian has been recognized nationally and locally with such honors as the Private Sector South Jerseyan Award from the Senator Walter Rand Institute of Public Affairs, the Heroes of Hope award from The Greater Delaware Valley Chapter of The ALS Association and the VNA Caring Award from the Visiting Nurse Association of Greater Philadelphia. He also received the Richard J. Hughes Humanitarian Award from Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton and the Kaleidoscope Award for Community Service from the Alzheimer’s Association Delaware Valley Chapter. Mr Baiada was inducted into the Hall of Fame from the National Association for Home Care and Hospice and was noted as one of the 75 Greatest Living Philadelphians from the Philadelphia Eagles. Most recently, he was honored by his Alma Mater by his induction into the Rutgers University Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame.
For more than 35 years, Mr. Baiada has been the sole sponsor of the BAYADA Regatta—a competative rowing event for athletes with disabilities. Athletes from around the globe participate in this annual event along Philadelphia’s Schuylkill River. Baiada also sponsored various relief efforts for people injured in the Kosovo War, Hurricane Katrina, the tsunami disaster of 2004 and the Haiti earthquake.
Ann Claffey Baiada, RN, CRRN is a director of BAYADA Home Health Care and a champion of the nursing profession. Mrs. Baiada supports many local organizations, including Mercy Vocational High School in Philadelphia, PA; Sacred Heart School in Camden, NJ and Newman University in Aston, PA where she is the Board Vice-chair. She is also the past president of the Association of Rehabilitation Nurses in Greater Philadelphia, PA; a member and past board member of the Moorestown Rotary Club and the Moorestown Community House, Moorestown. Her compassion, generosity and personal sense of responsibility have been recognized by numerous organizations. Among her honors are the Hall of Fame Award from Abington Memorial Hospital Dixon School of Nursing, the Richard J. Hughes Humanitarian Award from Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton and the Citizen of the Year Award from the Moorestown Service Council. She also received a Papal Blessing from Pope John Paul II.
“We are honored to include two people among our Legacy of Giving Award honorees who have such a personal commitment to making the world a better place,” noted Sidney Hargro, Executive Director of CFSJ. “They serve as a reminder of how giving back is not only the right thing to do but also necessary for a thriving, positive community.”
About the Legacy of Giving Event. Each year, the Community Foundation honors individuals and families from South Jersey who generously devote time and money to causes they care about. Previous Legacy of Giving Awardees include Lewis Katz and Marcy Dalsey (awarded posthumously), Joseph Holman & The Holman Family (Holman Automotive) and Christine Healey and The Healey Family (Viking Yachts, Healey Education Foundation and the Healey International Relief Fund).
About Community Foundation of South Jersey. CFSJ maximizes the impact of generosity by helping charitable-minded people make prudent decisions about the money they donate. CFSJ serves the eight-county South Jersey region, from Ocean to Cape May counties, managing donor-advised funds for individuals, families, businesses and communities. Currently, CFSJ manages the assets of more than $17.6 million in donor-advised funds and with fund-holders, has issued $7 million in nonprofit grants and scholarships. Visit communityfoundationsj.org to learn more.
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