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Photo 1:Kathleen Velazquez, president of the BNI Sunrise Chapter of River Edge, presented a check for $255 to Madinah Grier, director of development and communications, of Children's Aid and Family Services. Pictured are: (Front row, l. – r.): Cyndy Mitchell and Eve Marsan, both of Children's Aid and Family Services, Grier, Velazquez, and BNI event coordinator Linda Pollack (Back row, l – r:) BNI assistant director Larry Koller and chapter presidents Gene Sower (BNI Rutherford chapter) and Vic D'Ambrosio (BNI Wayne chapter).
| (Paramus, NJ) February 17, 2009 -- Ninety-five members and guests from 10 chapters of BNI -- the world's largest referral organization -- cued up at Castle Billiards on Rt. 17 in East Rutherford, NJ recently for a 9-ball pool tournament and 50/50 charity raffle to benefit vulnerable children and families served by Children's Aid and Family Services.
The event, co-sponsored by BNI Premier Chapter of Rutherford and the BNI Sunrise Chapter, was planned to coincide with International Networking Week and to highlight the value of business networking. Others participating included BNI chapters in Paramus, Hackensack, Mahwah, Maplewood, North Bergen, a second chapter in River Edge, and one in New York.
"We are grateful for the generous donation from BNI," says Madinah Grier, director of development and communications, Children's Aid and Family Services.
BNI helps members generate valued business referrals for one another. There are about 225 members across eight chapters just in Bergen County. Each chapter allows only one person per profession. For more information, contact Larry Koller: 973-248-6448. Children's Aid and Family Services is one of the leading nonprofit human services organizations serving northern New Jersey. The agency is fully accredited and has served the community for more than 100 years. Its mission is to preserve, protect and, when needed, provide families. Motivated by compassion for vulnerable children, young adults, frail elderly and their families, it provides high-quality and innovative services that meet their social, educational and emotional needs. For more information on Children's Aid and Family Services, call 201.261.2800 or visit www.cafsnj.org.
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