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Charity's Ball 2008By Terry Devlin Charity's Ball, a fun event and successful fundraiser for agency...and thanks to those staff who volunteered to help! It was an evening of special honorees combined with lots of fun and support as CORA Services celebrated its 37th anniversary at Charity's Ball on Saturday, October 18 at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. The event raised $40,000 to support its comprehensive array of educational, counseling and referral services. It was an extraordinary event, with the theme "Children are the Heart of the Matter," as CORA Services presented the first CORA Champion for Children Award to Mayor Michael A. Nutter for his commitment to helping children and their families throughout Philadelphia. The CORA Services Award is presented annually to business and community leaders for their work and contributions toward the growth and enrichment of local children and families. The 2008 recipients were Anthony J. Conti of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and CORA Services Board Member John Mitkus of GVA Smith Mack. The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts proved to be the perfect venue for 180 guests to socialize, admire artwork, enjoy delicious cuisine and cocktails and dance to the sounds of the B Street Band, all to benefit CORA Services. The Awards Ceremony was led by Master of Ceremonies Monica Malpass of Action News and awards were presented by Dr. Anthony Chunn, president and CEO, CORA Services; Jim Mullan, CORA Services Board Chair; and event chair Terry D'Alessandro of Sovereign Bank. "Charity's Ball is really about the children that CORA Services helps every day," said Chunn. "This event helps to ensure that we can continue to serve the families that need it. We are very grateful to our corporate partners and individuals who support our mission by sponsoring and attending this event." Charity's Ball received generous support from title sponsors PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and PRWT.
CORA Receives Coveted Keystone STARS 4 Award
The Keystone Stars and CORA be designated as a Level 4 facility will enable the agency to participate in many opportunities in the coming years to continue to grow. In addition, CORA Services is planning to expand its day care and pre-school/preKindergarten program in the Frankford neighborhood where the CORA-Neumann Center is located. For information on CORA's Early Years, please call 215-742-3528. Philadelphia District Attorney Lynne Abraham visits CORA
Sister Nora Dennehy receives award
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Nora Cooper, on behalf of Dr. Tony Chunn, and the Early Years staff are all smiles as they receive a certificate recognizing CORA program as a
Keystone Stars Level 4 facility. Presenting the award is Pennsylvania
Deputy Secretary of Welfare, Harriet Ditcher who praised the staff for
the hard work it took to achieve this designation. Joining in
congratulating Dr. Chunn, Nora and her staff were four children for the
program, PA House Speaker Dennis O'Brien, State Rep. Tony Payton, Jr.,
and City Councilwoman Maria Quinnones -Sanchez.
On Friday June 6th CORA Services hosted a visit by Philadelphia District Attorney Lynne Abraham. DA Abraham got to visit each of our service areas, meet staff and get a more complete understanding of the scope and range of agency programs. She was of course very appreciative of those units that serve to divert youth from entering the juvenile justice system. She invited CORA to apply for a grant from her own foundation, Urban Genesis for possible support. In photo, from left are Dr. Anthony Chunn, DA Lynne Abraham, Speaker of the PA House Dennis O'Brien and Jim Harron. During the visit by the District Attorney, CORA board member and Speaker of the PA House, Dennis O'Brien stopped by as well.
Sister Nora Dennehy, of CORA's Lifeline Program received an award at the annual meeting of Youth Services, Inc. last week. Sr. Nora was recognized for her work with young mothers by the agency which offers foster care, group homes and crisis nurseries at six different locations throughout the city. A number of Lifeline cases had been referred by Youth Services and were able to be served by CORA. Sr. Nora is pictured here with Cortney Encarnacion of the Youth Services staff.
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