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Saint Barnabas Hospice and Palliative Care Center Hosts A Great Day on the Green at Signature Fundraiser

Pictured, left to right, are Jeffrey Goldstern; Jessica Goldstern; Lorraine Sciara, Executive Director and Vice President of Hospice and Related Services, Saint Barnabas Hospice and Palliative Care Center (SBHPCC); and Gregg Gottsegen at The John T. Feeney Memorial GMS Golf Classic. The event, held July 30 at the Plainfield Country Club in Edison, NJ, is the organization's signature fundraiser. Mr. Goldstern and Mr. Gottsegen, 2007 event Co-chairs, have been actively involved in the event for many years.

Despite a weather forecast featuring the threat of thundershowers, blue skies and sunshine prevailed as the event earned a stellar net profit of over $150,000 - all of which will directly benefit patients and families of the SBHPCC, an affiliate of the Saint Barnabas Health Care System.

Continuing to honor the legacy of its longtime benefactor John T. Feeney, his company, The GMS Group, LLC, was the Event Sponsor. Other major sponsors of the event included Jeffrey and Jessica Goldstern, Lowenstein Sandler, and Marquis Jet; thirty additional sponsors lent their support at the Silver, Par and Tee levels of sponsorship.

"Our sponsors and the participants are a special group of people who sustain us through good and bad times," said Sciara. "To see them having fun is wonderful."

The evening portion of the program included raffle drawings and a silent auction, both of which built excitement for the spirited live auction finale. The live auction included: travel for 2 by private jet to the Master's tournament, accommodations included, courtesy of Gold Sponsor Marquis Jet; a 2-night stay at the Mandarin Oriental, New York, with dinners at Veritas and Bar Americain; a Yankee Skybox for 8; and other items.

"This is my fifth year participating in this event," added Gottsegen. "It's wonderful to see where the money goes and who benefits from it. It's always a great day."

Established in 1981, Saint Barnabas Hospice and Palliative Care Center, an affiliate of the Saint Barnabas Health Care System, provides comprehensive physical, emotional and spiritual care and support services for patients with advanced illness and their families throughout ten counties in the State of New Jersey. The program, which serves infants, children, adults and the elderly, honors the unique choices and values of patients and their families while offering full access to the broad array of services provided by the Saint Barnabas Health Care System.

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