Page 6 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • October 3, 2012 Area Don Bosco Prep will honor alumni, parents, and friends at the Eleventh Annual President’s Gala, an evening of awards, dinner, and dancing to be held on Thursday, Oct. 25. This 6:30 p.m. event will be held at the Venetian in Garfield. Fr. James Heuser, SDB, director/president of Don Bosco Prep, will present the awards. The 2012 Humanitarian Award will be presented to the Inserra Family of Inserra Supermarkets. Inserra Supermarkets, Inc. is one of the largest supermarket chains in the metropolitan area, and was recently named in the Top 10 privately held companies by NJBIZ for 2012. The ShopRite of Ramsey, proud supporter of many of the fundraising events of Don Bosco Prep, is one of the most successful stores in the chain. Carl Inserra Jr., Class of 2004, and Lars Larsen, Class of 2011, grandsons of Lawrence Inserra, are both alumni of Don Bosco Prep. Don Bosco Prep will present the 2012 Community Service Award to Franklin Lakes Mayor Frank Bivona. Bivona was elected to the Franklin Lakes Borough Council in 2009. After one year on the council, serving on the Finance and Administrative committees, he ran and was elected mayor, and began serving in 2011. After a 31-year finance career in New York City and throughout Europe, he retired four years ago. He was a senior executive primarily in the banking and bond insurance business. He has served on several charitable boards and committees, including Junior Achievement, the YMCA of Greater New York, and Oasis: A Haven for Women and Children, and has been active in his community. He graduated from Levittown Memorial High School and received a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Adelphi University. Don Bosco to host 11th Annual President’s Gala Roberto Clemente Jr. will receive Don Bosco Prep’s President’s Award for his work as chairman of the Roberto Clemente Foundation. As an individual, and in his work with various charities and business ventures, Clemente remains true to the core mission of helping those in need through fund raising, education, awareness, and humanitarian acts. Clemente assumed this role very early in his life shortly after the untimely death of his MLB Hall of Fame father, Roberto Clemente Sr. Since he became the spokesman for his family, the honoree has traveled around the world attending hundreds of fundraisers and dedication services in his father’s honor. Brother James Wiegand, SDB, Don Bosco Prep’s assistant varsity basketball coach and junior varsity tennis coach, will receive the Salesian Educator Award for his work serving youth for over five decades. Fr. James Heuser, SDB will also formally induct five alumni into the prestigious Don Bosco Prep Hall of Fame, honoring them for the significant contributions they have made to their professions and communities. The hall of fame inductees include Timothy Rose, Thomas Potenza, Joseph F. Kelly, James Fortescue, and U.S. Army Major Thomas Kennedy (posthumously). Rose is president and CEO of Flyte Tyme Worldwide Transportation in Mahwah and is a member of the Class of 1983. Flyte Tyme, with branch offices in Princeton, Stamford, Philadelphia, and Los Angeles, maintains a fleet of over 350 vehicles and was ranked the sixth largest limousine company in the United States by Limousine and Chauffeur Magazine in 2012. Potenza is the owner/founder of TechLink, an IT consulting and staffing company and a member of the Class of 1984. TechLink employs over 250 people and serves many Fortune 500 companies across the country. TechLink has offices in Mahwah and South Plainfield. Kelly is president, partner, and member of the board of directors of OTC Global Holdings, and member of the Class of 1989. Today, OTC Global Holdings is the largest liquidity provider for both the CME and ICE exchanges across all commodities. OTCGH owns and operates 18 firms with offices in Houston, New York, New Jersey, Chicago, Louisville, Florida, London, and Geneva. Fortescue is managing director, head of liabilities, and chief of staff of Annaly Capital Management and FIDAC. He is a member of the Class of 1991. Kennedy, a member of the Class of 1995, was killed by a suicide bomber targeting U.S. Army leaders in Sarkowi, Afghanistan, on Aug. 8, 2012. Kennedy was most recently assigned to the Headquarters Company of the 4th Infantry Division’s 4th Brigade Combat Team based at Fort Carson, Colorado. He had been deployed to Afghanistan for just two weeks when the attack was made on him and the U.S. leaders on their way to meet Afghan leadership. He was on his fourth tour of duty. He had earned numerous awards and medals for his service, including the Bronze Star, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Presidential Unit Citation, and the Valorous Unit Award. Tickets for the President’s Gala are available for $190 per person. Advertising in the gala journal and sponsorship opportunities are also available. For information, and to make reservations, contact Jennifer Passerino at (201) 3272049 or e-mail alumni@donboscoprep.org. Proceeds from this event will benefit educational programs and provide financial assistance for needy students at Don Bosco Prep. Founded in 1915, Don Bosco Prep is a Catholic college preparatory high school dedicated to educating young men in pursuing academic, spiritual, artistic, athletic, and personal excellence. The school’s 35-acre campus is located at 492 North Franklin Turnpike in Ramsey. For further information, call (201) 327-8003. Ozzie Carlson, director of golf programs at Greenhouse Golf in Waldwick and a Record columnist, will speak about “Using Golf as a Business Tool” at the multichamber networking meeting sponsored by the Waldwick Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, Oct. 11 from 6 to 8 p.m. Hosted by chamber member Greenhouse Golf at its state-of-the-art facility at 140 Hopper Avenue, the event will also feature a talk by Greenhouse Golf’s President and CEO Rich DiMartino, who will discuss “The Critical Elements of Business Development Success.” A software entrepreneur, DiMartino has 27 years of experience Speaker to focus on golf as a business tool in sales and corporate business development with Hewlett Packard. Golf training technology demonstrations will also be part of the program, and attendees will be invited to participate. The fee for members of any of the participating chambers of commerce who register by Oct. 4 is $20. Chamber members who pay at the door will be charged $25. The cost for non-chamber members is $30. The event will also include light fare, a business card exchange, and prizes. RSVP to Kim Manziano at kmanziano@optonline.net. For more information, call at Nancy (201) 847-9177.