September 2022- On September 22, Saint Dominic’s Family Services hosted their annual Summerfest event at their Blauvelt campus to commemorate the conclusion of summer. The event consisted of food trucks, music and prizes. Despite some raindrops and cloudy weather, our employees relaxed and enjoyed themselves as they celebrated the start to autumn. A special thanks goes out to all who planned the event and to those who set up everything around our campus. Another thanks goes out to all companies involved in providing food- NoCo Catering, Waffles and Dinges, Jiannetto’s Pizza & Catering and Carvel.
Friends of Saint Dominic’s Makes Donation for School Safety
August 2022- The Friends of Saint Dominic’s has made a very generous donation to Saint Dominic’s Family Services in support of school safety in both our Rockland and Bronx Schools. This donation will be used to purchase and install lockdown systems in all classrooms. In addition, we will also have the support of school safety officers at all locations. There will also be enhanced door and lock systems as well as cameras and sound systems.
We are extremely grateful to Friends and our partnership in keeping our kids and school staff safe.
Thank you Friends of Saint Dominic’s!
Friends of Saint Dominic’s to host Fall Luncheon at Ridgewood Country Club
August 2022- The Friends of Saint Dominic’s will be hosting their fall luncheon on October 23, 2022, at Ridgewood Country Club in Paramus NJ. Each guest in attendance will receive a $25 raffle ticket and additional tickets will also be available for purchase at the event. Winning tickets could lead to prizes such as designer handbags, sports memorabilia, store gift certificates, and restaurant dinners. Come out and support this worthwhile venture and win excellent prizes!
Friends of Saint Dominic’s host 29th Annual Golf Outing
July 2022- Over 200 golfers supported the 29th Annual Friends of Saint Dominic’s Golf Tournament at Upper Montclair Country Club in Clifton, NJ on July 25. Close to $400K was generated for Saint Dominic’s Family Services. A HUGE thank you to all corporate and individual sponsors, as well as in kind donors that contributed so generously. Special acknowledgements to all sponsors and donors can be viewed in our official golf digital journal below.
To view pictures of the outing, click here. All pictures were taken by James Higgins.
Community Based Services Unveils New Office Space at Fordham Plaza
July 2022- On July 7, Community Based Services unveiled their new office space at 1 Fordham Plaza in the Bronx, N.Y. Saint Dominic’s employees from different locations arrived to celebrate the occasion. Among the guests was President/CEO Dr. Diane Aquino, who cut the ribbon and provided a brief speech to mark the official unveiling of the office space.
“I started out in this building eight years ago,” Dr. Aquino said during her speech. “It’s great for me to be back here and thank you for all you [CBS employees] do.”
The employees then socialized and enjoyed lunch and dessert after cutting the ribbon to end the ceremony.