{"id":40802189726,"date":"2013-09-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-09-27T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/chairs-announced-for-monmouth-universitys-39th-annual-holiday-ball\/"},"modified":"2018-02-09T15:18:00","modified_gmt":"2018-02-09T20:18:00","slug":"chairs-announced-for-monmouth-universitys-39th-annual-holiday-ball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/chairs-announced-for-monmouth-universitys-39th-annual-holiday-ball\/","title":{"rendered":"Chairs Announced for Monmouth University\u2019s 39th Annual Holiday Ball"},"content":{"rendered":"

Monmouth University’s 39th<\/sup>\u00a0Annual Holiday Ball, Raising Funds for Scholarships<\/em>, will be held Saturday, December 7, 2013, beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the grand ballroom of the University’s historic Wilson Hall, West Long Branch, NJ.<\/p>\n

The black-tie event will be co-chaired by Wall, N.J. couple Karen S. Leoncavallo ’98M and Richard L. Ricciardi ’86M, both graduates of Monmouth University’s master’s program.<\/p>\n

Leoncavallo was formerly the principal of Red Bank Primary School and the Supervisor of Early Childhood in New Brunswick. She currently works for Educational Testing Service as a scoring professional. Ricciardi, who also owns a home in Monmouth Beach, NJ, is a retired 3M executive and current vice chair of the Monmouth University Business Council. Both are actively involved in a variety of civic, community and University causes and are members of the Green Gables Croquet Club in Spring Lake.<\/p>\n

Monmouth University’s Holiday Ball caps a year-long fundraising effort which raises an average of $750,000 annually to benefit the University’s Scholarship Fund.<\/p>\n

The 2013 gala will include spectacular holiday trees, decorated with the personal ornament collection of seasonal designer Susan Musica, Neptune, a silent auction, cocktails and dinner, plus dancing to the music of Mission Dance.<\/p>\n

Tree sponsorships, underwriting and ad journal opportunities are available.<\/p>\n

Tickets are $250 per person, with a “Young Alum” price of $175 for Monmouth University graduates of the Class of ’08 – ’13.<\/p>\n

For more information contact Monmouth University’s Office of Special Events at 732-571-3509 or online at www.monmouth.edu\/holiday\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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