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Follow on Google News | Statewide Online 50/50 Raffle to Benefit N.J. Residents in Need is Now Open for Public ParticipationWinner to be Announced at Giants of Generosity’s Third Annual Celebrity Food & Wine Show in March; Early-bird Tickets on Sale Now for Popular Annual Fundraiser on Organization’s Website
By: Giants of Generosity Tickets for the Celebrity Food & Wine Showcase & Expo are priced at $55 per person through January 20, 2016 early-bird price); after January 20 the price will be $65 per person and $75 each at the door. All tickets include entrance to the Grand Tasting featuring samples from restaurants, bakeries and wine/spirit vendors throughout the area; a silent auction; live entertainment; Proceeds from GOG’s signature annual fundraiser support the organization’ “Life is fragile and we all know someone who has been touched by tragedy or a devastating circumstance,” Recent cases include getting a home elevator donated and installed for a wheelchair-bound man to gain access to life-saving dialysis treatments; financial assistance for a family suffering through terminal illness and long-term unemployment; To purchase virtual raffle tickets, visit www.giantsofgenerosity.org; tickets to the Third Annual Celebrity Food & Wine Show are also available through a link on the home page. For more information about Giants of Generosity or to become a corporate sponsor of the fundraiser, contact D. Jane Albanese at (201) 567-2622 or jane@giantsofgenerosity.org. ### About Giants of Generosity Founded in 2007 by President/CEO D. Jane Albanese, Giants of Generosity is a registered 501(C)3 organization based in Cresskill, N.J. whose mission is to provide emergency-relief funding to people experiencing critical, life-altering situations. It provides connections to area resources, moral support, and offers hope for individuals and families facing extraordinarily difficult circumstances so they can begin to rebuild their lives. The organization has helped more than 500 families and individuals to date. Details about its work are at www.giantsofgenerosity.org. About Carissa Lawson Carissa Lawson began her career in North Carolina, eventually becoming a main evening anchor at a CBS affiliate in Louisville, Kentucky, where she and her team received the prestigious Edward R. Murrow Award for Best Newscast and the Service to America Award for exceptional public and community service. She enjoyed a brief stint as a freelance correspondent at CBS News in New York City before joining News12 New Jersey in 2011, where she received the Associated Press Award for Feature Reporting. A graduate of New York University, Lawson was inducted into the Kappa Tau Alpha National Honor Society in journalism and mass communication and earned the James Fenimore Cooper Memorial prize for outstanding undergraduate work in journalism. A vegetarian, Lawson is an advocate for healthy living. About Sheryl A. Fody Sheryl Fody is the Executive Producer and host of the TV show Consumer 411, a weekly half hour show that educates and informs consumers about companies, products and services available to them. Consumer 411 launched in 2004 in both the Atlanta and Dallas markets, and it will make its debut on WWOR-TV, Channel 9 in the New York City market, in January of 2016. Ms. Fody, has worked in media sales and marketing for more than 20 years. Before she created and launched Consumer 411, Ms. Fody sold television commercial time nationally in New York City and locally for television and radio stations in Charlotte and Raleigh N.C. and Atlanta Ga. She also hosted a weekly radio show on CNN in the Dallas-Fort Worth market. In 2010, she became the host of American Life Network’s original weekly TV series, American Success Live, a one-hour “live” weekly show broadcasting nationally every Friday night at 8pm. Watch for the Saturday morning commercial-free launch of Consumer 411. End
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