SCCC Foundation News
Guests Make Food for Thought and All That Jazz Overwhelming Success Food for Thought and All That Jazz on April 5, 2011, was our most successful event ever. This signature event, featuring SCCC’s nationally-accredited programs in Music and Culinary Arts, attracted a record number of attendees with nearly 350 tickets sold. Net proceeds totaled $60,468, exceeding our revenue goal by 27 percent, with a 60 percent increase in corporate sponsorship. David Alan Miller, Conductor and Music Director of the Albany Symphony Orchestra, served as Honorary Chair. He spoke eloquently at the event about the value of academic endeavors like our Music and Culinary Arts programs, and their ability to
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enrich our lives. Many thanks to Special Events Committee members: Barbara Bishop Ward (Chair), Betty Barlyn, Diane Smith Faubion, Paola Horvath, Margaret King, Tracy Lewis, Ann Marie Lizzi, Ceil Mack, Jeanne Maloy, Terry Phillips, Lois Smith-Law, Bob Sullivan, Tina Versaci, Karen Zalewski-Wildzunas and Rachel Zimolka for their assistance in making this a successful event.
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1. David Alan Miller 2. Student Jazz Ensemble 3. Culinary Arts Students and Faculty 4. Dr. William Anderson, Vice President of Administration, Betty Barlyn, Special Event Committee Member, Dr. William Meckley, Dean of the School of Music 5. Randy Collins, of sponsor CSArch, and Sheryl Collins 6. Angelo Mazzone ’74, Owner of Mazzone Hospitality
Thank you again to our Corporate Sponsors: Platinum The Times Union Gold Marshall & Sterling Upstate, Inc. Stewart’s Shops Silver MVP Healthcare, Inc. CSArch KeyBank Bronze Capital District Physicians’ Health Plan (CDPHP) Crowne Plaza 1st National Bank of Scotia Galesi Group The Gazette Griffith Dardanelli Architects, PC Martin, Harding & Mazzotti, LLP Price Chopper’s Golub Foundation
Mark your calendar for the 2012 Food for Thought and All That Jazz: Tuesday, April 3, 2012! 24 SCCC
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