PHOTO EVENT
James Lenox House Association Hosts Spring Blossoms Gala
Thomas Z. Scarangello and Roxanne Donovan, Mary Lenox Sheafe Award recipients with Joseph Girven, executive director of James Lenox House Association
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ABC News’ Sandy Kenyon; Nancy Rabstejnek Nichols, Interpublic Group, James Lenox House Board member and Lifetime Service Award Honoree and Joseph Girven, executive director of James Lenox House Association
he James Lenox House Association (JLHA), comprised of
Award, the first time in JHLA’s 156-year history that the recipients were
James Lenox House and Carnegie East House, New York
husband and wife.
City’s not-for-profit independent and enriched living communities for older adults, hosted 350 guests at its Spring
Additionally, JHLA board member Nancy Rabstejnek Nichols, senior
Blossoms Gala on June 6, 2022 at the Ziegfeld Ballroom (141 West 54th
vice president, external affairs at Interpublic Group, received the Life-
Street) in New York City.
time Service Award.
Highlights of the gala included a live and silent auction, which helped
The Spring Blossoms Gala raises funds needed to support the more
to raise more than $700,000 for the communities. Sandy Kenyon
than 175 residents of James Lenox House and its sister residence,
of ABC Eyewitness News returned as Master of Ceremonies for
Carnegie East House, enabling vital health and wellness programs,
the evening.
including innovative exercise classes and a calendar of daily activities, social work counselors, guest speakers on health and safety topics,
Other standout moments from the night include the recognition of
Medicare counseling, tech help by student volunteers, robust libraries,
three exceptional New Yorkers, honored at the event for their contribu-
as well as cultural opportunities, in-house concerts and dance recitals
tions to JHLA.
for residents to socialize, which is critical given that a major enemy of older adults is social isolation.
The power couple of Thomas Z. Scarangello, P.E., executive chairman at Thornton Tomase!i, and Roxanne Donovan, president of Great Ink Communications, were recognized with JHLA’s Mary Lenox Sheafe
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Photos by Saul Robbins
