CCAN AND CARPENTERS TEAM UP FOR RECORD SETTING GOLF OUTING

With the co-sponsorship of the New York District Council of Carpenters Relief & Charity Fund, the Coalition Against Child Abuse & Neglect's 23rd Annual Swing Into Spring Golf Outing was a record setter, raising over $160,000 to support the non-profit agency's services to Long Island's children and families.

CCAN Executive Director Cynthia G. Scott said, "In addition to the event sponsorship we counted ourselves fortunate to have had John Fuchs of the Empire State Regional Council of Carpenters as Honorary Chair and Joseph Olivieri of the Association of Wall-Ceiling & Carpentry Industries of New York as Honorary Starter. We appreciate the commitment shown by these carpentry industries leaders to our mission to serve these special children and their families."

Also, Ms. Scott noted the contribution of the 2006 Golf Committee headed by Thomas W. Paccione, HSBC Bank USA. The Committee members included: Stephen G. Bondi, Asset Alliance Corporation; David M. Cassidy, Rivkin Radler LLP; David Curry, Farrell Fritz: Mike Katz, Long Island Golfer Magazine; Tom Kies, Computershare Investor Services, LLC; Toni Liebman; John Maher; Richard A. Mills, Israeloff, Trattner & Co. P.C.; Tom Montoya, Astoria Federal Savings; Tom Newton, EquiServe, Inc.; Bruce Petersen, Computer Network Solutions, LLC; Norman O. Rijo, NCI Construction, Inc.; and Michael Weber, Island Acoustics, LLC.