MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School Scholarship Fund’s annual cocktail reception, held Sept. 26, brought in $19,000, all of which will go directly to need-based scholarships for the Columbia High School students in the Class of 2016.
The evening’s speaker was scholarship recipient Mary Okorie, who is studying for her master’s degree in chemistry at Seton Hall University. Okorie has three sisters, all of whom benefited from CHSSF scholarships.
Sponsors for the evening included Sarah Maloney of Finance of American Mortgage, Allison Ziefert of Keller Williams Midtown Direct Realty, AYCO, A Goldman Sachs Company, Robert Graham of Fidelity Investments in Millburn, Dr. James Lee, Robert Northfield of Keller Williams Midtown Direct Realty, Lissette Morales and Omari Frazier of Investors Bank, David Katz and Synergy Home Care, Leah Gomberg and Sweet Life by Design, and Suzy Fryer from Liberty Mutual.