Charity

Charles A. Rizzi, Jr. and Vincent T. Cieslik, attorneys from Capehart Scatchard’s Business Department, recently participated in the 2024 McDermott Legacy Golf Tournament & Legacy Dinner. The firm was a sponsor of the event held at the Pennsauken Country Club in Pennsauken, New Jersey on May 13, 2024.

All proceeds from the golf tournament will be used to support the mission of Saint Joseph’s Carpenter Society (“SJCS”) to create strong and confident neighbors in Camden and surrounding communities through safe and healthy housing, thriving economic opportunities and pride in neighborhood revitalization. For additional information on SJCS, please visit here.

Photo L to R:  Michael Lacatena, Joseph LaGrossa, and Charles Rizzi, Jr., Esq.

Capehart Scatchard shareholder, Ralph R. Smith, III, recently attended Durand, Inc.’s P.R.O.M. (People Rallying Our Mission) Night. The firm was a silver sponsor of the special event held at The Supper Club in Turnersville, NJ on May 4, 2024.

Durand, Inc. is a multi-service agency that supports individuals with autism and other intellectual and developmental disabilities through education, advocacy, and behavioral expertise. For additional information on Durand, Inc., please visit here.

Photo L to R: Emcee, Ashley Harder of CBS Philadelphia; Ralph Smith, III, Esq.; P.R.O.M. Queen, Mindie Barnett of MB & Associates; and P.R.O.M. King, Anthony Mongeluzo of PCS, LLC

PHOTO L to R:  Michael Bileci, John Pszwaro, Daniel Klementowski, Brian Berkoff, and Alexis Rose

Attorneys from Capehart Scatchard’s Workers’ Compensation Department recently participated in the Ninth Annual Kids’ Chance of New Jersey’s Bowl for the Kids Event. The fundraiser, held at Colonial Bowling on March 7, 2024, in Lawrenceville, was organized to raise money for Kids’ Chance, Inc., a non-profit organization, created to provide educational opportunities and scholarships for the children of workers who were fatally or catastrophically injured on the job.  The firm was a sponsor of the event.

PHOTO (1) L to R: Stacey Gorin and Jaclyn Young
PHOTO (2) L to R: Melissa Dibble and Nicholas Dibble

Nicholas A. Dibble, a Workers’ Compensation Department shareholder at Capehart Scatchard, and School Law Department associate, Stacey R. Gorin, represented the firm at Samaritan’s 2024 “Celebration of Life Gala.” The annual fundraising event is held in support of Samaritan’s mission to provide hospice, grief support, palliative and primary care services. The firm was a silver sponsor of the Gala held at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Cherry Hill, New Jersey on February 10, 2024.

In addition to being a fundraiser, the Gala was a celebration of Samaritan’s 43 years of providing life-enhancing care to more than 11,000 families annually throughout Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, and Mercer Counties. For additional information on Samaritan, please visit www.samaritannj.org 

Photo (L to R):  Mary Ellen Rose, Esq. and Betsy G. Ramos, Esq.

Over the past several weeks, Capehart Scatchard attorneys and staff have been donating toys, clothes, gift cards, entertainment tickets, and household items listed on the “Holiday Wish List” provided to the firm by the Ronald McDonald House of Southern New Jersey (RMHSNJ). Karen Klupp, the firm’s Director of Human Resources, will deliver the collected items to the RMHSNJ in Camden on December 22, 2023.

Firm attorneys and staff are committed to giving back in impactful ways to charities and causes in the local community. The Ronald McDonald House of Southern New Jersey provides a “home-away-from-home” for families of children through age 21 who are receiving treatment at Southern New Jersey and Philadelphia area hospitals and live outside the local area.

Photo:  L to R:  Francine Viden, Nuo Jiang, Esq., Jean Passalacqua, Mary Ellen Rose, Esq., Florence Schiavo, Daniel Klementowski, Esq., Paige Joffe, Esq., Alex Wenzel, Kelly Ann Dugan, Esq., Baby Madeline, and Maura Burk, Esq.

Attorneys and staff from Capehart Scatchard, along with family members, participated in the 3^rd Annual 5K Walk/Run to End Homelessness on September 24, 2022. The event, benefitting Joseph’s House, a homeless shelter in Camden, was held at Cooper River Park in Pennsauken, NJ.

Capehart Scatchard was a Bronze Sponsor of the 5K event. Team Capehart, comprised of 15 walkers and runners, took first place in the amount of funds raised by a team. Workers’ Compensation Department Associate, Daniel Klementowski, took fourth place overall in the race. The firm raised more than $3,700 to help support the mission of Joseph’s House to aid men and women of South Jersey who are experiencing homelessness by offering a continuum of services including emergency shelter, access to supportive housing, and comprehensive social services.