The Spirit of Hope Celebration Board of Ambassadors and Associate Board of Ambassadors presented the Northeast Regional Cancer Institute with a $56,000 check from its ninth annual Spirit of Hope event hosted at Mohegan Sun Pocono with more than 300 people in attendance.

Christopher A. Peters, M.D. was the Tribute to Courage honoree. Proceeds benefited the Cancer Institute’s Community-Based Cancer Screening Navigation Program which helps low income and un/underinsured individuals in NEPA get their recommended colorectal, breast, cervical, and lung cancer screenings.

The 2024 Spirit of Hope Celebration will take place on Friday, November 15, at Mohegan Pennsylvania.

Shown in the front row, seated from left: Dino Campitelli, AAC, Amanda E. Marchegiani, NRCI Community Relations Coordinator; Karen M. Saunders,  NCRI President; Leo Vergnetti, Spirit of Hope Board of Ambassadors Chair; Laura Toole, NCRI Executive Vice President, and Vanessa Vergnetti Thomas.

Second row; Joe Ferguson, Jim Gorman, Vince Scarpetta, Pat Sicilio, Nick Colangelo. Ph.D; Nevin Gerber, Matt Beynon, Tammy Saunders, Mark Mesko, Maria Donahue, Angela Rempe Jones, and Marta Gomes.

Ambassadors absent from photo: Clarence Baltrusaitis, Tom Blaskiewicz, Jim & Susan Brady, Brigitte Baum, Richard P. Conaboy, Edward Cosgrove, Bill Davis, Tom DePietro, PharmD, Mary Erwine, Julie Eisenman, Traci Fosnot, Greg Gagorik, Meghan Gagorik, JoAnn Romano Hallesky, John Heil, Jennifer Heil, Kristie Hynoski, Charles C. Jefferson, Robin Long, John Mack, Linda Marino-Brooks, Joe Mattioli, IV;  Brian McQuestion, Philip Medico, Dan Meuser, Dana D’Angelo Morris, David Nape, Christopher Peters, MD,; Vito Pizzo, Casey Quinn, William F. Rinaldi, John P. Rodgers, Esq., Vince Scarpetta, P. Richard Scheller, Frank Sepko, Dr. Steven J. Syzdlowski, Joe Van Wie, Tony Vergnetti, Sonya Eddings, Patty Vergnetti, and Atty. Charles J. Volpe.