Spirit of Hope Celebration set for November 11th

Posted on November 2, 2022 by The Dunmorean

The Board of Ambassadors met to finalize plans for the upcoming Spirit of Hope Celebration set for Friday, Nov. 11, at Mohegan Sun Pocono.

The Board of Ambassadors is a group of individuals and business leaders who raise funds and promote a gala event in support of cancer screening awareness throughout the region.

Spirit of Hope Ambassadors are, seated from left: Vanessa Vergnetti, Meghan Gagorik, Leo Vergnetti, Chairman of the Board; Robin Long, Amanda Marchegiani, Community Relations Coordinator at Northeast Regional Cancer Institute, and Ed Cosgrove. Standing, same order: Steven J. Szydlowski, Ph.D., Vito Pizzo, Brian McQuestion, Patrick Sicilio, Nevin Gerber, Matt Beynon, and Vince Scarpetta.

Spirit of Hope Raises More than $50K for Cancer Institute

Posted on November 6, 2019 by The Dunmorean

Spirit of Hope 2018 Check Presentation_final

The Spirit of Hope Celebration Board of Ambassadors and Associate Board of Ambassadors presented the Cancer Institute with a $54,269 check from their 2018 Spirit of Hope event.

Proceeds from the event benefited the Cancer Institute’s Community-Based Cancer Screening Navigation Program. This program helps low income and un/underinsured individuals in northeast Pennsylvania get their recommended colorectal, breast, and cervical cancer screenings.

Shown standing from left: Patty Vergnetti, Jennifer Heil, Angela Rempe Jones, Associate Board of Ambassadors Chair; Karen M. Saunders, President, Northeast Regional Cancer Institute; Leo Vergnetti, Board of Ambassadors Chairman; Nevin Gerber, Steven J. Szydlowski, Ph.D., and Matt Beynon.

Cancer Institute to host Spirit of Hope Celebration on November 3rd

Posted on November 1, 2017 by The Dunmorean

The Northeast Regional Cancer Institute and the Board of Ambassadors and Associate Board will host its sixth annual Spirit of Hope Celebration on Friday, Nov. 3, from 7 to 10:30 p.m. at Mohegan Sun Pocono in the Keystone Grand Ballroom. The event features cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, food stations, live music by Paul LaBelle and The Exact Change Band and a live and silent auction.

Tickets are $100 each and can be purchased by calling the Cancer Institute at (570) 941-7984 or online at www.cancernepa.org. The 2017 Tribute to Courage honorees are Paul and Sharon LaBelle.

Front row, from left: Amanda E. Marchegiani, Community Relations Coordinator of Northeast Regional Cancer Institute; Tom DePietro, Traci Fosnot, event chair; Angela Rempe Jones, Robin Long, Atty. Eugene D. Sperazza, Patrick Sicilio, Leo P. Vergnetti, Board of Ambassador chair, and Patty Vergnetti.

Back row: Brian McQuestion, Thomas P. Cummings III, Nick Colangelo, Atty. Tom P. Cummings Jr., Joe Van Wie, Roxanne Schulman, Karen M. Saunders, president of Northeast Regional Cancer Institute and Atty. Mark Conway.