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CATHOLIC CHARITIES BROOKLYN & QUEENS
SS. JOACHIM & ANNE RESIDENCE
CELEBRATED ITS 15TH ANNIVERSARY

Catholic Charities Brooklyn & Queens SS. Joachim & Anne Residence recently held a Gala Dinner to celebrate its 15th Anniversary. Jim Ryan of CBS News This Morning was the Master of Ceremonies. Most Reverend Joseph M. Sullivan, Retired Bishop of Brooklyn, gave the opening prayer and Reverend Alfred P. LoPinto, Vicar for Human Services, gave the closing prayer. Executive Director/CEO of Catholic Charities Robert Siebel presented an award to Mr. Thomas A. DeStefano, Board member of SS. Joachim & Anne Residence and former Executive Director/CEO of Catholic Charities, for creating the dream and providing the inspiration that became SS. Joachim & Anne Residence. Staff, residents, family and friends were in attendance.

SS. Joachim & Anne Residence is a 200 bed non-profit, non-sectarian health care facility for elderly who require 24-hour nursing care that overlooks the Atlantic Ocean in historic Coney Island, Brooklyn. The home provides residents the opportunities to use their creative gifts and social skills in ways that help them discover there remains much meaning and purpose in their life despite the limitations of age and illness. Services include rehabilitation, social work, medical and medical specialties, specialized diet, recreation and pastoral care.

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