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Gary Van Nostrand, left, president and CEO of SERV Behavioral Health
System, Inc., and Keith V. Hamilton, second from left, SERV Vice
President of Community Relations, stand with two of the three winners
of SERV Foundation's Scholarship Fund Cash Raffle during SERV's 35th
Anniversary celebration on Nov. 13 in Ewing. They are third-place winner
Ward Bauman of Princeton($779), second from right; and first place winner
Ivan Punchatz of Yardley, Pa. ($1,947.50). Missing from the photo is
second-place winner Janet Mercer of Lawrenceville ($1,168.50).
SERV marks 35th Anniversary
with receptions at two offices
Winners of Scholarship Fund Cash Raffle announced
By Ida Doolan
Director of Communications
SERV Behavioral Health System, Inc. marked its 35th year of operation on Nov. 13 with two simultaneous celebrations connected via its new teleconferencing equipment. Employees and outside guests of SERV’s Mercer and Middlesex County offices marked the occasion with a reception in the During the 35th Anniversary
Ewing office on
Scotch Road, while celebration on Nov. 13, President and
employees and guests of Union, CEO Gary Van Nostrand speaks to
Passaic and Hudson County offices employees and guests at the party in
celebrated in the Passaic office. the administration office in Ewing and
Among the activities in the Ewing to the party in Passaic via SERV's new
office were a slide presentation teleconferencing equipment.
“unveiling” of the new “SERV” sign
which was installed a week earlier on the exterior of the three- story Ewing Corporate Center, where SERV’s corporate offices occupy the top two floors; and an opening speech by President and CEO, Gary Van Nostrand, about SERV’s history since 1974. Employees and guests also received a commemorative glass tumbler with SERV’s logo engraved on it. 
The much anticipated portion of
the event was the drawing of the
winners of SERV Foundation’s
Scholarship Fund 50/50 Cash Raffle. SERV employees sold tickets for $10 each and raised $7,790, which was split 25, 15 and 10 percent among three winners.
First-place winner was Ivan Punchatz of Yardley, Pa., who won $1,947.50. Mr. Punchatz is chairman of the SERV Properties and Management Board of Directors and vice chairman and past chairman of the SERV Behavioral Health System Board. Second-place winner was Janet Mercer of Lawrenceville with $1,168.50.
Third-place winner was Ward Bauman of Grace Rarich, R.N., a member
Princeton, with $779. Mr. Bauman is of the SERV Achievement
secretary of the SERV Foundation Board of Centers Board, pulls the
Directors. winning numbers for SERV's
Employees who were winners of Visa gift 35th Anniversary celebration.
cards for selling the most tickets were:
first place, Marilyn Ticktin, Director of Housing Development, who received $100 for selling 63 tickets; and tie for second place, Christopher Sales, Director of Training, and Patricia Delgado, Director of Nursing, who each received $50 for selling 50 tickets.
The first-time teleconferencing of the simultaneous parties was made possible by our stellar IT Department, headed by Gil Santana, who with his staff researched and installed the equipment in less than a month. During the parties, IT’s Liz Koch operated the camera in the Ewing office, while Diane DiPietro, office manager in Passaic, made sure the camera in Passaic captured events there . Both had only a brief time in training before being called to duty and they did a remarkable job.
Both celebrations, which were held from noon to 1:30 p.m., featured a variety of sandwiches and beverages and cake. Diane DiPietro reported that approximately 50 people attended the Passaic party and Lisa Gerth, Development Specialist, said that nearly 85 people joined the Ewing celebration.
Neither event would have been possible without the help of employee volunteers, who graciously assisted in decorating the venues, registering the attendees, selling raffle tickets, and cleaning up. Gary Van Nostrand, president
and CEO of SERV, cuts the
35th Anniversary cake during
the reception in the Ewing
Administration Office.
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