68 The Queens Courier • buzz • october 17, 2013 for breaking news visit www.queenscourier.com 13th Annual Library Gala Event The Queens Library Foundation hosted its 13th Annual Gala at Water’s Edge Restaurant in LIC. Special guest emcee was Cheryl Wills, author, anchor, reporter, NY1. The 2013 Children’s Champion was Spiros J. Voutsinas, president and CEO, Atlantic Bank. The event also honored the Stavros Niarchos Foundation. THE COURIER/Photos by Allen Ngai 1. Thomas Galante, President/CEO, Queens Library; Amalia Delicari, Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF); Joseph Ficalora, President/CEO, New York Community Bank; Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer; Honoree Spiros Voutsinas, President/CEO, Atlantic Bank; Mayor Michael Bloomberg; Melinda Katz, Queens Borough President Candidate; Jacqueline Arrington, Chair of the Board, Queens Library Board of Trustees; Diana Chapin, Exec. Dir., Queens Library Foundation; Roula Siklas, Program Dir., SNF. Rear: SNF: Vasili Tsamis, CEO; Stelios Vasilakis, Sr. Program Officer for Strategy & Initiatives. 2. Honoree Spiros Voutsinas, President/CEO, Atlantic Bank; Joseph Ficalora, President/CEO, New York Community Bank. 3. Dr. James Muyskens, President, Queens College; Jack Friedman, Exec. VP, Queens Chamber of Commerce. 4. TD Bank representatives 5. Sami Naim, Queens Library Trustee; John Catsimatidis, President/CEO, Gristedes Foods; Matthew Gorton, Queens Library Trustee. 6. Jacqueline Arrington; John Liu, NYC Comptroller; Thomas Galante. 7. Honoree Roula Siklas, Program Dir., Stavros Niarchos Foundation; Thomas Galante. 8. Peter Meyer, TD Bank; Msgr. Jamie Gigantiello; Joe and MaryAnn Mattone; Guest; Gail and Victor Gartenstein; Frank Cioli; Victoria Schneps-Yunis 1 4 2 3 5 6 7 8
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