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Flushing woman honored at Christmas Bishop Luncheon
BY CARLOTTA MOHAMED
cmohamed@schnepsmedia.com
@QNS
More than 750 guests on Dec. 11
fi lled the reception hall in Russo’s on the
Bay in Howard Beach for the Catholic
Foundation Brooklyn and Queens
Bishop’s Christmas Annual Luncheon.
Held every December, the special
(From l. to r.) Bishop Nicholas Di Marzio of the Diocese of Brooklyn, Honoree
Monsignor John Strynkowski and Monsignor Jamie Gigantiello, vicor for development
for the Diocese of Brooklyn.
luncheon benefi ts the Catholic
Foundation and its commitment to
the Bishop’s Scholarship Fund and
Youth Evangelization. Th e Catholic
Foundation’s goal is to raise about
$350,000 to help children attend Catholic
schools, who may be experiencing fi nancial
hardships.
“It’s the Christmas spirit. It’s time for us
to do what we can do and share our gift s
and talents with other people and what
better way to do it than with children,
who can get a good Catholic education
and give them that good foundation that
they need in the world,” said Monsignor
Jamie Gigantiello, vicar for development
for the Diocese of Brooklyn.
Th ree honorees were also recognized at
the luncheon for their dedication to education:
• Thomas Chadzutko, ED.D, superintendent
of schools for the Diocese
of Brooklyn, received the Emma A.
Daniels Benefactor’s Award
• Monsignor John Strynkowski, a
retired priest of the Diocese of
Brooklyn, received the St. John Paull II
Distinguished Stewardship Award
• Veronica Tsang, executive vice president
and chief retail administrator for Cathay
Bank, received the Spirit of Hope Award
Tsang, who resides in Flushing, is very
active in numerous civic, community and
nonprofi t organizations outside of the
banking profession.
She is one of the founders of the Chinese
Gift of Life, which provides free openheart
surgery in the U.S. to needy children
from China with congenital heart disease.
She is currently the chairperson of
the Chinese American Planning Council,
the nation’s largest Asian American social
services organization, vice president of
Flushing Council on Culture and the
Arts, board director of the Gift of Life
Inc., Flushing Rotary Club, Shuang Wen
Academy Network, St. Michael’s Catholic
Academy and Futures in Education for
Brooklyn and Queens.
“I’m very humbled to be recognized
and receive the Spirit of Hope Award,”
Tsang said. “It means a lot to me and
I’m very excited about this because I can
participate in the Catholic Foundation’s
mission, which is to raise money for
scholarships for children and youth
evangelization. Th is is a great honor
for me.”
Photos by Carlotta Mohamed/QNS
(From l. to r.) Bishop Nicholas Di Marzio of the Diocese of Brooklyn with honorees Veronica Tsang,
Monsignor John Strynkowski, Thomas Chadzutko, and Monsignor Jamie Gigantiello, vicor for development
for the Diocese of Brooklyn.
Spirit of Hope Awardee Veronica Tsang with City Councilman Peter Koo. Veronica Tsang with members of the Flushing Rotary Club.
Bishop Nicholas Di Marzio of the Diocese of Brooklyn.
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