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nored at Annual Kings of Queens
“When you see somebody come in and
say ‘thank you for protecting my money,
Bill, I appreciate it’ or ‘thank you very
much for thinking of my family and my
kids and my grandkids…’ so they’re going
to be much better off,” he shared.
The networking transitioned to a dinner
and party, during which honorees
received awards recognizing their philanthropy,
top restaurants and family legacy,
among others. Over the course of
the night, $2,600 was raised through the
raffle and proceeds will be split evenly
between Autism Speaks and the Dad’s
Away Foundation.
Here are the 2018 Kings of Queens honorees:
EMCEE AND COMMUNICATIONS
AWARD
Shannan Ferry
NY1 News
HALL OF FAME
John Ciafone
Law Office of John J. Ciafone
Vito Giannola
Senior Executive Vice President/Chief
Banking Officer
SB One Bank
FAMILY LEGACY AWARD
The Giannola Family
PHILANTHROPIST
OF THE YEAR
Frank Almonte
Owner
Almonte Food Dynasty,
Key Food Supermarket
GUARDIAN ANGEL
Anthony Gurino
Founder
The Dads Away Foundation
RESTAURATEUR OF THE YEAR
Michael Molinari
Trattoria 35
DYNAMIC DUO
Mark Hankin
Founding Partner
Hankin & Mazel, PLLC
Honoree Joe Schramm (right) with guest
Honoree Albert Teekasingh
and guest
Honoree Wayne Clarke of My Time, Inc. celebrates
Honoree Bill Hutchingson of
Flushing bank with guest
“Dynamic Duo” Mark L. Hankin
and Geoffrey Mazel
The rafflewinner of the Avli gift
certificate
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Assemblymember David Weprin addresses the crowd
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