The Senior Care Ministry of Princeton will be celebrating over 30 years of community service with A Taste of Italy fundraiser dinner and wine tasting at Tre Piani Restaurant, Thursday, Nov. 3, from 6 to 9 p.m.
This year’s event will honor Ray Wadsworth, Carol Olivieri and Dorothea’s House. The Master of Ceremonies will be Tom Murray, one of Pope Francis’s pilots during his 2016 tour to the U.S.
Proceeds from the evening will go toward supporting the work of the Senior Care Ministry of Princeton.
The honorees for this year’s Taste of Italy exemplify service to the community.
Ray Wadsworth is a community advocate, volunteer, businessman and chair and co-founder of the Spirit of Princeton organization. Under the leadership of Carol Olivieri, executive director of SCM from 1993-2013, the organization flourished, tripling the number of volunteers and clients served.
Dorothea’s House, founded in 1913 to minister to the needs of Italian immigrants in Princeton, is now an Italian-American cultural institution offering a wide range of programs open to all.
The Senior Care Ministry, first established in 1984 under the aegis of St. Paul Church, Princeton, now serves the wider community as an independent non-denominational organization. The SCM helps seniors remain safely in the comfort of their own homes as long as possible by providing neighborly acts of kindness.
The SCM organizes a network of some 50 volunteers to assist approximately 70 clients with free rides to health-care related appointments, errands, shopping and friendly visits.
Former Mayor of Princeton Township Jim Floyd said the SCM is “a true friend that I rely on… I sincerely appreciate the kindness and concern demonstrated by staff and volunteers alike.”
For information on sponsorships and tickets to A Taste of Italy, email info@seniorcareministry.org or call (609) 921-8888.
