The Great Oak Awards dinner, held at the Palace at Somerset Park on September 29, honored businesses large and small for their exemplary contributions to various non-profits and to their communities at large. Ten winners were selected from a crop of 64 worthy candidates broken into three categories: small, medium and large.
Gary Fisch, center, owner of Gary’s Wine and Market Place in Wayne, receives his award from New Jersey Monthly publisher and Editor in Chief Kate Tomlinson and Berkeley College President Michael Smith.
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Sam Della Fera Jr., center, of Trenk DiPasquale, Della Fera & Sodono in West Orange.
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Mark Avondoglio of Perona Farms in Andover
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Michael Steffaro of Dignity Memorial Funeral Providers of NJ in Toms River.
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Tom Hayes of New Jersey Natural Gas in Wall.
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Scott Kobler, center, of McCarter & English, LLP in Newark.
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Diana Blankman, center, of Novo Nordisk in Plainsboro.
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Jacqueline Pena of Investors Bank, based in Short Hills.
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Shaun Mickus of Johnson & Johnson in New Brunswick.
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Ellen Lambert of PSEG in Newark.