Photo Essay: Great Oak Awards Winners

The Great Oak Awards dinner honored businesses large and small for their exemplary contributions to various non-profits and to their communities at large.

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.

Photo by Therese Wagner

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.

Photo by Therese Wagner

Photo by Therese Wagner

Sam Della Fera Jr., center, of Trenk DiPasquale, Della Fera & Sodono in West Orange.

Photo by Therese Wagner

Photo by Therese Wagner

Mark Avondoglio of Perona Farms in Andover

Photo by Therese Wagner

Photo by Therese Wagner

Michael Steffaro of Dignity Memorial Funeral Providers of NJ in Toms River.

Photo by Therese Wagner

Photo by Therese Wagner

Tom Hayes of New Jersey Natural Gas in Wall.

Photo by Therese Wagner

Photo by Therese Wagner

Scott Kobler, center, of McCarter & English, LLP in Newark.

Photo by Therese Wagner

Photo by Therese Wagner

Diana Blankman, center, of Novo Nordisk in Plainsboro.

Photo by Therese Wagner

Photo by Therese Wagner

Jacqueline Pena of Investors Bank, based in Short Hills.

Photo by Therese Wagner

Photo by Therese Wagner

Shaun Mickus of Johnson & Johnson in New Brunswick.

Photo by Therese Wagner

Photo by Therese Wagner

Ellen Lambert of PSEG in Newark.

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