Annual Italian Night Dinner set for 4-8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25 at the Elks Lodge
“Her dreams and aspirations go on through the lives of other people,” Jim Crescenzo said Sunday, Jan. 29 as time draws close to the 12th annual Remembering Jamie Foundation Italian Night Dinner 4-8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25 at the Elks Lodge on the
The couple has been thinking about some of the people who have received scholarships from the foundation over the years, he said.
Jamie Crescenzo graduated from
Awards are presented by the foundation at the high school and college each year. Recipients from the college are all criminal justice students. Those at the high school can be nominated for volunteerism or basketball.
“We never lose sight of the name of the foundation,” Jim Crescenzo said. “The reason we do this is to remember Jamie and carry on things that were important to her. She wanted to be a police officer. Our mission is to help others toward that goal.”
His wife said the scholarships are a way to help others.
“Jamie worked three jobs to be able to go to school – to pay her own way,” Margaret Crescenzo said. “We want to help someone else reach their goals without working so hard as she had to.”
One of the early recipients at
“I talk to her; I talked to her aunt just the other day,” Crescenzo said. “Ursala works as a juvenile probation officer. When she graduated ACCC, she invited us to her graduation. It was like going to Jamie’s graduation – like going to our daughter’s graduation we could not attend. She sends cards every holiday.”
“The first recipient from
According to Jim Crescenzo, Pashley has been in the military.
“April did eight years in the Army Reserve,” he said. “She a tactical combat casualty care instructor. She works for a private company – Mission Essential Personnel.”
Her company provides translation services, interpreters and cultural advisors to the U.S. Department of Defense.
“Andrea Basche has a BS in biological services from Fordham,” Crescenzo said. “She’s working toward her Ph.D. at
Sisters Katie and Maureen Ingersoll have both been honored by the Remembering Jamie Foundation.
“Katie is currently a pharmacist for RiteAid in
Her sister, Maureen, works at
“She’s a law student at Rutgers Camden,” Crescenzo said.
Both sisters have chosen inner-city living: Katie in
Other scholarship recipients they recalled were Shannon MacKain and Renee Bartuccio.
“Jamie worked with Shannon's day care provider back when
Other scholarship recipients over the years have been Bethany Fisher, Crystal Freker, Stephanie Wargo, Charminta Brown, Sarika Gupta,
