On August 6, 2024, the Commission, comprising the DeNicola Family Foundation, the Municipal Administration represented by Mayor Christian Sellecchia (President of the Commission), and the Delegate for Culture Rocco Cancelliere, together with Antonella Gatta, President of the Association "The Costume of the Soul" and promoter of the event and award, is honored to bestow the following prizes:
The Cosmo DeNicola Companies website has been updated in a more visitor friendly format. The most significant change has been the merger and consolidation of the Cosmo Cares and “Caring” brands into the DeNicola Family Foundation. You can now find the foundation at www.denicolafamilyfoundation.org .
The Shanahan Education Foundation is committed to providing education and learning opportunities to indigent, underprivileged and economically challenged youth. Their aim is to break generational poverty through development of human capital in society.
Get on the Bus is a Program that provides free transportation to children to visit a parent who is incarcerated in California State Prisons. This year we partnered with California Artist, Melanie Kirschner Oomen to give the children and their parents an incredible painting experience to bring the families close together.
Voorhees, NJ - The Animal Welfare Association (AWA) of New Jersey mission is to eliminate animal suffering, promote the importance of the human-animal bond, and improve the role of animals in the well-being of people.
Conshohocken, PA - On August 1st the DeNicola Family Foundation moved into the Spring Mill Creative Campus. A well-known centralized location home to many entrepreneurial and creative companies.
Philadelphia, PA - At Fletcher Street Urban Riding Club, the start of school is celebrated with horses and fun.
Philadelphia, PA - The DeNicola Family Foundation recent pledge has created the COPD and Emphysema Research Fund at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University. The fund will provide for the expansion of COPD & Emphysema research within the department of Thoracic Medicine and Surgery. With the gift, Temple will continue to provide an exceptional education to compassionate, motivated and service minded medical students, boldly purse research that will transform standards of care and continue to support and engage with the North Philadelphia community.
The DeNicola Family Foundation donated a farm to table teaching garden for A Meaningful Purpose at Reed’s Farm to use at the Boys & Girls Club of Atlantic City. Reed’s Farm located in Egg Harbor Township NJ, will use farm to table teaching garden for their workforce programming and their summer camp. Installation includes hardscaping ground cover, construction of raised cedar-wood beds with addition of soil and compost for food production.
The DeNicola Family Foundation has made a gift to support research at the Greenberg Bladder Cancer Institute (GBCI) at Johns Hopkins. The contribution will be used under the direction of Deputy Director of the GBCI, Noah M. Hahn, MD and Professor of Urology and Oncology, Max Cates, MD to assist in expediting bladder cancer laboratory research findings into improved patient outcomes.
