The Community Foundation of Orange and Sullivan is pleased to announce co-recipients of the David T. Cocks Award for Commitment to Community who will be honored at the Foundation’s Annual Reception on Wednesday, November 14th at Anthony’s Pier 9.Co-recipients are Hal Teitelbaum, MD, JD, MBA, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner, Crystal Run Healthcare and Mr. Anthony P. Cellini, Supervisor, Town of Thompson.

Proceeds from the Annual Reception support the Foundation’s work in establishing charitable funds that make grants in the areas of education, the environment, the arts and health and human services.Tickets and sponsorships available at www.cfoc-ny.org, 845-769-9393 or e-mail admin@cfoc-ny.org.  Tickets $125.

Presenting philanthropy sponsor is Crystal Run Healthcare. Other sponsors to date: Orange Regional Medical Center, Bonura Hospitality Group, Focus Media, Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union, Jacobowitz & Gubits, LLP, Orange & Rockland Utilities, TD Bank,  Walden Savings Bank, Catskill Regional Medical Center, Empire State Bank, Empire Resorts, Inc., Hometown Bank, Hudson Heritage Federal Credit Union, Hudson Valley Ambulatory Surgery, LLC., First National Bank of Jeffersonville, M&T Bank, Orange County Trust Company, Provident Bank, Stanley Marks & Company, LLP.

The Community Foundation assists individuals, businesses and organizations establish permanent charitable funds that award grants and scholarships forever.  More than one hundred and twenty charitable funds, created since 2000, have awarded over $6.4 million in grants in the areas of land preservation, education, health & human services, youth development, the arts and culture.