More than 450 guests turned out to support the 14th Annual Sparkle of Hope Dinner Auction on October 27, 2011 at the Birchwood Manor in Whippany, New Jersey. The charity event raised over $500,000, with 92 cents of every dollar raised benefiting Community Hope’s residential programs serving 300 individuals daily.

Community Hope paid special tribute to David Norton, who recently retired as Company Group Chairman, Global Pharmaceuticals of Johnson & Johnson, for his leadership role in this charity event for the past decade.  Also honored at the gala were William S. Greenberg, Esq. Partner at McCarter & English, for his outstanding service to our service men and women and Lonnel Coats, President & CEO of Eisai Inc, for his contributions and the Corporation’s commitment to advancing CNS breakthroughs.

The Sparkle of Hope Dinner was founded in 1997 by Fred Hassan, Chairman of Bausch + Lomb, and has raised more than $5 million to benefit Community Hope.

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Founding Chair

Fred Hassan Chairman Bausch + Lomb and Partner Warburg Pincus

Honorary Chair

Richard M. Goldberg President DRS Technologies Charitable Foundation and Sr. Vice President of Public Affairs and Communications DRS Technologies Inc.