ANTHONY V. CURTO TO CHAIR 5TH ANNUAL THE TOMMY AWARDS"

Anthony V. Curto, prominent Long Island attorney and name partner at the law firm Forchelli, Curto, Schwartz, Mineo, Carlino & Cohn, LLP, will chair The Fifth Annual Monsignor Thomas J. Hartman The Tommy" Awards to be held at the Crest Hollow Country Club on October 14, 2003.

Mineola, NY (PRWEB) August 16, 2003 -- Anthony V. Curto, prominent Long Island attorney and name partner at the law firm Forchelli, Curto, Schwartz, Mineo, Carlino & Cohn, LLP, will chair The Fifth Annual Monsignor Thomas J. Hartman The Tommy" Awards to be held at the Crest Hollow Country Club on October 14, 2003.
Curto, a 10-year regular guest on Father Tom and Friends" -- a weekly broadcast on Telecare, the nonprofit television and production facility of the Diocese of Rockville Center -- has been a friend and advisor to Msgr. Hartman for over 15 years. In April 2002, Curto joined Telecares Board of Directors; in 1998 he was a Telecare honoree.
The committee and I are very grateful to Tony for accepting the considerable responsibility of chairing the 5th Annual The Tommy" Awards dinner," stated Msgr. Hartman. With Tony at the helm, and NY Jets Football legend Joe Namath, best selling author May Higgins Clark, and Frederic V. Salerno of Verizon as our honorees, it will be a beneficial and festive time for all."

The Tommy Awards were founded by Telecare as a: tribute to the talent and service of Monsignor Thomas J. Hartman. The Awards recognize the outstanding contributions of individuals who have improved humanity through serious and dedicated efforts in their personal and professional lives."

The Tommy Awards recognize those individuals who have made a humanitarian difference and who have contributed to the fields of print, technology, entertainment, business, and athletics," said Curto. Chairing the 5th Annual Awards is an occasion for me to give back and to stand alongside Tom Hartman – a man who has inspired us all.

The night is about achievement and dedication, with our honorees leading examples of those qualities we wish to recognize."
In addition to leading his firms corporate transactional division, Curtos resume is a whos who" of legal representation. He has represented Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn, Harry Chapin, Freeman McNeil, and Liza Minnelli, among others, and currently represents guitarist Esteban -- one of todays top Billboard artists -- and Mike Francesa, co-host of Mike and The Mad Dog" show on WFAN.

He has been associated with high-profile business matters, and was the first attorney to successfully negotiate a trademark from the NFL for a fan – the Jets team superfan Fireman Eddie."

On gaining office in 2002, Nassau County Executive Thomas Suozzi selected Curto to serve on the Nassau County Council of Economic Advisors to work with the new administration to expand the countys tax base. Curto is the recipient of a Congressional Achievement Award and a Martin Luther King Living the Dream" Service Award. He is both volunteer and advisor for community and not-for-profit groups, including the Harry Chapin Foundation, Huntington Arts Council, and the Huntington Cinema Arts Centre.

The 5th Annual Tommy Awards Dinner will benefit Telecare and will be held Tuesday, October 14th at Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury, cocktails at 6:30 and dinner at 7:30. Tickets are $500.00 per person. For more information on tickets, table purchases, journal ads and sponsorship opportunities, contact Veronica Allocca at Telecare at 516-538-8700 ext. 111 or by e-mail at veronica@telecaretv.org.

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