Former Maplewood Mayor WIll Be Honored At Fundraiser For Essex County Nonprofit – Maplewood, NJ Patch

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — A New Jersey nonprofit that supports agencies that help with poverty, domestic violence, mental health, and more, will honor former Mayor Frank McGehee as part of their annual fundraising dinner in May. This will be their first in-person event since March 2020.

Family Connections will honor Frank McGehee with the Roger Manshel Lifetime Achievement Award, and also honor Valley National Bank with the Champion of the People Award.

The Roger Manshel Lifetime Achievement Award honors individuals who exceed expectations in support of Family Connections and their community.

McGehee is a member of the Township Committee for Maplewood and previously served both as mayor and deputy mayor.

“Frank has always been an incredible supporter of Family Connections through his work with Maplewood and personally,” the agency said. “The McGehee Family is so passionate about the agency, his wife Marie serves on the Board of Trustees. The organization is honored to be able to present Frank with this award.”

Family Connections’ A Toast to Hope event will be a celebration of hope and possibility. In addition to the honorees, the program will “highlight a few of many bright lights the organization experienced over the last two years,” they say.

The event will be held in West Orange.

Proceeds from the event will go towards Family Connections’ goal of serving 4,000 individuals and families throughout northern NJ.

If you are interested in sponsoring the event or attending, check out the event website at: https://www.familyconnectionsnj.org/toast/

Family Connections, based in East Orange, helps support programs across the state for prevention of various social problems as well as support and counseling, ranging from trauma and mental illness to addiction, domestic violence and child abuse.

“Since 1879, Family Connections has been here to make sure that no one faces these challenges alone,” the group says. “Every year, our highly-trained staff and cutting-edge programs support thousands of people across Northern New Jersey on their paths to healing.”

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