Recent News
February 2013
2013 Chairman's Honorees & Recognition Awards
The Josephine Foundation announces its 2103 Chairman's Honorees for the 11th Annual Follow Your Dreams Gala Honorees and Recognition Award Winners. Click here for the list of honorees and award winners.
2013 Follow Your Dreams Grant Winners
The Josephine Foundation announces its 2013 Follow Your Dreams Grant Winners. Click here for the list of recipients.
December 2012
Foundation Friend Rev. Peter Connelly Celebrates 25th Anniversary
Abbot Xavier Connelly, OBS, Timothy Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop of New York and The Josephine Foundation Chairman Andrew Joseph Koslosky at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City as part of the 25th anniversary celebration of the priesthood of Foundation Friend Rev. Peter Connelly.
July 2012
Help Prevent Concussion Injuries to Athletes
Drew Brees and Dick's Sporting Goods Foundation have teamed up to "Bench Concussions!" Help educate and protect our athletes through PACE: Protecting Athletes through Concussive Education. Find a testing center or sign up your school or team today for baseline testing aimed to prevent or minimize damaging concussion injuries. Click here now for more information.
June 2012
God on Broadway - A Heavenly Performance!
God never sounded so good! Working side by side with professionals, the St. Mary’s Manhasset Alumni theater group delivered a spectacular performance of “God on Broadway”, featuring songs from Godspell, Jesus Christ Superstar, Sister Act, Joseph & the Technicolor Dreamcoat, Book of Mormon and others. Against a modest setting with simple attire, the June 30th concert, at Immaculata Hall Theater, delivered the perfect blend of the vibrant, funny, spiritual, uplifting and joyful tunes we all know and love. At only $10 per ticket, with its $1500 in proceeds benefitting the Irish Holy Ghost Fathers’ Mission School in Kenya, these fantastic annual musical events are a must see for the whole family! View highlights
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Summer Science Program Kicks Off!
Through a grant from The Josephine Foundation, the Friends of Maple Grove Cemetery kicked off its Summer Science Program. The three-session workshop, part of an outreach program through APEC (Alley Pond Park Environmental Center), held Saturday June 23rd, June 30th and July 7th, features workshops on Native Americans, Reptiles and Animal Alive. View highlights
Franken Puppet Workshop Breathed New Life Into Old Toys
Check out how creative young students, through a workshop sponsored by the Friends of Maple Grove Cemetery, one of the Foundation's grant partners, transformed old toys into new, unique puppets starring in their own original puppet show, taped by NY1.
10th Annual Follow Your Dreams Gala
The Josephine Foundation's 10th Annual Follow Your Dreams Gala was held on June 1st at Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury. The event honored Jimmy Heath, Cobi Narita, James Argutto and Carl Ballenas. It was our most successful Gala ever! Visit our 2012 Gala page.
10th Anniversary Video Debuts
Click here to enjoy the video produced by teenagers Steven Kristie, recipient of the 2012 Anthony Bellucci Scholarship Award, and Jeanne Phillippe Rancy, recipient of the 2012 Andrew Taraska Award, to celebrate the Foundation's 10th Anniversary and debuted at the Annual Follow Your Dreams Gala on June 1, 2012.
May 2012
The Curtain Falls On Opening Act's 12th Successful Season!
Opening Act, NY, one of The Josephine Foundation's grant partners, closed its 12th year of programming with students performing original, full-length productions at 3LD Art and Tech Studio on May 14–18, 2012. These five amazing nights of performances drew packed houses, standing ovations, comedy, drama, magic, mythology, singing, dancing, and, of course, the powerful ideas and words of our acting ensembles.
April 2012
"Kids With Cameras" Shoot Remarkable Work!
When The Josephine Foundation awarded a grant to the Aquinas Honor Society's "Kids with Cameras" program, the creativity it sparked in the children was astounding! Click here to see the results.
