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“ Helping Makes U Happy, Inc, could not be more proud or more thankful About

to Ken Cerini, and Cerini & Associates, LLP for the amazing opportunities
afforded to non-profits across Long Island through the LI Imagine Awards
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event. We were so honored to be selected as a finalist in the Rising Star 4 ANNUAL IMAGINE AWARDS
New York City Imagine Awards
category. We were completely in awe of all the great work being done The New York City Imagine Awards will be held Tuesday, October 29, 2024, 6 - 10pm at
by the finalists in every category- some of whom we were just learning Guastavino’s, New York, NY. This gala event was created to offer formal acknowledgment to
about for the first time at the awards ceremony. The networking at the some of the City’s most effective and innovative nonprofit organizations. 501(c)(3) nonprofits located
event is beyond compare! That in itself was a gift, as I have already been in and/or serving The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens or Staten Island are eligible to apply.
able to pay forward the information I learned that evening to help others.
For Helping Makes U Happy to have been chosen as the winner in the
Rising Star category AND to win the Facebook Fan Favorite award both Last year we received over 250 applications across six categories, Arts & Culture; DEIA (Diversity,
humbled us and blew us away at the same time! Throughout the whole Equity, Inclusion, and/or Accessibility); Innovation; Leadership Excellence; Rising Star; and
application/selection process everyone connected with Cerini & Associates Social Impact, with the winner in each category winning a $5,000 award. The 24 finalists, 4 in each
LLP, from the advocate to the marketing staff, to the videographer was so category, each received a professionally produced video, which was showcased the night of the
genuinely helpful and pleasant that our initial nervousness just melted event, two free tickets to the event, and thanks to our Diamond Sponsor, Webster Bank, $1,000 each!
away. The professionally produced video is priceless and has garnered a In addition to the 24 finalists recieving a professionally produced video and 2 free event tickets, due
lot of positive attention for our organization, and the award money has to the returning generosity of our Diamond Sponsor Webster Bank, the finalists will also receive
enabled us to expand our helping reach further and faster than we had $1,000 each!
dared to dream of. From start to finish, it is obvious how much work and
dedication Ken Cerini, his staff and associates, put into the Long Island
Imagine Awards and to helping non-profits across Long Island connect
with each other. We are so very grateful to you all! ”

Cassy Caputo

Chairperson, Helping Makes U Happy, Inc.
Past Winner of the
Rising Star & Fan Favorite Imagine Award

RECOGNITION COLLABORATION EDUCATION

For decades, the nonprofit The gala is expected to attract an The winners are the pioneers
sector has been touching the audience of over 500 nonprofit and and innovators of the nonprofit
lives of everyone that lives, for-profit professionals currently sector and collectively, their
works and plays in the New making a difference in the sector. forward-thinking qualities and
York Metropolitan area. Too This provides endless opportunities strong leadership can inspire and
often, the sector is rewarded to unite efforts from nonprofit educate other organizations to
with increased regulations and organizations and corporations evolve, collaborate, and increase
unfunded mandates. We, the that work with the sector. their operational effectiveness …
Imagine Awards Committee, a win for agencies and the sector
wanted to change that and
as a whole.
“ We appreciate the part that our sponsors play in partnering with us to recognize nonprofits for making
a difference. Our way of giving
New York City Imagine Awards
back to a sector that’s been giving
create an event that’s able to hi-light the best the New York Metropolitan
area has to offer in the nonprofit sector. It truly shows that through
collaboration, we can provide recognition for the great things the sector is back all along.
doing, foster cooperation between agencies, and educate the sector of the
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innovative and impactful endeavors the nonprofit sector is undertaking.

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