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Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Cosmo Attends Cigar Aficionado’s 21st Annual Night to Remember

Cosmo DeNicola Companies

On March 31, Cosmo DeNicola was spotted in Manhattan at Cigar Aficionado’s 21st annual ‘Night to Remember’ cigar dinner. The black-tie event is the brainchild of Marvin Shanken (Cigar Aficionado and Wine Spectator Magazine), and was created as a charitable dinner to benefit the Prostate Cancer Foundation.

This year’s dinner was held at the Four Seasons restaurant on 52nd street. Special guests in attendance included Rupert Murdoch, Michael Milken, Rush Limbaugh, NBA legend John Salley, and Mayor Rudy Giuliani.

The event kicked off around 7:00pm with cocktails and cigars, and was followed by a dinner and a live and lively auction. Over a 21-year history, 'A Night to Remember' has raised over $20 million for prostate cancer research. When research-matching programs are added in, the financial impact is over $400 million.

"I am proud to say that over 500,000 American men are alive today as a result of the financial support of prostate cancer research," stated Prostate Cancer Foundation founder and chairman, Michael Milken.

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Friday, March 27, 2015

Futura Mobility Continues to Expand Healthcare Services and Solutions Portfolio

Futura Mobility

Cosmo DeNicola portfolio company, Futura Mobility, announces that Continuum Health Alliance, a physician enablement company providing an integrated health platform for practice management, population health management and community care services, has agreed to have Futura provide hardware support to Continuum clients. Futura is a technology strategy and solutions company serving enterprise and healthcare industries. This announcement follows several strategic moves by Futura Mobility, making them a “2020-ready” company that is able to deliver solutions including secure communications platforms, and healthcare analytics solutions in addition to their mobile technology and support expertise.

As the healthcare industry continues to evolve, physician groups are challenged with becoming more effective. “By allowing the physicians to focus on their clinical expertise while leveraging the technology services and support from our team, the patient returns as the central focus,” says David Gulian, CEO at Futura Mobility. “We will be providing on-site hardware support and implementation expertise for more than 600 providers in 200 locations.

Continuum enables physicians, nurses and other caregivers to move from volume to value-based healthcare by optimizing business and clinical processes through its managed platform of technology-enabled services. “We are focused on helping our clients thrive in today’s complex healthcare environment and Futura will help provide technology hardware implementation and support to our clients,” said Continuum’s CIO, Joe Coyne.

Futura Mobility in collaboration with partners Pursuit Healthcare Advisors, Practice Unite, and Real Time Learning Solutions, agree that today, healthcare is about data becoming usable information – and having secure access to that information in a dynamic and mobile delivery. Together, they help health enterprises, clinicians, and patients achieve success in this environment thereby improving care delivery, business and health performance, as well as health outcomes.

Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Cosmo DeNicola Inducted into NECHS Hall of Fame

Cosmo DeNicola Companies

On Sunday, March 22, Cosmo DeNicola Companies chairman Cosmo DeNicola was inducted into the Northeast Catholic High School (NECHS) Hall of Fame. Joining a select group of 105 inductees from over 48,000 graduates, Cosmo was honored for his entrepreneurial success and business acumen.

Established in 1989 by the school and the Association, The NECHS HOF was created to honor individuals that have brought fame and distinction to the school and themselves. Cosmo was inducted on Sunday morning during the Associations Communion Breakfast, and will be in the HOF amongst a group of alumni including football legend Bucko Kilroy, war hero Lt. General Thomas Kelly, and boxing aficionado Joe Hand.

During his acceptance speech, Cosmo said, “When I look back and reflect on my time at NECHS, what really stands out is are the people I met, the teachers who impacted my future, the friendships I developed and the core values that North and the Oblates instilled in me,” Cosmo said during his acceptance speech.

He also spoke about the importance of giving back. “Giving back is not just about money. It is more about being respectful, thoughtful and compassionate,” he said. “My goals at this point of my life are very different. I try to make people smile and laugh. I look to comfort older people and hopefully inspire the young, and it all ties to my time on Torresdale Ave.”

Nominations for the induction are submitted by the public, where a select committee consisting of the President, Executive Secretary, and Chaplain of the Association, along with four members - two from the Board of Governors and two active members of the Association – review and make the final decision.

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Cosmo Presents Leigh Steinberg with Reds Bagnell Maxwell Club Award

Cosmo DeNicola Companies

On Friday, March 13, The Maxwell Football Club hosted their 78th Annual Maxwell Football Club (MFC) Awards Gala at the Tropicana Casino and Hotel in Atlantic City, NJ. The event, which recognizes the top athletes, coaches and contributors to the sport of football, was attended by a record 1,200 distinguished guests and was aired on nationally on ESPN3. Amidst the A-List of football celebrity guests and honorees including Heisman trophy winner Marcus Mariota and NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly, Cosmo DeNicola, entrepreneur and owner of the Philadelphia Soul, was on hand to present his partner Leigh Steinberg with the Maxwell Football Club’s Reds Bagnell Award for lifetime contributions to the game of football.

Throughout his 40-year career, Steinberg has secured over $3 billion in player contracts, representing the #1 overall pick in the NFL draft a record nine times. In addition, he worked as a guiding force in helping athletes give back by serving as positive role models within their communities. Steinberg also paved the way for his clients to establish careers after football, and was one of the first advocates for raising awareness about the long-term dangers of concussions.

Two of the top MFC award recipients included Mariota, who received the the Maxwell Award as the College Football Player of the Year and J.J. Watt, who received the Bert Bell Award as the Professional Player of the Year. Other notable award recipients included Kelly, former Notre Dame head coach and ESPN college football analyst Lou Holtz, Arizona Cardinal’s head coach Bruce Arians, Mississippi State head coach Dan Mullen and CBS Sports broadcasters Verne Lundquist and Gary Danielson.

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Jaworski Talks About Bringing Philadelphia Soul to Atlantic City for 'Boardwalk Bowl'

John George, Philadelphia Business Journal

The Philadelphia Soul will be heading down to the Shore in May to play a regular season home game in Atlantic City. The "Boardwalk Bowl" will feature the Soul taking on the Las Vegas Outlaws in an Arena Football League game at Boardwalk Hall on May 30. The nationally televised game is the first major sporting event brought to the city by the newly formed Atlantic City Sports Commission.

The idea for the game came from Ron Jaworski, the Soul's co-majority owner and ESPN commentator who formerly played quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles.

"If it works I get the credit, and if it doesn't I'll take the blame," Jaworski said.

As a South Jersey resident, Jaworski is concerned about Atlantic City and its struggling casino industry. He thought bringing an Arena Football League game to Boardwalk Hall could benefit both the city and the football team.

"We are always looking for ways to expand our brand and get more recognition outside the Philadelphia metropolitan area," Jaworski said. "Boardwalk Hall is a great venue. It holds 10,500."

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Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Hard Work Pays Off: Mother of Divine Grace student wins $12,000 to attend arch­dioces­an high school

Julie Zeglen, Port Richmond Star

It was just an­oth­er Tues­day for Moth­er of Di­vine Grace eighth-grader Rene Peter­man–un­til she learned that she had won $12,000 in high school schol­ar­ship money.

Rene won a schol­ar­ship from the Saint John Vi­an­ney Schol­ar­ship Pro­gram that will total $3,000 per year for each yeah that she at­tends an arch­dioces­an high school. She earned it based on her per­form­ance on the Con­nelly Found­a­tion’s Saint John Neu­mann Ex­am and her grades.

Rene is one of eight stu­dents this year who won the schol­ar­ship, out of ap­prox­im­ately 900 who sat the for ex­am. She will use the award to at­tend Little Flower Cath­ol­ic High School.Last Tues­day morn­ing, March 3, rep­res­ent­at­ives from the Schol­ars Pro­gram vis­ited the school, 2612 E. Mon­mouth St., in Port Rich­mond to present the award dur­ing a school­wide as­sembly in the church. Among them were the chair­man of the pro­gram’s board, Mi­chael Greenly, and board mem­ber Cosmo DeN­ic­ola, who at­ten­ded Moth­er of Di­vine Grace in the 1960s and is now a part-own­er of the Phil­adelphia Soul foot­ball team. The stu­dents–in­clud­ing Ren&ea­cute;e–were not told the reas­on for the as­sembly be­fore­hand. Greenly opened the as­sembly by dis­cuss­ing the im­port­ance of edu­ca­tion and ask­ing the teach­ers to stand up for a round of ap­plause.

Then, DeN­ic­ola spoke of grow­ing up in the neigh­bor­hood and at­tend­ing the school as well as how those ex­per­i­ences in­flu­enced his cur­rent suc­cess.“The reas­on I talk about all those neat things that I’ve done,” he said, “is they all came as a res­ult of con­fid­ence and edu­ca­tion that I re­ceived here, and the spir­itu­al­ity and the faith that grew as a res­ult of com­ing to MDG.”

DeN­ic­ola also shared ad­vice about the im­port­ance of read­ing, work­ing hard, pray­er and com­munity. Re­gard­ing the Moth­er of Di­vine Grace com­munity in par­tic­u­lar, he said, “The MDG fam­ily will be with you in bad times. What you’re learn­ing in the com­munity and what you have here is so power­ful [and can help you] when you’re chal­lenged in the world.”

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Monday, March 9, 2015

Greater Philadelphia Film Office Celebrates Another Philly Classic

Greater Philadelphia Film Office

PHILADELPHIA, PA - The Greater Philadelphia Film Office and everyone in the Philadelphia area is thrilled that Director Ryan Coogler (Fruitvale Station), Rocky series' producers Irwin Winkler, Robert Chartoff, Charles Winkler, David Winkler, William Chartoff, Kevin King Templeton, and especially Sylvester Stallone, along with MGM have rebooted this iconic series in Philadelphia for a new generation of fans. No other film franchise has had as much impact on the visibility, civic pride, economy or tourism to the City of Philadelphia. And with this latest installment, we know it will only grow.

Over 6,000 local people are being employed as crew, actors and extras by the movie and countless local businesses have been contracted as vendors. Scenes set in California and in Ireland are being filmed in the Philadelphia area, which adds to the economic impact, the total of which is anticipated to be approximately $85M. The production will have used more than 6,000 room nights in area hotels and apartments during the nearly 240 days of pre-production, production and post-production phases.

We're grateful to Mayor Nutter and the City of Philadelphia for their support of the production; and to the Governors, past and present; the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and our Pennsylvania legislators who have supported the Film Tax Credit program and made it possible for these filmmakers to shoot here.

So, on behalf of the members of our boards, staff and loyal supporters of GPFO, crew, cast, businesses, citizens and fans of Rocky Balboa everywhere, we thank you!

Wednesday, March 4, 2015

MKSD Client Alexandra Chandon Cast in The CW Series 'Dead People'

Debra Birnbaum, Variety

MKSD client Alexandra Chando has been cast in CW’s pilot series ‘Dead People’. Written and exec. Produced by Tom Kapinos, the series centers around Floyd, a down-on-his-luck cab driver who has the ability to interact with ghosts after a near death experience.

Alexandra will play the role of Pearl, a sweet, funny and receptive (dead) teen who helps Floyd move on with his life.

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Thursday, February 12, 2015

Humpty Dumpty Institute President Receives Prestigious Humanitarian Award

Humpty Dumpty Institute (HDI)

NEW YORK, NY - Cosmo DeNicola is proud to announce that Humpty Dumpty Institute president and CEO Ralph L. Cwerman, has been awarded for his leadership and humanitarian work around the world for the past 17 years. Cwerman traveled to Kansas City, Missouri where Mary Jeanne Eisenhower, the granddaughter of America's 34th U.S. President, Dwight D. Eisenhower, presided over the ceremony and presented Mr. Cwerman with the award.

Mr. Cwerman and the Humpty Dumpty Institute (www.thehdi.org) were honored for their original groundbreaking work of clearing mine fields around the world, feeding thousands of school children in some of the poorest countries in the world, and implementing innovative solutions helping landmine victims overcome their economic hardships by providing them with new job opportunities. Unique projects in Sri Lanka, Vietnam and Laos are all fine examples of combining economic programs with mine clearance to provide disabled mine victims with a chance to get ahead in economic dead zones.

The Presidential Leadership award was given to Mr. Cwerman by the well known organization named People-to-People International located in Kansas City. For 50 years, People to People Programs have provided educational travel for students across the globe. With more than 20,000 students traveling annually, People to People Programs continue to play a significant role in increasing global awareness. In 1956, President Eisenhower proposed a peaceful solution for a war-ravaged world. That solution? Give everyday citizens of different countries the opportunity to meet and get to know each other, and the result will be understanding, friendship, and lasting peace. Out of this vision came the "People to People" movement. Starting with the first traveling delegation in the early 1960s, People to People Programs began to break down cultural barriers by providing short-term travel opportunities with the personal, behind-the-scenes access that Eisenhower envisioned. Today, more than 50 years later, Eisenhower's vision has transformed to match the needs of our modern world. With increased access to international travel and the Internet, the globe has become a much smaller place. People to People interactions are more important than ever as we learn to co-exist and thrive in a global society. The goal is simple: Provide students the international experiences to increase their global awareness in a truly global society.

In presenting the award to Mr. Cwerman, Ms. Eisenhower described the Humpty Dumpty Institute as a truly original and effective organization that helps disenfranchised people all over the world and said that "Mr. Cwerman serves as a great inspiration to us all." Mr. Cwerman thanked Mary Eisenhower and said that "it felt good to have the Humpty Dumpty Institute recognized and honored for all the hard work that it has accomplished over the years." Cwerman added that "The Humpty Dumpty Institute is a small organization with a very small staff. But we have been able to stay focused on a number of projects about which we are very passionate. The results have been truly magnificent."

"Mary Eisenhower is my friend," Mr. Cwerman said, "as well as a long time supporter of the Humpty Dumpty institute. I am thrilled to receive this award from someone who I admire so much and who, in her own capacity, has accomplished so much around the world with her own organization. The Humpty Dumpty Institute and People-to-People International will begin to explore new opportunities about working together in the future." Cwerman said that "the two organizations do very similar things, especially with the Institute’s new emphasis on international education and providing new sources of global awareness to those universities in the United States that have little or no opportunities to understand the world in which we live."

Monday, February 2, 2015

Fisher Awarded for Work with Wounded Warrior Project

Myles Simmons, Rams Insider

ST. LOUIS - On Saturday afternoon, Rams head coach Jeff Fisher was presented with the Steinberg-DeNicola Humanitarian Award for his work with the Wounded Warrior Project, which honors and empowers injured service members. Jets’ owner Woody Johnson and Dolphins’ general manager Dennis Hickey were also honored for their humanitarian efforts.

Presented at Leigh Steinberg’s 28th Annual Super Bowl Party, Fisher received the inaugural Coach’s Award. In a blog post on Jan. 18, Steinberg wrote he and his partner, Cosmo DeNicola, established the honor “to create an award that recognized the community and charitable service that characterizes the typical lives of people involved with professional football.”

Steinberg also write that Fisher “has given vigorous support to the Wounded Warriors Project. Honoring and providing resources to the courageous soldiers defending our freedom is the least we can do as a society.”

Fisher has a long history of supporting the U.S. armed forces, including visiting troops in the Persian Gulf in 2009, and climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa to raise funds and awareness for the aforementioned Wounded Warrior Project.

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