Community and Charity Work
Bernadette offers her support to a number of community organizations and charitable causes. Bernadette acts as fundraising auctioneer for a number organizations, as well as the Master of Ceremonies for New York Presbyterian Hospital and Networking Magazine. Bernadette also lends her support to organizations such as The INN (Interfaith Nutrition Network), the, the Portledge School in Locust Valley, New York, TR Sanctuary in Oyster Bay, N.Y (a national Audubon Center) the Royal Dames for Cancer Research and the Telecare Catholic TV Network. Bernadette is a former board member of the Long Island State Parks Commission and a former board member of Hofstra University and former Advisory Board Member of Lying-In Hospital.
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