Good Samaritan Employee Shares Raffle Prize-Making Christmas For a Needy Family

John Mitty Friday, December 21, 2012

West Islip, NY – The Good Samaritan Hospital Guilds collected $6,000 from their annual holiday 50/50 raffle. Raffles were sold in the hospital’s lobby and door to door by Guild members. This year’s first place winner, Rocco Oppedisano, with Good Samaritan’s Plant Engineering Department decided to use his share of the funds to help make a needy family’s Christmas memorable by purchasing gifts for a family identified by his church.

Mr. Oppedisano is no stranger to helping others. Since the devastation of Hurricane Sandy, he has been volunteering with Evangel Church of God in Lindenhurst, bringing supplies and doing free demolition work on victim’s homes.

“I feel blessed to not only have won the Guild’s 50/50 raffle but to be able to share the winnings to bring Christmas to a family that might not have had one,” said Mr. Oppedisano.

Pictured (L-R): The Guilds of Good Samaritan Hospital President Vera Meinhold, First Place Winner Rocco Oppedisano, Second Place Winner Anne Sepe and Third Place Winner Joseph Judge.

jmitty@longislandyellowpages.com

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