The Mosholu Montefiore Community Center, the social and recreational hub for youth, adults and seniors in Norwood, celebrated its 50th anniversary with a gala dinner at Lehman College on May 12.
At the gala, honorees (pictured to the right) included Donald L. Ashkenase (far right), senior vice president at Montefiore Medical Center, and Ruben Luna (second from left), owner of several supermarket franchises in New York City. Christopher Pinto (second from right), director of health and physical fitness at MMCC, was also given the Gold Medal Award for his 18 years of dedication to the community center.
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