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Sammies and Lions Team Up To Fight Hunger
Babylon Lion Fra Matt Morse and Fra Brian Burke of Delta Theta and Fra Mark Agovino (photo credit) of Mu Eta, recently joined forces with the Babylon Lions Club for a commendable initiative. Together, they collected non-perishable food items for local food pantries, including the Beacon House, which provides vital support to the veterans community across Long Island. "We are proud to support such important local efforts," said Fra Morse. ###
Sammy TriState
Nov 28, 20251 min read


Sammy Business Dinner Group Year-End Recap
The Sammy TriState Business Networking Dinner Group wrapped up the 2025 program strong on 11/25, celebrating successes both personal and collective. Several members arrived early to pre-game in the sidewalk cafe outside with whiskeys and cigars. Friends and cousins were in town early for Thanksgiving, and got to hang with the boys and meet their brothers during "the meeting before the meeting." At 6:08pm we took the party upstairs to our usual private room in the mezzanine t
Sammy TriState
Nov 26, 20252 min read


Holiday Blessings at the Brooklyn Bank
Sammy Tri-Stater Fra Michael Kawochka helped distribute 500 turkeys with all the fixins in time for Thanksgiving at the Brooklyn Bank in Bedford Stuyvesant. Kawochka serves on the advisory board of the Daniel Gale Foundation, one of the many regular donor supporters of the Brooklyn Bank. Sammy TriState has also joined this year's donor list with a donation to the Brooklyn Bank. Joining him were wife Sarah Leventer, daughter Helen and co-workers from his Daniel Gale Sotheby'
Sammy TriState
Nov 25, 20252 min read


Fra Roy Barrera Twice Honored
Fra Roy Barrera is among the honored at the Power Move Awards Gala November 19th 2025 at the Mansion at Oyster Bay. He is the gala's Philanthropist of the Year, recognized for his yeoman's work fundraising for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Earlier this year, LLS named him a Visionary Of The Year, after raising $140,000 for the organization. The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society funds life-saving blood cancer research around the world, investing more than $2 billion in groundbre
Sammy TriState
Nov 18, 20251 min read


New Course for Annual Golf Outing Fundraiser -- Registration Open
Register now for the annual Sammy Tri-State Golf Outing Fundraiser & Luncheon for The Judy Fund of the Alzheimer's Association. Friday...
Sammy TriState
Apr 21, 20251 min read


Chapter Eternal: Fra Ron Kapon (Gamma)
NEW YORK, NY, DEC 1 2023 — Fra Ron Kapon’s Memorial funeral service drew a standing-room-only crowd at Riverside Memorial Chapel. Ron, 88, was the Sammy Tri-State Alumni Club’s eldest member, and proud of it. Ron truly personified “ love for and loyalty to alma mater and its ideals ” with the scholarships he endowed to our SAM Foundation and Columbia University. Among the many eulogies delivered were those by City Council Member Gail Brewer and NYS Assemblymember Linda Ros
Sammy TriState
Dec 1, 20232 min read


Fra Bill Scanlan Recognized at BSA Dinner Alongside Governor Paterson
Fra's Michael Kawochka and Bill Scanlan were in good company with Governor David Paterson at the Boy Scouts of America annual cigar...
Sammy TriState
Oct 26, 20231 min read


A Nu Sammy Starts An Animal Sanctuary: Fra Peter Nussbaum
Starting with two rescued roosters in 2013, Tamerlaine Sanctuary and Preserve Co-Founders Fra Peter Nussbaum and wife Gabrielle Stubbert...
Sammy TriState
Sep 29, 20231 min read


Fra Sakellarides to Emcee Greenpoint YMCA Gala on 10/4/23
Fra Gabriel Sakellarides will be emceeing the Greenpoint YMCA 6th Annual "Spirit of Community" Service Awards Dinner and Auction on...
Sammy TriState
Sep 27, 20231 min read


Sammy Tri-Stater Michael Kawochka Named Greenpoint YMCA Volunteer of the Year
Fra Michael Kawochka (Nu - Buffalo, '91) has been named the Greenpoint YMCA Volunteer of the Year. "I learned how to swim at the...
Sammy TriState
Mar 27, 20231 min read


2nd Annual Fall Golf Classic
WHAT: Sammy Tri-State 2nd Annual Fall Golf Classic Join us for a day of golf and lunch as we kick off our fundraising season for the Judy...
Sammy TriState
Oct 14, 20221 min read


Third Annual Fathers Day Golf Outing planned for 6/17/22
Golf Outing Fundraiser 6/17/22
Sammy TriState
Jan 15, 20221 min read
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