For Immediate Release

Date: July 1, 2008 Contact: Dennine W. Cook Phone: 631-715-2562 Fax: 631-715-2940

Commack, NY— The conclusion of the Gurwin Jewish Geriatric Center Annual Photo Contest will bring more than 40 new photos to the health care facility, with winners in categories such as People, Pets, Nature, Computer Enhanced, Travel, Landscapes and Children. The contest is sponsored by The Tiffen Company (Hauppauge). Judges for the Contest this year included Tony Lopez (East End Studio); Dennis Gardner (The Visual Image); and Harry Hofmann (Lake Grove) of the Tiffen Company.

Winners this year included: Jan Golden (Stony Brook) - BEST IN SHOW (Radiant Dahlia) William Hammer (East Setauket) - RUNNER-UP/BEST IN SHOW (Athlone Through Window) Jan Altes (Little Neck) - GRAND PRIZE/COMPUTER ENHANCED (Pumpkin Montage) Mike DiRenzo (Coram) - GRAND PRIZE/LANDSCAPE (Annisquam Harbor) Susan Kozodoy Silkowitz (Lynbrook) - GRAND PRIZE/PETS (Shadow) Ken Rathjen (St. James) - GRAND PRIZE/STILL LIFE (New Zealand Canoes) Herb Knopp (East Northport) - GRAND PRIZE/TRAVEL (The Artist) Craig D. Robins (Huntington) - GRAND PRIZE/CHILDREN (Max in Thought) Stephen Green (Commack) - GRAND PRIZE/PEOPLE (Portrait of an Indian) Jan Altes (Little Neck) - GRAND PRIZE/WILDLIFE (Life in the Pond) Sherman Kasdin (Huntington) - GRAND PRIZE/NATURE (Sea Life)

Honorable Mentions were awarded to: Amy Bellow (Melville), Joe Constantino (Commack), Mike DiRenzo (Coram), Carolyn Edricks (Pt. Jefferson), Pamela Furst-Eysler (Cold Spring Habor), Joanna Gazzola (East Meadow), Bari Geroge (Pt. Jefferson), Jan Golden (Stony Brook), Jeff Goldschmidt (Stony Brook), Carol Goldstein (Setauket), Tom Montana (Lake Grove), Patricia Provenzano (Northport), Maureen Radigan (Ronkonkoma), Ruth Siegal (Jericho), Frank Sposato (Huntington), and Stephen Zimic (Mineola) .

Resident Selections were awarded to: Marla Cantor (Dix Hills), Ernest Edricks (Pt. Jefferson), Susan W. Farkas (Plainview), Rich Green (St. James), Stephen Green (Commack), Susan Kozodoy Silkowitz (Lynbrook), Luke Madden (Selden), Janet Powers (Ronkonkoma), Craig D. Robins (Huntington), Laura Stritzl (Kings Park), Carole B. Witkover (Commack), and Stephen Zimic (Mineola).

The Gurwin photo contest is held each year for the enjoyment of the Center’s 460 residents, their family members, Center staff and volunteers. Winning photos are enlarged and permanently displayed at the Center. For more information, please call Dennine Cook at (631) 715-2562.

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The Gurwin Jewish Geriatric Center is a 460-bed nursing care facility located in Commack, Long Island. Gurwin offers skilled nursing care, adult day health care, respiratory and ventilator dependent care, subacute care, short-term rehabilitation, hospice care, home care and assisted living.

Jan Golden (Stony Brook) - BEST IN SHOW (Radiant Dahlia)

William Hammer (East Setauket) - RUNNER-UP/ BEST IN SHOW (Athlone Through Window)