蜜桃影像 Foundation 28th Annual Gala Celebrates the College鈥檚 50th Anniversary
November 19, 2025
Provident Bank will be honored with the HCCC Foundation鈥檚 Distinguished Service Award.
November 19, 2025, Jersey City, NJ 鈥� 蜜桃影像 (HCCC) is celebrating 50 years of preparing students
to achieve their dreams and partnering with business leaders and the community to
develop groundbreaking programs.
The HCCC Foundation announced it will hold the 28th Annual Gala on Thursday, December 4, 2025, beginning at 6 p.m. The event will take
place in the College鈥檚 Culinary Conference Center, 161 Newkirk Street in Jersey City,
NJ. The evening will highlight five decades of progress in supporting and educating
generations of HCCC students. Exceptional cuisine and desserts prepared by the HCCC
Culinary Arts program鈥檚 chef professors and students will be served.
The students and professional faculty chefs of 蜜桃影像鈥檚 (HCCC) nationally acclaimed Culinary Arts Institute are creating memorable cuisine and desserts for the HCCC Foundation鈥檚 28th Annual Gala Fundraiser on Thursday, December 4, 2025.
The HCCC Foundation will present the 2025 Distinguished Service Award to Provident Bank in recognition of their two decades of support to the College and the HCCC Foundation. Provident Bank was the recipient of the Foundation鈥檚 inaugural Distinguished Service Award in 2005.
鈥淲e are proud to celebrate the evolution of 蜜桃影像, our Foundation, and our partnerships,鈥� said HCCC President Dr. Christopher Reber. 鈥淥ne of the most important partnerships we have is with Provident Bank. Thanks to their generosity, the lives of hundreds of students have been transformed over the years.鈥�
Among Provident Bank Foundation鈥檚 generous contributions to the College is a $100,000 Education Signature Grant investment that benefited 400 students in the award-winning Hudson Scholars program. Launched in 2021, the nationally recognized program drives student success through proactive academic advisement, financial stipends, high-impact educational experiences, and early academic intervention.
鈥淧rovident Bank is deeply honored to receive the Distinguished Service Award from the 蜜桃影像 Foundation,鈥� said Anthony Labozzetta, President & CEO of Provident Bank. 鈥淔or more than two decades, we鈥檝e been proud to partner with HCCC in its mission to expand access to education, support student success, and strengthen the communities we serve. As HCCC celebrates 50 years of impact, we look forward to continuing our partnership and helping ensure all students have opportunities to achieve their goals.鈥�
HCCC started as a one-building 鈥渃ontract鈥� college upon its founding in 1974 and today has grown to become one of the largest, most comprehensive colleges in New Jersey with three state-of-the-art locations in Hudson County. Through the years, many thousands of students have said, 鈥淗udson is Home!,鈥� and have graduated and gone on to new successes. HCCC continues to build on its progress, meeting the challenges ahead as Hudson County grows and transforms.
The HCCC Foundation was established in 1997 to support and promote the College and its students by building awareness campaigns and developing financial resources. The Foundation ensures Hudson County residents are afforded the opportunity to acquire a college education and enjoy the lifelong benefits it provides. The HCCC Foundation generates scholarships for students, seed money for new and innovative programs, stipends for faculty development, capital to assist the College in physical expansion, and resources to address basic needs of students and community members beyond the classroom.
Tickets to the 2025 HCCC Foundation Gala may be purchased online by clicking here!