Location
Tewksbury
Leader
Bob Zito, chairman
Origin
Cento Amici was founded in 1989 to provide funding for need-based scholarships in New Jersey.
Mission/vision
Cento Amici (“100 friends”) is a community-based member organization dedicated to providing need-based scholarship assistance to qualified students in New Jersey. Its mission is to enhance the educational opportunities for those who need it most and who are most underserved by existing need-based programs.
Key programs
It provides scholarship funding.
Biggest event/fundraiser
Its annual dinner and auction.
Supporters/donors
Several members and honorary members are key contributors, as well as a number of New Jersey corporations. Supporters choose to remain anonymous.
One more thing
It meets and helps (if asked) every student who receives funding.
How to support
Please see the Cento Amici site at centoamici.org.
