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Friday, July 16, 2010

WS+B Professionals Honored by Path to Peace Foundation

Three professionals from the Morristown office of WithumSmith+Brown Certified Public Accountants and Consultants, recently received recognition of the “highest order”. In a private ceremony held at Cathedral High School, NYC, on July 14^th, Archbishop Celestino Migliore, President of the Path to Peace Foundation, recognized Scott Mariani, JD, partner, Anthony Panico, CPA, partner, and Sharon Cross, CPA, senior manager, for their generosity in providing pro-bono work to the foundation. Also among the group being honored was Catherine Warbrick, formerly with WS+B but who is now employed with Far Hills Country Day School. Mariani, who led the team’s effort, was bestowed the Papal Honor of the Knight of the Order of Saint Gregory the Great. Panico, Cross and Warbrick were awarded the Benemerenti medal.

“This is a tremendous honor, and we are all humbled,” says Mariani. "Our firm’s culture encourages us to give back to the communities we serve, and we feel privileged to support an organization like Path to Peace Foundation.”

About the Path to Peace Foundation.
The Path to Peace Foundation was established for the purpose of spreading the message of peace according to the Catholic Church, by initiating programs, such as conferences, seminars and lectures, to the study of the social teachings of the Church, and to promote initiatives of a cultural nature, touching on the Christian heritage of art, music and the humanities. The foundation also fosters projects of a religious, conciliatory, humanitarian and charitable nature with a view to promoting fundamental human rights by calling attention to specific emergency needs arising in different parts of the world. The Path to Peace Foundation directs its activities primarily to the international stage of the United Nations.

For more information, please visit www.thepathtopeacefoundation.org