2011 Holiday Gala honors Austin Family and Douglas Opirhory
On December 1, 2011 at the Venetian Hall in Garfield, the Boys and Girls Club of Garfield host its Annual Holiday Gala. This year's event featured the Honorees for the Boys and Girls Club Wall of Champions.
Our first Honorees for 2011 for the Wall of Champions are the Austin Family.
Miles III and Jennifer Austin children of Ann & Miles Jr. are both Alumni of the Boys & Girls Club of Garfield and have each gone on to achieve tremendous accomplishments. Miles is the starting wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys and Jennifer is a counselor for the Garfield Public Schools and is taking time off to train for the Olympics. Ann Austin works as a physical education teacher in a private school for children with autism. Miles Austin Jr. works as a truck driver for a water company. This past year Miles Austin III and his family created the Austin Family Foundation Inc. The organization was founded by Miles Austin III and he enlisted the help of his family to start the foundation that will work towards helping local youth develop the character and skills needed to become successful adults. This past June the Foundation held their first Golf Outing and as a result made a donation to the Boys & Girls Club of Garfield. The Austin family feels blessed to be able to give back to local communities in this capacity.
The second Honoree for the 2011 Wall of Champions award is Douglas Opirhory, owner of Opirhory Realtors in Garfield, NJ.
Doug is also Chairman and Immediate Past President for the Boys & Girls Club of Garfield Board of Trustees. Doug held the position of President of Board of Trustees for two years as the Club transitioned through some very difficult times. It was Doug’s leadership that has put the Club in a position to be as successful as it is today in 2011. Doug is also very involved in the FBI Newark Citizens Academy and has helped a partnership with the FBI and the Boys & Girls Club grow substantially.
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