The Mid-Atlantic Food Trades Organization (MAFTO) honored Jonathan Weis, president, CEO and chairman of Weis Markets, Inc., as its 2014 Person of the Year during its annual Dinner-Dance Weekend at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront in Baltimore.
The successful event, which had been rescheduled from last fall due to the closing of the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, exceeded 500 attendees.
Weis thanked his father Robert F. Weis and the entire Weis team, many whom joined him to celebrate the evening. MAFTO’s Charlie Poletti, Acosta; and Mike Mackin, Schmidt Baking Company, presented him with a plaque commemorating the award. Additionally, Poletti read a special citation from Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf.
Weis Markets donated all the shrimp for the cocktail reception and the floral arrangements for the tables. Thanks to their support, MAFTO was able to give $42,000 in scholarships for the 2014-15 school year.
The scholarship recipients are:
Samantha Burda, Mount St. Mary University, Emmitsburg, MD; Stephen Dengler, Philadelphia University, Philadelphia, PA; Tyler Greco, West Chester University, West Chester, PA; Anna Haley, State University of New York, Cortland, NY; Shelby Josselyn, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA; Gus Lawn, Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, PA; Rosalie Marfuggi, Sotheby’s Institute of Art, New York, NY; Tyler Masterson, St. Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, PA; Thomas McCarthy, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY; Christa Melfi, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA; Danielle Moceri, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA; Lindsey Nemeth, Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, PA; John O’Brien, Ave Maria University, Ave Maria, FL; Daniel Pawelski, University of Colorado, Boulder, Boulder, CO; Kelley Rosete, Northampton Community College, Bethlehem, PA; Sean Siberski, West Chester University, West Chester, PA; Allison Stubin, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ; and Sophia Vicari, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison, NJ.
The successful event, which had been rescheduled from last fall due to the closing of the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, exceeded 500 attendees.
Weis thanked his father Robert F. Weis and the entire Weis team, many whom joined him to celebrate the evening. MAFTO’s Charlie Poletti, Acosta; and Mike Mackin, Schmidt Baking Company, presented him with a plaque commemorating the award. Additionally, Poletti read a special citation from Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf.
Weis Markets donated all the shrimp for the cocktail reception and the floral arrangements for the tables. Thanks to their support, MAFTO was able to give $42,000 in scholarships for the 2014-15 school year.
The scholarship recipients are:
Samantha Burda, Mount St. Mary University, Emmitsburg, MD; Stephen Dengler, Philadelphia University, Philadelphia, PA; Tyler Greco, West Chester University, West Chester, PA; Anna Haley, State University of New York, Cortland, NY; Shelby Josselyn, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA; Gus Lawn, Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, PA; Rosalie Marfuggi, Sotheby’s Institute of Art, New York, NY; Tyler Masterson, St. Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, PA; Thomas McCarthy, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY; Christa Melfi, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA; Danielle Moceri, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA; Lindsey Nemeth, Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, PA; John O’Brien, Ave Maria University, Ave Maria, FL; Daniel Pawelski, University of Colorado, Boulder, Boulder, CO; Kelley Rosete, Northampton Community College, Bethlehem, PA; Sean Siberski, West Chester University, West Chester, PA; Allison Stubin, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ; and Sophia Vicari, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison, NJ.
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