CentraState Healthcare Foundation held its 24th annual fundraising event on September 19, 2025, at CentraState Medical Center’s Star and Barry Tobias Ambulatory Campus. The event aimed to benefit the Linda E. Cardinale Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Center.
Attendees sampled a selection of wines, craft beers, and spirits provided by Max’s Beer Wine and Liquor distributors. Mocktails and food were served by The Metropolitan Café and Great Restaurants Catering from Freehold. Wines from Napa Valley were also featured during the evening.
A live appeal was conducted by committee co-chairs Vito Cardinale, Carol Stillwell, Star Tobias, and Barry Tobias. During the appeal, Vito Cardinale addressed the audience: “My children lost their mother to Multiple Sclerosis, and if these wellness programs had existed for her, it would have improved the quality of her life. And we continue to search for a cure.”
The benefit raised over $215,000 for the Linda E. Cardinale MS Center at CentraState Medical Center.
The Linda E. Cardinale MS Center provides wellness programs, support groups, and educational seminars designed to help MS patients improve both mental and physical health. The Multiple Sclerosis Benefit Committee—which includes patients, families, clinicians, and volunteers—directed fundraising efforts toward supporting the center’s 12-Week Wellness Programs.
CentraState Healthcare System is part of Atlantic Health and is located in Freehold, New Jersey. It includes a 284-bed acute-care hospital, a health and wellness campus, senior living communities, a charitable foundation, and several satellite health pavilions. Atlantic Health CentraState Medical Center has received Magnet designation for nursing excellence five times in a row.
More information about CentraState Healthcare System can be found at centrastate.com or atlantichealth.org.
The Linda E. Cardinale MS Center offers care for people with multiple sclerosis in the tri-state area through diagnosis, education, personalized treatment plans, and support systems.
Media inquiries can be directed to Gayle Foley, Special Events Coordinator at CentraState Healthcare Foundation.
