White Plains’ Durantes to be Honored as Superheros at Gala
White Plains residents John and Diane Durante of Durante Rentals will be honored with the Corporate Citizen Award at the Annual Superhero Gala hosted by St. Christopher’s, Inc. on Thursday, April 30. In 2009, John Durante, his cousin, Anthony Durante, and colleague Christopher Jones founded Durante Rentals in the Bronx. Soon after, they opened a location in Mount Vernon, Queens and just last year another location was added in Elmsford.
John Durante is the youngest recipient of the esteemed Ellis Island Medal of Honor, given to a person living the life of an exemplary American, hard-working, continually self-improving while promoting their ethnic heritage in America. In 2006, he was awarded Westchester County Business Council’s 40 Under 40 Award. John Durante is secretary for the Board of Managers for the Trump Tower at City Center in White Plains and is a member of the White Plains Planning Board. He is also a former president of the Board of Directors of The Circle of Life Camp, a not-for-profit camp for children with diabetes. In 2013 John joined the Board of the Westchester Municipal Planning Federation. (WMPF).
John’s wife, Diane Durante, works for Biodynamic Technologies. Along with the busy career in medical sales, Diane runs Durante Equities, a personal real estate investment firm. In 2013, Diane Durante was awarded the Westchester County Business Council’s 40 Under 40 Award and has maintained active in the Alumni Association. Diane Durante is also a member of the Alzheimer’s Association Blondes vs. Brunettes Flag Football to raise money for the Alzheimer’s Association.
The reception for the Annual Superhero Gala will begin at 6:30 p.m. on April 30 at Tappan Hill Mansion in Tarrytown. The ticket cost is $250 per person. Call 914-693-3030 ext.2313 or email kjohnson@sc1881.org.
St. Christopher’s, Inc. is an innovative adolescent development organization dedicated to helping children with special needs and their families; www.sc1881.com.
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