FRANCES "FRAN" CORCIONE IS THE RECIPIENT OF THE 2014 UNICO RICHARD J. GALANTE, SR. HUMANITARIAN AWARD. BORN TO ANN AND TONY GRAZIANO, FRANCES CORCIONE (FRANNIE) IS A LONG-TIME RESIDENT OF SPRINGFIELD NEW JERSEY AND A PARISHIONER OF ST. JAMES THE APOSTLE CHURCH. FRAN NOW RESIDES IN KENILWORTH WITH HER HUSBAND, RUSTY, OF 27 YEARS AND HER TWO DAUGHTERS, ANN MARIE AND GINA; AND WHEREAS, FRAN IS A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSWOMAN, AND OVER THE SPAN OF HER CAREER, HAS OWNED HAIR SALONS IN KENILWORTH AND WESTFIELD. SHE CURRENTLY CO-OWNS CAPELLI E MANI, A PREMIER HAIR SALON IN SPRINGFIELD WITH HER PARTNER, GEORGE MILIA. THEIR SALON WAS NAMED "BEST SALON" BY THE SPRINGFIELD PATCH. FRAN AND GEORGE HAVE MORE THAN 60 YEARS OF COSMETOLOGY EXPERIENCE. CLIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES ARE RECEIVED IN A WARM AND COMFORTING ATMOSPHERE, WHICH KEEPS THEM RETURNING DAY AFTER DAY; AND WHEREAS. FRAN IS THE "GO-TO" PERSON WHO LENDS HER TIME AND EFFORTS TO ASSIST THOSE WHO NEED HELP. HER COMPASSION AND UNPARALLELED CONCERN FOR THE CAUSES SHE SUPPORTS IS INCREDIBLE. SHE IS A TERRIFIC RESOURCE; AS HER CONTACTS EXTEND FROM HER HAIR SALON TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, TOWNSHIP SCHOOLS, POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS, AS WELL AS NUMEROUS VENDORS, SHOP OWNERS AND ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE COMMUNITY; AND WHEREAS. FRAN HAS COORDINATED SEVERAL FUNDRAISERS FOR THE SCHOOL SYSTEM AND FOR PEOPLE WITH HARDSHIPS, STRUGGLES AND TERMINAL ILLNESSES. JUST TO NAME A FEW, SOME EXAMPLES OF THESE ARE: SCHOLARSHIPS FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, "JOE PEPE SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR ATHLETES," IN HONOR AND MEMORY OF HER CHILDHOOD FRIEND, VALERIE DELGADO, WHO CURRENTLY LIVES WITH STAGE 4 BONE CANCER, THE "KIND HEART SCHOLARSHIP FUND," IN MEMORY OF LOUIE AND GENE DELMAURO, BROTHERS WHO PASSED FROM LEUKEMIA, SIMPLE ACTS OF KINDNESS SUCH AS TRAVELING TO NURSING HOMES AND CLIENTS' RESIDENCES, CUTTING THEIR HAIR WHEN THEY ARE UNABLE TO TRAVEL TO THE SALON AND SEVERAL OTHERS; AND WHEREAS, FRAN HAS HAD SEVERAL COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP ROLES AS FOLLOWS: RAN FOR SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP COMMITTEEWOMAN-2004, HELD STATE SENTINEL POSITION WITH COLUMBIETTES (WOMEN'S AUXILIARY FOR THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS COUNCIL) FOR 30 YEARS, IS CURRENTLY A MEMBER OF THE UNION, NEW JERSEY COUNCIL OF THE COLUMBIETTES, NOMINATED STATE OFFICER OF THE COLUMBIETTES IN JUNE, 2013, HELD THE POSITION OF PRESIDENT FOR THE SPRINGFIELD AUXILIARY, RAISING MONEY FOR A VARIETY OF CHARITIES. WHEREAS, FRAN'S LEADERSHIP IS EVIDENT, AS SHE HAS HELD THE POSITION OF V.P. AND/OR PRESIDENT OF THE PARENT/TEACHER ASSOCIATION IN EACH OF THE THREE SPRINGFIELD SCHOOLS. FRAN HAS SPENT YEARS SUPPORTING NUMEROUS SCHOOL ACTIVITIES. FRAN'S WILLINGNESS TO HELP OTHERS AND HER DETERMINATION TO SUCCEED IN THESE EFFORTS ARE ENDLESS. EVERYONE KNOWS THAT FRAN RECOGNIZES HER SELFLESS CONTRIBUTIONS, AND RIGHTFULLY SO.