James Stigale

D'Anjolell Stigale Memorial Home
While Mr. Stigale served as the President of the Association he worked to reintroduce the A.B.A. to the public.  During his Presidency he started many initiatives that helped bring the Association and its members into the public eye.  His biggest accomplishment was starting the Neighbors Helping Neighbors program which operates a food bank and works to help residents who have fallen on hard times.  The Neighbors Helping Neighbors program provides meals and gifts during the holidays, and financial assistance for utilities during the winter.  He also started the Night Out program which encourages individuals to patronize local eateries on specific nights with the proceeds benefiting local events like after prom.  Mr. Stigale also started the annual "Business Person of the Year" and brokered a deal to allow businesses to advertise through an insert in the Aston Township Times.  When asked to give a piece of advice for future presidents Mr. Stigale said to make sure all the good that the Association does is kept in the public eye and most of all work to help businesses become more successful.