#b#Successful Food Drive#/b#
The Plainsboro Township Food Pantry sponsored a summer food drive with the help of many volunteers. The food drive was held during the months of June through August at the East Windsor Walmart, East Windsor ShopRite, and Lawrenceville ShopRite.
Plainsboro Girl Scout Troop 71110, led by Deborah Vivona, assisted in the collection and delivery of the food. Scouts and their family members who helped on the project included Diane Yoon, Young Yoon, Isabella Pacheco, Kimberly Pacheco, Rosina Ananth, Raveena Ananth, Ananth Devadoss, Rampriya Perumal, Sara Furtak, Caroline Furtak, Amy Torres, Tannia Jaramillo, Maddalena Vivona, Anthony Vivona, Sophia Vivona, Nitya Narayanan, Isabella Capuano, and Rebecca Capuano.
High school volunteers included Matthew Lu and Sharath Yalla. Adult volunteers included Suzzane D’Amico Sharp and Linda Jin.
“Food drives at local supermarkets are especially helpful to the pantry since shoppers donate from a specific list of items that they are given,” writes Teresa Carson, executive secretary of the Township of Plainsboro. “These are the items the pantry is in need of at that time.”
The donations received replenished the shelves of the pantry. The pantry receives the bulk of food donations from the Ten Months/Ten Schools program, which operates throughout the school year. Each month a specific school donates to the food pantry through its own food drive. During the summer months donations generally run extremely low.
Food donations may be dropped off at the Plainsboro Municipal Building or the Recreation and Cultural Center located at 641 Plainsboro Road. To volunteer your time, contact Ria Benerofe, the food pantry coordinator, at 609-799-0909, ext. 1712.
#b#Animal Lovers#/b#
Lindsay and Bryan Driver of West Windsor founded Animal Lover Funding to help families and individuals pay for veterinary expenses when a family pet becomes ill.
The choice to treat or not treat a pet due to expenses is very difficult. “It puts families in a tough situation where the choice between euthanizing a family pet or succumbing to debt becomes a life or death decision,” they write in a press release. The organization was created to help families, rescues, and beloved pets get the care they deserve.
The Drivers have spent thousands of dollars on medical care for their two dogs in the past few years. “We’d rack up that debt again in a heartbeat,” said Lindsay.” They’re our family and we take care of each other.”
Visit www.animalloverfunding.com or visit their Facebook page.
#b#Awarded#/b#
Mariel Sullivan, a rising senior at High School South, spent three weeks at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan in July. She applied in January and was awarded a spot in March.
According to the organization’s website: “We strive to address education access and excellence by establishing a cross-sector collaborative of corporate, government agency, higher education, and non-profit partnerships, that focus on developing high potential youth of diverse backgrounds into high achievers and responsible leaders. LEAD accomplishes this mission by fostering a vibrant community for students to gain the skills, experience and encouragement they need to fulfill their educational and professional aspirations in the fields of business, engineering, and computer science.” (www.leadprogram.org)
Sullivan, a West Windsor resident, has also been honored by the National Hispanic Recognition program. Each year, the NHRP honors about 5,000 of the highest-scoring students from more than 250,000 Hispanic/Latino juniors who take the PSAT. The program is through the College Board. (www.collegeboard.com)
Her parents are Chris and Yolanda Sullivan. She is applying to colleges with plans to pursue a four-year degree in business.
#b#In College#/b#
Molly Karlin of Plainsboro will perform in “Sinternet!,” part of Muhlenberg College’s New Voices festival of world-premiere one-act plays. A member of the Class of `2016, Karlin is a member of the ensemble. New Voices runs from Wednesday to Sunday, October 2 to 6. Visit muhlenberg.edu/theatre or call 484-664-3333 for information.
John Gleim, a June graduate from High School South, is a freshman at Marietta College. A West Windsor resident, he is majoring in petroleum engineering. He was also a member of the Mercer Junior Rowing Club (MJRC).
Other WW-P members of the MJRC headed to college include Laura Foster to Michigan, Vicki Jorgensen to University of California Berkeley, Maddy Kuhlman to Boston University, Monica Mendoza to Brown University, Tim Lee to Cornell, and Cameron Ward to Georgetown University.
#b#9/11 Memorial#/b#
A new memorial was dedicated in Plainsboro on September 11. Evelyn Pryor, raised in Plainsboro, donated funds to the memorial in memory of her son, Jeffrey D. Pryor, who died in 2011. His great grandfather, Jacob Hults, was a founding father of the Township of Plainsboro.
Pryor, born in Princeton, was a longtime Plainsboro resident and a fireman with Plainsboro Volunteer Fire Company for more than 34 years. He worked with Plainsboro’s Department of Public Works for more than 25 years. Funeral services were held at the Plainsboro Fire Company.
Pryor was one of the Plainsboro firefighters helping first responders when the towers fell in 2001. He died from an aneurysm when he was 50.
The monument features an 80 pound piece of steel from the World Trade Center. It was unveiled by Mayor Peter Cantu. The audience was asked to recognize the effort of first responders by Deputy Mayor Neil Lewis.
#b#WW-P Reunion#/b#
A reunion for the WW-P High School graduating classes 1996 through 1998 is planned for Saturday, October 12, from 7 to 11 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Princeton, 102 Carnegie Center. Buy tickets at https://wwphs.eventbrite.com
Claudia Phame, Class of 1997, is one of the organizers. For more information or to volunteer, E-mail her at Wwphs1998@gmail.com or call 609-921-3600.
