The West Windsor Mayor’s Ball held on Oct. 13 at the Boathouse at Mercer Lake was a great success due to the efforts of many individuals and sponsors. I would like to take this opportunity to thank them.
First, as usual, the string ensemble, Nonet, from High School North and the a cappella group, First Edition, from High School South provided great music.
A group of individuals under the auspices of West Windsor Gives Back held a number of events throughout the year. In particular Missy Pirrera, Virginia Manzari, Rachna Sharma, Kash Delory, Dorothy Holmes, Sanjana Gulati, Kristy Kyriakopoulos, Pamela Grund, Marla Esposito and Simin Syed worked hard to make each event special. A number of individuals from the police department, in particular, Mark Lee, Melissa Nagy, Dan Latham and Dawn Caromano; and a number of individuals from the township, in particular Ken Jacobs, Noreen Tenaglia and Gay Huber provided the necessary support.
These volunteers embraced the idea of West Windsor Gives Back because of their love for West Windsor and the goodness of their hearts. They embody the spirit of community.
The second and the most important group, which made the ball a sold out event, are the police officers and support personnel who have worked for the West Windsor Police Department since its inception. They have built such a stellar reputation over the past 50 years that it was easy to celebrate their success. Very few institutions are able to build and maintain such a reputation over such a long period of time. It starts from the chief but is practiced by every police officer including the rookie patrolman on the street. I want to thank all of them on behalf of everyone who is currently here or has passed through West Windsor over the past 50 years.
The ball was a financial success because of the support of our sponsors. In particular I would like to thank gold sponsor Avalon Bay Communities; silver sponsors Christine Cox, Erytech, Miller Porter & Muller, Princeton University and PSE&G; and bronze sponsors Al’s Sunoco, Boston Properties, Donna Lucarelli, Edgar Music Entertainment, Jane & Pam Grecsek Photographie, Mason, Griffin & Pierson, McCaffrey’s Food Markets, Muslim Center of Greater Princeton, N.J. American Water, Penn Medicine, Simin & Sajid Syed and the West Windsor Lion’s Club.
The Boathouse at Mercer Lake provided a beautiful setting for this event. Our thanks to all the staff who helped make the evening a success.
Many thanks to the WWP News for joining us in celebration of this special anniversary—partnering with WWGB to publish articles throughout the year that highlight the many achievements of our fine police officers.
I am truly grateful to all of them for what they have started. I hope it continues long after I retire as the mayor. As West Windsor residents we have a lot to be thankful for and to celebrate. Let’s continue to put our differences aside and come together to celebrate our successes.
Finally I would like to thank all the individuals who bought tickets to the ball without knowing what to expect. I hope you come back year after year and we have an even bigger celebration each year.
(Note: If your organization would like to be considered by West Windsor Gives Back for its fundraising efforts in 2019, you can find the application at WestWindsorNJ.org/WW-givesback. The deadline for application is Nov. 30. Email WWGivesBack@gmail.com for more information.)
— Hemant Marathe
Marathe is mayor of West Windsor
