East Windsor School District Recognizes Local Donors

East Windsor Regional School District Board of Education recognized individuals and businesses for their generous donations to the district at their Monday night meeting.

The FIRST Robotics Team of Hightstown High School received donations which will help cover their expenses and competition fees. Vladimir St. Phard and Alexis Swart of Customized Benefit Solutions, Inc. of Hightstown, supported the club this year with a monetary donation. The Mid-Atlantic Robotics and the staff of the Grace N. Rogers School also donated in memory of former Robotics Team member Riley Branstrom, who was killed by an NJ Transit train in May. 

One of the major events of the school year is the Hightstown High School orientation and picnic lunch for the incoming 9th graders.  Before schools starts, the students come to the high school, receive a copy of their schedule, learn the layout of the school and where their classes are located, and then a barbeque lunch is provided and prizes are handed out.  

These donors have helped support this event with their donations of food items, beverages, gift certificates, door prizes, plants, beauty supplies, appliances, backpacks, school supplies, lanyards, or made monetary donations:  

• Americana Diner – Constantine Katsifis and Chris Kakos
• BJ’s Wholesale Club – Rich Nocerino and Alex Novatkoski
• Canal’s Discount Liquor – Sam Patel
• CCL Label – Parmit Sen
• Charlie Browns Steakhouse – Emmanuel Gonzalez
• Chartwells Food Service – Diane Tomori
• Comisky’s Greenhouses – Ed Comisky
• Conair Corp - John Mayoreck
• Costco Warehouse – Lauren LoPrimo
• Cream Ridge Winery – Eileen and Hector
• Dairy Queen – George Vardakis
• David Bradley Chocolatiers – David Bradley and Christina Hicks
• East Windsor Bowl and Recreation Center – Karen Kleber
• Fernando’s American Cuisine – Fernando Suquilanda
• First Constitution Bank – Eva Teller
• Frogbridge Day Camp – Frank Pugliese
• Fulton Bank – George Fisher
• Hightstown Diner – Terry Parliaros
• Hightstown High School Football Team and Coach Pete Brescia
• Home Depot – Al Quinn
• Krackerjack Farm Market – James and Irena Krajcsouces
• Longhorn Steakhouse – Bill Behany
• McCaffery’s Food Market – John Staszak
• Moe’s Southwest Grill – Bhadresh Patel
• Outback Steakhouse – Jim Barbour
• Pechters Bread Company – Tommy Strickland
• Perkins Family Restaurant – Jon Bennett
• Rita’s Italian Ice – Wayne and Roberta Barry
• RKM Enterprises – Dave Babcock
• Shiseido America – Edward Houlihan
• ShopRite of East Windsor – Mike McDonald
• South Pacific Flowers – Shelley Lightman
• Staples – Mike Benci
• Tavern on the Lake – Henry Palumbo and Joan McMahan
• TGI Friday’s – Matt Falcone
• Wawa Food Market – Kathy Santucci
• Wendy’s Old Fashioned – Robert Cammarano
• Wegman’s Food Market – The Giving Circle / Kandie Johnson.

Many individuals from the community donated their time to help serve the food to the incoming freshmen.  This group included Dr. David Abalos; East Windsor Councilman John Zoller; Al Werner of the Hero’s and Ladies’ Mentoring Program; Mayor Steve Kirson of Hightstown; Mercer Chamber of Commerce Members Liz Tindal and Mary Lou Pizzullo; Mercer County Freeholders Samuel Firsby Sr., Ann Cannon, Pat Colavita, and Anthony Carabelli; and Wal-Mart employees Gene Engel and Manjit Sidhu.