Mayor Announces Family Day Essay Contest Winners
posted: Friday, October 16, 2009 at 2:53 PM
Nutley, NJ – Mayor Joanne Cocchiola and the Board of Commissioners announced today the winners of the Nutley Family Day Essay Contest, “What My Parents Mean to Me.” Township residents, both youth and adults, were encouraged to celebrate and support the ideals of National Family Day by participating.
The contest was successful in generating well-written and thought out essays paying homage to their parents. As selected by our judges, Mrs. Lila Francisco and Mrs. Carol Probanz, winners of the contest are as follows: Elementary Category - John Lewis, 5th grader from Lincoln School; Adult Category – Mrs. Jennifer McAdam Yurcich, who will each receive a $25 gift certificate to Jim Dandy’s and the Franklin Steakhouse respectively.
Honorable Mentions go to: Ryan Li, 3rd grade, Washington School; Rebecca Granata, 8yrs. old, Spring Garden School; Angeli Fernandez, 6th grade, Lincoln School; Lucia Rosa Rizzuto, Spring Garden School; Julianne Tarrant, 6th grade, Lincoln School; Taylor Gencarelli, 6th grade, Lincoln School; Bryan Dieterle, 6th grade, Lincoln School;
Destiny Ritacco, 6th grade, Lincoln School; and, Susan Mir, 6th grade, Lincoln School.
“First, I’d like to congratulate everyone who participated. All the essays we received were really great. The judges loved reading them, and so did I,” commented Mayor Joanne Cocchiola. The Mayor went on to explain that the judges had a tough job picking the winners, but that they enjoyed the challenge. The honorable mentions were added because of the amount of quality essays received.
All essay winners and participants are invited to attend the November 5th Commission Meeting, held on the third floor of Town Hall at 7:15pm, where all will be commended for their participation. A resolution will be presented to the winners, and a group photo will be taken with Township Commissioners and Family Day Essay Contest judges.
Please visit the Township website at www.nutleynj.org, or contact the Department of public Affairs at 973-284-4976 for more information on events, clinics and other programs offered.
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