Dear Editor:
On behalf of the Town Council and myself, I would like to thank all of the residents who came out and
enjoyed an evening of “Jazz in the Meditation Garden” with The Ashley Petet Quartet. I would like to extend our sincere appreciation to the following sponsors who made the night possible: American Spraytech, Alan Luwani, Carrabba’s, Dunkin Donuts of Meadowlands Parkway, Sam’s Club, and United Food Brands.
Thank you to everyone behind the scenes who worked to make this event a success: Raymond Cieciuch, Sandy Darzen, Herby Degendardt, Ed Karaway, Jason Leppin, Frank Sasso Sr., Frank Sasso, John Scheiner, John Schwartz, Diane Wolf, Frank Flanagan, Sue Macchieraldo, Jason Mastropierro, Lou Minervini, Rudy Montes, Kevin O’Conner, Lee Penna, Matias LanFranchi, John Voli, Xi Lin Yang, DPW, and the Staff at the Secaucus Recreation Department.
And a special thank you to Stacey Lee Adult Adviser of SAIL, Cathy Wolf Adult Adviser of Hygiene Project, PTPI, and Wrap-4-smile and the student volunteers: Shreya Bajracharya, Toni Ann Cioce, Desiree Codog, Destiny Disla, Jake Forshdal, Leslie Guerra, Nicholas Helecki, Manav Kapadia, Sanya Khaja, Rachel O’Boyle, Kaitlynn O’Connell, Daniella McGaritty, Sahil Nagpal, Kalsang Sherpa, Sangay Sherpa, and Sam Vogel.
Friends gathering under the stars, great food, and music, what a nice way to enjoy being part of this wonderful community!
Thank you,
Mayor Mike Gonnelli