FOR RELEASE:  April 17, 2023

Mayor Janice S. Mironov, joined by Council Member Peter Yeager, Coordinator of the East Windsor Municipal Alliance for the Prevention of Substance Abuse (EWMAPSA), proclaimed the month of April Alcohol Awareness Month and presented a Mayoral Proclamation and a $1,100 grant check from the East Windsor Municipal Alliance for the Prevention of Substance Abuse grant to the East Windsor Regional School District Hightstown High School After Prom Committee, represented by After Prom Committee President Ed Hirschman and After Prom Committee Treasurer Debbie Dorfman.

Mayor Mironov stated,  “Each year for Alcohol Awareness Month, we focus on the good work of our high school After Prom Committee which sponsors the After Prom even, providing students, on their special night, a fun and safe prom evening.   Underage drinking is a serious and prevalent problem in all our communities, and it is important that we come together as a community to underscore the dangers of underage drinking and to enhance the safety of our citizens.  The caring parents and community members of the After Prom Committee work hard to make this event a success and provide a safe and substance free environment for the young people in our community on their special prom night.”  The Mayoral Proclamation commends the East Windsor Regional School District Hightstown High School After Prom Committee noting,  “the After Prom Committee has been providing an after prom event for over thirty years, and during those years there have been no alcohol or drug related incidents on prom night.”

Council Member Yeager, Coordinator of EWMAPSA, thanked the After Prom Committee for all of their work, stating,  “I know how much work goes into this event, not just the day of the event but all of the preparation that really begins the year before and all of the volunteers that help set everything up for a safe and fun event.  It is nice to have these community events for our students to show that you do not need drugs or alcohol to have a good time, and that is really what this event is all about.”  

Mayor Janice S. Mironov and Council Members present Proclamation recognizing Alcohol Awareness Month and a $1,100 East Windsor Municipal Alliance for the Prevention of Substance Abuse (EWMAPSA) grant check to East Windsor Regional School District Hightstown High School After Prom Committee, praising them for their excellent efforts in offering a safe substance free environment for students After Prom event. Pictured (from left to right) are: Council Member Peter Yeager, EWMAPSA Coordinator; Mayor Janice S. Mironov; Ed Hirschman, President, After Prom Committee, and Debbie Dorfman, Treasurer, After Prom Committee.