Published on March 23, 2015

At the March 17 Council meeting, East Windsor Mayor Janice S. Mironov issued a challenge to the Hightstown Borough Elected Officials to raise funds for the upcoming Better Beginnings Mayors Shining Star Gala. One by one starting with Mayor Mironov, all of East Windsor Township Council Members – Alan Rosenberg, Marc Lippman, Peter Yeager, Perry Shapiro, Hector Duke, and John Zoller – came up and presented a check to Luz Horta, Executive Director of Better Beginnings, and Mercedes Vargas-Colon, Coordinator of the Gala, to purchase tickets and show support for the Gala fundraiser.

Mayor Mironov stated, “So as demonstrated tonight, East Windsor will have 100% participation by our members. Tonight we are issuing a challenge to our friends and partners the Hightstown mayor and council to equal our participation for this charitable event to raise funds for Child Development Center, Better Beginnings.” She noted, “The event, which is co-chaired by myself and the Hightstown Borough mayor, is to honor the Shining Stars and to raise money for Better Beginnings which is a great facility for children within our community.”

The Better Beginnings’ annual fundraiser will be held on Saturday, May 2, 2015, at the East Windsor Holiday Inn. The reception begins at 5 pm and dinner follows at 6 pm. The Gala honors individuals/groups/businesses as2015 Shining Stars for their contributions to the community: Joan A. Gordon, Lifetime Achievement Award; Edward M. Kelley, Lifetime Achievement Award; Americana Diner, Business Award; Hightstown Elks Lodge 1955, Organization Award, and “Youth Disciples Group” of the First Presbyterian Church of Hightstown, Youth Award.

Better Beginnings, a non-profit organization, has been serving children and families in East Windsor and Hightstown since 1967. Better Beginnings, which has been consistently evaluated as “excellent and innovative” by State, County and peer organizations, provides children of working parents an affordable, enriched early childhood educational program that helps build strong, healthy self-reliant families.

Anyone interested in attending or supporting the event can call 609-448-6226 or email better_beginnings@yahoo.com.

Mayor Janice S. Mironov and Council Members all presented checks to Better Beginnings for the 2015 Mayor’s Shining Star Gala, and issued a challenge to Hightstown Borough to equal their 100% participation. Pictured (from left to right) are: Council Member Peter Yeager; Council Member John Zoller; Council Member Marc Lippman; Mercedes Colon-Vargas, Better Beginnings Gala Coordinator; Luz N. Horta, Better Beginnings Executive Director; Mayor Janice Mironov; Council Member Perry Shapiro; Council Member Alan Rosenberg; and Council Member Hector Duke.