Published on April 29, 2014

Mayor Janice S. Mironov recognized on Earth Day the elementary school winners of the East Windsor Township Earth Day Recycling Poster Contest. The theme of the poster is to promote any or all of the “4 R’s” of the East Windsor Township Recycling Program Logo, which are:

• RECYCLE all items that can be recycled.

• REUSE other items rather than throw them out in the trash.

• REDUCE materials into their homes that then have to be disposed of.

• REBUY - i.e., buy goods that use recycled materials.

Winners from Grades K to 2 and Grades 3 to 5 all received Mayoral Certificates of Recognition and gift certificates to Barnes and Noble, donated by corporate sponsor Shiseido America.

Mayor Mironov congratulated all of the students stating, “We are very proud of the students who participated in the Township Earth Day Recycling Poster Contest. Their participation demonstrates an interest at a very young age in our community and an important tool for supporting a greener environment. The posters designed by the students creatively and colorfully serve to remind everyone of the importance of practicing recycling to help protect and preserve our environment. All of the students showed great interest in recycling and did an outstanding job.”

Mayor Mironov further specifically recognized and congratulated the Perry L. Drew School for having the greatest number of students participating in the Recycling Poster Contest, and presented the Mayoral Earth Day Proclamation to the Drew School.

Mayor Mironov thanked Poster Contest Judges Planning Board Chairperson/Environment Commission Member Edward Kelley, Clean Communities Chairperson John Donnelly and RISE Executive Director Leslie Koppel, for their time and involvement.

The student winners were:

1ST PLACE WINNERS

• Grade K-2 – Alexander Pizarro (Perry L. Drew); Aidan Lang (Grace N. Rogers)

• Grade 3-5 – Renee Titicula (Perry L. Drew); Rowena Kannaiyan (Perry L. Drew)

2ND PLACE WINNERS

• Grade K-2 – George Dougherty (Walter C. Black)

• Grade 3-5 – Vidhi Challani (Perry L. Drew); Ashley Giampolo (Ethel McKnight)

3RD PLACE WINNERS

• Grade K-2 – Dina Genek (Ethel McKnight); Anushka Nayak (Grace N. Rogers)

• Grade 3-5 – Dylan Abraham (Grace N. Rogers); Sahaam Shyam (Ethel McKnight)

HONERABLE MENTIONS

• Grade K-2 – Megan Khazem (Perry L. Drew)

• Grade 3-5 – Wesley Yancey (Walter C. Black); Rithik Rajasekar (Ethel McKnight); Rithesh Rajasekar (Ethel McKnight).

Mayor Mironov recognized the K-2 winners of the Township Earth Day Recycling Poster Contest. Pictured (from left to right) are: Anushka Nayak; Mayor Janice S. Mironov; Dina Genek; George Dougherty; Megan Khazem; Aiden Lang, and Alexander Pizarro.

Mayor Mironov recognized the 3-5 winners of the Township Earth Day Recycling Poster Contest. Pictured (from left to right) are: Rithesh Rajasekar; Renee Titicula; Rowena Kannaiyan; Vidhi Challani; Mayor Janice S. Mironov; Ashley Giampolo; Dylan Abraham; Rithik Rajasekar; Sahaan Shyam, and Wesley Yancey.