East Windsor School District Gets Grant For Alcohol Awareness Month

EAST WINDSOR, NJ - The East Windsor Regional School District Hightstown High School After Prom Committee recently received $1,100 grant from the township.

A Mayoral Proclamation and grant check was given by the East Windsor Municipal Alliance for the Prevention of Substance Abuse.

“Each year for Alcohol Awareness Month, we focus on the good work of our high school After Prom Committee which sponsors the After Prom event, providing students, on their special night, a fun and safe prom evening," Mayor Janice Mironov said.

"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.”

Mayor Janice S. Mironov, thanked the After Prom Committee for all of their work, saying a lot of hard work goes into events, and volunteers do their best to give students a fun and safe event.