Mazzuca Named Central Regional's Unsung Hero

BERKELEY, N.J. — Ashley Mazzuca puts in plenty of work behind the scenes at Central Regional High School. She's an English teacher, an advisor, and she's led fundraising initiatives that have raised over $5,000.

Central Regional High School named Mazzuca the Annual Renaissance Unsung Hero Award honoree. Mazzuca serves as advisor for the National Honor Society and the Class of 2021.

The school said Mazzuca "teaches our students the virtues of character, leadership, and service through the many community based projects she organizes, not to mention that she is a fundraising dynamo in each one."

She has led the following fundraising initiatives in the past year:

• the Breast Cancer Walk
• $2,800 for the Special Olympics of NJ with the Polar Plunge
• $700 for the Fetzer family to donate meal cards to families at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia through a staff Jeans Day
• $600 last weekend at the Walk to Defeat ALS
• a $500 scholarship to a senior in need of books for college
• turkey breasts for needy families at Thanksgiving

Several also received honors at Central Regional High School's 16th Annual Educator's Choice Awards. The May 8 event gave staff the chance to honor students for their character and contributions to the classrooms and school community.

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