Clark, Garwood Drug And Alcohol Volunteers To Be Honored

CLARK/GARWOOD, NJ — Jaimie Wronski of Clark and Virginia Marinelli of Garwood will be honored on Tuesday night by the Union County Freeholders’ Local Advisory Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse (LACADA) will be honored at the annual Volunteer Recognition Dinner at the Galloping Hill Caterers in Union.

Wronski is one of 10 drug and alcohol education volunteers to be honored from Union County. Volunteers included:

• Jaimie Wronski of Clark
• Detective Nadia Jones of Cranford
• Virginia Marinelli of Garwood
• Lorraine Messiah of Hillside
• Jamie Lugo of Kenilworth
• Thomas A. Solsky of Linden
• Tara Smith of New Providence
• Ashley Davis of Plainfield
• Malika DeJesus Quevedo of Roselle
• Jaimie DeDea of Westfield, the "Union County Municipal Alliance Volunteer of the Year."

"The Freeholders strongly support the Municipal Alliances’ LACADA citizen volunteers who work at the grass-roots level in their communities to prevent substance abuse and promote healthy lifestyles among children, teens, adults and families," said Bette Jane Kowalski, Chair of the Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders. "These residents give their time, their skills, and their hearts to help those in need. They inspire us all to keep reaching out—and away from substance dependence—to build a healthy life."

Last year in Union County nearly 300 citizen volunteers from 19 municipalities participated in their Municipal Alliance alcohol and drug abuse education and prevention activities presented countywide, including presentations to parents through public school events such as Back-to-School nights. In 2019 Union County will receive $536,201 from the state for Municipal Alliance activities.

For more information about Union County’s substance abuse services, call the Union County Department of Human Services, Division of Individual and Family Support Services, 908-527-4844. Or visit the Alliance webpage here.

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