East Windsor Schools Gets Grant To Prevent Underage Drinking On Prom Night

EAST WINDSOR, NJ — Prom is fast approaching, and local officials and law enforcement are turning their focus on spreading awareness of underage drinking.

Recently, Mayor Janice Mironov was joined by Council Member Peter Yeager, Coordinator of the East Windsor Municipal Alliance for the Prevention of Substance Abuse (EWMAPSA), to proclaim April as “Alcohol Awareness Month.”

Mironov presented a Mayoral Proclamation and a $1,100 grant to the East Windsor Regional School District Hightstown High School After Prom Committee for their work in preventing underage drinking. The grant was funded by the EWMAPSA.

The school district’s prom committee was represented by President Ed Hirschman and Treasurer Debbie Dorfman.

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

Yeager thanked the After Prom Committee for their work. “I know how much work goes into this event, not just the day of the event but all of the preparation that really begins the year before and all of the volunteers that help set everything up for a safe and fun event,” Yeager.

“It is nice to have these community events for our students to show that you do not need drugs or alcohol to have a good time, and that is really what this event is all about.”

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