BUENA VISTA TOWNSHIP
NAMED KINDEST
TOWN IN NEW JERSEY
On April 4, 2001, the Buena Vista Township Clerk
LaVerne Gunter received a special telephone call from Andrea Inverso Coordinator
of the Statewide Kindness Awareness Campaign to inform us that Buena Vista
Township has been chosen to hold the title of “Kindest Town in New Jersey!”
That’s exactly what Buena Vista Township has done,
out of all the towns in New Jersey, Buena Vista has come out to be number one in
“Kindest Place in New Jersey.”
Right along side this wonderful forthcoming came the announcement of
our very own Mayor of Buena Vista Township, Chuck Chiarello, who became
recognized as the “Kindest Mayor in New
Jersey.”
Hand and hand these two prestigious honors go
together and recognition was given to Buena Regional High School for winning 3rd
place in the “Kindest School in New
Jersey”. This school will be presented with the Heart of Gold Award along with Collings Lakes Elementary School who
will also be presented with the Heart of Gold Award for being the number one
school in performing acts of kindness.
These kindness awards are a part of an awareness to
focus on bringing both the community and the schools together to achieve greater
happiness, productivity and peace.
The group of people who made all of this possible are
the members of the Kindness Awareness Committee who consist of Committeewoman,
Sue Barber; Township Clerk, LaVerne Gunter; and Township Staff Members, Milina
Miller, Susan Bohren, Ronald Trebing, Dawn Scott, Diane Morgan and Bernadette
Leonardi.
There will be an award ceremony to commemorate these
acts of kindness and this will be held on Monday, May 7th at 11:00
a.m. at the State House in Trenton. This
also includes our Stop the Hate and Violence With Kindness March and Heart of
Gold Award Ceremony and Reception in honor our Mayor, Chuck Chiarello,
Principals, Students and Kindness Awareness Committees who are recipients of our
award. The reception will be held
in Room 103, across from the Senate Chambers.
Also in case of rain, this event will be held down
the street at the New Jersey State Museum Auditorium.
Everyone is welcome, please join us, in Trenton.