The Township Council at their May 27, 2008 meeting issued the following  commendations

· Winners of the Franklin Township Handwashing—It’s a SNAP! Winners. These included Hillcrest School (Teacher: Alexandra Thomas), Sampson G. Smith (Teachers: Silvia Strzeminski, Maria Samaras, and Kaz Wright), Pine Grove Manor School (Teacher: Audra Wood). The outstanding school was Sampson G. Smith (Principal: William Grippo). In addition, Ms. Wright’s Fifth Grade Class at Sampson G. Smith is the National Award Recipient for their handwashing rap song. Students from Ms. Wright’s class will be honored at an awards ceremony at the National Press Club in Washington DC on June 11.

(Pictured Mayor Brian Levine, and Councilmen Rajev Prasad and Councilmen Daniel Glicklich,  and teachers and students. Also pictured is Franklin Township Health Department’s Michele Samarya-Timm and Chair of the Township’s Advisory Board of Health Adam Beder.

· Franklin’s Shade Tree Commission and volunteers for their participation in the Township’s April 25, 2008 Arbor Day planting of 30 maple and flowering plum trees in Nassau Park.

(Pictured holding the new Tree City USA banner: Michael Orsini, Councilman Daniel Glicklich, Justin Orsini, Councilman Rajev Prasad, Albert Galdi and Mariselle Galdi.

·   The Arsha Bodha Center on the occasion of their 8^th anniversary.

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