The 200 Club of Morris County Awards Scholarships to Heros’ Children

FLANDERS, N.J. - May 23, 2013 - PRLog -- MORRISTOWN, N.J. – Continuing a long tradition, The 200 Club of Morris County (http://www.200clubofmorriscounty.com/) awarded scholarships (http://www.200clubofmorriscounty.com/scholarship.html) to 25 deserving children of Morris County police, fire and emergency medical services providers at a special dinner on May 20.

In addition, six of those students won prestigious extra awards to help with books and to honor overall achievement.

The 200 Club of Morris County supports Morris County’s first- responders and has been helping their children afford college since 1982.

“Our police officers, firefighters and EMS responders put their lives on the line every day,” said Jack C. Van Orden Jr., president. “These are not jobs that are going to make anybody rich. In fact, many firefighters and EMTs are volunteers. Helping them meet the financial challenge of educating their children is one way of saying thank you.”

Van Orden pointed out that some scholarship winners are themselves first responders.

Scholarship criteria include academic performance, community service, extracurricular activities and family financial need. Winners are:

--Alyssa Mae Abrusci, Roxbury High School

--Juliana Fulton Balluffi-Fry, Mountain Lakes High School

--Zachery Connor Chaves, Morris Knolls High School

--Lyndsay Marie Clark, Parsippany High School

--Margaret Anne Crann, North Warren Regional High School

--Christopher Pearson Eggermann, Chatham High School

--Danielle Maria Fowler, Ramsey High School

--Robert Matthew Gaugler, North Warren Regional High School

--Amanda Guth, Warren Hills High School

--Erin Elizabeth Hackett, DePaul Catholic High School

--Daniella Antoinette Howell, Jefferson Township High School

--Jonathan David Kelly, Whippany Park High School

--Timothy Michael Kelly, Whippany Park High School

--Sarah Julia Lamb, Chatham High School

--Ethan Lare, West Morris Central High School

--Heather Jeanne Marra, Jefferson Township High School

--Carissa Elizabeth McQuade, Phillipsburg High School

--Brian James O'Neill, Morris Knolls High School

--Sarah Qiugui O'Neill, Morris Hills High School

--Jordan Martin Phelan, Chatham High School

--Nayna Rani Shah, Morristown High School

--Natasha Kaur Sidhu, West Morris Mendham High School

--Tyler Edward Wendt, Morris Catholic High School

--Timothy Christian Worts, Morristown-Beard High School

 In addition, Zachery Connor Chaves, Amanda Guth, Jonathan David Kelly, Timothy Michael Kelly, and Timothy Christian Worts were awarded $500 grants for textbooks from GlaxoSmithKline. Tyler Edward Wendt won the $1,000 Eisenberg Achievement Award, which recognizes exemplary community service.

The scholarships were awarded at the Annual Scholarship Dinner Monday night at the Zeris Inn, 372 Route 46 in Mountain Lakes.

Since its inception in 1971, the 200 Club of Morris County has distributed more than $2.5 million to families who have lost a spouse who was a police officer or state trooper, a firefighter, or an emergency medical services provider in the line of duty.  The organization also distributes thousands of dollars each year to worthy high school seniors who either serve in a branch of public safety or whose parent is actively serving in or retired from a public safety capacity in Morris County. The organization also recognizes the heroic actions of those who keep the public safe and secure.

Information about membership in the 200 Club and its various programs is available at www.200clubofmorriscounty.com or by calling (732) 279-4258.

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