June 3, 2012
Peace Islands Institute Receives Resolutions and Letters from State and Federal Officials
At its 5th Annual Award Ceremony on June 3, 2012, Peace Islands Institute was presented with resolutions and letters from elected officials at every level of government:
- Governor Chris Christie
- U.S. Senators Robert Menendez and Frank Lautenberg
- Congressmen Bill Pascrell, Rodney Frelinghuysen, Scott Garrett, Leonard Lance and Steve Rothman
- A New Jersey Senate resolution from Senate President Stephen M. Sweeney
- A New Jersey Senate and General Assembly joint resolution from Senator Loretta Weinberg and Assemblyman Gordon M. Johnson
- Bergen County Executive Kathleen Donovan
The recognitions were presented at the ceremony where the Institute honored remarkable individuals from New Jersey’s communities.
Cover photo: the New Jersey State House in Trenton, by Marion Touvel, via Wikimedia Commons (public domain).