Young Entrepreneur Award Thank Yous

Receiving the Somerset County Business Partnership’s Young Entrepreneur Award for 2011, as well as the Rotary Club of Somerville and Bridgewater’s Anthony S. Picheca, Sr. Entrepreneurial Award and Scholarship was an amazing honor for so many reasons. I would be remiss if I didn’t offer thanks to so many different people who gave me awards, congratulations, help, and well wishes.

First and foremost, I have to thank the Somerset County Business Partnership, the Rotary Club of Somerville and Bridgewater, and the selection panel who chose me to win this year’s award. Again, it’s an incredible honor, and means so much to me.

A special thank you to the Honorable Anthony F. Picheca Jr. for presenting me with the plaque and scholarship named for his father. It was very humbling, and I will strive to continue “exemplifying the ideals of Rotary and the Entrepreneurial Spirit”.

Thank you…

To Frank Veronsky and Jennifer Pierce of Jersey Fresh Photos for the great portraits that accompanied the press release.

To Diana Sieberg, who was my official contact at the SCBP, made sure everything got done, and kept me in the loop.

To the Princeton Packet, Montgomery News, YourSomerset, and Courier News  (and their respective writers) for publishing great articles about me, my business, and the award.

To Gov. Chris Christie for his letter of congratulations.

To Representative Frank Pallone Jr. for his Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition.

To Representative Rodney P. Frelinghuysen for his House of Representatives Citation.

To Senator Bateman, Assemblywoman Coyle, and the late Assemblyman Biondi (RIP) for their State Legislature Resolution.

To Senator Smith and Assemblymen Egan and Chivukula for their State Legislature Resolution.

To the Somerset County Board of Chosen Freeholders for their Citation.

To Mayor Mark Caliguire, Deputy Mayor Kacey Dyer, and the entire Montgomery Township Committee for their Resolution.

To Frank Veronsky and Jennifer Pierce (Jersey Fresh Photos), Cindy Mangel and Brenda Fallon (Mary Jacobs Memorial Library), and George Jarvis (Montgomery Fireworks) for taking some last minute pictures with me for the luncheon’s slide show.

To all the advertisers in the Annual Meeting Report who congratulated me, especially Somerset County VoTech and Verizon.

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And finally, a big congratulations to all the other Young Entrepreneurs who applied for the award and were also recognized at the luncheon. Keep it up!