PARSIPPANY — The PAL celebrated it’s 50th Anniversary on Wednesday, September 30 at Knoll Country Club West.
The dinner was in honor of the work by the volunteers who conceived, built, and operated the PAL organization over the last 50 years, and they honored specific PAL founders and supporters at the dinner in a brief ceremony.
This year’s honorees included Select – Morris County Building & Construction Trade Unions: Carpenters Local 254, Electricians IBEW Local 102, Laborers Local 3, Asbestos-Insulators Local 32, Bricklayers & Allied Crafts Local 4, Iron Workers Local 11, Operating Engineers Local 825, Painter Local 711, Pipefitters Local 274, Plumbers Local 24, Roofers Local 4, Sheet Metal Workers Local 22, Sheet Metal Workers Local 254, Sprinkler Fitters Local 696, Tile Marble & Terrazzo Local 7.
The current Board of Directors of the Parsippany PAL include: Dr. Joseph Weisberg, President; James Garrick, Vice President; Peggy Clayton, Secretary; Beth Tutty, Treasurer; James R, Barberio, Mayor; Paul Philipps, Chief of Police Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills; Brian Stanton, Parsippany-Troy Hills Township Council Liaison; Frank Neglia, Board of Education Liaison; Tony Bonavitacola, Executive Director; Det. Dan Cicala, Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Department Liaison; Dr. Karl Alorbi; Rosemary Linder Day; Mike Whalen; Bob Wilhalme and Anthony Abrantes.
Honorary Directors include Joseph P Plescia, National PAL Board Member; Mike Pulsinelli, IBEW Local 102 and Steve Rosacha, TD Bank.
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