PARSIPPANY — The Lakeland Hills Family YMCA is proud to announce its annual award recipients, with a Citizen of the Year award for Nicolas Limanov and the high school Educator of the Year award for Parsippany High School’s own Briane DeGironimo.
Nicolas is a volunteer extraordinaire, actively participating in numerous Parsippany activities and organizations. He truly embodies the phrase “service about self” in everything he does.
He is a first responder for the Parsippany Office of Emergency Management, which is under the umbrella of the Parsippany Police Department.
He is a board member and participant with the Parsippany Area Chamber of Commerce.
Nicolas is also an active member of the Kiwanis Club of Greater Parsippany, and is the Chairman of “Touch a Truck,” which is one of the largest fundraisers for the club.
He is out in the cold shoveling snow for his elderly neighbors; he clears fire hydrants to help fellow first responders. While focusing on a career in criminal justice, he hopes to one day work in law enforcement. From cooking at Homeless Solutions to saving lives, Nicolas does all this and still hasn’t turned the ripe old age of 21!
Most recently, Nicolas helped save an individual from a car fire, working with another Good Samaritan. He makes Parsippany a better place to live, and is more than deserving of the Lakeland Hills YMCAs Parsippany Citizen of the Year.
Nick is a graduate of Parsippany High School Class of 2013 and currently is attending County College of Morris.
Briane DeGironimo is a math teacher at Parsippany High School by day, and a team track coach by afternoon and evening! Briane is a talented and dedicated educator, teaching challenging courses including AP Statistics. She keeps her students focused and motivated, a task not easily achieved. After school, Briane is the Head Coach for the PHS Cross Country, Winter Track, and Spring Track teams. Under her watch, not only have all the teams improved on their record, they also have more students participating in these sports than ever before. Her commitment to the sports program and her dedication to her students has resulted in historic ways. The Girls’ Cross Country team and the Girls’ Winter Track team both won the first state sectional titles in the history of these programs at PHS. Briane is a role model for her students, and for her student-athletes. She is always selfless and humble, and is the first one to volunteer for PHS extracurricular activities, including class coverage, dances, and even the dunk tank! Briane is that rare educator who always gives her best. She was selected as the Lakeland Hills YMCAs high school Educator of the Year, where only one educator in grades 9-12 is selected from all the high schools, both public and private, in ten Morris County communities. Being chosen is quite an honor, and Briane has certainly done justice to earn the award!
The Lakeland Hills Family YMCA, a community organization located in Mountain Lakes, serves the towns of Parsippany, Boonton, Boonton Township, Denville, Kinnelon, Lincoln Park, Montville, Mountain Lakes, Pequannock, and Riverdale.
With a mission to strengthen the foundations of community, the Y recognizes individuals, groups, and corporations for their commitment to giving back to others. The Parsippany award recipients will be honored on Wednesday, May 11 at 6:00 p.m. at the Knoll Country Club West.
All honorees, their guests, and the community at large, is invited to attend the dinner. Parsippany is an integral part of the Ys community, not only recognizing Nicolas and Briane, but also is honored to have the Parsippany High School jazz ensemble play during the cocktail hour the night of their Awards Presentation.
Questions regarding the honorees and the Annual Dinner and Awards Presentation may be addressed to Rosemary Linder Day, Community Relations Director, at RosemaryL@Lhymca.com.
Dinner tickets are $50.00 per person and are available through Nancy Dunham at NancyD@Lhymca.com or call the Y at (973) 334-2820.
For a full list of honorees please check the Ys website by clicking here.
