P.R.I.D.E. Council
What is P.R.I.D.E.?
A civic organization comprised of volunteer representatives of numerous civic, educational, social and neighborhood organizations within the Denville community
- Mission: to disseminate and share information affecting Denville citizens; to serve as a clearing house for ideas and initiatives to improve Denville; to provide a means to share and communicate these ideas to citizens, organizations and businesses in Denville.
- Meetings: Public invited. Last Tuesday in September, November, January, March, and May at 7PM in the Denville Library
- More Information: President Bob Ranft or Publicity Director Bruce Patterson
P.R.I.D.E.'s annual activities are:
- Community Blood Drives (April & October)
- Annual Award Dinner and presentation of Muriel Hepner Awards to Volunteers of the Year (February)
- Rid Litter Day (April)
- National Day of Prayer Observance (May)
Many present and past community leaders of Denville have served on the P.R.I.D.E. Council. One of P.R.I.D.E.'s greatest achievements was preventing downtown Denville from being divided by Interstate 80. Due in part to the involvement of the P.R.I.D.E. Council and other community organizations, Interstate 80 was constructed over rather than through the center of town.
Other significant accomplishments of the P.R.I.D.E. Council include:
- Forming the Denville Historical Society
- Creating the Township Environmental Commission
- Creating the Township Audubon Society
- Assisting in the development of Muriel Hepner Park
- Creating the Denville Blood Bank
- Instituting the Rockaway River Clean-Up Committee
- Building the Laudati Playground at Muriel Hepner Park
- 2008 Officers
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- Bob Ranft
- Bob Hofacker
- Fran McEnteer
- Kenneth Charles
- Bruce Patterson
- Carol Jacko
- Gail Horn
- Kathy Covert
- Tom Dean
- President
- Vice President
- Secretary
- Treasurer
- Publicity Director
- Award Dinner Chairperson
- Rid Litter Day Chairperson
- Blood Drive Chairperson
- National Day of Prayer Chairperson
- Past Presidents
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- Greg Hopf
- Geoff Millington
- Jeanette Botti
- Al Atkinson
- Walter Taylor
- Doug Erwine
- Gene Feyl
- Dorothy Hamilton
- Tony Novellino
- Grail Harte
- Patrick Whalen
- Charles Conklin
- Mike Holmes
- Gavin Rooney
- Suzanne Zimmerman
- William Richards
- Barbara Lindsay
- Robert Plumb
- John Hurley
- Tony Iannacone
- William Vandertulip
- Richard Yobs
- Norman Dean
- Jack Eisinger
- Dr. H. Schulte
- Howard Shaw
- Muriel Hepner Award Winners
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- Al Green
- Thomas Dean
- Tony Mollegard
- Sally Dankos
- Ellen Sandman
- Beverly Blanchard
- Carol McCaffrey
- Ronald Pitman
- Ron Leonard
- Walter Tayler
- Beverly Eggert
- Jack Fine
- Bill Bullwinkle
- Gavin Rooney
- Richard Yobs
- Charles Nebel
- James Dyer
- Fred Clark
- Tony Novellino
- Norman Dean
- Denville Fire Dept. Ladies Auxiliary
- Denville Dept. of Public Works
- Chris & Lee Ambrosi
- Denville Volunteer Firemen
- Art & Ruth Harris
- Bob & Donna Ott
- Bill Keating
- Geoff & Kathy Millington
- Suzanne Zimmerman
- A. Richard Spinola
- Carol Jacko
- Mike Holmes
- Joan Schneier
- Tom Mpakarakes
- Russell Lindsey
- George & Grail Harte
- Margaret Gray
- Tom & Agnes DeLalla
- Dr. H. Schulte