PHOTO COURTESY OF THOMAS PETERSON
Volunteers in Action and the Bonner Leaders, two programs run by Democracy House at Middlesex County College, won six Jefferson Awards for Public Service on May 19. The awards, presented at the War Memorial in Trenton, were sponsored by the New Jersey Governor’s Office. The awards were for outstanding community service over the past year. Pictured are Vikas Matta of Woodbridge, Volunteers in Action vice president, left to right; Leslie Del Salto, Bonner leader and president of Volunteers in Action; and Bright Nwanze, Volunteers in Action executive board member. Not pictured are Luis Carlos Solano Sarabia, Bonner leader; professor Alexandra Fields; and Zaineb Haider, Bonner leader.
