National Night Out Celebrated
Above left, at the Morristown event, JCP&L's Keith Paine helps a future lineworker learn to handle a mini extendo stick with helpful advice from his sister. Above right, JCP&L employee and MOSaic EBRG member Jermaine Jackson distributes toy hard hats to youngsters. In the background, Keith Paine (left) and Patrick Conley chat with an adult attendee. Also volunteering were MOSaic members Brian Shaw and Ross Alston.
August 16, 2019
Although bad weather across our service territory washed out a number of local celebrations of National Night Out on Aug. 6, Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) volunteers were able to participate in many events in their area.
“Through supporting these events, we’re proud to help foster a greater sense of community in the areas we serve,” said Jim Fakult, president, JCP&L. “It’s another example of how we serve our communities, above and beyond the reliable delivery of electricity.”
JCP&L helped sponsor and take part in National Night Out celebrations in 10 locations, including Asbury Park, Berkeley Township, Long Branch, Morristown, Neptune Township, New Providence, Point Pleasant Beach, Pompton Lakes, Red Bank and Rockaway Borough.
Members of our MOSaic Employee Business Resource Group (EBRG) helped staff booths and promoted our company’s Diversity & Inclusion efforts. Line trucks and equipment were on display at the Morristown, Asbury Park and Point Pleasant Beach events.
National Night Out is celebrated by millions of neighbors in thousands of communities across the U.S. and Canada to help support local law enforcement efforts and promote the benefits of outdoor lighting in fighting crime.
 A young attendee in Morristown discovers the challenge of using hand tools while wearing heavy insulated gloves. |
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 Volunteering at the Red Bank event are JCP&L employees Joel Jones (in brown shirt, foreground), Bill Kwasnicki and Hilary Wallace. Jason Wallace also volunteered at the event. |
 L. to r.: Marc Turpin, Kendra Smith and Alonzo Rawls are ready for the Night Out in Long Branch. |
 With local law enforcement members in Point Pleasant Beach are (starting third from left) JCP&L’s John Meehan, John Shields, Amy Gibbs and John Contos, Maani Ibraham (contractor) and Joe Hildebrandt. |
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 At the Asbury Park event are (l. to r.) Angela Lewis, |
 N.J. Assemblyman Jon Bramnick with JCP&L’s Carol Bianchi in New Providence. |