Photo: Pictured from left to right are: Marci Van Horn, JLMN President; Elizabeth Horowicz of Montclair; Mark Bovich of Verona; Michael Donnelly of Montclair; Brooke Briody of Montclair; and Jennifer Patton, JLMN Community VP

On April 28, the Junior League of Montclair-Newark (JLMN) presented its annual Community Service Awards to four local high school juniors and seniors who have demonstrated exceptional commitment to community service in our area. These students embody the JLMN mission of promoting voluntarism, helping the community through effective action, and improving the lives of children at risk. This year's winners are: Mark Bovich of Verona, who has worked as a camp counselor for adults with developmental disabilities and helped rebuild homes destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in Bay St. Louis, MS, among many other initiatives; Michael Donnelly of Montclair, who spends over 20 hours a week volunteering with the Glen Ridge and Newark Ironbound ambulance squads; Brooke Briody of Montclair, who initiated several fundraisers and led an awareness campaign for Rwanda Teens for Life (of which she is co-president), which supports victims of the Rwandan Genocide of 1994; and Elizabeth Horowicz of Montclair, who has raised over $75,000 over six years as the founder and teen coordinator of Bowling for HOMECorp, which helps to fund the organization's mission to provide safe, permanently affordable housing in Montclair.