Philanthropy

• The John P. Salamone Memorial Scholarship is awarded annually to a West Essex Regional High School senior male and female who have exhibited their excellence as scholar and soccer athlete and most typify the spirit of John Salamone.  These scholarshps each in the amount of $2000 are in memory of John Patrick Salamone a 1986 graduate of West Essex who lost his life at the World Trade Center on 9-11.

Scholarship Winners

2004 

Mark Picardo, Toni-Anne Cavallo

2005 

Robert Sinicola, Michelle Verde

2006

 Kevin M. Picardo, Toni Pompeii

2007 

David Rasmussen, Alexa Notte

2008

 Thomas E. Ponsart, Allie Shearin 

2009 

David Steinfeld, Elizabeth Toumanios

2010

Tom Gasbarro, Kelly E. Abbott

2011 

Michael Pezzutti, Melissa Kuscin

2012

 John Corey Cecere, Shannon WHite

2013 

Stephen Piccininni, Kelly Egan

2014 

James Romano, Jenna Salluce

2015 

Christopher Pezzutti, Shannon Bertscha

2016 

Ryan Applewhite, Michelle Inga

2017 

Nicholas Cerrigone, Lindsay Feldstein

2018 

Madeline Galligan, Daria Wendell

2019

 Cameron Barrett, Cameron Marino

2020 

Chris Housel, Samantha Balzano

2021 --- Covid Interruption

2022 

Ethan Ippolito, Mollie Simon

In the past the Foundation awarded only scholarships to are students entering college but has expanded its philanthropic outreach.  The Foundation will award two grant in 2004 to elementary schools in the West Essex area.  The Board of Trustees has selecte4d two community schools to receive a grant from the foundation of $500 each for a sports or educationally related program for its students.  These grants are in the name of John so that his spirit and love of children and life continues.  

The John P. Salamone Memorial Endowed Scholarship was established by family and friends with proceeds from the John P. Salamone Memorial Foundation in order to honor John Patrick Salamone, who dies in the World Trade Center disaster on September 11, 2001.  The scholarship is awarded annually to a student leader from New Jersey, New York, or Connecticut who is involved or demonstrates the potential to be involved in campus activities such as the intramural program, the athletic, program, etc.   The student must maintain a 2.5 or higher grade point average.  While males and females from the tri-state area are eligible for the scholarship, preference is given to a male student from New Jersey.  The first scholarship recipient was selected in September 2004.