To: Sabrina Perry, FSW, OCSE, Hall of Records
From: David H. Weiner, President, CWA Local 1081
Date: April 13, 2008
Re: 158th CWA Local 1081 E-mail Trivia Contest Winner
Congratulations, you are last week's CWA Local 1081 Trivia Contest winner. Please contact CWA Local 1081 Secretary Treasurer Vera Winns at (973) 623-1081, or preferably by E-mail at vwinns@oel.state.nj.us, to collect your $50.00 prize.
You were the first to correctly answer all of the following questions:
- National County Government Week (NCGW) is an annual celebration of county government. First held in 1991, the goal of county government week is to raise public awareness and understanding about the roles and responsibilities of the nation's counties. What is this laudable organization’s 2008 theme”
Answer: “Protecting Our Children”.
- The theme, “Protecting Our Children”, coincides with the two 2007-08 Presidential Initiatives of the president of the National Association of Counties (NACo). What are they?
Answer: One is the Campaign against Sexual Exploitation, which NACo is conducting in partnership with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. The second is Aging out of Foster Care, which seeks to raise public awareness about the challenges faced by children leaving the foster care system.
- Who is the current president of NACo and what is his local government position?
Answer: Eric Coleman, Commissioner, Oakland County.
- In what year was NACo founded?
Answer: 1935.
- Which of New Jersey’s presently seated elected officials now serve on the NACo Board of Directors?
Answer: James Carroll, Freeholder, Bergen County. Lou Magazzu, Freeholder Director, Cumberland County.