Erin Stehli, FBW Board Chair Kate Valenta, event Honorary Chair Elvi Guzman, Mayor-Elect Emily Jabbour and Mark Stehli.
Brian Marsh and FBW Board member Jennifer Marsh checking in.
Jenny Mynard with FBW architect Craig Whitaker and wife Jennifer Whitaker. Jenny Mynard is FBW’s Project Coordinator and the daughter of Susan Copeland, a 1990/1992 referendum voter.
The FBW Riparian Award was granted to all of the people who voted “no” in 1990 and/or 1992 waterfront referendums that gave birth to FBW and our Plan for the Hoboken Waterfront.
Honorary Chair Elvi Guzman with Artie Tate of Silver Sponsor KMS and Mark Stehli.
Elvi Guzman is known for the obstacle courses he sponsors on the waterfront. For the event, we created a miniature replica of his City Challenge course and highlighted the obstacles FBW has overcome through 35 years of advocacy.
Meghan Hart and friend view the obstacle course.
Christopher Welsh with Laurie Petersen. Both participated in the 1990/1992 referendum vote.
Three “no” voters in the 1990/1992 referendums: Leah Healey, Augusta Przygoda and Jim Kocis.
Alan Welner sampling the buffet.
Two more “no” voters: Alan Welner and Diana London.
Heather Gibbons with FBW board member Janine Berger.
FBW Chair Kate Valenta at the lecturn.
Susan Copeland read her statement: what the referendum meant to her.
Alan Welner reading his “referendum” statement.
An attentive crowd listening to the program.
Noelle Thurlow of Resilience Adventures is one of the founding members of Our Tern, Noelle is with her husband Jerry Neumann and Jeremy Roche from Resilience Adventures.
Watching the referendum “no” voters reading statements about how they and our community were impacted by those votes.
Newly elected Sixth Ward Councilwoman Diane Imus with City Council President Jim Doyle (both 1990/1992 “no” voters).
FBW Board member Jim Vance with FBW Board Vice-Chair Dave White. Dave was a referendum voter honoree.
Rose and Jim Perry with Councilwoman Tiffanie Fisher. Jim Perry voted no in 1990 and 1992.
Our coat checkers: Sophie and Seven.
The waterfront referendum victories in 1990 and 1992 taught us how much “voting matters.”
