Dan Cirucci: Capping A Big Week For Christie And Company!

Friday, June 20, 2014

Capping A Big Week For Christie And Company!

As another busy week comes to an end today, the summer solstice is set to officially kick off summer tomorrow. So before you head off to enjoy the longest day of the year, we bring you a quick recap of news and events from this week:

GOV. CHRISTIE BREAKS GROUND AT RUTGERS’ LARGEST CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECT —

Governor Chris Christie continued to focus on New Jersey’s investment in higher education on Monday by breaking ground on Rutgers University’s new Chemistry and Chemical Biology Building. At the groundbreaking, the Governor highlighted how New Jersey's Building Our Future Bond Act plays an important role in improving the quality of postsecondary opportunities for future generations. Funded in large part by the Building Our Future Bond Act, the new Chemistry and Chemical Biology Building is the largest capital construction program in Rutgers University history. Click below to watch Governor Christie’s remarks on the long-term benefits of our state’s higher education investments:

GOV. CHRISTIE ANNOUNCES NEW EFFORTS TO ADDRESS DRUG ADDICTION & TREATMENT —

On Tuesday, Governor Christie announced a statewide expansion of a successful anti-overdose pilot program, that has already saved 40 lives in Monmouth and Ocean counties. The statewide expansion of Narcan use will not only continue to save more people from overdose, but it will also be a necessary step towards changing the way New Jersey deals with drug addiction.

Following this announcement, Governor Christie attended a groundbreaking ceremony for Daytop New Jersey’s new adolescent treatment facility in Pittsgrove on Tuesday. During his remarks, the Governor emphasized the need to shift our approach to drug addiction from focusing on incarceration, to instead focus on support and treatment for non-violent addicts who deserve a second chance. Watch Governor Christie discuss how treatment facilities like Daytop, can make a difference to those who face addiction:

BILL ENSURING EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES IN TEAM SPORTS FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES SIGNED INTO LAW —

Governor Christie on Thursday signed into law bipartisan legislation that ensures students with disabilities are not prevented from participating in school athletic programs. This legislation will help to promote greater inclusion of student athletes with disabilities in unified programs like the Special Olympics, which are taking place right here in New Jersey. Check out the Governor's remarks from the bill signing below:

Lieutenant Governor Kim Guadagno stopped at Special Olympic events throughout the week to cheer on New Jersey’s teams and even medal some of our state’s players. Congratulations to all of this years Special Olympics participants, volunteers, and winners — and a special shoutout to Team New Jersey for winning the first gold medal baseball game in the history of the Special Olympics — you all make us proud!

H/T: NJGOP

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He has been cited by Rush Limbaugh, quoted in the New York Times, featured at Real Clear Politics and Lucianne.com and interviewed on radio, TV and in social media.

He's Dan Cirucci, the founder and editor-in chief of the Dan Cirucci Blog, Matt Rooney's sidekick on Save Jersey's videocasts and one of the most widely honored public relations professionals in his field. He's also been a public relations consultant to numerous organizations and individuals and hosted The Advocates on RVN-TV.

Inducted into the Philadelphia Public Relations Hall of Fame, for many years he served as a Lecturer in Corporate Communication at Penn State University. A former President of the Philadelphia Public Relations Association (PPRA) he has lectured at Rowan University, Temple University, The College of New Jersey and Arcadia University. He has conducted workshops on public relations for thousands of participants throughout the nation and has taught countless others the art of public speaking. He has also advised numerous lawyers, judges, public officials and political candidates.

Cirucci is a prolific writer and his op-ed pieces have appeared in the Philadelphia Daily News, Philadelphia Inquirer, Courier-Post and other publications.

A native of Camden NJ, Cirucci is a former President of the Philadelphia chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators. Cirucci served as Associate Executive Director of the Philadelphia Bar Association for nearly 30 years. He served as Chair of Penn State University's Professional Advisory Board for the Corporate Communication major at Penn State Abington and on the Pennsylvania Bar Association's Judicial Selection Commission.

He received his MA degree from Rowan University and his BA from Villanova University. He has been named a Distinguished Alumnus of Rowan's public relations program and received the E. A. "Wally" Richter Leadership Award, the highest honor from the National Association of Bar Executives' Communications Section. He has also been honored by numerous other local, state and national groups.

In his hometown of Camden, Cirucci taught fifth grade at the Ulysses Wiggins Elementary School named for the founder of the Camden NAACP. There he was one of the first teachers in the country to teach African-American history to inner city students. He later served as editor of a local weekly newspaper, as Assistant to the Township Manager of Cherry Hill Township and as Associate Director of Communications at the New Jersey State Bar Association.

Cirucci's passions include politics, the popular culture, books and authors, art, communication, music, theatre, movies, dining and travel.

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