The Greater Millville Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that Maranell Estadt is the “Outstanding Citizen” for February 2015..
Estadt is the President of the Friends of the Millville Public Library.
“Maranell is an asset to the Friends of the Library through her exercise of effective leadership and obvious concern toward the library’s progress,” said Ethan Aronoff, president of the Millville Public Library Board of Trustees.
“She is an enthusiastic, energetic leader,” said Val Chance, a founding member in 1999 of the current organization. Chance cited Estadt’s active role in working on projects to raise much-needed funds for the library.
Estadt doesn’t just preside at the Friends’ meeting and attend the library board meetings as a liaison, she can be found on many days working in the basement where the Friends have some 20,000 books.
During the past year, Estadt spent 124 days working as a volunteer at the library. She cited the cooperation and excellent support provided by Susan D’Ottavio, the new library director.
Estadt reported that the 57-member Friends of the Millville Public Library raised $7,167 from the sale of books, tapes, records and puzzles and dues which enabled the library to make purchases of books and equipment, as well as help fund children’s programs this past year.
Maranell Estadt
Words of Parise for Maranell Estadt:
"Maranell is an asset to the Friends of the Library through her exercise of effective leadership and obvious concern toward the library’s progress
- Ethan Aronoff, president of the Millville Public Library Board of Trustees.
Maranell Estadt receives her certificate recognizing her as Citizen of the Month from Executive Director Earl Sherrick, left, and Board Member Chuck Wyble.
A long-time resident of Cedarville, Estadt is a graduate of Bridgeton High School and a Magna Cum Laude graduate of Glassboro State College (now Rowan University).
Estadt taught in Cedarville as an elementary teacher and then as a speech therapist for pre-school through grade 8, a total of 34 years. She was a past president of the teachers’ union and was treasurer of the Cumberland County Council Education Association. She served for 10 years as a representative to the National Education Association.
A resident of Millville since 1990, Estadt currently is a volunteer at the Levoy Theatre in Millville and at the Landis Theatre in Vineland and belongs to the New Jersey Education Association, the National Education Association and the Cumberland County Retired Teachers Association. She occasionally substitutes in Cedarville.
“Community service is rewarding personally, and I enjoy helping people,” Estadt said. As a person who has enjoyed reading since she was three-years-old and as a former teacher, Estadt knows how important libraries are to a community and leads by example.