Local Band, Mindless Mission, Recognized for Performing at Special Needs Dance

The Manalapan Township Committee officially thanked Mindless Mission, a pop-punk band, for performing at the Manalapan Special Needs Valentine’s Dance. The dance was a part of the Manalapan Special Needs Council’s Saturday Night Out Program, which sponsors an evening out once a month for Township resident young adults with developmental disabilities.

The Manalapan Special Needs Council is a volunteer organization that deals with all of the township’s special needs issues. Township Committeeman Ryan Green, the liaison to the Special Needs Council, thanked all of the volunteers for their hard work and dedication needed to make the program work. “They really do a lot of work and it really is such a great program for this Township to have,” Green said.

Manalapan Mayor Susan Cohen offered an official proclamation to the members of
Mindless Mission at the last Township Committee meeting for volunteering to perform at the Special Needs Valentine’s Dance. The local band formed in 2009 and is made up of Rich Pinnola, Chris Motola, Mike Pinnola, and Bryan Guerron.

Special Needs Council member Lynn Becker also thanked the young members of Mindless Mission for their performance and kind interactions with the special needs children.