Volunteer of the Year
2025 Winner: Art Bendard
Art was born June 9, 1950 in Princeton, NJ.
He grew up in Hightstown, NJ and attended Hightstown/ East Windsor Schools.
He and his dog, Apollo, currently live in Jackson, NJ.
In his spare time he enjoys playing pool at the senior center, fishing and playing with his great nephew, Liam.
He is teaching Liam how to fish and together they won the Neal Glackin Fishing Derby in Hightstown last year for his age group. Before retirement Art worked as a custodian for the West Windsor School District and NJ State Police. Currently he works as a snow rep for Department of Transportation in the winter months working to clear our roads of snow. The rest of the year you'll find Art on a mower working on his nephew Steve Barclay's Christmas Tree Farm in Cranbury, NJ150
MIDDLESEX COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION 2025 VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR LIST
- 1993 – Fair – Adelade Boyce
- 1994 – Home Arts – Delores Helpa
- 1995 – 4-H – Barton Ryan
- 1996 – Home Arts – Barbara Jensen
- 1997 – Fair – Fred Holsten
- 1998 – 4-H Dave Earl, Sr.
- 1999 – Home Arts – Erwin Hampson
- 2000 – Fair – Mary Etsch
- 2001 – 4-H – Marie & Al Davis
- 2002 – Home Arts – Ciocan & Offenburger Families
- 2003 – Fair – Jerry Pawlek
- 2004 – 4-H – Howe Baker
- 2005 – Home Arts – Stephanie & Ed Bartz
- 2006 – Fair – Albert S. Evaskitis
- 2007 – 4-H – Renee Narkiewicz
- 2008 – Home Arts – Kathleen Donahue
- 2009 – Fair – Helen Quackenbush
- 2010 – 4-H – Marge Lake
- 2011 – Home Arts – Sheila Angalet
- 2012 – Fair – Alida Martin
- 2013 – 4-H – Robert “Bob” Shields
- 2014 – Home Arts – Rose Lubrano
- 2015 – Fair – Caroline Etsch
- 2016 – 4-H – Roger Bootier
- 2017 - Home Arts - George Nehrbass
- 2018 - Fair - Valerie C. Rabinskas
- 2019 - 4-H - Rosemarie Morgart
- 2020 NO FAIR COVID=19
- 2021 - HA - Sue Kendrick
- 2022 - Fair - Will Sigle
- 2023 - 4-H - Doug Hodge
- 2024 - HA - Kim Ciak
- 2025 - Fair - Art Bernard