RANDOLPH — Taisia Grigore would have graduated Randolph High School this June, but that prospect ended one night last month when she was fatally hit by a car while crossing Route 10
Grigore will never attend college, but her friends are now raising money for a scholarship in her name to help future Randolph High School graduates.
The Nash Dancenter on Emery Avenue will hold a Zumbathon dance event on Sunday from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. to help fund that future scholarship.
"We are going to have an hour and a half with Zumba followed by a 20-minute workout," Mary Massey, a Zumba instructor there, said Friday. Zumba is an aerobic workout set to Latin and world music.
"It's very popular in New Jersey," Massey said.
Organizers are asking for $20 donations to attend.
Those planning to attend should wear comfortable clothing along with cross-training or dance sneakers, and bring a towel and water.
Massey said Randolph High School students will be on hand and will perform music to some of the workouts.
Grigore, 17, had just finished her waitress shift at the Randolph Diner on Jan. 5 when she attempted to cross Route 10 to return to the Gateway Apartment building where she lived with her mother.
She apparently made it across the eastbound lane but was hit by a car traveling westbound. Morris County Prosecutor Robert A. Bianchi said that while the investigation was continuing, authorities are unlikely to charge the driver who struck Grigore.
This was retrieved from Google News.
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