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title: "Lightbridge Academy in East Brunswick, New Jersey Uses Grand Opening Event to Support the Zeppole Guys"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/ec33bd12-7414-40f2-85e3-92e8f045d024
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/lightbridge-academy-in-east-brunswick-new-jersey-uses-grand-opening-event-to-support-the-zeppole-guys-2714509
category: "Childcare & early learning"
industry: "Education & Childcare"
segment: "Childcare & early learning"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2020-12-16T14:09:55.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:27:12.441Z
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# Lightbridge Academy in East Brunswick, New Jersey Uses Grand Opening Event to Support the Zeppole Guys

**TL;DR:** Lightbridge Academy's East Brunswick location used its grand opening event to support the Zeppole Guys, a local family business that was destroyed in an explosion. The academy donated a $2,000 grant and raised an additional $976 at the event.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2020-12-16. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/lightbridge-academy-in-east-brunswick-new-jersey-uses-grand-opening-event-to-support-the-zeppole-guys-2714509).*

## Story

After an explosion destroyed a local family business, the Zeppole Guys, Lightbridge Academy’s East Brunswick location used its grand opening event on October 24 to help the family raise funds, according to a recent CentralJersey.com article. Center Director Regina Silverii teamed up with the Zeppole Guys and donated a $2,000 grant on behalf of the academy while also raising an additional $976 at the event.

“We are overwhelmed with joy by the support and financial assistance we received from Lightbridge Academy,” Zeppolle Guys co-owner Joseph Squillante told CentralJersey.com “We were totally shocked when we got the call that Lightbridge Academy was stepping up to help out. After reading up on Lightbridge’s co-founder, Guy Falzarano, it’s clear that Lightbridge is committed to helping the local community.”

“My family is grateful that Guy has been generous enough to help us out after this devastating explosion,” Squillante continued.

“Lightbridge Academy was built on a foundation of family values,” Silverii told CentralJersey.com. “It is a place where owners, parents, children, staff, as well as the community, come together as a family to create a trusted ‘Circle of Care.’ There really is no better way to show that you are a company that truly cares than to demonstrate it through your actions.”

The event also included a petting zoo and COVID-safe games.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Education & Childcare (sector)
- family business (topic)
- Lightbridge Academy (company)
- grand opening event (topic)
- child care franchise (topic)
- local community support (topic)
- East Brunswick (location)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/lightbridge-academy-in-east-brunswick-new-jersey-uses-grand-opening-event-to-support-the-zeppole-guys-2714509). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/ec33bd12-7414-40f2-85e3-92e8f045d024).