The
38th Annual Mayors’ Volunteer Awards were presented by the Volunteer Center of
Cedar Valley on Tuesday, April 12 at the Five Sullivan Brothers Convention
Center. The awards program, which recognizes outstanding volunteers in the
Cedar Valley, included a luncheon with 150 attendees. Award categories this
year included the Volunteer Award, which recognizes the accomplishments of
outstanding volunteers regardless of age or years of service. The Outstanding
Emerging Volunteer Award, which was open to those age 19-35. And the Lifetime
Achievement Award that was open to any nominee with 20+ years of volunteerism
in the Cedar Valley
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nominees received certificates from Mayor Jim Brown (Cedar Falls), Mayor Doug
Faas (Evansdale), and Mayor Pro Tem Ron Welper (Waterloo) and the Greater Cedar
Valley Alliance and Chamber Ambassadors.
The
2016 winners were: Ronnie Bankston nominated by Waterloo Community Schools; Allison Bright nominated by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Iowa;
Hazel Brown nominated by Allen Hospital; Reed Craft nominated by National
Cattle Congress Board of Directors and the Salvation Army Board of Directors; Edward DePaepe nominated
by Big brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Iowa; Karen Ernst nominated by Boys
and Girls Clubs of the Cedar Valley; Grace Fennelly
nominated by Allen Hospital; Roger and Vicki Neessen nominated by Western Home Communities; Vi Reetz nominated by Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare; Vicki Schueler nominated by North Star Community Services; Brianne Stewart nominated
by Waterloo Community Schools; Gwen Timmerman nominated by Donna Timmerman; Jim Ward nominated by
Northeast Iowa Food Bank.
The
Mayors and Chamber Ambassadors selected 12 Mayors’ Volunteer Award winners.
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