What's New at Volunteers of America Ohio River Valley

Action Team Captain Receives Scholarship

Our congratulations to Seton High School Action Team Captain Mary McDonald for receiving a $1,000 scholarship from the Major League Baseball Players Trust. Her passion and enthusiasm to help train the next generation of volunteers through the Cincinnati Action Teams has made a valuable contribution to the Cincinnati community.

2008 Booth Spirit Award Recipients Announced

The 2008 Booth Spirit Awards Committee and Volunteers of America Ohio River Valley extend our congratulations to the recipients of this year’s Booth Spirit Awards:

CORPORATE REPRESENTATIVE OR CORPORATION

Ø Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati

LEGAL/LAW ENFORCEMENT OR REPRESENTATIVE

Ø Captain Howard Niemeier, Newport Police Department

Ø Citizens’ Police Academy for the Hearing Impaired, Cincinnati Police Department - Sgt. Lisa Crisafi, Clerk Typist Monica Ervin, Sgt. Thomas Tanner, Police Officer Kathleen Newsom, Capt. Paul Broxterman

MEDIA REPRESENTATIVE OR STATION

Ø Mr. David G. Miller

GREATER CINCINNATI VOLUNTEER

Ø John “Tad” Lawrence

Ø Susan Young

COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION

Ø New Beginnings Church (Pastor Marvin Knobloch)

Ø Interfaith Hospitality Network (Bob Moore, Director)

MAYOR'S CHOICE AWARD

Ø Mr. Eddie Leonard

Volunteers of America Ohio River Valley will publicly honor the winners of this year’s Booth Spirit Awards at an Awards Luncheon to be held on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. at The Cintas Center, 1624 Herald Avenue, Cincinnati. For more information about the Awards and Luncheon, please contact us at 513-381-1954.

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