LIVE UNITED
Outstanding Volunteers of the Year Awards Luncheon  
April 29, 2010

United Way of Volusia-Flagler Counties’ Volunteer Center and Bright House Networks are proud to again recognize outstanding volunteer achievement in Volusia and Flagler Counties. 

Congratulations to all of this year's winners and runners-up!

THE CRAZY 8 QUILTERS - RUNNER-UP FOR THE OUTSTANDING CIVIC GROUP AWARD: THIS GROUP BEGAN PROVIDING THEIR SERVICES TO FLORIDA HOSPITAL HOSPICE CARE IN 2007!!  IN FERBURARY 2009, THEY DONATED THEIR 100TH HAND-SEWN QUILT TO THE STUART F. MEYER HOSPICE HOUSE.  A LOCAL GROUP OF QUILTERS LED BY PALM COAST RESIDENT PAM TAYLOR, HAVE SINCE DONATED 46 MORE QUILTS TO THOSE RECEIVING HOSPICE SERVICES, SERVING APPROXIMATELY 1600 HOURS IN 2009. THESE QUILTS SYMBOLIZE WARMTH AND CARING—LIKE A GETTING A HUG, EVERY DAY.  

VOLUSIA HONOR AIR - OUTSTANDING CIVIC GROUP AWARD:  THESE MEN AND WOMEN ARE BINDING GENERATIONS TO EACH OTHER BY ENSURING THAT EVERY WORLD WAR II VETERAN HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO TOUR OUR NATION’S CAPITOL AND EXPERIENCE THE MONUMENT BUILT IN THEIR HONOR.  THREE ROTARY CLUBS IN THE GREATER DELAND AREA CAME TOGETHER THREE YEARS AGO TO FORM VOLUSIA HONOR AIR AS A WAY OF SAYING THANK YOU TO OUR WWII VETS. IN 2009, TWO FULL FLIGHTS OF VETERANS FROM ACROSS THE STATE WERE ESCORTED AND FLOWN FREE TO WASHINGTON D.C. MAKING CONNECTIONS… CHANGING LIVES AND THANKING OUR GREATEST GENERATION FOR THEIR SACRIFICE AND SERVICE.

AT&T PIONEER CLUB - RUNNER UP IN THE CORPORATE GROUP AWARD: THIS GROUP HAS PROVIDED OUTSTANDING VOLUNTEERISM TO INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES SERVED BY UCP’S DAY TRAINING PROGRAM—PROVIDING A HOLIDAY LUNCHEON FOR OVER 225 INDIVIDUALS.  FOR MANY OF UCP’S CLIENTS—THE ONLY HOT MEAL THEY WILL HAVE DURING THE HOLIDAYS IS THE ONE SPONSORED BY THE PIONEERS CLUB.  

THE DENTISTS OF THE FLAGLER FREE DENTAL CLINIC—DR. VERNON GORDON AND DR. TRAVIS RAY - CORPORATE GROUP AWARD WINNERS: ORAL HEALTH IS GIVEN VERY LITTLE IMPORTANCE IN THE SPECTRUM OF HEALTH UNLESS THERE IS PAIN TO SUCH AND EXTENT IT IMPACTS NUTRITION AND QUALITY OF LIFE. THANKS TO THESE VOLUNTEERS, FLAGLER FREE CLINIC PATIENTS HAVE A WAY OF GETTING URGENT DENTAL CARE. IN ORDER TO RECRUIT VOLUNTEER DENTISTS, THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SENT A LETTER TO 41 ACTIVE DENTISTS IN FLAGLER COUNTY—2 RESPONDED…DR GORDON AND DR RAY. BOTH SEE 6 TO 10 PATIENTS ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH. THESE PATIENTS ARE IN PAIN AND HAVE NO OTHER PLACE TO GO TO GET RELIEF. AFTER THE REMOVAL OF PAINFUL INFECTED TEETH, ONE PATIENT LEFT A VOICEMAIL WHERE SHE SAID “THANK YOU” (23) TIMES!

THE RED CROSS DISASTER “GO TEAM” - DISASTER RESPONSE GROUP AWARD: THIS GROUP SERVED A COMBINED 6-THOUSAND-SEVEN-HUNDRED-PLUS HOURS IN 2009, RESPONDING TO THREE SEPARATE COMMUNITY DISASTERS …DISTRIBUTING FOOD, WATER, CLEAN UP KITS, TARPS OR A HUG OR SOME BROAD SHOULDERS FOR CONVERSATION. THESE ARE THE BACKBONE OF OUR LOCAL RED CROSS. NOT ONLY ARE THEY THE RESPONSE TEAM FOR SINGLE FAMILY FIRES AND OTHER DISASTERS, THEY ARE THE TEAM THAT HELPS BUILD COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND WORK TO HELP MAKE OUR COMMUNITY BETTER PREPARED.

THE PRINCE OF PEACE, KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS #8791 - RUNNER-UP IN THE FAITH-BASED GROUP: FOR MANY YEARS NOW, THE KNIGHTS DONATE AND VOLUNTARILY SERVE BOTH AT THE ARC’S STAFF RECOGNITION LUNCHEON AND THEIR ANNUAL INSTALLATION DINNER. ADDITIONALLY, THEY ORGANIZE A TOOTSIE ROLL DRIVE WHICH SUPPORTS SELECTED LOCAL CHARITIES TO HELP WITH PROGRAMS AND SERVICES OFFERED THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY. 

RONALD HERMAN AND CHUCK HEACOCK - OUTSTANDING FAITH-BASED GROUP AWARD: THIS DUO STARTED SUPPORTING THE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER OF WEST VOLUSIA WITH THEIR CHURCH. THE TWO HAVE CONTINUED TO COME TO THE RESCUE OF THE CENTER BY PUTTING IN COUNTLESS HOURS TO REMODEL THE KITCHEN FOR THE WOMEN AND CHILDREN’S HOME, COMPLETING A FENCING PROJECT AND PAINTING THE EXTERIOR OF THE THRIFT STORE! WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OF THEIR VOLUNTEERS, LIKE RON AND CHUCK, THE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF THE WOMEN AND CHILDREN THAT RESIDE ON SITE.

ANN AND ANGIE ROBBINS - RUNNER-UP IN THE FAMILY VOLUNTEER GROUP: THIS DUO SPENDS THEIR TIME BRINGING AWARENESS TO THE COMMUNITY OF THE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT THE ARC PROVIDES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES AS WELL AS MUCH NEEDED REVENUE FOR THE AGENCY. ANN AND HER DAUGHTER ANGIE VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME DURING THE YEAR SERVING ON THE ARC’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ON THE VOLUNTEER PANEL OF THE FAMILY AND STAFF TEAM. THEY’VE WORKED TOGETHER TO ORGANIZE FUND RAISERS FOR THE ARC AND EVEN PUT TOGETHER A COOKBOOK. 

JON AND ANITA GREAVES - OUTSTANDING FAMILY AWARD: TOGETHER SERVED AN AVERAGE OF 35 HOURS A MONTH IN 2009!THE IMPACT OF THEIR GENEROSITY HAS GIVEN THE WOMEN, CHILDREN AND STAFF AT PROJECT WARM AND STEWART-MARCHMAN-ACT BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE AN ENHANCED SENSE OF PRIDE. IN ADDITION TO SERVING ON THE S-M-A FOUNDATION BOARD, JON HAS ASSISTED WITH MAJOR BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS SUCH AS COMPLETELY RENOVATING 10 RESIDENTIAL ROOMS. ANITA, WITH HER EXTENSIVE HOME-MOTHERING TALENTS BEGAN WORKING WITH THE WOMEN ON A COMMUNITY GARDEN PROJECT, AS WELL AS OTHER CRAFTY PROJECTS. JON AND ANITA HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY GENEROUS CREATING A BETTER, MORE WONDERFUL ENVIROMENT FOR THE WOMEN AT PROJECT WARM TO LEARN HOW TO LIVE A CLEAN AND SOBER, HAPPY LIFE WITH THEIR CHILDREN—ONE DAY AT A TIME FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES.

AMI-KIDS VOLUSIA—THE VOLUSIA COUNTY AMERICAN MARINE INSTITUTE - RUNNER-UP IN THE YOUTH GROUP: THIS GROUP WAS NOMINATED AS A WAY TO RECOGNIZE THEIR EFFORTS ASSISTING THE ARC OF VOLUSIA WITH ONE OF THEIR FUNDRAISING EVENTS.  IT WAS AN EVENT THAT WAS PROBABLY MORE IMPACTFUL FOR THE YOUTH RATHER THAN THE ARC. THIS IS A GROUP OF STUDENTS IN A PROGRAM DEDICATED TO PROVIDING OUR COMMUNITIES’ TROUBLED YOUTH A PROMISING FUTURE.  ASSISTING WITH THE ARC’S SPAGHETTI LUNCH FUND RAISER GAVE STUDENTS THE CHANCE TO EXPERIENCE FIRST HAND THE IMPORTANCE OF VOLUNTEERING IN OUR COMMUNITY. THE IMPORTANCE OF SHOWING OUR YOUNG ADULTS THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND HOW THEY CAN CONTRIBUTE AND LEND A HAND IS PRICELESS. A-M-I—MORE THAN MET THE CHALLENGE. 

THE YOUTH ADVISORY SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE CITY OF DELTONA - OUTSTANDING YOUTH GROUP AWARD: THESE STUDENTS SERVED 485.25 HOURS IN 2009—ALL WHILE JUGGLING SCHOOL, EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, AND JOBS. THEY ARE THE VOICE OF THE YOUTH IN THEIR COMMUNITY.  WHETHER IT WAS WORKING AT THE CITY’S EASTER EGGSTRAVAGANZA, HOSTING A DANCE FOR TEENS, ORGANIZING A FOOD DRIVE—THEY CONTINUALLY EXPRESS A NEED TO HELP THEIR COMMUNITY—DEDICATED, SELFLESS, ENTHUSIASTIC AND TOTALLY COMMITTED TO EACH PROJECT…SHOWING GREAT LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND DISPLAYING A WILLING ATTITUDE.

MICHAEL BECKER - RUNNER-UP INDIVIDUAL ADULT AWARD: MICHAEL ALWAYS GO THAT EXTRA MILE FOR THE PATIENTS OF HOSPICE OF VOLUSIA-FLAGLER—SHARING HIS PASSION AND GIFT OF HIS SINGING AND SONGWRITING-TOUCHING SO MANY PEOPLE IN NOT ONLY HOSPICE BUT OUR COMMUNITY AS WELL.  MR. BECKER PLAYS THE GUITAR AND SINGS TO PATIENTS, FAMILIES AND STAFF IN THE CARE CENTER, FOR MEMORIAL SERVICES AND THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. FEW VOLUNTEERS HAVE NOT ONLY THE HOSPICE HEART, BUT THE TALENT AND DEDICATION THAT MIKE GIVES TO THE PATIENTS EVERY DAY. ONE PATIENT, AS HIS DYING WISH, BUILT A SAILBOAT OUT OF WOOD. MIKE ACCOMPANIED HIM TO HELP LAUNCH THAT BOAT FOR THE FIRST TIME.

BARBARA QUADARA - ADULT INDIVIDUAL VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARD: BARBARA SERVED  5,876 HOURS IN 2009—VOLUNTEERING HER ENTIRE SUMMER TO HELP RUN THE SUMMER CAMP FOR THE DISABLED OFFERED THROUGH THE CITY OF PALM COAST. AS A RESULT OF BARBARA’S CONTINUED DEDICATION, GENEROSITY AND SUPPORT OF THE SPECIAL OLYMPIC PROGRAM, MANY OF THE ATHLETES REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO JOINING A NEW SPORTS SEASON BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT COACH BARBARA WILL BE THERE TO GUIDE AND MENTOR THEM.  

CHRISTINA FREDERICK-RECASCINO - RUNNER-UP FOR THE INDIVIDUAL ADULT EDUCATION AWARD: TINA HAS BEEN ACTIVELY INVOLVED WITH GIRL SCOUTING FOR MORE THAN TWO YEARS, SITTING ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE GIRL SCOUTS OF CITRUS COUNCIL AND DEVOTING MANY HOURS TO BOARD ACTIVITES AS WELL AS THE SUPPORT OF GIRL PROGRAMS AND SPECIAL EVENTS. TINA PLAYED A PIVOTAL ROLE IN PROMOTING THE COMMUNITY COVENANT INVOLVEMENT, DEDICATED TO SUPPORT FAMILIES OF OUR ACTIVE MILITARY. HER DEDICATION TO THE COUNCIL’S 18-THOUSAND GIRLS HELPS TO CONTINUE TO BUILD GIRLS OF COURAGE, CONFIDENCE AND CHARACTER WHO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE.

VERONICA WILLIAMS - WINNER FOR THE OUTSTANDING EDUCATION AWARD: VERONICA STARTED MENTORING AT HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL IN DELTONA AT THE START OF THE 2009-2010 YEAR.  BY MEETING WITH A STUDENT ONE OR TWO TIMES A WEEK, HE WENT FROM BEING A “FREQUENT FLYER” IN THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL’S OFFICE FOR DISCIPLINE TO ONLY HAVING ONE DISCIPLINE RECORD DURING THE ENTIRE FIRST NINE WEEKS OF SCHOOL. HAVING MS. WILLIAMS AS A MENTOR HAS TRULY HELPED TO STEER THIS STUDENT BACK INTO THE RIGHT DIRECTION. HIS GPA WENT FROM A 2.17 TO A 3.08 IN THIS SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. HE IS QUOTED AS SAYING “SHE REALLY GOT ME TO FOCUS ON SCHOOL WORK. SHE TEACHES ME HOW TO STUDY AND WITH IMPROVING MY ATTITUDE.”

THE HONORABLE S. JAMES FOXMAN - OUTSTANDING SENIOR RUNNER-UP JUDGE FOXMAN IS COMMITTED TO HELPING THE COMMUNITY BETTER UNDERSTAND ADDICTION AND MENTAL ILLNESS, PROVIDING OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AS CHAIRMAN OF THE STEWART-MARCHMAN-ACT BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.  JUDGE FOXMAN SELECTION AS CHAIRMAN AS BASED ON THE RECOGNITION OF HIS COMMUNITY COMMITMENT, INTEGRITY AND SENSE OF FAIRNESS. IN 2009, HE LED THE SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ORGANIZATION’S MERGER AND THE SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF SERVICES AT THE VINCE CARTER SANCTUARY IN BUNNELL—THE AGENCY’S NEWEST PROGRAM.

CARLA HARTZ TRAISTER: OUTSTANDING SENIOR AWARD: A SELF-STARTER WHO WHOLE-HEARTEDLY THROWS HERSELF INTO WHAT SHE BELIEVES TRANSLATES HER IDEA INTO REALITY.  CARLA SAW THE NEED FOR A COLD-WEATHER SHELTER AND WORKED DILIGENTLY TO FIND A SOLUTION FOR THE HOMELESS IN FLAGLER COUNTY, WORKING WITH A LOCAL PASTOR TO DEVELOP THE FLAGLER COUNTY COLD-WEATHER SHELTER COALITION. ALSO IN THE SPRING OF 2009, AS MORE AND MORE FAMILIES WERE FINDING THEMSELVES HOMELESS AND ASKING FOR HELP, A VISION TEAM WAS PUT IN PLACE, WITH CARLA AS THE VICE CHAIR AND DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, FOR WHAT IS NOW THE SHELTERING TREE.

MISS JENNIFER CHERRY - INDIVIDUAL YOUTH RUNNER-UP: A YOUNG WOMAN WHO BELIEVES IN BRINGING JOY TO OTHERS THROUGH SIMPLE GESTURES.  JENNIFER HAS MADE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON MANY OF THE RESIDENTS AT THE ORANGE CITY NURSING AND REHAB CENTER. IN FACT ONE RESIDENT HAD EVEN TOLD HER, “YOUR VOLUNTEERING HERE HAS GIVEN ME SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO.” JENNIFER IS ALSO NOW EVEN IN CHARGE OF LEADING THE NEW VOLUNTEER ORIENTATIONS AT THE CENTER. A STUDIOUS YOUNG LADY WHO IS WILLING TO GIVE HERSELF IN A VARIETY OF PLACES—A TRAIT MANY ADMIRE.

MR. LIEF KIRKLAND FOX - OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL YOUTH AWARD:  A YOUNG MAN WHO HAS AN EAGERNESS TO ASSIST OTHERS THAT CANNOT BE UNDERESTIMATED. HE IS PROACTIVE, SELF-MOTIVATING AND A GREAT EXAMPLE TO HIS PEERS AT NEW SMYRNA BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL WHERE HE BECAME THE SELF APPOINTED MEDIA ASSISTANT.  IN ADDITION TO HIS WORK AT NEW SMYRNA BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL, LIEF ALSO SPENT AN UNTOLD NUMBER OF HOURS IN 2009 CREATING A WEBSITE FOR THE OAK HILL COMMUNITY TRUST, A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION IN HIS NEIGHBORHOOD. LIEF’S KNOWLEDGE OF COMPUTERS, GENTLE SPIRIT OF SERVICE AND KIND MANNER ALLOW THE TEAM TO FUNCTION AT A MUCH HIGHER LEVEL OF EFFICIENCY.

VOLUSIA-FLAGLER COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS BRIDGE OF HOPE REVITILIZATION PROJECT SUPPORTED BY MITCHELL NOEL INSURANCE AGENCY AND LC PAINTING & SON- LOCAL MAKE A DIFFERENCE DAY PROJECT OF THE YEAR AWARD.  MAKE A DIFFERENCE DAY IS KNOWN AS THE “NATIONAL DAY OF DOING GOOD,” DESIGNED TO MOBILIZE CITIZENS IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE.
LAST YEAR OVER 60 PROJECTS WERE COMPLETED IN FLAGLER AND VOLUSIA COUNTIES. OUR AWARD WINNING PROJECT CERTAINLY DEMONSTRATES THE NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS CONCEPT WHICH MAKE A DIFFERENCE DAY HAS BECOME KNOWN FOR. THE BRIDGE OF HOPE HOT MEAL PROGRAM OPENED ITS DOORS 6 YEARS AGO AND ALSO HAS SERVED AS A COLD WEATHER AND HURRICANE SHELTER FOR THE HOMELESS WHEN NEEDED. THE KITCHEN HAS SERVED MORE THAN 500,000 MEALS SINCE IT OPENED, WITH BETWEEN 250 AND 350 SERVED DAILY. 15 VOLUNTEERS FROM MICHELL NOEL INSURANCE AND LC PAINTING TEAMED UP TO DEEP CLEAN AND PAINT THE BRIDGE OF HOPE KITCHEN. THIS IS A COMMERCIAL TYPE KITCHEN AND THEREFORE IS INSPECTED BY THE HEALTH DEPT. ON A REGULAR BASIS SO HAVING A DEEP CLEANING ASSURED PASSING INSPECTION AND CONTINUING TO PROVIDE UNINTERRUPTED HOT MEALS TO THOSE IN NEED. THIS EFFORT SAVED THE ORGANIZATION MORE THAN $4,000 IN LABOR AND TIME. DOLLARS SPENT ON ADDITIONAL FOOD PRODUCTS AND SUPPORT OF THE HOT MEAL PROGRAM.

VOLUSIA HONOR AIR - 2009 LIVE UNITED COMMUNITY AWARD

If you have any questions or comments, please contact Laura Zublionis in the Volunteer Center at (386) 366-9080 or e-mail lzublionis@unitedwayvfc.org.

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This Year's Nominee's

Adult Category
Name	City	Nominating Agency
Barbara Quadara	Palm Coast, FL	Special Olympics FL, Flagler County
Shimene Shepard-Ryan	Port Orange, FL	Community Legal Services of Mid-FL
Al Cote	Ormond Beach, FL	United Cerebral Palsy of East Central FL
Bonnie Quatrocci	Daytona Beach, FL	Family Renew Community
Bruce Page	Palm Coast, FL	United Way of Volusia Flagler Counties
Michael Becker	Deltona, FL	Halifax Health Hospice Volusia/Flagler
Arthur J. Byrnes, Sr.	Holly Hill, FL	The Arc of Volusia, Inc.
Senior Category
Name	City	Nomination Agency
June Gately	Daytona Beach, FL	Department of Juvenile Justice
Rose Miller	Deltona	City of Deltona
Becki Smith	Ormond Beach, FL	UCP of East Central Florida
Carla Hartz Traister	Flagler Beach, FL	Flagler County Cold-Weather Shelter/The Sheltering Tree
Paul Jones	Deland, FL	The House Next Door
Johnnie Newmon	Daytona Beach, FL	American Red Cross
Marion Rabin	Ormond Beach, FL	The Arc of Volusia, Inc.
Shelly Wawrzonek	Edgewater, FL	Halifax Health Hospice of Volusia/Flagler
S. James Foxman	New Smyrna Beach	Stewart-Marchman-Act Behavioral Health
Rand Spiwak	Ormond Beach	Volusia-Flagler Family YMCA
Frank Thomas	New Smyrna Beach	New Smyrna Beach Middle School
Ralph Gillam	New Smyrna Beach	Boys and Girls Club/Aretha Bell Unit
Rohn Woodhouse	Ormond Beach	Halifax Habitat for Humanity
Youth Category
Name	City	Nominating Agency
Arthur J. Byrnes, III	Holly Hill, FL	The Arc of Volusia, Inc
Amber Bayliff	Ormond Beach, FL	Seabreeze High School
Lief Kirkland Fox	Oak Hill, FL	New Smyrna Beach Middle School
Jennifer Cherry	Deltona	Deltona High School
Youth Group Category
Name	City	Nominating Agency
Youth Advisory Sub-Committee	Deltona, FL	City of Deltona
Volusia County AMI (American Marine Institute)	Daytona Beach	The ARC of Volusia, Inc.
Corporate Category
Name	City	Nominating Agency
Flagler County Free Dental Clinic	Bunnell, FL	Flagler County Health Department
Strategic Nonprofit Alliance Partnership (SNAP)/James Moore & Co, PL, CPAs & Consultants	Daytona Beach, FL	The Arc of Volusia, Inc.
ISC Motorsports	Daytona Beach, FL	UCP of East Central Florida
AT&T Pioneer Club	Ormond Beach	UCP Of East Central Florida
Education Category
Name	City	Nomination Agency
Veronica Williams	Deltona, FL	Heritage Middle School
Christina Frederick-Recasano	Ormond Beach, FL	Girl Scouts of Citrus Council
Civic Category
Volusia Honor Air	Deland, FL	Volusia County Council
Crazy 8 Quilters	Palm Coast, FL	Florida Hospital Hospice Care
Hacienda Veterans	Edgewater, FL	Halifax Health Hospice of Volusia/Flagler Counties
Junior League of Daytona Beach	Daytona Beach, FL	Health Start Coalition of Flagler & Volusia Counties
Oceanside Rotary Club	Port Orange, FL	The Arc of Volusia, Inc.
Disaster Group Category
Name	City	Nominating Agency
Red Cross “Disaster Team Volunteers”	Daytona Beach	American Red Cross Coast to Coast Chapter
Faith Based Category
Name	City	Nominating Agency
Prince of Peace Knights of Columbus Council No. 8791	Ormond Beach, FL	The Arc of Volusia, Inc.
Ronald Herman and Chuck Heacock	DeLand	The Neighborhood Center of West Volusia
Family Category
Name	City	Nominating Agency
Robbins Family	Lake Helen, FL	The Arc of Volusia, Inc.
Jon and Anita Greaves	Ormond Beach, FL	Stewart-Marchman-Act Behavioral Healthcare
Local Make A Difference Day Project of the Year Category
Volunteers	City	Project Site/Agency Served
Mitchell Noel Insurance & LC Painting	Ormond Beach	Volusia/Flagler Coalition for the Homeless-Bridge of Hope Kitchen Revitalization
New Smyrna Beach HS PTSA	NSB	NSB High School Sports Program
US Navy	Daytona Beach	Serenity House

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Our Sponsors

A Huge thanks to all of the other sponsors that make this event possible! 
 Special thanks to Bright House Networks as our presenting sponsor. 

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THANK YOU ALSO TO THE CITIES OF DAYTONA BEACH, FLAGLER BEACH, ORMOND BEACH, AND PORT ORANGE AS WELL AS FLAGLER AND VOLUSIA COUNTIES FOR ALSO PROCLAIMING APRIL AS VOLUNTEER MONTH HERE LOCALLY.