Meet the 2019 비바카지노 Viva Bell Award recipients
The 비바카지노 Viva Spirit of Louisville Foundation announces 10 recipients of the 2019 비바카지노 Viva Bell Awards and 2 recipients of the 비바카지노 Viva Bell Awards Youth Service Honor.
The Bell Awards program recognizes individuals who have demonstrated the true 맥스카지노spirit of Louisville맥스카지노 through selfless volunteer efforts and seeks to inspire all residents to engage in community service.
In addition to the 12 비바카지노 Viva Bell Award honorees, the Foundation and Mayor Greg Fischer will present the 맥스카지노Mayor맥스카지노s Spirit of Louisville Award맥스카지노 to Dr. Muhammad Babar, and the Foundation and Churchill Downs will present the inaugural 맥스카지노John Asher Spirit Award맥스카지노to Scott Davenport.
비바카지노 Viva BELL AWARD RECIPIENTS
Fred Bennett (Louisville 40205) 맥스카지노 A volunteer at TWIGS gift shop located in Norton Women맥스카지노s and Children맥스카지노s Hospital, Fred Bennett is well known as 맥스카지노the candy man.맥스카지노 For 13 years, he맥스카지노s handled ordering, stocking, and organizing the candy for sale. Mr. Bennett also serves as treasurer for the TWIGS Executive Board, and is active with all their fundraising projects, including the Festival of Trees and Lights. In 2018, TWIGS raised more than $180,000 for the foundation. In addition, he is active with Harvey Browne Memorial Presbyterian Church.
Angela Bischoff (Shepherdsville 40165) 맥스카지노 A former foster parent, Angela Bischoff saw first-hand the needs of children in the foster care system. She founded the non-profit organization, Hope맥스카지노s Closet, to provide basic essentials such as clothing, toiletries, school supplies and more for children who many times have only the clothes on their back when entering into foster care. Hope맥스카지노s Closet allows foster families to shop for free and operates solely on donations. In addition, Ms. Bischoff mentors foster families, offering encouragement and helpful tips.
Joyce Ann Bridge (Louisville 40241) 맥스카지노 Ms. Bridge has been the volunteer President of the National Council of Jewish Women for the past five years. One of her proudest moments is the organization맥스카지노s efforts to help the Jefferson Family Recovery Court (JFRC) become reinstated in September 2018. The JFRC offers supervised substance abuse treatment and support for families dealing with drug-related charges. She also volunteers for Gilda맥스카지노s Club, Speed Art Museum, Windy Hills Home Association, Flower Buds and Kentucky Refugee Ministries.
Fran Brown (Louisville 40245) 맥스카지노 St. Elizabeth Catholic Charities has a wonderful Ambassador with Fran Brown. Involved in every aspect of their organization, she provides leadership, fundraising and direct client service. She started sewing and cooking classes at the Women and Children맥스카지노s Emergency Shelter and has volunteered with her church맥스카지노s Homebound Prison Ministries. A retired special education teacher with the Jefferson County Public Schools, Ms. Brown also serves on the St. Meinrad Board of Overseers.
Taylor Deibel (Louisville 40241) 맥스카지노 Taylor Deibel맥스카지노s daughter, Jamie, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia at the age of 12. From that moment, she made it her mission to fundraise for research to help find a cure for childhood cancer. She organized the first school shaving event at St. Albert the Great. Seventeen years later, her daughter is cancer free, and the St. Albert-St. Baldrick맥스카지노s event has raised more than $1 million dollars. Taylor has also volunteered with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Light the Night Walk and Team In Training.
Gage Donohue (Jeffersonville, IN 47130) 맥스카지노 Gage Donohue works to raise awareness and erase the stigma of depression and mental illness. She founded the Kentucky Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and leads two Survivors of Suicide Support Groups. Having lost her young daughter to suicide 26 years ago, Ms. Donohue wants to help save lives and bring hope to those affected by suicide. She has chaired walks, coordinates training programs, and distributes Survivor Packets to schools, funeral homes, hospitals, and more.
Pam Greenwell (Louisville 40205) 맥스카지노 Pam Greenwell has served on the Library Foundation for the past 12 years and is currently President of the Friends of the Library Group. She meets with Metro Council members, attends budget meetings and represents the interests of current and future library patrons. Five years ago, she established the Lighthouse Tutoring Program in the Newburg area, organizing and recruiting volunteers for the weekly program. Ms. Greenwell has also volunteered with Kentucky Refugee Ministries, Louisville Forum and Western High School.
Pat Hargadon (Shelbyville 40064) 맥스카지노 Pat Hargadon has been an innovative volunteer with Metro United Way for 3 decades. With a family legacy of farming, he created a concept to bring farmers together to address food insecurity in Shelby County. His first endeavor raised $6,000, and Farmers Feeding Families became a working program that has raised more than $40,000 in two years. In addition to community advisory board positions, Mr. Hargadon has been active with the Lincoln Heritage Council Boy Scouts of America and the Church of the Annunciation.
Micki Thomas (Louisville 40223) 맥스카지노 Volunteers of America-MidStates seeks to create a positive change with the vulnerable populations they serve, and Micki Thomas uses her talents to help fulfill that mission. She provides interior design for their facilities, handling every detail from ordering supplies to refurbishing furniture and painting original art pieces. Her work provides a warm welcome to families and helps create a safe and comforting environment. Ms. Thomas also has a therapy dog and volunteers with WAGS (Wonderful Animals Giving Support).
Lois Windhorst (Louisville 40223) 맥스카지노 Lois Windhorst founded the first chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) in 1981. She has provided judicial advocacy in courtrooms, held memorials and press conferences throughout Kentucky and challenged state laws on DUI. Without her pioneering efforts, MADD Kentucky would not be the organization it is today. Ms. Windhorst has also volunteered for 맥스카지노Pearls and Pumps맥스카지노 which supports cancer care for Baptist Health, as well as the Foster Brooks Pro-Celebrity Golf Tournament.
비바카지노 Viva BELL AWARD YOUTH SERVICE HONOR RECIPIENTS
Brooklyn Roller (Cox맥스카지노s Creek 40013)맥스카지노 On any given week, Brooklyn is involved 5-10 hours a week with charitable work for Blessings in a Backpack, BETA, the Dream Factory, Opal맥스카지노s Dream Foundation, Salvation Army, Toys for Tots, Wayside Christian Mission and more. A student at Thomas Nelson High School, Brooklyn is also active at Southeast Christian Church. At the young age of 9, Brooklyn won the title of Little Miss Kentucky/America. Since that time, she has used that platform to encourage and inspire other young girls that volunteering and community service is cool.
Madison Erin Roy (Louisville 40291) 맥스카지노 Madison became a co-author at the age of 9 with her first book, 맥스카지노Flowers A Girl with Leukemia.맥스카지노 A realistic fiction of a little girl struggling with the disease, proceeds from the sale of this book are donated to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society맥스카지노s mission, to date $15,000. The following year she wrote a second book, 맥스카지노Petethra맥스카지노s Secret,맥스카지노 about a little girl with sickle cell anemia. A student at Whitefield Academy, Madison volunteers and fundraises for LLS, the Sickle Cell Association of Kentuckiana and the YMCA of Greater Louisville. Madison also hosts a weekly radio show on WLOU and has organized read-ins at Newburg Library.
The 2019 비바카지노 Viva Bell Awards, presented by the Republic Bank Foundation, will be held at the Omni Commonwealth Ballroom on Thursday, October 3rd at 6 pm. Reservations to the dinner and awards ceremony can be made by contacting 비바카지노 Viva, 893-3671, or logging onto by September 27th. A special one-hour telecast of The 비바카지노 Viva Bell Awards will air on 비바카지노 Viva Saturday, October 12thfrom 8:00-9:00 pm.
Celebrating its 42nd year, the 비바카지노 Viva Spirit of Louisville Foundation was formed to oversee the annual Bell Awards program. The 2019 Executive Committee of the Spirit of Louisville Foundation are Vicky Weber/Civic Volunteer, Sharon Meade/Brown Forman, Trish Osborn/Central Bank Jill Bell/Passport Health, and Glenn Haygood/비바카지노 Viva-TV.