Meet the 2022 비바카지노 Viva Bell Award recipients
The 비바카지노 Viva Spirit of Louisville Foundation will commemorate the 45th anniversary of the 비바카지노 Viva Bell Awards and present the 2022 비바카지노 Viva Bell Awards on Oct. 6 at the legendary Churchill Downs Millionaires Row. The Bell Awards program recognizes ten adults and two high school youths who have demonstrated the true "Spirit of Louisville" through selfless volunteer efforts and seeks to inspire all residents to engage in community service.
Each adult Bell Award recipient will receive a $500 charity grant from Presenting Sponsor Republic Bank, and the two Youth Service Honor Recipients will receive a $1,000 cash scholarship award from the Brown-Forman Corporation.
In addition to the 12 비바카지노 Viva Bell Award honorees, the Foundation and Mayor Greg Fischer will present the "Mayor맥스카지노s Spirit of Louisville Award" to Anthony Smith, and the Foundation and Churchill Downs will present the "John Asher Spirit Award" to Pat Day.
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Jack Banbury (Prospect 40059) 맥스카지노 Jack Banbury helps in the fight against food insecurity by volunteering with all of Dare to Care맥스카지노s programs. He works with the mobile pantries helping distribute groceries, assisting shoppers at the mobile markets, sorting and bags produce at the distribution center, and helping prepare kids' cafe meals in the community kitchen. In addition, Jack volunteers with the Franciscan Kitchen several times a month and reads the newspaper and printed articles for blind and disabled people through Radio Eye Community Services. You맥스카지노ll also find Jack Banbury volunteering with the Knights of Columbus during the annual winter coat drive.
Jonathan Berkley (Charlestown, IN 47111) 맥스카지노 Jonathan Berkley is active with the Charlestown Youth Football and Basketball programs as a volunteer coach. Upon seeing the need firsthand, Jonathan started the 맥스카지노JB Foundation,맥스카지노 to assist students struggling with lunch debt. Since its inception, the foundation has helped pay off student lunch debt and purchase the equipment a young athlete needs to participate in the Charlestown sporting programs. Drawing from his own life experiences, Jonathan Berkley serves as a role model, mentor, and inspiration for at-risk youths.
Thomas Bowman (Louisville 40202) 맥스카지노 Thomas Bowman volunteers weekly at the St. John맥스카지노s Center, answering phones, assisting with signing in clients, inventory donated supplies, and administrative tasks for the shelter and social services programs. For more than 20 years, he has greeted individuals and helped bring hope and dignity to a population struggling to find stability. He even maintained his regular volunteer schedule while undergoing cancer treatment several years ago. Mr. Bowman goes above and beyond, following up with clients in recovery, providing support and establishing lasting relationships.
Pam Conway (Louisville 40204) 맥스카지노 Pam began volunteering as an English teacher for the Backside Learning Center in 2019. Since then, she has taken on the role of board president, overseeing the center맥스카지노s programs, and activities, planning retreats, and recruiting new volunteers. The Backside Learning Center is a valued asset for many racetrack workers who receive tutoring, and Pam Conway is at the forefront of ensuring an efficient process. Her career as achievement center director for Assumption High School undergirds her commitment to education and assisting those with a desire to learn.
Douglas Foster (Louisville 40243) 맥스카지노 Doug Foster has volunteered with Bluegrass Honor Flight since 2008, serving as guardian, bus captain, mission director and board chairman. He has flown on 27 missions with the honored veterans and been the Mission Director on many. He led a GE team through 10 years of Elfun Society projects throughout Louisville, building decks, ramps, etc., and served 27 years with the Louisville Power Squadron working on boating safety and education projects. He currently serves with the Middletown Lions, including board membership at Lions Camp Crescendo, as well as Hosparus doing service and recognition for Veteran Clients.
Elizabeth Fust (Louisville 40206) 맥스카지노 Liz Fust suffered a spinal cord stroke in 2006 that left her paraplegic and a wheelchair user. After receiving excellent care from Frazier Rehab, she began volunteering and raising philanthropic support for Frazier Rehab맥스카지노s Spinal Cord Medicine Program and its Community Fitness and Wellness (CFW) gym. In 2018, she founded Gathering Strength 맥스카지노 a tax-exempt nonprofit 맥스카지노 to empower people with disabilities. She and Gathering Strength provide a financial assistance program to help people with disabilities who live on low incomes participate in the totally accessible exercise opportunities at the CFW gym.
Jeremy Harrell (Shelbyville 40065) 맥스카지노 A tireless advocate for veterans and first responders in the greater Kentucky region, Jeremy Harrell understands Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) firsthand. Despite his own challenges from his service, he started the nonprofit organization Veteran맥스카지노s Club Inc. in 2017 to connect veterans and first responders struggling with suicide, homelessness, Traumatic Brain Injury, and PTSD. Jeremy has led veterans, service members, first responders and their family members in more than1,000 events and over 350 Equine facilitated mentoring sessions at their facility in Taylorsville, Ky. In addition, Jeremy Harrell volunteers with Southeast Christian Church and is a Team Leader with Mighty Oaks Foundation.
Dr. Joseph Jacobi, (Louisville 40207) 맥스카지노 For twelve years Dr. Jacobi has volunteered extensively with WaterStep, working locally and internationally to provide safe water. He was part of the team that developed and patented a portable chlorine bleach maker to make a disinfectant easily and inexpensively; he also co-leads the WaterStep manufacturing team to build lifesaving water treatment equipment. He맥스카지노s co-director of the Louisville Dental Society Free Smiles Clinic at the Family Community Clinic and mentors the University of Louisville Pre Dental Society for undergraduates. He often serves as a volunteer dentist at Remote Area Medical Clinics, taking a team of students with him to help serve the dental needs of the underserved.
Maria Marquez (Shelbyville 40065) 맥스카지노 Maria Marquez is a trusted advocate for the patients at Mercy Medical Clinic where she translates difficult, sensitive and personal medical information. Despite her 86 years of age, Maria is full of energy and stands throughout a medical appointment to ensure a patient fully understands every detail being communicated. She volunteers an average of 24 hours a week and is quick to fill whatever need is present, be it answering phones or greeting guests. In addition, Maria Marquez has volunteered with the Encore Thrift Shop and the food pantry distribution at the Moesser House Senior Living Facility.
Patricia Williams (Louisville 40272) 맥스카지노 A strong voice for economic and workplace opportunities for minorities and other under-served groups, Patricia Williams serves on several boards, including the Kentuckiana Works Regional Workforce Innovation Board and the Kentucky Society for Human Resource Management State Council. Patricia has been a mentor for Louisville Metropolitan College, the University of Louisville, and Sullivan University for more than five years and developed a course to support career development and certifications for HR professionals. Patricia Williams is also a regular volunteer at the Women맥스카지노s Healing Place, Hotel Louisville and with Kosair Charities.
비바카지노 Viva BELL AWARD YOUTH SERVICE HONOR RECIPIENTS
Qasim Haider (Prospect 40059) 맥스카지노 Qasim Haider volunteers with World Sight, an international organization that treats curable eye diseases for free in third-world countries. He has participated in four mission trips to Iraq with this organization, his first taking place while he was still in elementary school. He began a tutoring program for struggling youth within the refugee community in Louisville, an effort that grew to over 100 students. Upon receiving certification, Qasim established Share the Light Inc., an online tutoring service that now reaches countless students in 8 different states. Attending North Oldham High School, Qasim has been class president for his freshman, sophomore and junior years; and started the school맥스카지노s first-ever multicultural club, and was admitted into the Governor맥스카지노s Scholars Program, Governor맥스카지노s School for Entrepreneur's; and Governor맥스카지노s School for the Arts.
Nora Lucas (Louisville 40229) 맥스카지노 Nora serves on the Student Advisory Board for RAK Louisville (Random Acts of Kindness). She recruits friends and fellow students at Male High School to serve with projects and events, such as the Yard Raking Project for widows from Okolona Christian Church where she coordinated, organized teams, and led by example. Nora is very creative and is crocheting stuffed animals and blankets to accompany a mission team for distribution to children in Africa. Nora was instrumental in setting up the Blue Lick Elementary Outdoor Pantry, from installation to ensuring student food drives keep it stocked throughout the year. Nora has also helped sort shoes for WaterStep International and packed meals through Lifeline for Honduras.
MAYOR맥스카지노S SPIRIT OF LOUISVILLE AWARDEE
Anthony D. Smith 맥스카지노 Anthony has served as the executive director at Cities United since 2015. Under his leadership, the organization has supported over 130 cities that are committed to creating safe, healthy, and hopeful communities for young Black men and boys and their families. Anthony has grown the organization from an initiative to a national movement, with 25 full-time staff members in eight cities. He and his team are leaders within the community violence prevention and intervention field, serving as advisors to the White House, mayors, and national and local philanthropy partners. Before joining Cities United, Anthony served as the inaugural Director in the Office for Safe and Healthy Neighborhoods for Mayor Fischer and the city of Louisville. He is committed to creating positive outcomes for all youth, with a focus on young Black men and boys. Born and raised in Louisville, KY, Anthony earned his BA from Northern Kentucky University. He is married to Devonya and has three boys 맥스카지노 Kendrick, Haig, and Chase.
JOHN ASHER SPIRIT AWARDEE
Pat Day 맥스카지노 A renowned thoroughbred jockey, Pat Day won nine Triple Crown races, twelve Breeders Cup races, the Kentucky Derby and holds all career riding records at both Churchill Downs and Keeneland. He is a four-time winner of the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey and was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1991. Pat Day announced his retirement from racing in 2005. Since then, he has tirelessly devoted himself to the Kentucky Racetrack Chaplaincy and helped establish a chapel at Churchill Downs that serves backside workers. He participates with the annual Race for the Grace event during Kentucky Derby week to raise money for the chaplaincy and travels across America sharing how his faith and career intertwine.
The 2022 비바카지노 Viva Bell Awards are presented by the Republic Bank Foundation. Reservations to the dinner and awards ceremony can be made by contacting 비바카지노 Viva, 891-4800, or logging onto by Sept. 16. A special one-hour telecast of the 비바카지노 Viva Bell Awards will air on 비바카지노 Viva on Saturday, Oct. 15, from 8 to 9 p.m.
Celebrating its 45th year, the 비바카지노 Viva Spirit of Louisville Foundation was formed to oversee the annual Bell Awards program. The 2022 Executive Committee of the Spirit of Louisville Foundation are Vicky Weber/Civic Volunteer, Lori Dougherty/Louisville Furniture, Trish Osborn/Central Bank Jill Bell/Molina Healthcare, and Glenn Haygood/비바카지노 Viva-TV.