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Hard to believe but the Audrey Robbins Humanitarian Awards are June 16. 

One week before celebrating this year’s honorees we recall our final group of past winners from the past 35 years. This week: 1982: Priscilla Hart, Ho.Co. Rape Crisis Center; 1981: Mae Ruth Seidel, FISH of Howard County; 1980: Hans Marchand,  Womanscope,  1979:  Ann Wicke, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity; 1978:  Mary Alice Walker, Meals on Wheels; 1977 Joetta Cramm, Grassroots; 1976 Christian Women’s Thrift Shop; 1975: Nancy Wiggins.

All these terrific people are reminders that members of the Howard County Community have a long and distinguished tradition of community service.

This year as we celebrate NAMI of Howard County (Volunteer Team of the Year); Donna Wells, Employee of the Year, Kathy Dugan, Center for Adoption Support and Education (C.A.S.E.) and our special Lifetime Achievement Award to Susan Rosenbaum. 

The Audrey Robbins luncheon is always a great time not only to celebrate people who've made a huge difference to the community, but also to visit with old friends.  Many of our past winners will be joining us this year in honor of the Award's 35th Anniversary. To get tickets go to:  www.acshoco.org.

Hard to believe but the Audrey Robbins Humanitarian Awards are June 16. 

One week before celebrating this year’s honorees we recall our final group of past winners from the past 35 years. This week: 1982: Priscilla Hart, Ho.Co. Rape Crisis Center; 1981: Mae Ruth Seidel, FISH of Howard County; 1980: Hans Marchand,  Womanscope,  1979:  Ann Wicke, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity; 1978:  Mary Alice Walker, Meals on Wheels; 1977 Joetta Cramm, Grassroots; 1976 Christian Women’s Thrift Shop; 1975: Nancy Wiggins.

All these terrific people are reminders that members of the Howard County Community have a long and distinguished tradition of community service.

This year as we celebrate NAMI of Howard County (Volunteer Team of the Year); Donna Wells, Employee of the Year, Kathy Dugan, Center for Adoption Support and Education (C.A.S.E.) and our special Lifetime Achievement Award to Susan Rosenbaum. 

The Audrey Robbins luncheon is always a great time not only to celebrate people who've made a huge difference to the community, but also to visit with old friends.  Many of our past winners will be joining us this year in honor of the Award's 35th Anniversary. To get tickets go to:  www.acshoco.org.

An impressive number of nominations came in for this year’s Audrey Robbins Humanitarian Awards -- significantly more than even last year -- which was a very good year.  I'd like to think it's because the 35th Anniversary is coming -- but we also have a lot of terrific people in Howard County. The Awards are being presented June 16.  Winners will be selected next week -- and announced a bit after that. 

We’re at week 7 highlighting our 70 past Awardees.  Share your stories of them.  Are you an honoree? Share what it meant to you.

This week:

1988 Barrie Klaits, Professional

1987 Marge Babbit, Professional

1986 Jane Walker, Professional;

1985 Robert Russell, Volunteer; Columbia Housing Corp., Organization; Pat Hatch, Professional;

1984  Murray Weingarten, Volunteer;  Columbia Foundation, Organization; Lea Jane Scolnik,  Professional;  1983 Maxine Mullican, Volunteer

Nominations for the 35th Audrey Robbins Humanitarian Awards close THIS FRIDAY May 7. Audrey Robbins Humanitarian Awards are June 16 and we’re highlighting 10 of our 70 past Awardees.  Share your stories of them.  Are you an honoree? Share what it meant to you.

This week: 1997, Barbara K. Lawson, Professional; 1996, Henry E. Posko, Jr., Professional ; 1995, Vivian Reid, Professional ; 1994,Patricia Keeton, Professional; 1993, Lucille Barnum, Professional,  Mary Lynch, Professional; 1992, Nancy Weber, Professional; 1991, Dale Jackson, Professional; 1990; John Everett, Professional; 1989 John Brandenburg, Professional.

Week 3 of our 10 weeks highlighting our 70 Audrey Robbins Awardees. This is the award’s 35^th year.  The Audrey Robbins  Humanitarian Awards are June 16. Nominations  for this year’s humanitarians close May 7.  Share your stories.  Are you an honoree? Share what it meant to you. This week we remember: Carole Ball, Nora Scanlan, Nancy Wentworth and the late Eleanor Blevins, Volunteer Team; Murray Simon, Volunteer of the Year (2005); Di Li, Nina Zhang, Lovy Kim, Sueah Lee, Team;  Karl (Frank) Turban, Volunteer of the Year;  Carol Beatty, Employee of the Year; (2004)

We also heard back from the Police Department on our week 1 posting noting the The Howard County Police Department Domestic Violence Unit

When the Domestic Violence Section was first implemented back in 2006, we did not realize just how much of a difference we would make in both the community and the department.  However, we knew as a team that we had a passion for this type of work and being able to help victims transition into survivors was a reward within itself.  When our section was notified that we were receiving the Audrey Robbins’ Award, it was a very humbling experience to know that the citizens we work to serve and protect recognize our efforts to help end Domestic Violence.

This week: Linda Zumbrun, Employee of the Year; Mobile Crisis Team: Employee Team of the Year; Prepare for Success Community Partnership, Volunteer Team of the Year  (2007); Neil Dorsey, Volunteer of the Year; Ann Ryder, Employee of the Year; Domestic Violence Center, Team  (2006); Becky Lessey,  Employee of the Year  (2005).

Audrey Robbins Humanitarian Awards are June 16. Nominations close May 7.  This is the award’s 35^th year. Each of the next 10 weeks we will highlight 10 of our 70 past Awardees.  Share your stories of them.  Are you an honoree? Share what it meant to you.

This week: Carole MacPhee*, Chaya Kaplan*, The Serenity Center*, (2009;) Sandy Jaworski, The Howard County Police Department Domestic Violence Unit, Gilchrist Hospice-Howard County Volunteers (2008); Joe Willmott (2007).

*See their video