The Volunteer Recognition Award Ceremony was created in 2007 with the help of the Lighthouse Volunteer Advisory Committee, members of the Volunteer Resources Department staff and input from the Lighthouse Personnel Practices Committee (a group of Lighthouse employees who represent departments across the Lighthouse). It has been designed to promote superior performance among all volunteers, and recognize outstanding contributions made by individual volunteers.
Selected volunteers, groups and/or corporations are presented with special awards in twelve specific categories. The nominations will be reviewed and awarded through a specific nomination process. Lighthouse employees and volunteers themselves can nominate potential recipients.
Award recipients are selected by a committee consisting of members of the People Committee and individual volunteers who represent other Lighthouse volunteer groups or support other Lighthouse departments or offices.
Awards are presented at the Annual Volunteer Recognition Award Ceremony.
The 2011 Volunteer Award Recipients Are:
- The Winifred and Edith Holt Award for Distinguished Volunteer Service:Clo and Charles S. Cohen
- Partnership Award: Ethel LeFrak and Somers Farkas
- Community Partnership Award: Fire Department — City of New York (FDNY)
- Special Events Awards: Carol Giustino, Stephen Pearlman, Dale Simpson and Carolyn Zonino
- The Judy Van Nostrand Leadership Award:The Calvo Family
- Philanthropy Award:Mark Carhart and Artie Elefant
- Professional Services Award:Bil Donovan
- Reading Services Award:David Judson
- General Support Services Award:Virginia Holloway
- Corporate Partnership Award: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- Good Neighbor Award: Christoph Schmidinger, Regional VP and General Manager, Four Seasons Hotel, New York
- President’s Lifetime Service Award: The Women’s Committee of Lighthouse International
Watch a Recap of the 2011 Volunteer Recognition Award Ceremony:
