Friends-- I'd like to share with you the news of another member of the OS community, Cheryl Honey, who is being honored today with a 2007 Jefferson Award for her work establishing family support networks. More details, below.
Congratulations, Cheryl! Today the Seattle Post-Intelligencer newspaper and Microsoft Corp. honor five people, including an Antioch University Seattle graduate, who make a difference through community service. Cheryl Honey, who received her B.A. degree in 2006, has been selected to receive a 2007 Jefferson Award for her 15 years spent weaving people together to create a support system for families. The program, named in honor of President Thomas Jefferson, was created nationally in 1972 by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Sen. Robert Taft Jr. and economic-development expert Sam Beard. The founders ’ vision was to create an award, similar to a Nobel Prize, for public and community service, with a special honor for local service “by ordinary people who do extraordinary things.” Honey and the four other recipients will be honored at a CityClub luncheon today at The Westin Hotel. One of them will be chosen to represent the state at the national awards ceremony in Washington, D.C. To read about Honey’s accomplishments, which are highlighted in today's issue of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, go to: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/310305_honey05.html ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.
