Golden Heart Honorees Announced
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Tickets are now available for the 12th annual Golden Heart Volunteer Celebration to be held April 24 at Stone Harbor Resort in Sturgeon Bay. Billed as the “feel good event of the year,” this event honors outstanding volunteers in our community, recognizes the importance of the organizations through which they work and supports the Volunteer Center’s programming.
Nominations are reviewed by an independent panel of judges representing different areas in our community. The 2014 Golden Heart Honorees are:
Adult
Ted & Dee Chaudoir
Wayne & Diane Cornette
Barbara Dunlap
Terry & Pam Goode
Pat Heller
Kris Husby-Nelson
Nancy Kexel-Calabresa
Steven & Melissa Kugel
Joan Schultz
Shirley Senarighi
Jenny Walker
Arts & Culture
Jocelyn Barnes, Third Avenue Playhouse
Door County Maritime Museum Wooden Boat Building Class Instructors
Joan Cuasta, Birch Creek Music Performance Center
The Broom Squad – Pete Schuster, Peninsula Players
Sandra Stetler, Door County Renaissance Development Group
Dianne Trenchard, Peninsula Music Festival
Environmental Stewardship
Bill Utley & Steve Wilkie, Preserve Stewards Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal Nature Preserve
Recycling Volunteers, Door County Habitat for Humanity
Group
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Door High School
Birch Creek Associates
Christ Child Society
Door County Humane Society Volunteers
Door-Tran Volunteer Transportation Drivers
Medical Equipment Loan Program Volunteers, Neighbor to Neighbor
Pirates in the Harbor
The Stephens Family—Brian, Amy, Maggie & Ben, Door County YMCA
Lifetime of Service
Inge Bacon
Cassie Cibik-Moeller
Nancy Hutchinson
Barb & John McCormick
Youth
Kylie Straub, Gibraltar School District
Josie Kielar, Southern Door School District
Samantha Moeller, Sturgeon Bay School District
During the celebration, each honoree will be individually recognized and presented with a nomination gift designed by Tara Nikko Rossman. The five award recipients will receive a custom designed art piece by Plum Bottom Pottery plus $500 to designate to a Door County charity of their choice.
Scott Johnson, president and publisher of Press-Gazette Media, is keynoting this year’s event and Marti Spittell Ziegelbauer, philanthropist and women’s health advocate, will be returning as Master of Ceremonies. Tickets are $35 and available only in advance through the Volunteer Center at 920.746.7704.