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Tuesday, April 29th Friendly House held its 2007-2008 Annual
Awards Ceremony and Party. 80 volunteers, their friends and
families were in attendance.
"Thanks for the wonderful
evening guys. This has been a very rewarding year for me.
In November I received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the
neighborhood and then getting the Edd Crawford Service Award
has made it all overwhelming. It reminds me of when my friend
Bud Clark received a couple of awards about 10 years ago and
he called me to ask if people knew something he didn't. "Does
this mean this is it? Am I checking-out now?" Bud is
still around so I quess I don't have to worry. It was really
special seeing Mary Crawford. My sister took a photo of her
and I that I'll frame and put by the certificate. Thanks again"
~Mike Ryerson
Rev. Edd W. Crawford
Service Award
This award, created in 1998, acknowledges outstanding
contributions to the community through Friendly House.
2008 Winner: Mike Ryerson. Past winners:
Hazel Sherwood (1998); Nick Santangelo (1999); Gloria Gray
(2000); Pauline Sharkey (2001); Bonnie Groshong (2002); Frank
Dixon (2003), David Miles & Susan Smallsreed (2004); Joan
Shireman (2005), Preston Holt (2006), Rick Michaelson (2007).
Friend of Friendly House Award
This award recognizes individuals, families, groups or
businesses that have provided exceptional support to Friendly
House by sharing their time, energy, or resources.
2008 Winners: Amy O'Neill and Ruth Roth.
Past winners: Alice Harris, Angel McMillan, Jud & Barbara
Longaker, Briggs & Crampton (1998); Dorothy Dixon, Forest
Park Credit Union, Dr. George & Ethel Long (1999); Kristi
Holden, Dan Fleming, Bob and Dorothy Poznanski, and Mike Price
(2001); Ann Van Orman (PCC), Allan Classen (Northwest Examiner),
Linfield College Student Nurses, Northwest Trader Joe’s,
Rick Michaelson, CC Chung, Nancy Stevens, Hoffman Construction
(Cary Bubenick, Mick McKay, & Jeff Stewart) (2002); Ted
Kaye, Legacy Health Systems/Good Sam, Vaughan Hill (2003),
Claire Turner, Northwest Portland Ministries and SIM (2004);
Catriona Madill, Trilogy Video, Tony Carson, and
Ellen Goldschmidt (2005), Templeton Foundation, Elizabeth
Lory (posthumous), Hazel Sherwood (posthumous) (2006); Mary
Ann Watson, Friendly House Senior Quilters, Linfield School
of Nursing, Dr. Charles Bleusko, Murphy McGrew, Jayne Morris,
Angel McMillan (2007).
Volunteer Award
This award is given to an individual or group that has
made a significant volunteer contribution to one or more of
Friendly House's programs.
2008 Winners: Eugene Woodworth, John Knapp, Koll
Reynolds, Peg Henwood and Kathy Svani. Past winners:
Dee and Alan Lassen, Jessica Marlitt, Scott Rotter (1999),
Autumn Bradley, Steve Fradkin, Manny Tailblum, Dave Reinertson
(2000), Bernie Lowenthal (2001); Kim and Larry Diener (2002);
Daniel Castleton, Bob Kelly & Ed, Charlie Metcalf, Francesca
Hartman (2003), Rachel Borken, George McCargar, Rayne Miller,
Allan Peterson and Kevin Moore (2004); Megan Wentworth, Jeff
Brown, David Wilson, Marla Gardener, Joan Johnson, Steve Aman,
Nicole Pittman, Patty Kearns (2005), Betty Marino, Prentice
Ross, The Loy family, Mayumi Sekigawa, Linda Stadler, Lisa
Hamilton, Jaime Cropper, Anne-Merle Geuverink (2006);
Tom Chamberlin, Louis Sargent, John Utz, Frank James
Mabry, Tom Lipsett, Carol French (2007).
Youth Volunteer Award
This award is given to a young person or group of young
people (under age 18) that has made a significant volunteer
contribution to one or more of Friendly House's programs.
2008 Winners: Westview High School Key Club, Jesuit
High School, and CHINOOKS Reading Buddies. Past winners:
Jill Pollard and Taylor Stevenson (1999); (Not awarded in
2001); David Shambry, Alexandra Lewis (2002); Emily Forsyth,
Class Academy (2003), Haley Freedlund and Anthony Miles (2004),
Johanna Steinbrecher (2005); Michael Love, Tigard High School
CE2, St Mary's Academy (2007).
Community Partner
This award is given to an organization(s) with whom Friendly
House partners formally (i.e.: by contract) and whom we feel
have been strong partners in providing service to our community.
2008 Winners: AARP of Oregon, Easter Seals CSEP,
Food Front Cooperative Grocery. Past Winners: Multnomah
County Aging and Disability Services, with special recognition
to Chris Wilson and Paul Iarrobino, Chapman Elementary School,
(2003) Grant High School Vocational Mentoring Programand First
Immanuel Lutheran Church (2004); Legal Aid of Oregon, Senior
Law Project (2005), SHIBA (Senior Health
Insurance Benefits Assistance) (2006); Store to Door (2007).
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