FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 24, 2008
7 Southern Maryland Residents to be Honored for Service to Others, April 30
Seven Southern Maryland residents will be honored with awards during the first Human
Spirit/Enduring Spirit awards ceremony, to be held April 30.
Sue DelaCruz of Waldorf, Megan Shaw of Lusby and Helen Wernecke of Leonardtown
will each receive a Human Spirit Award for their efforts in saving the lives of
others. John Bloom of Indian Head, Dick Gregory of La Plata, Wardell Swann of
Hughesville and Mike Whitson of Mechanicsville will be honored with Enduring
Spirit Awards for their ongoing efforts to assist others in need and for their
service to their communities.
A group of Southern Maryland leaders have collaborated to present these awards,
which will be presented on an annual basis. The committee is composed of Karen
Acton, group president and publisher of Southern Maryland Newspapers; Brad
Gottfried, president of the College of Southern Maryland; Joe Slater, president
and chief executive officer of Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative (SMECO);
Wayne Clark, executive director of the Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland,
and the three current or past United Way presidents, Kelly Chambers, Dottie
Harper and Ellen Servetnick.
The ceremony will be held Wednesday, April 30 at 4 p.m. in the SMECO
headquarters auditorium, 15035 Burnt Store Road, Hughesville. Questions can be
directed to Gottfried at 301-934-7625.