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Volunteer
of the Year Nominee
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Nominee: Marge Williams
Agency: Eppson Center for Seniors
Nomination by Andrea Kern, Co-Director
The
Eppson Center for
Seniors nominates
Marge Williams
as the WYTRANS
2006 Volunteer of
the Year. Valued by everyone at
the center, she offers herself and her resources to others without
reservation.
Two years ago, Marge saw a need for a
car to transport clients to out-of-town medical appointments and single
handedly raised funds to purchase a 2003 Buick Century. She has also
taken charge of the yearly fund-raiser, a pancake breakfast. She rounds
up volunteers to help, sells tickets, and fills in wherever she is
needed. She also put together an instruction book for the breakfast.
Marge goes to the center every day and
helps pack the home-delivered meals and then delivers any route the
regular drivers are unable to deliver. The food service manager had a
knee replacement recently, and Marge found volunteers to man the
telephone in case drivers had problems. Marge took charge of the
volunteers, finding replacements when needed. She runs errands, fills in
at the reception desk and supervises those who clean the buses every
Saturday, including buying them donuts.
Marge convinces her
former business associates to help our
 causes. When they see her coming,
they pull out their wallets. She also donates numerous needed items. She
is fearless.
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Nominee:Jay Block
Agency: Thayne Senior Center
Nomination by Diane
Izatt, Director
Staff members at the
Thayne Senior Centerwould like to nominate
Jay Blockas the WYTRANS 2006 Volunteer of
the Year. Jay has been a
volunteer at the center for many years. In fact, he has been a volunteer
ever since the center opened in 1999.
Most of the drivers at the Thayne Senior
Center are volunteers. Jay, who enjoys helping others, delivers
home-delivered meals to home-bound patrons. He has a ready smile and a
willingness to help out whenever he is needed. Even on short notice, he
is our “minute man” as well as a dependable worker.
Jay was born and
raised in Nebraska. He joined the Navy after graduating from high
school. He served two years in the South Pacific during World War II.
After his discharge, he married his wife, Bonnie. They will celebrate 60
years together next December. They raised three children and have seven
grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Jay retired from work in the
oil fields of the Rocky Mountains and Alaska in 1988 and moved to Star
Valley, Wyoming. Jay will turn 80 in July.
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Editor’s note:
This issue of the Transit Express
includes edited nominations for the 2006 WYTRANS awards. Nominee
information is in alphabetical order by the agency represented.
Directors of the transit agencies who are
WYTRANS members will receive a ballot along with this newsletter. A
representative from each agency may vote and return the ballot to
WYTRANS no later than 5 p.m. Monday, May 17, 2006.
Questions should be directed to Debbie Ehlers or Steve Kurtz at WYTRANS,
307-266-2524.
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April
2006