Augusta focus. ([Augusta, Ga.) 198?-current, May 30, 1996, Image 4

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Newspaper Page Text4 May 30, 1996 AUGUSTA FOCUS JCPenney announces Golden Rule Award volunteers winners L Ll nmmen e R R e \ N § : R g ; X}. .- \ SN \( \'\*\“w‘\ N ' R : 3 3 ) N LS i \‘%\ 3 °\\:§\\‘\ TR \‘. 3 3 N 3 ;\ AR «-5_ \ : 1-SNSt Y W R e R T SR . L Mk »;;»:«n“ § 3 SRR . 8 faan s e L 3 Sl =WI 5““»-‘* S S i E: R o 3 & S A & \4 RE T e L i P Sadtl ig R m— ¢ Bt o L @ pre s | : St Y SRR eB R B & .\\\;.-'4.—&, = 7:. . o..__» k 3 K S ‘Qa‘ 4 ) . . Ao & % L L : B O R e . ! ? ‘ Y - \‘W S ; . x R ] ‘ W — § P g . : ‘ \\t“;\«\»\l‘oi E\f S o X R o g‘g & ’ T T gt i ST ey A TSR S “\w\\@g e W ? s :e': g e e Left to right: Julie Ginn Moretz, founder of MCG’s Children’s Heart Program Volunteer Council; Ed Asbridge, manager JCPenney, Marian Clay, St. Joseph Hospice. Two outstanding volunteers have been named winners of the JCPenney Golden Rule Awards, recognizing their exceptional vol unteer service to the communi ty. The two Golden Rule Award winners and their related orga nizations are Marian Clay, vol unteer for St. Joseph Hospice, and Julie Ginn Moretz, founder of the MCG Children’s Heart Program Volunteer Council. The two Golden Rule Award w&:mers and five finalists were honored at a luncheon at the Radisson Riverfront Hotel at tended by 100 persons, including city and county officials, civic leaders and representatives of local community-service organi Aiken County deputy cited for outstanding job {i Sgt. Charles Cain Sgt. Charles Cain of the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office, has been awarded the 1996 Outstanding Law Enforcement Award. The award was presented by the Central Savannah River Chapter of the American Society for Industrial Security. The annual award recognizes outstanding performances of lo cal law enforcement officers. Sgt. Cain, a two-year member of the sheriff’s office, works as a road patrol supervisor and is a member ofthe Aiken Bloodhound Tracking Team. “Sgt. Cain reflects the quality and dedication of the men and women of the Aiken County Sher iff’'s Office. We're proud to serve with him,” said Aiken County Sheriff Howard Sellers. Gall 124-7867 to subscribe. People/Events zations. The program was spon sored by JCPenney, in coopera tion with the United Way of the CSRA. The winners were announced and the awards presented by Ed ward R. Asbridge, manager of the JCPenney store at Augusta Mall, and Dr. Shirley A.R. Lewis, president of Paine College, who chaired an independent panel of community and civic leaders, which selected the winners from among 35 volunteer nominees. Each winner received an en graved crystal flame and a con tribution of SI,OOO from JCPenney for her volunteer or ganization. The finalists each received $250 grants for their volunteer STACY MARTIN Abbeville High School Abbeville CHERYL LyNN BoyD Aiken High School Aiken JENNIE MICHELLE TEMPLE Batesburg-Leesville High School Batesburg ROBBI CHRISTEN JACKS Calhoun Falls High School Calhoun Falls BRADFORD CLARK GREER Dixie High School Due West COREY ALVAREZ HAMPTON McCormick High School McCormick SHAUNTE DENISE MOSELEY Midland Valley High School Langley COREY HOBBS North Augusta High School North Augusta organizations and a framed cer tificate for their volunteer work in the community. In alphabeti cal order, the finalists are Arthur Marshall Jr.; Children’s Heart Program; Delta House, Inc.; Sam Pursley; and Volunteer Supervi sors of the Rape Crisis and Sex ual Assault Services. In addition to receiving local awards and contributions, the winners automatically become eligible for the National Golden Rule Awards. The National Grand Award winners in the Adult, Group and Education cat egories win a specially created crystal award and a SIO,OOO con tribution to their organization. Mr. Asbridge said the quality and number of nominations sub- JasoN KyLE HOLSOMBACK Ridge Spring-Monetta High School Monetta STACY BROOKE HOLSONBACK Saluda High School Saluda LAURA MARIE GRANADE Silver Bluff High School Aiken AMY MICHELLE GIBSON South Aiken High School Aiken CLIFFORD EDWARD WILLIAMSON Strom Thurmond High School Johnston mitted was very impressive. He said his company is delighted at the community response to the award program. “We really are pleased to get this opportunity to recognize volunteers and help support their work.” In reviewing the nominations, Dr. Lewis said, the independent panel of judges evaluated the impact of the volunteer’s activity on the quality of life in the com munity, the originality and ini tiative shown in organizing the project, the level of goals accom plished, the amount of time con tributed, and what unusual chal lenges had to be overcome. “The selection of finalists and winners was extremely difficult because of exceptional quality of the nominations,” said Mr. Asbridge, “and all of the nomi nees and the nominators are tru ly deserving of credit.” Other members of the judging panel were Mr. Preston Sizemore, the Reverend C.S. Hamilton, Dr. Debbie Bates, Mr. Birnie Florie and Augusta Focus Marketing Director Dot Ealy. LaVerne Gold, senior vice pres ident of the United Way of the CSRA, said that the Golden Rule Award program has provided much-needed recognition for the community’s volunteers. “These people are highly moti vated, unselfish workers. But it canmean alot toknow that some onecares. Moreimportantisthat thisvisibility and recognition lets other people see what some of our greatneeds are and gets them involved in community service,” she said. JCPenney manager Ed Asbridge explained that the Golden Rule Award has philo _sophical and historical signifi cance relating to the ethics and principles of his company’s founder, James Cash Penney who, backin 1902, called his first store The Golden Rule Store. CON AI\IA E GOOD I,I("I\/ el I’II&,\"II: YOIR chacArioN IN e FALLL ‘ GED graduation set for Friday at Augusta Technical Institute Ly T ~<\ :i’ 3 b::‘ Superior Court Judge Beftieanne Childers-Hart will speak at graduation. Augusta Tech’s office of adult literacy presents Spring Quar ter GED commencement exer ciseson Friday, May 31, at 7 p.m. at Paine College’s Gilbert Lambuth Chapel. Graduation speaker will be Augusta Circuit Superior Court Judge Bettianne Childers-Hart. Judge Childers-Hartisamem ber of the Mt. Olive A M.E. Church of Waynesboro where she serves as trustee and is active in the Women’s Missionary Soci ety. She graduated valedictorian from Waynesboro High and In dustrial School in 1965 and re ceived a Bachelor of Arts degree from Spelman College in Atlan ta. In 1971, she obtained a mas ter’sdegreein social service from Boston University School of So cial Work. In 1980, she graduat ed from the University of Denver Law School. She was a practic ing attorney for 15 years. Mrs. Hart is a member of the State Bar Associations of Colo rado, Florida and Georgia. She has served as a staff attorney in Legal Services agencies in Colo rado and Florida. For two years, ommunity involvement ‘gglways an admirable effort. At SCANA Corporation, the parent company of South Carolina Electric & Gas, we believe it's especially commendable when the effort comes from young people. That’s the reason we established a scholarship fund to benefit deserving students in our area. These students not only excel in school and plan to further their education within our state, they also work hard to enrich the lives of those around them. Their efforts will make South Carolina a better place for all of us, and we're proud to be able to help them along the way. We wish them well, for their success will help enrich all our lives in South Carolina. SCRIELIT 1983 and 1984, she was assis tant' attorney for the Augusta Judicial Circuit. Whileliving in Tacoma, Wash ington, she served as managing editor of the Tacoma True Citi zen, a black weekly newspaper and as legal editor for the Wash ington Association of Business, the business community’s lobby ing association. Prior to attend inglaw school, she was employed at Spelman College as director of admissions. In 1989, she became a partner in the law firm of Brown and Hart with law offices in Augusta and Waynesboro. The firm was later reorganized as Brown, Hart and Grunewald. She is a member of the Augus ta Conference of Black Lawyers, Augusta Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Colorado Bar Association, Geor gia Bar Association, Florida Bar Association, National Bar Asso ciation and Aurora Chapter #6O Order of Eastern Star. She is also a trustee of Turner Theolog ical Seminary at ITC; a member ofthe Board of Directors of Burke County African-American Archi val Society, Inc.; a charter mem ber of the Kiwanis Club of Burke County and Top Ladies of Dis tinction - Augusta Chapter. In 1992, she was elected State Representative for Georgia’s newly created 116th District be coming the first black woman legislator from the CSRA and re elected in 1994 by virtue of her victory in the primary. She served as a member of the House Judiciary Committee, Banks and Banking Committee and Educa tion Committee serving as vice chair of the subcommittee on Educational Technology Centers and Libraries until her appoint ment to the bench by Governor Miller in September 1995. Sheisthe mother of two daugh ters, Mikkal and Kendrea.