(Whitesboro, NY – June 13, 2013) More than 250 people were in attendance at the annual Friends of Children Recognition Dinner on Monday June 10 at Hart’s Hill Inn in Whitesboro.

The Child Care Council of Cornell Cooperative Extension received 51 nominations from 3 counties (Oneida, Madison and Herkimer), and gave 24 awards in 5 different categories.  The categories were Direct Service Providers, Indirect Service Providers, Family Friendly Employers, Vivian C. Kinney Lifelong Friend of Children and Staff Choice Award.

The winners were as follows:

Janice Johnson – Family Child Care Program

Betty Schuck – Family Child Care Professional

Melissa and Shimel McDonnell – Family Child Care Professional

Heidi Griffith and Sue Winkler – Child Care Teaching Team

Sue Fox – Child Care Teacher

Debbie Price – Child Care Teacher

Mary St. Pierre – Child Care Teacher

Tammy Purington – School Teacher

Brett Mostic – School Teacher

Donna Mucks – Community Member

Stephen and Canan Jackson – Community Members

Rob and Heather Stapf – Community Members

Robin Robinson – Human Service Organization

Jeremy Callahan – Human Service Organization

Susan Calandra – Human Service Organization

Lowes Home Improvement Center – Family Friendly Business

Caitlin Sharp – Youth

Sue Pinto and Carol Klausner – Nursery School Teaching Team

Charlene Saleweski – Center Director

Maria Lena Froio – Center Director

Joan Fraccola – Exemplary Service

Linda McComb – Exemplary Service

Carmelita Lomeo-Smrtic – Early Childhood Instructor

Jane Domingue – Vivian C. Kinney Lifelong Friend of Children

The 2014 nomination form is available for entries.  Please visit our website www.mycccc.org and nominate your Friend of Children for 2014.

For more information, call Mariann at (315) 223-7850 extension 236.

3/2012

 

By martha

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