(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.
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