Christine Lawrence (center) receives the Exceptional Volunteer Award in Service to the Armed Forces on March 8, 2025. She is pictured with Philadelphia Board of Directors Chair Larry Pockers, Regional CEO Jennifer Graham, Delaware Valley Board of Directors Chair Carly Spross and Philadelphia Board Member Kenneth Wong. Photo by Donn Greenberg / American Red Cross
Volunteers took center stage on March 8th during American Red Cross Southeastern Pennsylvania Region's Celebration of Volunteers, with the theme "Our Volunteers Are Gems," at Llanerch Country Club in Delaware County. Organized by a committee of staff and volunteers, the event included a buffet lunch, contests and an awards program to recognize outstanding individual volunteer accomplishments for FY 2024. The Red Cross mission would not be possible without the work of our extraordinary volunteers, who comprise 90% of our workforce.
Congratulations to the following recipients:
Exceptional Volunteer Award for Communications: Konrad Jones
Exceptional Volunteer Award in Service to the Armed Forces: Christine Lawrence
Red Cross House Exceptional Volunteer: Daniele Romano
Exceptional Volunteer Award for Financial Development: Xinyao (Xin) Lin
Volunteer Services Exceptional Volunteer: Felicia Bell
Exceptional Biomedical Volunteer in Bucks County: Kenneth Soondar
Exceptional Biomedical Volunteer in Chester County: Nancy Orlando
Exceptional Biomedical Volunteer in Delaware County: Jim Fynes
Exceptional Biomedical Volunteer in Montgomery County: Marcy Hackenbrack
Exceptional Biomedical Volunteer in Philadelphia County: Kasra Yaghouti
Exceptional Biomedical Transportation Volunteer: Bob Worn
Exceptional Disaster Cycle Services Volunteer for Bucks County: Jesse O’Brien
Exceptional Disaster Cycle Services Volunteer for Delaware County: Mary Hughes
Exceptional Disaster Cycle Services Volunteer for Delaware County: Erica Paulson
Exceptional Disaster Cycle Services Volunteer for Montgomery County: Amy Juarez
Exceptional Disaster Cycle Services Volunteer for Philadelphia County: Charline Scott
Rising Star Award: Isha Gangavaram
Helping Hand Award: Marty Westermann
Red Cross Spirit Award: John Gebhardt
Anita Lockwood Award: Lisa Stokes
Jane Bisbee Award: Stacey Clapp & Triumph Group
Betty Robinson Award: Carly Spross
Philadelphia Chapter Community Partnership Award: Philadelphia Fire Department
Delaware Valley Chapter Community Partnership Award: Chester County Office of Emergency Services
Volunteers Recognized for working 1,000 or more hours in FY24: Dianne Heard, Mary Hughes, Gene Maxy, Joe McNicholas, Randy Miller, Karen Nielsen, Mary Noll, Eileen Rall, Charline Scott, Debbie Tevlin, Steve Thomas, Lamont Twyne, Marty Westermann, Janice Winston and Donna Zacker.
The Red Cross offers a special “thank you” to members of the SEPA Recognition and Appreciation Committee: Anne Arnold, Terri Boylan, Lynn Cohen, Casey Deephouse, Romina Farzaneh, Ellen Ginda,, Mary Harper, Tyrone Knight, Allison Mafodda and Mimi Yong.
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