Nine Salisbury Township residents were lauded on a \u201cnight to honor and celebrate\u201d their \u201cdedication, service and lasting impact.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Salisbury Township Volunteer Recognition Awards Ceremony was held April 23 in the municipal building meeting room.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is one of the nice things we do in the township,\u201d Salisbury Township Board of Commissioners President Debra J. Brinton said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you for being the wonderful volunteers you are and making Salisbury a better place to live,\u201d Brinton said to the volunteers, who were accompanied by family and friends.<\/p>\n
– Lauren Wellbank was presented her award by township Commissioner Alex Karol, who noted, \u201cShe has the distinction of having three different people nominate her.\u201d<\/p>\n
Among the groups that Wellbank volunteers with are the Salisbury Elementary School Parent Teachers Organization and the Salisbury Youth Association, the latter as soccer vice president. She was credited for advocating for lights at Franko Park for night games.<\/p>\n
– Jennifer Conrad was praised by Brinton, who said, \u201cShe gave many years to SYA.\u201d Conrad\u2019s work as vice president of the Salisbury Music Association was also noted.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was wonderful being part of any team that she is on,\u201d it was said of Conrad.<\/p>\n
– Frank Adamcik \u201chas just given so many years and so much time,\u201d Brinton said.<\/p>\n
\u201cEven though Frank retired from the board [of SYA], he is the first person the board turns to,\u201d Brinton said.<\/p>\n
– Ann Bove \u201chas volunteered regularly at Salisbury Elementary School since 2016,\u201d Brinton said, adding, \u201cAnn and I go back many years.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bove, a retired Whitehall-Coplay School District second grade teacher, is an election poll worker and secretary-treasurer of the Allentown Public Library Board.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnn has dedicated her life to serve others through community involvement. Ann exemplifies the true spirit of volunteerism,\u201d it was stated.<\/p>\n
– Ian Dodson was honored as a volunteer as fire chief of Eastern Salisbury Fire Department. Dodson was unable to attend.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe always puts the safety of others before himself. His passion for the fire service is evident,\u201d it was said.<\/p>\n
– Jennifer Freas, was lauded as president of the Salisbury Elementary School PTO. \u201cHer dedication to students and staff has made a lasting impression,\u201d township Commissioner Allie Leayman said.<\/p>\n
Alexandra Mumbauer, a senior at Salisbury High School, \u201chas been an active member of the Girl Scouts,\u201d Leayman said.<\/p>\n
Mumbauer is a youth mental health advocate and involved with the youth leadership organization. Her volunteer work includes United Way, Lehigh Valley Health Network and Meals on Wheels.<\/p>\n
\u201cAlexandra continues to make a difference in the Lehigh Valley community,\u201d it was said.<\/p>\n
– Bryan Cramsey has served on the SYA, most recently as president, township Commissioner Alok Patnaik said. Cramsey has been a coach and assistant coach for baseball, football and basketball.<\/p>\n
– Sarah Nemitz is a member of the Salisbury Township School District board of education. She is the owner of Gingersnaps Bows and a volunteer with Salisbury Music Association, Boy Scout Troop 439 and the Trident Swim & Dive Team.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe exemplifies what it means to serve a community,\u201d it was said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s good to see so many different types of volunteers here,\u201d Patnaik said.<\/p>\n
The dinner was catered by Diana\u2019s Catering & Gourmet Market, Center Valley.<\/p>\n
Press Photos by Jim MarshSalisbury Township Commissioner Alex Karol presents Salisbury Volunteer Recognition Award to Jennifer Conrad.<\/p>\n
Salisbury Township Commissioner Alex Karol presents Salisbury Volunteer Recognition Award to Lauren Wellbank.<\/p>\n
The Salisbury Volunteer Recognition Award is accepted by Frank Adamcik from Salisbury Township Board of Commissioners President Debra J. Brinton.<\/p>\n
The Salisbury Volunteer Recognition Award is accepted by Ann Bove from Salisbury Township Board of Commissioners President Debra J. Brinton.<\/p>\n
Salisbury Township Commissioner Allie Leayman presents the Salisbury Township Volunteer Recognition Award to Alexandra Mumbauer.<\/p>\n
Salisbury Township Commissioner Allie Leayman presents the Salisbury Township Volunteer Recognition Award to Jennifer Freas.<\/p>\n
Salisbury Township Commissioner Alok Patnaik presents the Salisbury Township Volunteer Recognition Award to Sarah Nemitz.<\/p>\n
Salisbury Township Commissioner Alok Patnaik presents the Salisbury Township Volunteer Recognition Award to Bryon Cramsey.<\/p>\n
Salisbury Township Board of Commissioners President Debra J. Brinton displays the Salisbury Township Volunteer Recognition Award given to Ian Dodson, who was unable to attend the ceremony.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nine Salisbury Township residents were lauded on a \u201cnight to honor and celebrate\u201d their \u201cdedication, service and lasting…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":185754,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[153,155,154],"class_list":["post-185753","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bethlehem","tag-bethlehem","tag-bethlehem-headlines","tag-bethlehem-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/185753","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=185753"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/185753\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/185754"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=185753"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=185753"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=185753"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}