Skyland Trail is honored to be the non-profit recipient for this year’s 11Alive Community Service Awards.
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PR Log (Press Release) – Apr 16, 2010 – Atlanta (April 13, 2010) – Skyland Trail is honored to be the non-profit recipient for this year’s 11Alive Community Service Awards. Hosted by 11Alive News Anchors Brenda Wood and Ted Hall, the 35th Annual 11Alive Community Service Awards will be broadcast Saturday, April 24th at 7:30 p.m. on WXIA and Sunday, April 25th at 12:30 p.m. on WATL. Television taping will take place Tuesday, April 20th at the Marriott Marquis Hotel as the awards are presented.
An 11Alive tradition, the Community Service Awards annually honors members of our society who generously give their time and resources to improving the lives of others. This year’s recipients have given back to the community in many and varied ways, which include providing foster homes for children, fund-raising for childhood cancer and disease research, the development of a Holocaust program for schools, flying Angel Flight volunteer missions, establishing educational and recreational programs for at risk youth, donating veterinary services to animal shelters, and providing emotional support for sick children and their families. Proud sponsors include The Coca-Cola Company and United Parcel Service.
At this year’s 11Alive Community Service Awards, 11Alive will proudly recognize twelve outstanding community leaders who embody these qualities and whose dedication and service has changed people’s lives.
Award Recipients
Ryan Cameron, whose Ryan Cameron Foundation, in service since 1991, invests 100% of the proceeds from its yearly fund-raising events to supporting post-secondary educational opportunities for young adults.
Doug Ellis, a volunteer pilot for 14 years with Angel Flight, has donated his time, his plane and the cost of fuel to fly seriously ill patients to and from the hospital.
Julius Erving, as the Honorary Chair of the Salvation Army Booth Society, organized the first Julius Erving Biddy Basketball Tournament in Atlanta, and served as spokesperson for the Salvation Army’s Metro Atlanta holiday efforts.
Jon Kleinberg is nominated for his volunteer fund raising and organizational efforts on behalf of the Mary Hall Freedom House, a shelter for homeless women and children.
Herbert Kohn is nominated for over 30 years of volunteer work with the Jewish Family & Career Services, Bremen Jewish Heritage and Holocaust Museum, much of his time dedicated to educating people about the Holocaust.
Keith and Victoria Ledford decided 14 years ago to become foster parents. They presently provide a loving home for 24 children, some of whom have learning disabilities and other challenges.
Tommy Owens is the first coach of Team in Training, an endurance training program of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, which helps to raise millions of dollars for blood cancers research by training runners to run marathons.
Dr. Karen Thomas has been donating her veterinary services to local animal rescue shelters Noah’s Ark and Praying for Paws for 14 years. Proceeds from her clinic have helped fund numerous programs at the shelters.
Jacqueline Viener has donated almost 700 volunteer hours since 2005 to brightening the lives of young patients at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. As a volunteer Fairy Godmother, she reads, tells stories and visits children who need a special “lift.” She also volunteers as a Family Support Volunteer at the Shepherd Center.
Darius Weems, who suffers from Duchennes Muscular Dystrophy, is nominated for devoting the last five years of his life to raising over 2 million dollars for research and awareness of this debilitating and often fatal disease.
The Boisfeuillet Jones Award Recipient: Warrick Dunn, who in 1997 established Homes for the Holidays, a program of the Warrick Dunn Foundation, as a tribute to his late mother. The Warrick Dunn Foundation’s mission is to provide opportunities to economically-disadvantaged single parents and their children who have demonstrated a commitment to achieve financial independence and stability. In Atlanta, Homes for the Holidays has helped to provide 24 mothers and 58 children and dependents with homes of their own.
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Skyland Trail is a community-based non-profit organization that offers hope to adults with mental illness by teaching them the skills they need to lead productive and independent lives. We provide a unique curriculum of innovative services, tailored to the individual client, to improve mental, physical and social well-being. Programs are offered in Atlanta on three campus-like settings and are led by a team of caring professionals who are specialists in their fields.
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