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June 17, 2010
Finger Lakes Cerebral Palsy Association/Happiness House Holds 11th Annual Staff Recognition Event
The Board of Directors and staff at Happiness House gathered at the Inn on the Lake in Canandaigua to recognize staff and to celebrate the culmination of another outstanding year. One of the highlights of this event was the introduction of the nominees for the Mary W. Griswold Professional Service Award, which recognizes the exceptional work of Happiness House staff members, who in and through their work exemplify the mission and vision of the agency. The award was established in memory of Mary W. Griswold, a former member of Happiness House’s Board of Directors.
Nominated by their peers, this year’s finalists included: Lynne Colacino, Barbara Cook, Amanda Donovan Necebbia DeTaeye, Kristen Lempicki, Heather Roller, Cheryl Schaefer-Coppola, Felicia Smith, Berdel Stevenson, and Tiffany Yancey.
This year’s recipients of the Mary W. Griswold Professional Service Award (pictured below, left to right) are: Berdel Stevenson, Barbara Cook, and Lynne Colacino.
Staff members were also recognized for Years of Service, as follows with Five Years of Service: Ann Borsa, Marjorie Hardy, Ellen Harper, Jamie McKenna, Cheryl Schaefer-Coppola, Shawn Stenquist, and Jill Woodhams.
With Ten Years of Service: Fay Bley, Ruth Blowers, Teresa Scherbyn, Crystal Tomkins, and Amy Wooden. With 15 Years of Service: Terrie Meyn, Maureen Schuck, Judy Schwarz, and Cathy Shane.
Happiness House- Finger Lakes Cerebral Palsy Association is a private nonprofit educational, health and human service organization that has been serving communities in the Finger Lakes region in Upstate New York since 1969. Today with sites in Canandaigua, Geneva, Gorham, and Waterloo, Happiness House offers an array of educational program, recreational and family support services for children and adults with and without disabilities who reside in Ontario, Seneca, Wayne, and Yates counties. On average Happiness House serves 1,000 individuals and their families each year.
CONTACT:
Cheryl L. Coppola
Development Director
(585) 394-9510
ccoppola@happinesshouse.org