FFC Community Volunteer Recognition Awards
NATIONAL VOLUNTEER MONTH 2012
FFC Community Volunteer Appreciation Awards Ceremony
Miramar, Florida, April 22, 2012: Family & Friends Connection, Inc. (FFC) is an all volunteer community outreach organization based in the city of Miramar. FFC's Volunteer Award Program honors individuals who help create a stronger, healthier, and more united community through volunteer service.
On Saturday, April 22, 2012 at 6PM, FFC joined with other community organizations at Florida Bible Multipurpose Hall, at 9300 Pembroke Road, in Miramar, Florida, to honor their outstanding volunteer members, supporters, and partners, at their Community Volunteer Appreciation Ceremony. All FFC members, supporters, & partners were given special outstanding volunteer awards.
There was a special element to the awards this year, as many volunteers from FFC, The Lherisson Foundation, Corp., Word of Faith Healing Ministries, South Florida Connects, Yahweh Redeemed International Ministries, and Florida Bible, were awarded the prestigious Presidents Volunteer Service Award. This was a real special treat for all those volunteers who have given a lifetime of service to others.
On Saturday, April 22, 2012 at 6PM, FFC joined with other community organizations at Florida Bible Multipurpose Hall, at 9300 Pembroke Road, in Miramar, Florida, to honor their outstanding volunteer members, supporters, and partners, at their Community Volunteer Appreciation Ceremony. All FFC members, supporters, & partners were given special outstanding volunteer awards.
There was a special element to the awards this year, as many volunteers from FFC, The Lherisson Foundation, Corp., Word of Faith Healing Ministries, South Florida Connects, Yahweh Redeemed International Ministries, and Florida Bible, were awarded the prestigious Presidents Volunteer Service Award. This was a real special treat for all those volunteers who have given a lifetime of service to others.
Community Volunteers Present at the
FFC Community Volunteers Appreciation Awards
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PRO Debbie Thomas-Brown presented a lively overview of FFC and lavished praise and thanks on the audience of loyal volunteers. She treated everyone as equally important in the journey that FFC is on. She likened the volunteers to the fuel that is needed to keep the FFC automobile going. The also invited those who cannot find time to volunteer, to give of their financial resources to get things done.
She also told the volunteers that volunteering can lead to better health and less stress, as volunteering to help those who are less fortunate than ourselves often cause us to look at our lives in a more pleasing way, and with more gratitude. She also said that 'volunteers are not unpaid because they are worthless, but because they are priceless.'
FFC President/Founder Donneth Wedderburn made an impassioned delivery of her president's message. She recounted times when community members call with financial difficulties and she could understand how they are feeling as she had similar experiences. She noted that those examples help to motivate her to get help for those who reach out.
She thanked all her loyal volunteers, especially her board members and committee members who support her vision, and help to make many programs FFC takes on possible. She gave thanks to her family including her husband of twenty two years, and her children Shaneil and Karena.
The Guest Speaker for the evening was Rev. Dr. Carreen Clarke, Senior Pastor of Yahweh Redeemed International Ministries. She is an FFC mentor, adviser and volunteer. She is a long standing member of the FFC organization and also a current co-host for FFC's Community Solutions' Radio program.
She spoke about the qualities volunteers bring to a community and how they make life less difficult for the people who they help. She also stated that volunteering is a part of Gods plan for human kind to reach out to others in need. She implored those who are not volunteering yet, to start, as that is favorable in Gods eyes.
She also told the volunteers that volunteering can lead to better health and less stress, as volunteering to help those who are less fortunate than ourselves often cause us to look at our lives in a more pleasing way, and with more gratitude. She also said that 'volunteers are not unpaid because they are worthless, but because they are priceless.'
FFC President/Founder Donneth Wedderburn made an impassioned delivery of her president's message. She recounted times when community members call with financial difficulties and she could understand how they are feeling as she had similar experiences. She noted that those examples help to motivate her to get help for those who reach out.
She thanked all her loyal volunteers, especially her board members and committee members who support her vision, and help to make many programs FFC takes on possible. She gave thanks to her family including her husband of twenty two years, and her children Shaneil and Karena.
The Guest Speaker for the evening was Rev. Dr. Carreen Clarke, Senior Pastor of Yahweh Redeemed International Ministries. She is an FFC mentor, adviser and volunteer. She is a long standing member of the FFC organization and also a current co-host for FFC's Community Solutions' Radio program.
She spoke about the qualities volunteers bring to a community and how they make life less difficult for the people who they help. She also stated that volunteering is a part of Gods plan for human kind to reach out to others in need. She implored those who are not volunteering yet, to start, as that is favorable in Gods eyes.
Community Volunteer Service Award Recipients
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City of Miramar Community Volunteer
Award Recipients
The City of Miramar showed it's appreciation for the hard work that the volunteers are doing in the communities of Miramar, by awarding them with Appreciation Certificates. This was a big deal for these hardworking people, who are always willing to give back to their community. The award certificates from the city, made them feel special as they know that their selflessness did not go unnoticed or unappreciated. President Donneth presented the Awards from the city of Miramar.
The Lherisson Foundation, Corp. Awarded
Its Inaugural Volunteer Awards
FFC 2012 Outstanding Community Volunteer Award Recipient
Ms. Martine Lherisson, RN.BSN. a Nurse at the Miami VA, won the 2nd annual FFC Outstanding Community Volunteer Award. She was elated that her years of volunteer work were finally acknowledged. Martine spent several years volunteering in her native Haiti. She said even though it was unpaid work, she enjoyed the way how her contribution of time helped to make a difference in the lives of young people and adults. Martine and her daughter Fabia, co-founded The Lherisson Foundation, Corp, in Pembroke Pines, Florida. Their foundation helps by Awakening Your Hero Within, by mentoring youths and other individuals, who want to help make positive change in their communities.
President's Volunteer Service Award Recipients
Sixty seven FFC volunteers and other members of the community were honored with The President’s Volunteer Service Award. Twenty three of our hardworking volunteers earned the lifetime service honor for volunteering more than 4000 hours over the years. Twenty seven earned the gold, thirteen the silver, and four bronze awards.
What's in The PVSA? This prestigious award recognizes individuals, families, and groups that have achieved a certain standard – measured by the number of hours of service over a 12-month period, or cumulative hours earned over the course of a lifetime. The President's Council on Service and Civic Participation (the Council) was established in 2003 to recognize the valuable contributions volunteers are making in our communities and encourage more people to serve.
The Council created the President’s Volunteer Service Award program as a way to thank and honor Americans who, by their demonstrated commitment and example, inspire others to engage in volunteer service.
What's in The PVSA? This prestigious award recognizes individuals, families, and groups that have achieved a certain standard – measured by the number of hours of service over a 12-month period, or cumulative hours earned over the course of a lifetime. The President's Council on Service and Civic Participation (the Council) was established in 2003 to recognize the valuable contributions volunteers are making in our communities and encourage more people to serve.
The Council created the President’s Volunteer Service Award program as a way to thank and honor Americans who, by their demonstrated commitment and example, inspire others to engage in volunteer service.
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Thanks to all our volunteers, sponsors, and community partners, for showing up and making this year's volunteer awards celebration such a huge success. Family & Friends Connection, Inc. appreciates your ongoing commitment and collaboration, to help make future programs successful, and beneficial, to members in our community. You are a blessing.