Our "Stars" at the Awards Dinner.  Below are pictures of our Award Winners and the folks who presented the awards to them.    

Alidz Khachaturian and Dorinda Adams

Bonnie Danowski

Rachel Ford

Gina Ervay

Natalie Leek-Nelson

Gina Ervay, Sherry Pelton and fans

Debbie Bowers

Louise Barnes and Kelly Tipler

Senetor Byars, MaryJo and Guy Caruso

Mike w/Imperial Valley Staff

Mike w/Holiday Inn Staff

Mike w/Bay Respite Care Crew

Mike, Autograph Hound, and Kelly Tipler

Joy Scott, Mike, and Wendy Zwicker

Dr. Hilary Arksey, Mike, Casandra Firman

Maggie Edgar, Mike, and Jill Kagan

Mike and Louise Barnes

Mike w/Agape HomeCare

Maggie Edgar and Mike

Mike with more Bay Respite Care Crew

LeAnn Mowry and Mike

The Caruso's and Mike

Rachel Ford, Mike and Sue Wiggins

Stacey Cranfill, Mike, and Lea Montgomery

Louise Barnes, Mike, and Dianne Rose

Dana Goldberg, Mike, and fan

 

 

Paul Santillan and Keven Rath

Paul Santillan

Katy and Paul Santillan

The Awards Ceremony...    

Wendy Zwicker presenting Natalie Leek-Nelson with Respite Design Award (Providence House, Crisis Nursery Program, Ohio)

Jennifer Tschannen and Patricia Schindler accepting Respite Design Award on behalf of Roberta "Bertie" Lehman (Agape Respite Care, Indiana)

Dana Goldberg accepting Respite Design Award on behalf of Eric M. Joice (Family Resource Network, New Jersey)

David and Faye Wetherow speaking about Respite Design Award winner MaryJo Alimena Caruso

Award winner MaryJo Alimena Caruso- Respite Design Award (CareBreak at the Watson Institute, Pennsylvania)

Susan Wigging presenting Caregiver Activist Award to Rachel Ford

Kelly Evan presenting Caregiver Activist Award to Gina Ervay

David Besst presenting Caregiver Activist Award to Bonnie Danowski

Natalie Leek-Nelson accepting the Best Crisis Nursery Documentary Award for "Promises Kept- Providence House"

Gina Ervay accepting the Best Respite Documentary Award for "ROCKO CVS Documentary"

Lindsey Peterson presenting Excellence in Direction Award to Kelly Tipler and Louise Barnes (Tennessee Respite Coalition)

Janis De Baca and Valerie Saiz presenting Excellence in Direction Award to Sherry Pelton (Respite Care, Inc., Colorado)

Sherri Blome and Janelle Clifton presenting Visionary Award to Senator Dennis Byars

Natalie Leek-Nelson accepting the Visionary Award on behalf of Matthew J. Dolan

Dianne Rose presenting the State Coalition/Program Award to Dorinda Adams and Alidz Khachaturian (Maryland Respite Care Coalition)

Maggie Edgar presenting the State Coalition/Program Award to Debbie Bowers and Terry Butler (absent) (Oregon Lifespan Respite Care Program)

Maggie Edgar and Jill Kagan

Maggie Edgar and Debbie Bowers presenting Jill Kagan with the National Lifespan Respite Champion Award

fin.

 

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