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2024 Outstanding Volunteer Honorees
FOR IMMEDIATE REALEASE: 29 April 2024
Loudoun Cares Announces 2024 Outstanding Volunteer Honorees
Celebrating Loudoun County Volunteers at Award Ceremony
LEESBURG, Virginia (April 2024) – Loudoun Cares is pleased to announce the 2024 Outstanding Volunteer Award (OVA) Honorees who will be celebrated on May 9, 2024 at Fleur de Cuisine and Lansdowne Woods. Tickets are now on sale at bit.ly/LCOVA24.
The annual awards recognize Loudoun County’s volunteers for their outstanding contributions in making our community a place residents want to live, work, and enjoy. Award categories include adult, senior, youth, and specialty awards for individuals and teams.This year’s event will also include the addition of a new award, the Youth Innovator Award. In addition, each Loudoun County Board of Supervisor has an opportunity to recognize a volunteer(s) in their district while the Chair-at-Large Phyllis Randall recognizes a volunteer from across the County.
Loudoun Cares will be recognizing more than 100 volunteers across 16 categories for their dedication and service throughout Loudoun County at the annual Outstanding Volunteer Awards reception.
Retired U.S. Navy Captain Richard Payne will be honored with the Judy Hines Service of a Lifetime award for his more than 25 years of service here in our community.
The event will be held from 5:00-8:30 pm. Chair Phyllis Randall from the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors will be the Distinguished Speaker while the event will be emceed by Tony Howard, President & CEO of the Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce. Tickets are $35/pp and can be purchased on the Loudoun Cares website at loudouncares.org. For more information, to purchase tickets, or inquire about sponsorship opportunities, please see the Loudoun Cares website at www.loudouncares.org/2024-ova-awards/ or contact jenny@loudouncares.org.
“The event truly breathes new life into all that work in the nonprofit sector. The stories of service inspire us all to do more and give more to our community” says Valerie Pisierra, Loudoun Cares Executive Director. “Celebrating their service and the impact they make is such an honor.”
The 2024 Outstanding Volunteer Awardees being honored are:
- Judy Hines Service of a Lifetime Award: CAPT Richard Payne, Retired, -Knights of Columbus; Loudoun County Commission on Aging
- Outstanding Adult Volunteer Award: Deatema Abdul-Latif, APAH-Loudoun View
- Outstanding Adult Volunteer Award: DeeDee Schrader, A Bright Spot
- Outstanding Adult Volunteer Team Award: Dulles Eagle Cam Team, Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy
- Outstanding Senior Public Safety Award: Debra Farrar, Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office Auxiliary Unit
- Outstanding Senior Volunteer Award: Sheila Green-Singleton, Women Giving Back
- Outstanding Senior Volunteer Team Award: Loudoun Medicare Counseling Team, Area Agency on Aging
- Outstanding Volunteer Team Award: Sensory Santa, The Arc of Loudoun
- Outstanding Veteran Volunteer Award: David Chinn, Loudoun Habitat for Humanity
- Outstanding Volunteer Project Award: Wegmans – Leesburg/Sterling, Loudoun Hunger Relief
- Outstanding Volunteer Project Leader Award: Mike Wilkins, Loudoun County Commission on Aging (COA)
- Outstanding Youth Innovator Award: Prakhya Koya, Leap4u
- Outstanding Youth Volunteer Team Award: Girl emPower Summit Committee, Loudoun Coalition on Women and Girls
- Gabriella Miller Youth Volunteer Award: Nicole Smith, Women Giving Back
- Outstanding Corporate Volunteer Team Award: Abaco Cares, Women Giving Back
- Board of Supervisors Volunteer Recognitions:
- Chairperson: Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Dulles-Leesburg Alumni Chapter
- Algonkian District: Alicia Cohen, Loudoun County Heritage Register
- Ashburn District: Nayeli Mahdi, Niah
- Ashburn District: Gary Comi, Insight Memory Care Center
- Broad Run District: Mike Littman, Loudoun Invasives Removal Alliance (LIRA) was
- Dulles District: Charlene Jones, Dulles South Food Pantry and Dulles South Neighborhood Closet.
- Leesburg District: Paula Morato-Callaghan, Leesburg community volunteer
- Little River District: Willowsford-Aldie Girls on the Run
- Sterling District: Quinchela Dent-Hess, LAWS Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services
Loudoun Cares appreciates this year’s Award sponsors who are giving back to the community through Loudoun Cares:
Outstanding Volunteer Awards Host:
Fleur de Cuisine and Lansdowne Woods
Outstanding Volunteer Awards Event Sponsor:
- Claude Moore Charitable Foundation
- United Bank
- Livanta
Outstanding Volunteer Awards Category Sponsors:
- Backflow Technology LLC (Youth)
- Makpar Co. (Adult)
- Forward Inc. (Senior)
Outstanding Volunteer Award Sponsors:
- Momentum Reality (Youth Team)
- Terraforma Church (Adult Team)
- Jacob Ayubi – State Farm Insurance (Corporate Team)
- You’ve Got Maids (Adult)
- Waverly Springs (Youth Innovator)
- Sandy Spring Bank (Gabrielle Miller Youth)
- River Bend Insurance (Team)
- Around the House Home Repair (Project Leader)
- The Burn (Veteran)
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About Loudoun Cares
Loudoun Cares is a Leesburg-based nonprofit serving the Loudoun County community for the past 21 years through its information & referral ConnectLine and Online Volunteer Center. The ConnectLine specializes in connecting people in need with resources, information, or referrals to local services and support providers. The ConnectLine has helped to distribute and secure over $2.4 million in rent/utility assistance over the past 3 years. Loudoun Cares’ Volunteer Center is the county’s only online portal connecting volunteers with local nonprofits in need of support. The Center currently has over 275 nonprofits registered and receives between 80-100 new volunteer registrations each month. Loudoun Cares was honored to be named 2021 Small Business of the Year and Nonprofit of the Year by the Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce. In addition, Loudoun Cares’ Executive Director Valerie Pisierra received the 2022 Loudoun Chamber Community Leadership Nonprofit Executive Leader Award.
For more information about how to volunteer or to request volunteers, please visit www.loudouncares.org or call 703-669-2351. If you or someone you know needs help finding resources in the community call 703-669-4636.
