Gallery: Freedoms Foundation award banquet
- January 28, 2015
- / Joe Vinson
- / training-development
On Tuesday evening, the Pensacola chapter of the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge held its annual awards banquet. Over 150 guests were in attendance at Seville Quarter's Heritage Hall for the event, with Butch Wallace serving as master of ceremonies.
The Freedoms Foundation was established in 1949 by E.F. Hutton, Don Belding, Kenneth Wells, and General Dwight D. Eisenhower to promote education and recognition of American democratic values. The Pensacola chapter was founded in 1983. Every year, it conducts a nomination process for projects and individuals that exemplify the mission "to teach, support, and foster the principles and obligations of freedom." 11 awards were handed out at Tuesday's ceremony.
"This evening represented the best in patriotism and volunteerism in our community," said Dr. Jacqueline Young, the chapter's vice president of awards. "All these people are doing amazing things for our community."
The full list of awards and their recipients is below.
The Freedoms Foundation was established in 1949 by E.F. Hutton, Don Belding, Kenneth Wells, and General Dwight D. Eisenhower to promote education and recognition of American democratic values. The Pensacola chapter was founded in 1983. Every year, it conducts a nomination process for projects and individuals that exemplify the mission "to teach, support, and foster the principles and obligations of freedom." 11 awards were handed out at Tuesday's ceremony.
"This evening represented the best in patriotism and volunteerism in our community," said Dr. Jacqueline Young, the chapter's vice president of awards. "All these people are doing amazing things for our community."
The full list of awards and their recipients is below.
- Adult Community - George Washington Honor Medal on Stand Petty Officer First Class Charles Ellis, Jr., USN, for Community Volunteerism and Leadership
- Adult Community - George Washington Honor Medal on Stand Kristin Fairchild, for Chain Reaction
- Adult Community - George Washington Honor Medal on Stand Judge Casey Rodgers, for REAP
- Youth Community - George Washington Honor Medal on Stand Lauren Catherine Scott, for Dreams Do Come True
- Public Communications - George Washington Honor Medal on Stand Dr. Patrick Rowe, for The Design of War: World War I and World War II Posters and Flags
- School - George Washington Honor Medal on Stand J.H. Workman Middle School, Traci Ursrey, Principal, for Americans Are From Everywhere: A Pathway to Citizenship
- Youth Essay - George Washington Honor Medal on Neck Ribbon Grace Sill
- Public Communications - Liberty Bell on Stand Norman Meeker, for Shouting On The Way
- Public Communications - Liberty Bell on Stand Billie Nicholson and Robert Nicholson, for Pearl Harbor Honor Flight: One Last Goodbye
- Public Communications - Liberty Bell on Stand West Florida Public Library, for Explore Pensacola History Lecture Series
- Lifetime Achievement - American Eagle on Stand Maria Davis, for Building Bridges Between Pensacola and Spain
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