A.V. WOMAN HONORED FOR HER COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT.Byline: Daily News LANCASTER - Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley United Way executive Diane Grooms was honored at Waste Management's second annual Community Involvement Awards ceremony in Century City. The honorees were selected to receive this award by elected officials in their individual communities. The Feb. 27 event honored 51 honorees from 22 cities. Lancaster Mayor Frank Roberts Frank Roberts may refer to:
Among her contributions is the formation of a Antelope Valley coalition to assist first-time home buyers in saving for homes. She helped launch the Homeless Coalition in 1996 and is still coordinating its operations. She is chairman of the Partners in Health Task Force to improve housing for foster children after they turn 18. She serves on the Mental Health Association Advisory Committee. Grooms also was a debutante mom for the Alpha Charter Guild for 10 years and on the Grace Lutheran school Lutheran schools and education were a priority for Lutherans who emigrated to the United States and Australia from Germany and Scandinavia. One of the first things they did was to create schools for their children. board for eight years. She is a member of the Lancaster West Rotary Club, serving as president in 2001-2002 and as a board member for five years. She was a leader of the club when it sponsored a dinosaur exhibit viewed by 55,000 local children at the Lancaster Museum/Art Gallery. She is also a court representative for children who are in family-custody suits. She is a member of the Bond Oversight Committee for the Lancaster School District Lancaster School District may refer to:
The awards ceremony included remarks by keynote speaker Dennis Courtland Hayes, current president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), organization composed mainly of American blacks, but with many white members, whose goal is the end of racial discrimination and segregation. , and a musical performance by the Ray Williams Ray Williams can refer to:
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