Courage Center Honors Minnesota FFA and 11 Individuals at May 23 Annual Meeting; Awards Celebrate Friends of Camp Courage from Past 50 Years.MINNEAPOLIS -- Please replace the release due to multiple revisions with the following corrected version. The corrected release reads: COURAGE CENTER HONORS MINNESOTA FFA FFA free fatty acids. AND 11 INDIVIDUALS AT MAY 23 ANNUAL MEETING Awards celebrate friends of Camp Courage from past 50 years At its annual meeting on Monday, May 23, Courage Center celebrates Camp Courage's 50th anniversary by honoring the Minnesota FFA with its Outstanding Lifetime Achievement Award. This is the first time the Outstanding Lifetime Service Award has been presented to an organization and only the sixth such award ever given in Courage's 76 year history. It is presented to those who have left a unique and lasting legacy to Courage Center through a lifetime of outstanding, exemplary and unusual volunteer and/or philanthropic phil·an·throp·ic also phil·an·throp·i·cal adj. 1. Of, relating to, or marked by philanthropy; humanitarian. 2. Organized to provide humanitarian or charitable assistance: leadership. Minnesota FFA has a long history of support to Courage Camps through their "Living to Serve" program. FFA advisors, students and their parents solicit farmers in their community to donate grain or cash. The donated grain is sold and converted to cash. Chapters not in agricultural areas have hosted or participated in other fund raising events. Over the past 52 years, FFA advisors and students have raised more than $3.5 million to support camping services for children and adults with disabilities. In addition to Minnesota FFA, the Outstanding Lifetime Achievement Award is also being presented to: -- Dr. C was a fictional scientist from the TV series Cro. She and her companion, Mike, went to the Arctic and thawed out a mammoth, who could talk. That mammoth now tells stories of life in the stone age with his friend, Cro, and his fellow mammoths. . Sherman and Helen Hoyt Helen Hoyt (January 22, 1887–August 2, 1972) was an American poet. Life and work She was born at Norwalk, Connecticut, and educated at Barnard College. At some point she married William Whittingham Lyman Jr, and so also became known either as Mrs. W.W. , Edina, Minn. -- Clarence and Lucille King (posthumously post·hu·mous adj. 1. Occurring or continuing after one's death: a posthumous award. 2. Published after the writer's death: a posthumous book. 3. ), Hastings, Minn. Seven others are being honored with Honorary Life Member Awards. This prestigious award recognizes individuals for their lasting legacy of distinguished and exemplary volunteer leadership, service and support throughout the years to CourageCenter. This award is bestowed periodically to a very limited number of individuals who are nominated nom·i·nate tr.v. nom·i·nat·ed, nom·i·nat·ing, nom·i·nates 1. To propose by name as a candidate, especially for election. 2. To designate or appoint to an office, responsibility, or honor. by their peers. This year, honorary life member awards are being presented to seven people with ties to Camp Courage. They are: -- Floyd Adelman, Minnetonka, Minn. -- William (Bill) Carlson, Mankato, Minn. -- Gerald Michaelson, Dawson, Minn. -- Richard "Uncle Al" Olson, Eau Claire Eau Claire (ō klâr), city (1990 pop. 56,856), seat of Eau Claire co., W central Wis., on the Chippewa at the mouth of the Eau Claire River, in a hilly lake region; inc. 1872. , Wis. -- Lloyd Peterson (posthumously), Paynesville, Minn. -- Leland (Lee) and Louise Sundet, Bloomington, Minn. About Camp Courage For 50 years, Camp Courage has provided camp opportunities for children and adults with physical disabilities and speech, hearing and language impairments. Camp Courage is located near Maple Lake Maple Lake can refer to:
About Courage Center Courage Center is a not-for-profit rehabilitation rehabilitation: see physical therapy. and resource center for people with physical disabilities, brain injuries, speech or vision impairments or hearing loss. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Courage offers comprehensive, life-long services to people of all ages. Courage's wide ranging services are designed to empower people with disabilities to reach their full potential in every aspect of life. Courage Center is a United Way agency. For more information, visit www.courage.org. |
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