JOB WELL DONE : `DYNAMO' WINS FERNANDO AWARD.Byline: Mary Beth Alexander Daily News Staff Writer Described as a dynamo who would do anything to help others, Chatsworth resident Nancy L. Schmidt was announced Friday as the winner of the 1996 Fernando Award. Schmidt, a bank vice president and manager, is only the second woman to receive the San Fernando Valley's top volunteer award since its inception in 1959. She said she was honored to be recognized by the community she's dedicated to serving. ``I'm just excited and stunned and speechless - which is a little unusual for me,'' Schmidt said. ``To be acknowledged by the incredible people I work with . . . is just an outstanding feeling.'' About 400 people gathered Friday night at the Warner Center Marriott Hotel for a black-tie dinner and ceremony to honor the Fernando Award winner and the four finalists. Among those attending were Mayor Richard Riordan; Michael D. Antonovich Michael Dennis Antonovich (born 1939 in Los Angeles, California) is a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors representing the Fifth District, which covers northern Los Angeles County, the Antelope, Santa Clarita, Pasadena, and parts of the San Fernando and San , chairman of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is the five member governing board of Los Angeles County, California. Members of the board of supervisors are elected by district, the current members as of April 2006 are:
Riordan presented the award to Schmidt. ``The secret of turning Los Angeles around is people in communities taking control of their communities,'' Riordan said, after congratulating Schmidt. ``It's volunteerism.'' Schmidt, who was a finalist last year, is a vice president and manager for the American Pacific State Bank. She is founder and president of the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. Charitable Foundation, has been active in two local chambers of commerce, and has served on boards for the North Hollywood Medical Center The North Hollywood Medical Center, (), was a hospital in the city of North Hollywood, CA. The now decommissioned hospital, which is at 12699 Riverside Drive in the North Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, is the location , the San Fernando Valley Economic Alliance and the Valley Industry Commerce Association. Nominated this year along with Schmidt were Kenneth C. Banks Jr., a North Hollywood insurance broker and YMCA YMCA in full Young Men's Christian Association Nonsectarian, nonpolitical Christian lay movement that aims to develop high standards of Christian character among its members. volunteer; Walter W. Mosher A mosher is a person who is crossed between goth/punk/skater they have long hair and listen to music like slipknot and metal music. Some people call them headbangers. At certain music shows they have something called a mosh pit, basically its a fight pit with loads of people bashing each other. Jr., owner of Precision Dynamics Corp. in San Fernando and past chairman of the Valley Industry and Commerce Association; Benjamin M. Reznik, an attorney and past chairman of VICA VICA Vocational Industrial Clubs of America VICA Video Conferencing Alliance (UK) VICA Vocational Industrial Chapters of America VICA Vision Counsel of America ; and Philip A ``Flip'' Smith, owner of Flip's Tire Center and past president of the Rotary Club of Van Nuys. As the recipient of the Fernando Award, Schmidt will choose a school to receive a $1,000 scholarship established this year by Fernando Award Inc., the Valleywide group that annually presents the accolade. The money will be given to one college-bound student. Schmidt was selected by a panel of past Fernando winners and other community leaders. The voting was done in secret, and tallied - Academy Award style - by an accounting firm, said Lee K. Alpert, Fernando Award president. The identity of the recipient was kept secret until Riordan's announcement, Alpert said. The Valley's 22 chambers of commerce, past Fernando Award winners and donors who contribute at least $300 to the preservation of the Fernando statue at the Van Nuys Civic Center make the nominations each year. Winners' names are inscribed in·scribe tr.v. in·scribed, in·scrib·ing, in·scribes 1. a. To write, print, carve, or engrave (words or letters) on or in a surface. b. To mark or engrave (a surface) with words or letters. on the pedestal of the statue erected in 1963 to honor former Valley inhabitants
The game is based loosely on the concepts from SameGame. , the Fernandeno Indians. A second Fernando monument was erected this June in Warner Park. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: (color) Mayor Richard Riordan salutes Nancy L. Schmidt on Friday. Andy Holzman/Special to the Daily News |
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