Red Cross News -
Press Release - July 21, 2011
2010 recipients of the Mrs. Joseph P. Quinn Sr. Award
– the Sussex County Chapter
of the American Red Cross’ highest honor – Mrs. Nancy Caragher & Mr.
Robert B. Nicholson, III.
2011 Quinn Dinner Honorees
Newton, NJ, July 21, 2011 — The Sussex County
Chapter of the American Red Cross is preparing for their most important
fundraising event of the year. The 2011 Mrs. Joseph P. Quinn Sr. Award
Celebration will be held at Perona Farms in Andover the evening of
Friday, October 14th. The Quinn Award is a special award given in
memory of Mrs. Joseph P. Quinn Sr. who founded the Sussex County Chapter
of the American Red Cross in 1917. It is presented in recognition of
the same spirit of giving to our community that characterized the
founder and in appreciation of exceptional service to ‘her chapter’ in
our own time. The Quinn Award Celebration is the chapter’s premier
special event and helps fund a host of critical services and lifesaving
programs.
All Quinn Award recipients have made significant
contributions to our local Red Cross and our community. Given annually,
this is the local chapter’s highest award. Last year’s Quinn Award
recipients, Mrs. Nancy Caragher, Chair of Volunteers and Robert B.
Nicholson, III, President & CEO of Eastern Propane are expected to
present this year’s award. 2011 Quinn Award Honorees, Ms. Shawn Dilks,
of ClearChannel Radio; Donald P. Heller, Retired Selective Insurance
Executive and MDS attorney, David L. Johnson, three exceptional
volunteers, each of whom have contributed significantly in their role as
Board Members of the American Red Cross. All three honorees have served
as Board Chair of the Sussex County Chapter at one point during their
tenure.
Cocktail hour begins at 6:30 p.m. with an open bar
the first hour and elegant chamber music provided by Encore! String
Quartet. Dinner and dancing follow at 7:30 p.m. This year’s event also
features music by M.C. Ricky G.; and an exciting silent auction. For
additional information on supporting these very special honorees and the
American Red Cross, please contact the chapter office at 973-579-1600
weekdays.
The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides
emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies nearly half of the
nation's blood; teaches lifesaving skills; provides international
humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The
Red Cross is a charitable organization — not a government agency — and
depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to
perform its mission. For more information, please visit
www.redcross.org or call 800-RED-CROSS. |
