Shelly Krasnow Community Service Awards Presented February 26th

 

2007 Recipients:

[Back row, from left to right]: Prince William County–Greater Manassas Chamber of Commerce Chairman Joe Martin, Emplyment Enterprises, Inc. and Michael Vanderpool, President of Vanderpool, Frostick & Nishanian, P.C. present the 2006-2007 Shelley Krasnow Community Services Awards to [front row, left to right]: Traci DeGroat, Executive Director of Habitat for Humanity, Prince William County, Manassas and Manassas Park and Michelle Schuller, Executive Director of Prince William Area Free Clinic at the Community Showcase Luncheon held last year at Best Western Battlefield Inn in Manassas. 

Manassas, VA— Thirty-two nonprofit community service organizations have been nominated for this year’s Shelley Krasnow Community Service Awards to be presented by the Prince William County–Greater Manassas Chamber of Commerce at the 19^th Annual Community Showcase Luncheon on February 26th from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Best Western Battlefield Inn, 10820 Balls Ford Rd. in Manassas. The luncheon is sponsored by Scott & Stringfellow, Inc.

The Shelley Krasnow Community Service Award is named for Mr. Shelley Krasnow, a Past Chamber Chair and philanthropist dedicated to the service of others. Each recipient receives a check for $1,000 and a plaque to display in their offices. Their name is also engraved on a plaque which hangs in the Chamber office. Last year’s recipients were Habitat for Humanity, Prince William County, Manassas and Manassas Park and Prince William Area Free Clinic. This year’s awards are sponsored by Idearc Media Inc. - Official Publisher of Verizon Print Directories.

This year, close to 80 nominations were submitted by members of the community. Anyone can nominate any local nonprofit organization for the awards. The Community Relations Committee than reads the nominations and rates them accord to a list of criteria to determine the two finalists.

This year’s nominees are:

BEACON for Adult Literacy

Benedictine Counseling Services

Birthright of Manassas     

Capital Hospice               

CASA of Greater Prince William

Christians Involved Together with Youth (C.I.T.Y.)                       

Community Performing Arts Center

Creative and Performing Arts Center (CAPAC)

Dominion Woman's Club  

Flory Small Business Center, Inc.

Friends of the Prince William Senior Center

Hearth & Home Adult Day Health Care Center

Junior Woman's Club of Manassas

Life Celebration Center    

Manassas Ballet Theatre  

Manassas Community Chorale

Medical  Missionaries      

Micron K-12 Education Outreach Program

Prince William Drop-In Center

Prince William Symphony Orchestra

Project Mend-A-House, Inc.

Rainbow Center (4-H Therapeutic Equestrian Program)

SciencePort, Northern Virginia's Science Center

SERVE, Inc.                                    

Shaken Baby Prevention, Inc.

Silent Thunder Memorial Association      

Single Parent Program

Synergy One FCU             

The Gray Ghost Theatre Company

The Un-Trim A Tree Program

Toys-For-Tots                     

Transitional Housing BARN

All nominees will be honored and the two winners will be announced at the Community Showcase Luncheon. The cost to attend for members is $25 prepaid or $30 at the door or billed, non-members pay $35. Please RSVP by calling Cathy Gilbert-Silva at 703-368-6600, ext. 10, or emailing cgilbertsilva@pwcgmcc.org.

The Community Showcase Luncheon is one of the many Chamber events designed specifically for nonprofit organizations.  Not only do they receive exposure through the Shelley Krasnow Community Service Award presentation, member organizations are also invited to exhibit at the event at no charge.

For more information about the benefits of Chamber membership, visit www.pwcgmcc.org, call Kris Johnson at 703-368-6600, ext. 15, or email kjohnson@pwcgmcc.org.

 

Date Published: 2008-02-13 05:30:00

Section: Local News, Photos: Shelley Krasnow Winners,