Generous Hearts by Susan Bonnett Bourgeois
Mission Driven Holzhalb, III, this year’s Dick Knight Award winner, is congratulated by friends and wellwishers including,
Father Steve
from left, Kathryn Knight (daughter); Susan B. Bourgeois, president & CEO of the Northshore Community Foundation; Susan Knight Davis (daughter); and Lisa Wilson, chair of the Northshore Community Foundation. 48
Inside Northside
The Dick Knight Award recognizes individuals for their commitment and service to the charitable, nonprofit sector in the four-parish Northshore region. The spirit of the award is to recognize nonprofit staff who have significant tenure in service-based work and have a body of accomplishments that reflect that success. Previous winners include Dianne Baham of STARC, Myrna Jordan of Our Daily Bread Food Bank and Ola Magee of Regina Coeli Child Care Center.
Christ’s Heart, Hands and Feet in Today’s World Father Steve Holzhalb has been described as an entrepreneur in a priest’s clothing. From the day he was appointed rector of Covington’s Christ Episcopal Church in the early 1980s, he has worked to improve the quality of life of his congregation and the Northshore community that surrounds it with the vision and drive of a true entrepreneur and with the humility and dedication of a devoted pastor. It seems the mission of the church he faithfully served—“to be Christ’s heart, hands and feet in today’s world”—was written for him, and his first
photo: STEVE RANDON PHOTOGRAPHY
The Rev. Stephen
This year, the Northshore Community Foundation is proud to name the Reverend L. Stephen Holzhalb III, known to many as Father Steve, as the fourth recipient of the Annual Dick Knight Award for Nonprofit Service to his community. Dick Knight worked harder in his philanthropic missions than most people do at the height of their careers. He moved the needle on philanthropy and community service in our region unlike any other.
His strong personal and professional relationships and stellar reputation in all of South Louisiana were instrumental in the efficacy and strength of philanthropy throughout our communities. We lost Dick more than five years ago, and to ensure Dick’s legacy, the Foundation offers this annual recognition and service award in celebration of the impact his example has inspired in others. With this year’s award, we honor Dick’s legacy by recognizing the lifelong service that Father Steve has given to the citizens and families of the Northshore.
