October 2013
Volume 13, Number 8
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FGP award recipients Eleanor Schomburg [front row, left] was honored for her 20 years of service with the program, along with Ruth Graves and Emma Rhodes. They are joined by [back row] FGP field coordinator Melissa Spynda, director Rebecca Maletto-Cornell, Red Cross CEO Patricia Waldinger and FGP field coordinator Shelby Parisse.
Red Cross honors local volunteers who serve as Foster Grandparents
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As the nation commemorated National Grandparent’s Day last month and honored all grandmothers in our midst, it was an appropriate time to also recognize those who lovingly give of their spare time to serve as Foster Grandparents through the Foster Grandparent Program of Southwestern Pennsylvania (FGP), sponsored locally by the American Red Cross.
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The 198 FGP volunteers from Allegheny, Beaver, Butler and Washington counties were recently feted at the program’s annual recognition luncheon held at the Hilton Garden Inn in Southpointe, Washington County. At the luncheon, Eleanor Schomburg, 89, of Beaver County was feted for her 20 years of service with the program. “I’ve gone to all the
events over the years and received my five-, 10- and 15-year awards, but making it to 20 years was really special,” Eleanor comments. “I felt very honored and we had such a nice time. I was given a bouquet of flowers, a beautiful necklace and even a proclamation from the mayor.”
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