2012 Commission on Volunteers Award Winners Announced Judge Valdez to keynote event honoring 10 state volunteer award winners .

2012 Commission on Volunteers Award Winners Announced Judge Valdez to keynote event honoring 10 state volunteer award winners .

SALT LAKE CITY- The Utah Commission on Volunteers have announced the recipients of the 2012 State Volunteer Recognition Awards:

• The Sisters of St. Benedict, Governor’s Lifetime Achievement
• Lennie Don Porter, Lt. Governor’s Civic Volunteer of the Year
• Vivint, Corporate Volunteer Program of the Year
• Draper Parks & Trails, Government Volunteer Program of the Year
• The Happy Factory, Nonprofit Volunteer Program of the Year
• Brianna Toone, AmeriCorps Member of the Year
• Michele Nicks, AmeriCorps VISTA Member of the Year
• Bobbie Maberry, Encore Volunteer of the Year
• Michelle Groncki, Adult Volunteer of the Year
• Steven Darrel Olsen, Youth Volunteer of the Year

The 10 state award winners will be honored April 25 at the 2012 Volunteer Recognition and Awards Banquet. The banquet is the culminating event of the Lieutenant Governor’s Conference on Service and will honor and recognize the achievements of some of the most outstanding volunteers and volunteer programs in Utah.

The Utah Commission on Volunteers is pleased to announce that the 2012 banquet keynote speaker will be Judge Andrew A Valdez, Third District Juvenile Court Judge in Salt Lake City. Judge Valdez will be addressing the importance of volunteerism in Utah as well as in his personal life. Valdez is scheduled to speak at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 25.

 
“The 2012 state volunteer award winners showcase some of the inspiring volunteer work taking place in Utah” said Lt. Governor Greg Bell. “These award winners are a powerful force for good in the community and I am pleased to honor them.”

In addition to the 10 state volunteer award winners, Ann Millner & the Weber State University Community Involvement Center will be honored with the Transforming Communities Recognition for their work in Northern Utah.

Media are encouraged to attend any of the Conference on Service and Volunteer Recognition & Awards Banquet events. For more information, contact Geoffrey Fattah at (801) 386-4755.