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by Tom Boyle [email protected] Geraldine Burdick was honored as 2004 Volunteer of the Year as the highlight of the YWCA Annual Meeting on Monday evening. Burdick received a citation from the office of State Sen. Bob Robbins, along with a plaque from the Titusville YWCA in appreciation for her work in such areas as the St. James Soup Kitchen, the antique show and remodeling of offices. Burdick also will serve on the 2005 YWCA board of directors. �Thank you for letting me help you,� Burdick said in accepting the award. �It�s been a great joy for me.� Along with Burdick, new members who were inducted into the board were Jennifer Guntrum, Eva Dean, Beth Proper and Stacie Niedbala. Outgoing board members are Linda Gregg, president; Bonnie Caldwell, secretary; Patti Jo Young and Emily Correa. New slate of officers are Carole Hall, president; Heather Carson, vice president; Eva Dean, secretary; Pam Wig, treasurer. Kelly Nordin, executive director, thanked the staff for their work throughout the year. �The staff members here are very unique,� she said. �They like what they do. The retention rate is great. I can�t think of time I have asked the staff to do something and they said no.� Nordin also expressed appreciation for the work of Margaret McGar, administrative assistant. �Without her I don�t think our organization could function,� Nordin said. In her executive director�s report, Nordin said current membership was over 200. Nordin said she hoped to have a membership drive sometime this year. During opening remarks, outgoing president Linda Gregg told those at the meeting she attended a historical society meeting two years ago at St. Stephen�s Church. When the meeting was continued at St. Titus Church, the tour was given by Ruth Feldbauer, who had put together a history of the Catholic church in a series of books. Gregg said she realized it was something the YWCA needed to do. Gregg said Feldbauer spent hours and hours on the project, which became Volumes I and II of the History of the YWCA in Titusville. She credited Feldbauer with the work on the scrapbooks, which when completed were dedicated to Gregg. In her remarks, Debbie Edwards, social connections director, said the ultimate goal of the program was to have its participants take a step forward and do things they couldn�t do in the past. �I�m very pleased things are going forward,� Edwards said. �We are reaching out to a need, sharing a vision.� Edwards said the agency is currently interviewing for an assistant director for the program. Jennifer Rodgers, IMPACT director, said the program matches community volunteers in friendship relationships with adults receiving mental health treatment. Rodgers said currently there are 10 participants in the program, but she would like to have from 20 to 25 matches. �The goal (of the program) is to get isolated individuals out into the community,� Rodgers said. A potluck dinner for both mentors and friends is in the works for the spring, Rodgers said. Dawn Proctor, St. James House resident manager, said her goal was to �work myself out of a job. I wish we didn�t have to have places like the St. James House.� Proctor said 29 people attended the St. James House Christmas party, with each person receiving a present. Proctor noted one girl shed a tear during the party saying, �I haven�t gotten anything for Christmas in the last 10 years.� Proctor said, �It made all the work worth it.� Add a comment |
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