Mrs. Kellar & guest at the
CET 2007 Board luncheon.
Barbara Kellar has volunteered with CET since 1967, serving many roles including the Auction Week Co-chair, CET Trustee and as chair of An Affair to Remember, CET's 50th anniversary celebration. She has been recognized nationally by PBS for her commitment to CET, as she personifies the essence of what it means to
be a friend of CET.
Each year CET honors a volunteer, or volunteers, with
the Barbara Kellar Volunteer Award. This distinguished honor is given to volunteers, who have dedicated themselves to helping CET further its mission to educate, enrich and engage the Greater Cincinnati community.
Congratulations to our 2008 Barbara Kellar Volunteer Award recipients!
Alice Sparks
DeeDee and
Gary West
Nancy Wagner
(left) with Beth Perry
Rilla Foster
Alice Sparks, a long-time Northern Kentucky resident, has been an active CET volunteer for many years, even volunteering to be CET's 2008 Action Auction chair. This was Alice's reprise of that role, as she chaired the Auction 27 years ago. Alice has also served on the CET Board of Trustees and she says she will not only continue to schedule items for the Action Auction, but she will also serve as chair in another 27 years! In addition to her work at CET, Alice is active in education reform and state and national politics.
DeeDee and Gary West were CET's 2008 "Live on CET!" chairs and DeeDee is a member of the CET Planned Giving Committee. They have been West Chester residents for 13 years and, in addition to volunteering at CET, they are also active in many other organizations in Greater Cincinnati. Gary serves on the board of the Cincinnati Ballet, Voice of America Museum and Classical Music Hall of Fame. DeeDee is a board member of Speaking of Women's Health and the Cincinnati Symphony.
Nancy Wagner is a resident of Northern Kentucky and has volunteered at CET for 17 years, lending her many talents to the Events office for the Action Auction, to Membership during Pledge campaigns, and even in Engineering! Remarkably, Nancy logged over 500 hours of volunteer work for CET last year alone. Nancy also volunteers for many other organization, including the Cincinnati Symphony and Pops, the May Festival, and the Society for the Preservation of Music Hall. She is currently president of the Cincinnati Symphony Association and past president of the Friends of the Pops.
Rilla Foster resides in Northern Kentucky and is a retired special education teacher. She has volunteered at CET for 33 years, most recently working with the Phone Power volunteers to acquire items for the Action Auction. Her hard work and dedication netted a substantial increase in Auction donations. In addition to her work with CET, Rilla is an active volunteer with Playhouse in the Park, the Aronoff Center, Showboat Majestic, the Know Theatre, WGUC and Wine Fest, and she herself is active in community theatre.
"We are so lucky to have so many helpful volunteers," said CET President & CEO Susan Howarth. "We are grateful for all that Alice, Nancy, Rilla, DeeDee and Gary have done for us. Not only are they hard workers, but they each have a great sense of humor and make working long hours fun."
Meet our 2007 Barbara Kellar Volunteer Award recipients!
Carol Fuchs
Sharon Roehm
Mike Raulston with
Kathy Wade
Jackie Ewing
Carol
Fuchs, of North College Hill, can also be found at CET 40 hours a week or more. This year she led the Action Auction Phone Power committee, organizing the Phone Power books filled with donor information, making phone calls, faxing and mailing donor packets and much more.
Sharon Roehm, of Springfield Township, has worked countless hours helping with pledge, events and daily tasks. No job is ever too big, too small or too dirty for her. She is often at the organization for 40 or more hours a week. Roehm takes a leadership role in coordinating volunteers for all CET departments.
Mike Raulston, of Anderson Township, served with Ewing for the past two years as Action Auction co-chair. He has even made volunteering a family event as he brought his wife and children to CET to help during the Auction. Though he does not plan to co-chair the Auction in 2008, he said he will continue to volunteer for the event.
Jackie Ewing, of East Westwood, served as co-chair to the Action Auction for the past two years. Giving countless hours of her time, she helped make the fundraisers successful events for CET. In addition to her service to CET, she volunteers at many other community organizations.
Meet 2006 Barbara Kellar Volunteer Award recipients Margaret Taske, Marvy Nanovitch and Florence Knoechel.
Margaret Taske
Marvy Nankovitch
Florence Knoechel
Margaret Taske, of Finneytown, has volunteered at CET for 16 years, Marvy Nankovitch, of College Hill, has been a volunteer for 17 years, and Florence Knoechel, of Mt. Washington, has been working with CET for 13 years.
"We greatly appreciate the work these women have done for CET," said Susan Howarth, CET president and CEO. "All of our volunteers have helped CET become a trusted educational resource for Greater Cincinnati, and I am proud of what we have accomplished together."
Director of Membership and Events Sylvia Richard said the volunteers deserve the recognition for their hard work. "The success of our organization is dependent upon the work of our dedicated volunteers," she said.
Meet 2005 Barbara Kellar Volunteer Award recipients Maria Cholak and Suzanne Costandi.
CET hosts several annual events geared toward meeting the needs of our community. One such event is the Angelina Ballerina Tea Party, which showcases the art of ballet and makes dreams come true for hundreds of little girls. Thanks to the hard work of Maria Cholak and Suzanne Costandi, Angelina Ballerina co-chairs, this year’s event was the most successful CET Kids Club event to date!
Maria with her daughters
Suzanne with her granddaughters
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