By Liz Beavers
lbeavers@newstribune.info
Tribune Managing Editor
NEW CREEK – Shirley Cain was named Volunteer of the Year and Doris Jean Keller CEOS Member of the Year when the Mineral County Community Educational Outreach Services held their annual Achievement Day recently at Sunnyside Church of the Brethren.
Both members of the Busy Bees CEOS Club of Keyser, Cain and Keller were honored for the large amount of volunteer hours each has contributed to the club and to the entire county, and for their dedication to the CEOS program..
While Volunteer of the Year is based on hours of volunteerism, the Member of the Year award is given to someone who is nominated by her own club. Other nominees for 2009 included Jane Rinker from the Old Furnace CEOS Club, and Etta Groves from the Morning Breakers CEOS Club.
In her nomination, Keller was described as “a lady who has held every office in the club ... more than once.”
The Mineral County CEOS organization, which includes 11 individual clubs, also earned the distinction of turning in the largest number of volunteer hours at the state CEOS convention held in Jackson’s Mill near Weston.
The local Achievement Day is an annual event geared toward recognizing the Mineral County CEOS members for their accomplishments over the past year.
The following members were recognized for having racked up a significant amount of volunteer hours:
Town and Country CEOS Club: Francine Shanahan and Betty Rizer.
Limestone CEOS Club: Darlene Richards, Evelyn Johnson-Smith and Martha Spencer.
Morning Breakers CEOS Club: Jerri Freeland, Anna Kirk, Sue Herbaugh, and Etta Grove.
Busy Bees CEOS Club: Laura Ward, Anita Hardesty, Doris Jean Keller, Shirley Cain.
Reeses Mill CEOS Club: Rita Nelson, Ruth Ann Ward, Lil Claire, Judy Kimble, Diana Mielecki, Betty Kimble Heavner, Anna Dixon and Chearyl Rogers.
Clubs honored for their collective hours were: Busy Bees, Cabin Run, Fort Ashby, Morning Breakers, New Creek, Old Furnace, Limestone, Reeses Mill and Town & Country.
Fifty-year members were also recognized..
Shirley Bland, area representative for the Mineral County CEOS, as well as clubs in seven other counties, then inducted officers for the coming year.
The new officers are: Grace Staggs, president; Jean Bradshaw, vice president; Doris Jean Keller, secretary; Anna Kirk, treasurer; Laura Ward, continuing education chairperson; Karen Marshall, family chairperson; Darlene Walker, marketing and membership chairperson; Shirley Bland, devotional leader and health motivator.
Anna Kirk and Sue Herbaugh will chair the 2010 flower show to be held in conjunction with the Mineral County Fair.
The Mineral County CEOS officers and leaders will be undergoing training at their annual “Show How” Day today at Fountain United Brethren in Christ Church.
