American Red Cross
Mercer County Chapter
Volunteer Recognition Dinner
& Annual Meeting Minutes
April 17, 2008
Celina Eagles
6:00 pm
The Annual Volunteer Recognition Dinner for the Mercer County American Red Cross was held on Thursday, April 17the at 6 pm at the Celina Eagles. Welcoming the volunteers and recipient of awards was, Jerry Siefirng, board member followed by the Invocation by Deacon Virgil Lochtefeld. Following the Dinner, Mike Robbins, Chair of the Board, welcomed attendees and opened the Annual Meeting. Mike shared that this marks the end of his term serving as the Chapter’s Board Chair. Mike then reviewed some highlights from her tenure as Board Chair.
Linda Schoenherr, Secretary, of the Board, explained the purpose of the event and validated the meeting. .
The Nomination Committee proposed the following people to serve as officers on the Board of Directors:
Mark Cubberely, Chair
Jerry Siefring, Vice Chair
Chuck Sanning, Treasurer
Linda Schoenherr, Secretary
The Nomination Committee proposed the following people to serve a three-year term on the Board of Directors:
Ed Homan
Greg Homan
Jeff Ponstler
Certificates of Appreciation were presented to the following outgoing Board Members:
Virgil Lochtefeld
Mike Robbins
Bob Hoelscher
Jim Zehringer, House of Representatives spoke about the Red Cross, the organizations mission, and the importance of dedicated volunteers. John Bruns & Bob Nuding, Mercer County Commissioners were also in attendance & thanked the volunteers as well.
Deb Hemmelgarn, Interim Executive Director acknowledged the generosity and compassion our local volunteers have for the Red Cross “In our busy lives, nothing is more valuable than time. It follows that volunteers—people who chose to give their time to make this a better community—are very valuable indeed!” All volunteers were recognized as well as the office staff/volunteers Judy Nietfeld, Billie Engle, & Gary Dietz.
Jim Zehringer and Deb Hemmelgarn, Interim Executive Director of the mercer County Chapter presented Hometown Hero Awards to
Jodi Weigel & Cindy James ~ they performed and revived a woman who had suffered from cardiac arrest.
Ryan Jones & Dave Elking~ they rescued a woman from her burning home.
High Volume Blood Donors
David Ebbing 15 gallons
Timothy Berkenstock 16 gallons
Ruth Wendel 16 gallons
Jay Hogenkamp 16 gallons
Joseph Garver 17 gallons
Norbert Kramer 17 gallons
Juanita Matthews 17 gallons
David Lange 17 gallons
Marjorie Stachler 17 gallons
David Heller 17 gallons
Urban Berning 18 gallons
Barbara Weber 18 gallons
Walter Fleck 19 gallons
Hilda Rosenbeck 19 gallons
Roger Kremer 20 gallons
Raymond Eggeman 20 gallons
Jeanette Liette 23 gallons
The 2008 VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARD went to Lela Siebert
THANK YOU to the sponsors! They were Celina Eagles, Werling & Sons, Cooper Farms, Beckman & Gast, & Floral Reflections