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| 2015 Awards for Excellence inwards Community Service winners alongside Kit Sawers as well as Stewart Thomas (photo Steve Foxall) |
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Here are a few nuggets gleaned from their speeches:
Arts Leadership – Giselle “Gigi” Antoni
“It is actually deeply humbling to have this award, but I’m merely a world facial expression upward of an terra firma forces whose helping the immature people imagine, practise as well as form the future.”
Business – Richard Eiseman, Jr.
“Philanthropy as well as trace of piece of occupation organisation become mitt inwards hand. Investing inwards Dallas has a groovy impact.”
Creative Arts – Bill Booziotis
“Since nosotros don’t bring mountains or the ocean, fine art is the substitute.”
Education – Margaret “Marnie” Wildenthal
“If you lot tin spare an hr a week, volunteer alongside DISD, as well as you lot tin assistance i educatee succeed.”
Humanities – The Reverend physician Ronald E. Jones
“From my mom, ‘Work hard. Work smart.’ Also, hold back at life every bit service. The greatest honour is to endure counted worthy inwards service.”
Philanthropy – Gerald Ford
“I’ve focused my giving inwards ii areas: 1. Institutions impactful to me. 2. Organizations as well as individuals inwards need. The existent unintended practise goodness is that I bring the pleasance of giving, as well as thence for all of you, recollect charitably.”
Sports Leadership – Tim Brown – NEW accolade this year
“I’ve had many firsts inwards the NFL including the root to have this award, as well as I’ll alive upward to it.”
Volunteer Community Leadership – Vikki J. Martin as well as the Ferguson Road Initiative
“An African proverb: If you lot desire to become fast, become alone. If you lot desire to become far, become together.”
Jubilee History Makers – Matrice Ellis-Kirk as well as Ron Kirk
“We are non to pursue riches but service.”
Other honorees included Robert W. Haley, M.D., Cynthia Salzman Mondell as well as Allen Mondell.
Other honorees included Robert W. Haley, M.D., Cynthia Salzman Mondell as well as Allen Mondell.
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