Five Awards Presented at Annual Dinner of the Board of Directors
Hamilton Center, Inc. is pleased to announce the recipients of this year's Hamilton Awards. The awards were presented on October 25, 2005 at the Annual Meeting of the Board of Directors at Hulman Center, Terre Haute, IN. Officers of the Board presented the awards. Dr. Frederick Frese, a trained psychiatrist and a diagnosed schizophrenic, gave the keynote address to an audience of close to 500 people.
Hamilton Awards, which are selected by the Executive Committee of Hamilton Center’s Board of Directors, are presented annually. Winners have significantly contributed to the cause of mental health and/or the care of people with mental illnesses, addiction problems, or developmental disabilities. Hamilton Awards have been presented annually since 1981 and are named in honor of Katherine Hamilton, a woman who was devoted to the cause of mental health and improving the care of those in need.
Community Award winners:
This year there were two Hamilton “Community” Award winners. The first winner was Freebird’s Solution Center, which opened their doors to people of the Wabash Valley in December of 2004 for people who might not have anywhere else to go if this organization did not exist. They provide a safe place for people to transition to drug-free and alcohol-free living. The center treats residents with dignity and respect, and was established with an all volunteer staff. They were represented at the ceremony by Teri Evans.
The second Hamilton “Community” Award was presented to the New Life Wesleyan Church of Mecca, Indiana. This organization proves their dedication to their community through such things as a food pantry and clothes closet for people who are in immediate need. They are also working on having a church bus outfitted to provide a portable clothes closet that will go where the need is. These are just a few of the many community efforts displayed by this recipient. They were represented by Pastor Chet Todd.
This was an unexpected blessing...hopefully this reaffirms that we are on the right track, following God's plan for our church.
Here are a few photos...
