We are thrilled to announce that Debby Hudson, Friends of Alaska CASA board member, quilt auction organizer, and former Anchorage CASA volunteer, has been selected to receive a 2011 First Lady’s Volunteer of the Year Award. The award is given to “those who engage in unpaid volunteer activities, show remarkable personal commitment to long-term volunteer service, or have made a substantial impact on their community or the state.”
Debby was nominated by Anchorage CASA staff. In part, the nomination reads:
“During her six years of service as a CASA volunteer Debby was assigned to five cases, representing seven children…Debby also was involved with the CASA program’s nonprofit partner, Friends of Alaska CASA … [she] served on the FAC board as secretary and treasurer for six years…. While a member of the FAC board Debby, an avid quilter, conceived and organized a quilt auction as a fundraising event to benefit CASA. For the past fifteen years she has organized this quilt auction, contributing some 500 volunteer hours to the event annually…Over the years the auction has raised $263,000…but Debby didn’t stop at just organizing the auction; she has personally donated 126 quilts that have raised $13,600.”
Debby and the other five recipients of this year’s awards will be recognized at a luncheon and ceremony on April 20 in Juneau in conjunction with National Volunteer Appreciation Month.
Congratulations, Debby!
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