The Peoria Park District (PPD) Volunteer Department is pleased to announce that twenty-two of its most generous volunteers will receive the Presidential Volunteer Service Award.

The President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation, formed in 2003 by former President George W. Bush, recognizes volunteers around the nation. Those volunteers who give the most of their time, usually a minimum of 100 hours in a calendar year, are presented with this prestigious award. The PPD will be presenting awards to the following individuals and gThe Peoria Park District (PPD) Volunteer Department is pleased to announce that twenty-two of its most generous volunteers will receive the Presidential Volunteer Service Award.

The President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation, formed in 2003 by former President George W. Bush, recognizes volunteers around the nation. Those volunteers who give the most of their time, usually a minimum of 100 hours in a calendar year, are presented with this prestigious award. The PPD will be presenting awards to the following individuals and groups:

Individuals (over 100 hours):

Cheri Ruskusky, Chris Trompeter, Shirley Gray, Richard Hinds, Marilyn Hogue, Bruce Culler, Michael Stringer, Darrel Hedman, Brendan Kennard, Jasmine Turner, Margaret Steenrod, DeShonna Williams, Susan Culler, Mike Snyder, Tara Ripka, Dee Baer, Nicholas Humes, Jillian Wahlfeld, Christian Brown, William Cunningham, Aimee Brown, Kendall Fromm, Phyllis Baylor, Holli Cook, Marjorie Crane, Judy Dawson, Ethel Flanagan, Ed Hardman, Carol Kemmerer, Nena Parn, Mary Rogers, Ben Hillman, Dolly Albers, Jackie Payne, Dick Albers, Caitlynn O’Brien, Jacob Lewis, Tanner Thiessen, Carley Seed, Diane Hanelt, Andrea Blackburn, Rebecca Maloney, Ashton Williamson, Susan Dobyns, Kevin Helenthal, Scott Harlan, Phyllis France

Groups (over 250 hours):

Children’s Home Residential, ELITE, Peoria Park District Golf, Vagabond Tours

The announcement of these honorees comes at a particularly fitting time, during National Volunteer Week (April 21-27). Sponsored by Points of Light Institute and HandsOn Network—the nation’s largest volunteer organizing network—National Volunteer Week was established in 1974 by former President Richard Nixon and has grown exponentially each subsequent year, with literally thousands of volunteer projects and special events scheduled throughout the week.For further information on the accomplishments and efforts of PPD volunteers, please contact Brittney Richardson, Volunteer Coordinator, at brichardson@peoriaparks.org or (309) 681-2822.