RECENT WINNERS
Sr. Edna Lonergan – St. Ann Center for Intergenerational Care
https://stanncenter.org | Milwaukee, WI
As a nurse, occupational and massage therapist and gerontologist, Sister Edna Lonergan is a leading advocate promoting the benefits of intergenerational programs. Through her vision and guidance, St. Ann Center became the first dementia-specific daycare in Milwaukee and one of the first fully integrated intergenerational daycares in the United States—serving children, the frail elderly and adults with disabilities and their caregivers in one homelike setting.
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Melaney Smith – Books For Keeps
booksforkeeps.org | Athens, GA
In 2009, Melaney Smith heard about a little girl who was not looking forward to summer. The reason? This second-grader loved to read, but had no books at home. Melaney asked around and learned that there were many children in the same situation. In asking the question, “Why doesn’t somebody do something about this?” she realized, “I am somebody. I can do something.”
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Andrea Rudnik – Team Brownsville
teambrownsville.org | Brownsville, TX
Team Brownsville was founded in July 2018, by a small group of like minded educator volunteers. Since that time, our membership and our mission has expanded with the help of volunteers and donors from around the globe.
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