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"Red Carpet" gala honors 15 with 2019 Developmental Disabilities Hall of Fame and Erin Ritchey Memorial Awards
The Montgomery County Board of Developmental Disabilities Services (MCBDDS) celebrated the accomplishments and contributions of 15 outstanding people Friday, April 26 at its annual Awards Luncheon at The Mandalay Banquet Center. Five outstanding individuals were inducted into the Developmental Disabilities Hall of Fame, including:
- Jenilynn Johnson - Advocacy Award
- Brenda Martin - Arts Award
- Dorothy Evans - Employment Award
- Jarrod Lovett - Employment Award
- Shari Cooper - Personal Accomplishment Award
MCBDDS, in conjunction with Ken and Nancy Ritchey, also recognized 10 winners in seven categories with 2019 Erin Ritchey Memorial Awards. Honorees included:
- Kevin Davis - Achievement Award
- Speedway Store #5089, Trotwood - Business Award
- Carolyn Hayes - Carl Day Volunteer Service Award
- Ushers & Greeters of Omega Baptist Church - Carl Day Volunteer Service Award
- Randy Riffle - Challenge Award, recognizing individuals and groups that provide direct services to individuals and adults with developmental disabilities
- Lauren Fritz - Community Award
- Sinclair Community College Radiology, Technology and Health Sciences Program - Community Award
- Anna Schultz - Erin's Award, recognizing family members and guardians of people with developmental disabilities
- Linda Cudd - Spirit Award, recognizing an administrator, manager or supervisor
- Nancy Banks - Spirit Award, recognizing an administrator, manager or supervisor
Congratulations to these winners on their outstanding accomplishments, and many thanks to The Brighter Tomorrow Foundation, which helped underwrite part of the cost of this year's "Red Carpet" event.
MCBDDS also wishes to recognize and thank Nancy Wilson of K99.1 FM for serving as the event's Master of Ceremonies, as well as the Spire Arts Vocational Art Program, which created the beautiful custom decorations for the event. Thanks, too, to Theze Dealz, a Thrifty Boutique, and Spire Arts for coordinating the models who participated in the program.
For more information and to see the event program, visit: https://www.mcbdds.org/720/2019-Award-Recipients.