The Friends Program celebrate the contributions of our remarkable volunteers.  We annually marshal a corp of more than 800 volunteers who devote themselves to helping others.  Here are but just a few notable volunteers that have been honored in the past by the organization for their time, talent and compassion. Stay tuned for a celebration event in 2022!

 

James S. Doremus Award

This award is given in honor of longtime Friends Program Executive Director Jim Doremus.  Jim served the Friends Program for 22 years.  In honor of his dedication, the Board of Trustees in 2008 elected to present this annual award in his name.  The James S. Doremus award is given to someone that has provided long-term volunteer service to the Friends Program, valuable contributions or may have worked to serve the organization.

2008 - Douglas Bouchard

2009 - Robyn Cotton

2010 - William Matthews

2011- Sherri Vincent-Crisp

2012 - Charles Willing, Jr.

2013 - The Walton Family

2014 - Robert Larsen

2015 - A. Robert Couch

2016 - Alan Andrian

2017 - Steven Arndt

2018 - Jerry Madden

In selecting the honorees listed below, Friends program staff chose volunteers who are emblematic of what the Friends' four Programs represent. Volunteers are the essence of our organization. Universally they are caring, giving individuals who place great value on helping others in their communities.

Emergency Housing Program

2014 - Steve Gamlin

2015 - Donna Norlund

2016 - The Concord Food Coop

2017 - Marcy Charette

Foster Grandparent Program

2014- Ellie Collins

2015 - Victoria Chaffee

2016 - Linda White

2017 - Belmont Elementary School

Retired Senior Volunteer Program

2014- Caren Bonisteel

2015- Cay Bowman

2016 - Cy & Gordon Sherman

2017 - Ralph Appleby

Youth Mentoring Program

2014 - Sue O'Connor

2015 - Susan Scarello

2016 - Betty Lenehan

2017 - George Smith

All the honorees listed above are well deserving of recognition and represent all of the other volunteers who support the Friends Program.