The Guadalajara Reporter

Community awards committee announces nominees

The Lakeside Community Awards Committee has announced the nominees for recognition for their community oriented work during 2011. This is the first time in several years that the winners in each category will be decided by public vote.

A voting station will be set up at the Lake Chapala Society from Monday, January 23 through Friday, January 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Everyone is eligible to vote but can vote only once in each category.

The awards ceremony is set for Thursday, March 8 at Auditorio de la Ribera del Lago in La Floresta.

The nominations are as follows:

WOMAN OF THE YEAR

Moonyeen King for her dedication to building a vital community center for the disadvantaged neighborhood of Tepehua in Chapala. During the past year, the project has expanded from its feeding program, to the addition of a women’s health clinic, counseling on domestic abuse, an office for helping illiterate parents complete the proper documents for entering their children in school, as well as providing a place for bathing and sporting events for young people.

Lucille Van Stratten for organizing the successful spay and neuter clinic in Chapala last fall. International veterinarians sterilized nearly 150 pets during the three-day event. Van Stratten also works daily and diligently for the Lakeside Spay and Neuter Center.

MAN OF THE YEAR

Father Alfredo Arreola, curate of the Ajijic Catholic parish of San Andres, for his continued devotion to the operation of the churches in the parish, his commitment to the well-being of his parishioners as individuals, his interest in social justice and bringing together the Mexican and foreign parishioners.

Hank Shiver for his dedication to bringing Lakeside schools into the world of science fairs, thus promoting the study of the sciences to local students, teachers and administrators. Working with the CETAC school in Jocotepec, Shiver and the newly formed Lakeside Science Fair Association entered students to the competition by Intel at Monterrey Tec in Guadalajara. CETAC’s project won praise from all of the judges as well as the Jalisco State Board of Education and the Jalisco State Board of Science and Technology.

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