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PRESS RELEASE
Media Contact:
Nikyah Pfeiffer
Marketing Assistant
951.697.4700
For Immediate Release
LAKE ELSINORE
STORM PRESENT UNITED WAY OF THE
INLAND VALLEYS’ GREAT
NEIGHBORS AWARDS
August 1, 2003
(Riverside, California) The San
Diego Padres in conjunction
with the Lake Elsinore Storm presented
the United Way of the Inland Valleys
2ND Annual Great Neighbor Awards
during the pre-game show at the
Lake Elsinore Diamond.
Riverside
City Councilman Ameal Moore and
Diane Sessions, Executive
Director of the Economic Development
Corporation of Southwest Riverside
County and United Way of the Inland
Valleys’ Campaign Co-Chairs
along with Tracy Beskid from the
Lake Elsinore Storm presented the
awards.
Local residents enthusiastically
nominated United Way of the Inland
Valleys Great Neighbor Award recipients
for their commitment to making
our neighborhoods better places
to live. This year’s Great
Neighbor Award recipients were
Denise Harris, Arnie and Carmen
McCulloch, Lenora Hunter, Jackie
McNulty, Paul Parsons, and Herb
and Suzette Chauers.
Denise
Harris, a resident of Moreno Valley,
is always willing to help
out in the neighborhood.
Denise
watches the children, helps elderly
neighbors, and makes new
neighbors feel welcome. Roberta
Derilo nominated Denise through
an ad in Inland Empire Family Magazine.
Arnie and Carmen McCulloch,
residents of Murrieta, represent
the kind
of neighbors everyone wants. These
great neighbors seem to be helping
others every weekend. Alan
and Chris McAllister nominated
Arnie and Carmen for the Great
Neighbor Award.
Lenora Hunter, a resident of Moreno
Valley, has earned the title “Grandma
of the Neighborhood.” She
helps with the children, counsels
the youth, and comforts the elderly. Lenora
is well respected, looked up to,
and sincerely loved by her neighbors. Charles
Hopkins nominated Lenora.
Jackie
McNulty, a resident of Riverside,
spreads acts of kindness in so
many ways. She drives the
elderly to the market and doctors
appointments, lends a hand to all
neighbors, and takes care of the
children in the neighborhood. Carrie
Carlile nominated Jackie for the
Great Neighbor Award.
Paul Parsons,
a resident of Lake Elsinore, is
not only a Great Neighbor
to his neighbors; he is a Great
Neighbor to the community. Each
week, Paul drives from Lake Elsinore
to Riverside to the day old bakery
to buy bread and goodies. He
generously delivers the food to
shut-in’s in Murrieta, Winchester,
and Hemet. Wes Brooks nominated
Paul for the Great Neighbor Award.
Herb
and Suzette Chauers, residents
of Riverside, are truly ‘great
neighbors.’ They opened their
home to a neighbor who’s
home was flooded, watch the neighborhood
children, and help out whenever
they are needed. Fonda McGlensy
nominated Herb and Suzette for
the Great Neighbor Award.
Event
sponsors: San Diego
Pardes in conjunction with the
Lake Elsinore Storm (presenting
sponsor), Inland Empire Family
Magazine (media sponsor), Back
By Demand in Riverside, Callaway
Vineyard & Winery in Temecula
Wine Country, Glen Ivy Hot Springs
Spa in Corona, Harrah’s Rincon
Casino & Resort in Valley Center,
PGA of Southern California Golf
Club at Oak Valley, and Temeku
Hills Golf Club in Temecula (gift
basket sponsors). Special
thanks to Inland Empire Family
Magazine advertisers, Castle Park
in Riverside, Fiesta Village Family
Fun Park in Colton, Mulligan Family
Fun Center in Temecula, and Allure
Image Enhancement, Inc. in Upland,
for their generous gift basket
donations.
The Great Neighbor
Awards were designed to recognize
people
who
work to better their neighborhood
making it a safe, happy and healthy
place to live. Neighbors
in the United Way of the Inland
Valleys service area were able
to nominate their neighbors to
show appreciation and recognize
them for being a Great Neighbor.
United
Way of the Inland Valleys has been
serving Western Riverside
County through programs and services
provided by local community agencies
and organizations since 1931.
For
more information about United
Way of the Inland Valleys, please
visit
our website at WWW.UWIV.ORG or
call 951.697.4700.
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