ECA holds annual achievement luncheon
By From staff reports
Published in News on March 6, 2016 1:45 AM
Wayne County Extension and Community Association held its annual achievement luncheon at the Wayne Center on Feb. 23. The theme for this event was "ECA Eating Local, Eating Healthy" County Club adviser Louise Faison presided, and Ruby Norris gave the invocation.
Kevin Johnson, Wayne County Extension Director, was the guest speaker for this event and shared with participants the importance of eating local and eating healthy.
On behalf of the Wayne County Livestock Development Association, Eddie Pitzer and Curtis Shivar of the Wayne Regional Fair Awarded Caminando Juntos Club, Fine Points, North George, and Town & Country Club for their support during the 2015 fair.
This year ECA presented the 2015 Volunteer Service Award to North George Club, the 2015 Excellence in Education Award to Nahunta Club, and the 2015 Star Leadership award to Town & Country Club.
The Bronze Award was presented to Best Grove Club. The Silver Award was presented to Nahunta and Stoney Creek Club. The Gold Award was presented to North George and Town & Country Club.
Michelle Estrada (ECA Liaison Agent) recognized the clubs with the most attendance to the Area Meetings: 1st place Fine Points Club, 2nd place Nahunta Club and 3rd place was Stoney Creek. She also recognized the clubs with most attendance for County Councils: 1st place was Fine Points, 2nd place North George Club and 3rd place Nahunta Club.
Increasing and maintaining the number of members in the clubs is very important and this year the winner was North George Club.
Each club president was recognized for their leadership and service.
This year 4 members were recognized for strengthening their local clubs by their contributions: Hazel Best from Best Grove; Lois Sasser from Nahunta; Faye Bartlett from Stoney Creek; and Oma Whitaker from Town and Country. From these leaders a County Leader of the Year was selected and the winner was Oma Whitaker.
ECA recognized Myrna Tyndall from Stoney Creek Club with the Life Time Achievement Award.
During 2015 Wayne County ECA devoted 8,855 hours of volunteer service, contributed $16,768 and reached 190,658 people.