EXTRAORDINARY VOLUNTEERS RECOGNIZED

The Medfield Foundation (MFi) annually fetes at its Volunteer Awards those individuals whose extraordinary efforts and activities have made a special marked difference in the quality of life in Medfield. At a reception at 3:00 PM on March 22 the town will celebrate all the nominated individuals, and the MFi names its Volunteer of the Year, Youth Volunteer of the Year, and Lifetime Achievement Award recipient for 2015.

The Volunteers Awards are based entirely on nominations submitted by the public, and solely on the information submitted. Give recognition to your special volunteer on the form at www.medfieldfoundation.org.

Nominations for 2015 are due by January 31, but early submissions are always on the top of the pile. See the website for all the past nominees who have been recognized, for a remarkably diverse range of activities.

The Medfield Foundation Volunteer Awards are being sponsored for the fourth consecutive year by the Rockland Trust Charitable Foundation.

The 2014 MFi Volunteer Awards recognized and celebrated the work of the following special individuals –

Youth Volunteer of the Year

Andrea Nevins for initiating the Miss Amazing Massachusetts event, and for volunteering with the Medfield High School Student Council, Project 351 Alumni Leadership Council, Boston Cares Teen Advisory Council, Best Buddies, Special Olympics, and as a Adaptive skiing volunteer instructor.

Dina Roche for running food drives to benefit the Medfield Food Cupboard at the Montrose School for the past five years.

Siddharth Arun for starting and running the Chess Club at the Library, and also for volunteering at Norwood Hospital, and teaching chess in other places.

Wesley, Corey, & Aaron Dron for being great and caring neighbors to a couple needing assistance.

Volunteer of the Year

John Thompson for his work with the Medfield State Hospital Mediation Committee, and also for the State Hospital Environmental Review Committee, Medfield Archeology Advisory Committee, Medfield Conservation Commission, Friends of the Dwight Derby House, Vine Lake Preservation Trust, and Port of Galilee Advisory Committee Narragansett RI Town Council.

Sonja Johanson for her work with the Victory Garden at the Wheelock School, and also the Wheelock School Site Council, the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, and the Massachusetts Master Gardener Association.

Kim Price for her work with the Medfield Coalition for Public Education, and also for the Medfield Kids PMC, and Dale St. School CSA.

Lifetime Achievement

Andy Thompson for his work with Little League, Soccer, Lacrosse, Ice Hockey, Boy Scouts, Medfield Park & Recreation Commission, operating the football scoreboard for 47 years, Medfield Physical Fitness Association for 48 years, The Center, the American Legion, and MPRC activities at Medfield Day.