Put your favorite volunteer in the next Medfield Foundation volunteer awards photo – these stalwart Medfield volunteers were suggested in 2015.

The Medfield Foundation (MFi) annually fetes at its Volunteer Awards those individuals, suggested by fellow residents, whose extraordinary efforts and activities have made a special marked difference in the quality of life in Medfield.

At a reception at 3PM on March 19  at The Center the town will celebrate all the individual nominated this year, and the MFi will name its Volunteer of the Year, Youth Volunteer of the Year, and Lifetime Achievement Award recipients.

The Volunteers Awards are based entirely on nominations submitted by the public, and solely on the information submitted.  Give recognition to your special volunteer by submitting your nomination before January 31 on the form found at www.medfieldfoundation.org.

Brothers Marketplace generously sponsors the MFi Volunteer Awards, and support is also received from The Rockland Trust Charitable Foundation.

MEDFIELD FOUNDATION NOMINATIONS FOR 2017 VOLUNTEER AWARDS ARE OPEN

Do you know someone in Medfield who volunteers countless time and energy to a worthy community cause or initiative?  If so, now is your chance to recognize that person as part of the Medfield Foundation volunteer awards.

Anyone interested in submitting a nomination for one of the 2017 Medfield Foundation volunteer awards can download the form at www.MedfieldFoundation.org.  Completed forms should be e-mailed to “MfiVolunteerAward@gmail.com” no later than January 31, 2017.

The  MFi’s 2017 volunteer recognition reception is scheduled for 3 -5 PM on Sunday, March 19, 2017 at The Center.

Above in the photo are the 2015 nominees:

• Chris McCue Potts was the 2015 Volunteer of the Year for her work with the Medfield Music Association, and also with Zullo Gallery, Medfield Afterschool Program (MAP), Skate Park Committee, Bay Colony Rail Trail Committee, Medfield Cares About Prevention, and the Mfi volunteer awards.
• Binit Shah was the 2015 Youth Volunteer of the Year for his initiation of the Tech Club at the Medfield Memorial Library, and also for Medfield.TV, MFi Youth Leader program, and Great Strides Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
• Jeanne Bastanier Sullivan received a Lifetime Achievement Award for almost three decades volunteering in many roles at the Medfield Food Cupboard, the Church of the Advent, the schools, and the Medfield Animal Shelter.
• Mike and Caroline Stanley received a 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award for six decades of volunteering for Medfield.  Between the two of them, they have served on the Library Board, Planning Board, Historical Commission, Historical Society, Historic District Commission, Master Plan Implementation Committee, Medfield State Hospital Reuse Committee, Medfield State Hospital Preservation Committee, Town Hall Renovation Committee, Conservation Commission, Open Space Planning Committee, Long Range Planning Committee, Committee to Evaluate Senior Tax Work Off Program, and Zoning Board of Appeals.

Eight Medfield volunteers received recognition in 2015.

The Medfield Foundation, Inc. is a volunteer-run private nonprofit, tax deductible 501(c)(3) corporation created in 2001 to raises private monies for public purposes in the Town of Medfield.  The MFi allows donors to designate their donations for particular purposes.  The MFi also allows motivated groups to raise monies for Medfield purposes under the rubric of the Medfield Foundation.  To date, the MFi has raised over $1,800,000.00 for the Town of Medfield and celebrated over one hundred volunteers.

MEDFIELD FOUNDATION VOLUNTEER AWARDS NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN

Nominate that extraordinary volunteer you know who devotes countless time and energy to worthy community causes for the Medfield Foundation Volunteer Awards.

Submit a nomination for one of the 2017 Medfield Foundation volunteer awards by downloading the form at www.MedfieldFoundation.org.  Completed forms should be submitted no later than January 31, 2017.

The  MFi’s 2017 volunteer recognition reception is scheduled for 3 -5 PM on Sunday, March 19, and the public is invited.

In 2013, these individuals were nominated:

Youth Volunteer of the Year:
•    Greg Lyons for his tutoring work at the Medfield High School math lab
•    Emily Monac for her therapeutic horseback riding work at BiNA Farm
•    Katrina Simon for her work with the Massachusetts Alzheimer’s Association

Volunteer of the Year:
•    Rick Abecunas for his work with the Lowell Mason Foundation
•    Michelle Doucette for her work with the American Legion Auxiliary
•    Beth Eby for her work with the Medfield Food Cupboard
•    Cynthia Greene for her work with the Medfield Energy Committee
•    Rick McKinney for his work as scoutmaster of Troop 89 and Cub Scout Pack 200

Lifetime Achievement Award:
•    Albert Manganello, Jr. for his work with veterans
•    Ann Thompson for her work in town government

The Medfield Foundation, Inc. is a volunteer-run private nonprofit, tax deductible 501(c)(3) corporation created in 2001 to raises private monies for public purposes in the Town of Medfield.  The MFi allows donors to designate their donations for particular purposes.  The MFi also allows motivated groups to raise monies for Medfield purposes under the rubric of the Medfield Foundation.  To date, the MFi has raised over $1,800,000.00 for the Town of Medfield and celebrated over one hundred volunteers.

EXTRAORDINARY VOLUNTEERS RECOGNIZED

The Medfield Foundation (MFi) annually celebrates 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 on March 19  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 2017.  Nominations must be received by January 31.

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

Brothers Marketplace is generously sponsoring the 2017 Volunteer Awards, with additional support from The Rockland Trust Charitable Foundation.

Then take some time to nominate that special volunteer you always admired for the Medfield Foundation volunteer of the year awards – get the nomination form at www.MedfieldFoundation.org. Nominations are due by January 31.

These were the people nominated by their fellow Medfield residents in 2013.

This year the Volunteer Awards are sponsored by Brothers Marketplace

Take some time to nominate that special volunteer you always admired for the Medfield Foundation volunteer of the year awards – get the nomination form at www.MedfieldFoundation.org.  Nominations are due by January 31.

These were the people nominated by their fellow Medfield residents in 2014.

That year Andres Nevins was the Youth Volunteer of the Year, John Thompson the Volunteer of the Year, and Barbara Gips accepted her father, Andy Thompson’s Lifetime Achievement Award.

This year the Volunteer Awards are sponsored by Brothers Marketplace