 What are the Jefferson Awards?
On the 2nd Wednesday of every month News 4 and Wells Fargo honor one person in the Northern Nevada community for their volunteer efforts. The Jefferson Awards for Public Service honor unsung heroes across the nation. Watch the video for more on the history of this prestigious award.
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Eric Laing, July 2008
Eric Laing is a married man raising three children and still finds time to volunteer for his community. Eric Laing is currently a team leader with Washoe County's community emergency response team. He's travelled across the country to help hurricane victims and he's also been a member of the Guardian Angels since 1997 helping police find criminals and providing people with medical aid when needed. He does it all because he simply likes to help.
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| Jeff Weitzman, August 2008
Jeff Weitzman is the assistant track coach at Bishop Manogue High School and because he overcomes his pain every day to help out our kids, we honor him with the Jefferson Award for community service.
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Janett Massolo, June 2008
News 4 Jefferson Award winner for June, Janett Massolo, volunteers her time helping out at the crisis call center. Not only is she the head trainer but she also helps counsel those who call-in. Callers to the crisis center may be depressed or even suicidal and that is where people like Janett can help.
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| Candy Rooney, May 2008
Candy Rooney is the librarian at Scarselli Elementary School in Gardnerville. She s been there since it opened 20 years ago. She's very involved with her students. She teaches them everything from the importance of reading to lessons about Earth Day and the environment. We caught up Ms. Rooney as she was working with some pre-schoolers.. Putting together presents for Mother s Day.
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Molly Gardner, Feb.2008
Molly Gardner is the February Jefferson Award winner. She is a member of the Great Basin Basket Makers group. Along with making baskets, the group recently made a big donation of clothing and other items to the new women's homeless shelter in Reno...
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| Linda Patterson, March 2008
Linda Patterson volunteers 40 hours a week at the Hosanna Home shelter for homeless women. Patterson worked to remodel the home and get it ready to serve women in the Truckee Meadows community.
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Marilyn Hewitt , Dec. 2007
Marilyn Hewitt collects to toys for the annual holiday party at the Boys and Girls club. The club provides Christmas presents to families who could not otherwise afford them. Hewitt says there's nothing better than seeing the smiles on the children's faces when they open their gifts.
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| Mary Bonno, Nov. 2007
Lori Mooney was on a kidney transplant list for three years waiting for the right donor to come along who could save her life. That donor turned out to be Mary Bonno, a lab technician at the Reno VA hospital. The two women live thousands of miles apart. Lori lives in Connecticut, and Mary lives in Reno...
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Richard Scheuer
He's a proud veteran who is spending much of his time these days helping out his fellow veterans. And tonight we present Richard Scheuer with the Jefferson Award for his commitment to serving the community.
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Bill Horn, April 2007
Bill Horn of Incline Village is the Jefferson Award winner for the month of April for his efforts to help young students learn. Every Friday Horn visits Ms. Humasti's third grade class at Incline Village Elementary School and helps them learn to read. Students say they notice a difference when he's there...
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Dolores "Grandma Dee" McKay
Whether its helping out in the neigbhorhood or the classroom, this month's Jefferson Award winner is always there to lend a hand. Dolores McKay is June's Jefferson Award winner.
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Janice Roberts
She's seen first hand the kind of damage wildfires can cause and now she's doing her part to minimize the fire danger in her community. Janice Roberts is this month's Jefferson Award winner.
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Don Klassic
For some people, retirement means kicking back and playing golf. But one Reno retiree has found another way to stay busy: going on patrol to give the police department a helping hand. Don Klassic is February's Jefferson Award winner.
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| Rod Stahl, January 9, 2008
Over the years Rod has devoted hundreds of hours to the child ID program in Washoe County working to make sure parents have a record of their kids fingerprints and other information in case they ever were to get lost or be abducted. That information can be a big help to law enforcement. Stahl says he enjoys giving parents some peace of mind.
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Courtney Bell, April 2008
UNR student Courtney Bell finds time during his busy campus life to help families living in 4th Street motels. April's Jefferson Award winner has raised money to help dozens of families afford things like groceries and baby formula. Congratulations Courtney.
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Vern Waldrep
January's Jefferson Award winner is known as grandpa Vern at Hunsberger Elementary School in Reno. After retirement, Vern decided to go back to school, to help children.
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