COURT HOUSE – The winner of the 2015 Frank Unkle Outstanding Service Award will be honored at the 7th Annual Cape May County Community Disabilities Awareness Day event which is being held Nov. 14 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Avalon Community Center located at 30th Street and Boardwalk, Avalon.
The Cape May County Department of Aging and Disability Services is now accepting nominations for the 2015 Frank Unkle Outstanding Service Award. This award has been named for Frank Unkle, who tirelessly served people with disabilities in our county as Executive Director of The Arc of Cape May for 27 years. The purpose of this award is to acknowledge individuals, organizations and/or businesses for their various contributions to improving the quality of life for individuals with disabilities living in Cape May County. We are looking to recognize those who go above and beyond, on any scale, for individuals with disabilities.
To nominate a worthy candidate, you may request a Nomination Form from Krista Fitzsimons (609-886-2784; kfitzsimons@co.cape-may.nj.us Completed forms may be mailed to Krista Fitzsimons, Cape May County Department of Aging and Disability Services, 4005 Route 9 South, Rio Grande, NJ 08242 or emailed to kfitzsimons@co.cape-may.nj.us. Deadline for submission is Oct. 25, 2015.
Previous winners of the Outstanding Service Recognition Award have been the Upper Township Challenger Sports Program, founded by Daryl and Jen DiTroia; Carolyn Richards, founder of the HLLA South Jersey Support Group for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Adults, which meets at Cape Regional Medical Center; Jean Kammer, founder of the S.W.I.M., Inc. Program in Wildwood Crest; Joseph Giannattasio, Coordinator for the Middle Township Clean Communities Program; and The Blind Center of the Jersey Cape. These previous winners and all County employees are not eligible to be nominated.
