1133 East Washington Street (P.O. Box 54), Lewisburg, West Virginia 24901, United States
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The Community Service Award is presented to a person or persons who demonstrate in their lives the attributes of the Shepherd’s Center of Greenbrier Valley’s three tenets: lifelong learning, service to others, and spiritual growth.
This person demonstrates a quest for lifelong learning and sharing knowledge with our community, values and seeks spiritual growth. This person gives his/her time, talents, and resources to the citizens of the Greenbrier Valley. This service is done quietly, consistently, with good judgment, and with a joyful heart, and it enriches the life of our community.
Shepherd’s Center wants to recognize the talents and wisdom of our older adults, the Greenbrier Valley’s greatest natural resource. The Shepherds Center’s Board of Trustees and members of sponsoring congregations will make the nominations and selections.
The annual Community Service Award luncheon is the main funding source for the Shepherd’s Center of Greenbrier Valley ministry. Tickets to the luncheon and ads for the program booklet can be purchased from members of the Board of Trustees.
SCGV COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
2023 CSA Dave & Mary Lou Lumsden - A KISS for LUCK
Dave Lumsden and Mary Lou Lumsden began their lives in the Gold Rush territory of California. They met while attending Sacramento State College, where Dave was commissioned in the Marine Corps. They married, graduated, and headed to flight school in Florida. As Dave fondly puts it, "a kiss for luck and we're on our way." And so began their lives as a career military family. The road led them to the Greenbrier Valley of West Virginia, where they continue living a life of service to family and community.
Directed and Produced by B.J. Gudmundsson
2021 CSA Michael Douglas McCoy - A Faithful Servant
Remembering Mike McCoy who served as the Gwen's Meals Coordinator for the Shepherd's Center of Greenbrier Valley from 2009 to 2021.
B.J. Gudmundsson, Director-Producer West Virginia Filmmaker of the Year 2005
2020 CSA Reverend Rich & Judy Lohmeyer - Whither Thou Goest
Rich & Judy Lohmeyer demonstrate the attributes of the Shepherd's Center of Greenbrier Valley's three tenets: lifelong learning, service to others, and spiritual growth. Since moving to West Virginia in 2010 they have made tremendous contributions to the town of Alderson and the Alderson area. "Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God." Ruth 1:16
Directed and Produced by B.J. Gudmundsson
2019 CSA Linda & Brenda Spencer - Twice as Nice
Twin sisters Linda and Brenda Spencer grew up on a farm in the small rural community of Renick, West Virginia, where their parents instilled in them the value of service. They taught school at White Sulphur Springs Elementary for 33 1/2 years and continue to serve after their retirement. One is rarely seen without the other as they volunteer in church, organizations, and community gardens.
B.J. Gudmundsson, Director-Producer West Virginia Filmmaker of the Year 2005
2018 CSA Frank & Mary Collins - Frank and Mary's Story
Frank and Mary Collins epitomize Shepherd's Center's values —spiritual growth, lifelong learning, and, above all, service to others. Both are pillars of their community and volunteer through their churches and civic organizations to help make White Sulphur Springs a wonderful place to live. Two are better than one because they have a good return for their labor. For if either of them falls, the one will lift up his companion." Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
B.J. Gudmundsson, Director-Producer West Virginia Filmmaker of the Year 2005
2017 CSA Willa & Pat Izzo - How Green is Our Garden
Physical therapists Willa and Pat Izzo moved to Greenbrier County in 1997, and they continue their lifelong commitment to community service here. In addition to founding the Greenbrier Valley chapter of the Master Gardeners, their volunteer work includes The Shepherd's Center, the Family Refuge Center, and the Federal Women's Prison in Alderson, West Virginia. In their "spare time," they can be found at the Irish Pub, which they and their family opened 10 years ago in downtown Lewisburg.
B.J. Gudmundsson, Director-Producer West Virginia Filmmaker of the Year 2005
2016 CSA Cleve & Ann Benedict - Light of My Life
Cleve & Ann Benedict of Lewisburg, West Virginia, are well known for their community involvement and dedication to public service. Cleve Benedict is a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives and served as West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture. Ann is a founding director of Greenbrier Valley Theatre. They have been married for 58 years and have three children.
Directed and Produced by B. J. Gudmundsson
2015 CSA Ann & Larry Davis - Keep on Truckin'
Ann and Larry Davis of Lewisburg, West Virginia, are legendary for their contributions to countless volunteer groups in the Greenbrier Valley. They exemplify the tenets of The Shepherd's Center, which are lifelong learning, community service, caring relationships, and spiritual growth. "Ann and Larry are absolutely tireless in their efforts, bringing action to every program and serving as vibrant role models for all of us." -Ann McClung, President SCGV Board of Trustees
B.J. Gudmundsson, Director-Producer West Virginia Filmmaker of the Year 2005
2014 CSA Tom Bulla I am Tom Bulla
"I am Tom Bulla, who are you?" he would say, looking a new acquaintance in the eye and throwing his arm around their shoulders. Like this, Lawrence Thomas Bulla introduced himself to hundreds of people in dozens of towns.
Directed and Produced by B. J. Gudmundsson
2011 CSA Wood & Shirley McCue - Heart, Mind, and Soul
Wood McCue grew up on the family farm in Maxwelton, West Virginia. While pursuing a degree in physical therapy at the Medical College of Virginia, he met and married Shirey, also a physical therapist. A tireless volunteer at the Lewisburg Elks Lodge and Country Club, Wood McCue led the fundraising and rebuilding campaign following a disastrous fire in 1999.
Directed and Produced by B. J. Gudmundsson
2010 CSA Dr. Vivian F. Crane - Answering THE CALL
"Answering the Call" is Dr. Crane's sentimental journey that traverses her childhood, her teaching career, and her life of volunteer service both in her community and as a disaster relief worker with the American Red Cross.
Directed and Produced by B. J. Gudmundsson
2009 CSA Col. John & Ruth Gwinn - The Long Runway Home
Retired U.S. Air Force Colonel John W. Gwinn was born in 1915 in Lockbridge, West Virginia. He was 14 years old when the stock market crashed in 1929. "They say we are in the worst economic times since the Great Depression", Grin says. I lived through the Great Depression, and I know all about it. Ruth Tolley was born in 1919 near the once-booming coal town of Winding Gulf, in Raleigh County, West Virginia. Her mother dies when Ruth was 12 years old. The W.P.A. built an airfield on her family's farm in Summers County, West Virginia. "I didn't learn to drive", Ruth says. "I learned to fly!" She soloed at age 16.
B.J. Gudmundsson, Director-Producer West Virginia Filmmaker of the Year 2005
2008 CSA GLORIA STREDWICK MARTIN - LISTEN TO THE WOMEN
Gloria Martin was born in 1942 in Anaconda, Montana. Her hometown was filled with immigrants who worked at the copper smelter. "My grandmother came from Croatia in 1901. In my early life, she really influenced me. She taught me to believe that this country was a great place and that it was a place where people could come to make a new life."
Directed and Produced by B. J. Gudmundsson
2007 CSA Liz & Mitch Scott - Love to Share
Liz and Mitch Scott are examples of the kind of people who make a difference in small towns all across America. Born and raised in Greenbrier County, Liz in Lewisburg, and Mitch in Ronceverte, they each spent their early years under the influence of loving families in caring communities.
2006 CSA CHARLES WILLIAM MUNDY - A SENSE OF VALUES
The year is 1927; in the coal fields of western Virginia and southern West Virginia, families scramble to earn their daily bread. In the wake of the Great Depression, the family of five-year-old Charlie Mundy experiences a significant loss - the untimely death of his father. In this time of want and grief, how does a young boy learn to become the man he became? This is the story told in "A Sense of Values."
Directed and Produced by B. J. Gudmundsson
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