People who have gone “beyond normal expectations and sacrificed their personal lives to be servants of many” will be honored Saturday at the East Cleburne Community Center’s annual D. L. Barrett Awards Banquet at the civic center.
Dr. Tony Torres will receive a humanitarian award for opening the free HOPE Medical and Dental Clinic in Cleburne in January 2007. With a staff of volunteers and help from other organizations, the clinic treats hundreds of uninsured and underinsured patients. Torres holds Master of Divinity and doctor of medicine degrees and pastors Cleburne’s Seventh-day Adventist Church. He has served as a medical missionary and pastored churches in New York, Kentucky, Tennessee and Texas.
Cleburne Bible Church will also receive a humanitarian award for its service to the community, most notably through its “Service Sunday” program. This fall the church initiated Service Sunday, where church members painted houses, cleaned yards, hauled off debris and performed other acts of service.
Twenty-eight households benefited from the program, headed by Gene Schubert. One family’s children were going to be taken from their home by the Child Protective Service because of the unsafe condition of the family’s kitchen. CBC completely remodeled the kitchen, enabling the family to stay together.
Because of his many years of service to Johnson County and the implementation of his “Don’t Be A Bully” program, which is used across the nation, Sheriff Bob Alford will receive the Community Service Award.
Two Youth Achievement Awards will be presented to members of Johnson County’s 4-H program: Amanda Rollins and Keegan McCrady. Rollins earned the Gold Star, which is the highest 4-H honor, the Danforth Leadership Award, was chosen as the United Way 4-H spokesperson, stayed on the A honor roll for three years, is listed in Who’s Who Among American High School Students, has won numerous top 4-H project awards, and serves in many community service organizations. She has been a 4-H member for eight years and is a junior at Grandview High School.
McCrady earned the Danforth Leadership Award, received the Outstanding Junior Boy Award in 2004, has placed first in numerous 4-H projects, has served in several officer capacities in his 4-H club and the general 4-H council, is a 4-H ambassador, and volunteers in many community service organizations. He has been a 4-H member for nine years and is homeschooled in Burleson by his parents.
Mark Jones will receive the Youth Service Award. On the heels of Hurricane Katrina, Mark’s family moved to Cleburne and soon became involved with ECCC. Jones, an eighth-grader at Smith Middle School, is always willing to help whenever asked and is active in sports.
Those who have volunteered at ECCC will also be recognized during the banquet. The evening will include a meal, keynote speaker and presentation of awards.
The banquet begins at 7 p.m. and is also a major fundraiser for the center.
Tickets can be purchased at the door or at the center’s office, located in the basement of the old Santa Fe school building. For information, call 817-556-3716 or visit www.eccc1.org.
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