Hannelore Chambers Named Warwick Citizen of the Year
WARWICK – Hannelore Chambers, the driving force behind a community-wide effort to construct a new playground in Stanley-Deming Park for all ages and abilities, has been named Warwick’s 2019-2020 Citizen of the Year.
Chambers and recipients of Outstanding Community Service Awards – Jack Ellis and the Youth Leadership Team of Chosun Teakwondo Academy – will be honored during a 6-9 p.m. Oct. 23 celebration at the Landmark Inn. Tickets and additional information are available online at warwickvalleyrotary.org or by calling Leo R. Kaytes at 845-629-6497.
Upon being notified of her selection, Chambers said she was “honored and humbled but the award should go to the entire Warwick Playground Dreams Committee members, the hundreds of volunteers who worked on the project and all of the donors who believed in our dream and made it possible."
Chambers received eight separate Citizen of the Year nominations. They praised her for her “passion, drive and commitment to achieving the dream of creating a playground for children and adults of all abilities.”
Michal T. Hodge wrote, “Hannelore led from the front but never took the credit. It was always the team that achieved. The project accomplished a dual purpose. It not only created an ADA accessible playground for our town and beyond, it brought our residents together in a special way as a community, neighbors meeting neighbors all for the good of everyone.”
Warwick Mayor Michael Newhard praised Hannelore Chambers and her team for their three-year effort to create a community-built, handicap-accessible playground in Stanley-Deming Park.
“The combination of community vision, organization and tireless fundraising showed us Hanne’s leadership skills,” wrote Newhard, adding, “I was able to see the project from the idea stage to the final playground and I witnessed the remarkable growth of all the committee members – many leaders were born from this project.”
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“Anyone who was part of “Build Week” came away with some sore muscles, muddy boots and a sense of awe about the community they live in. It’s not only an amazing playground that we built but it gives us a better understanding of what it means to belong. This inspirational work by Hanne and the Warwick Playground Dreams members has given us a priceless gift.”
Mayor Michael J. Newhard
Village of Warwick
Chambers and recipients of Outstanding Community Service Awards – Jack Ellis and the Youth Leadership Team of Chosun Teakwondo Academy – will be honored during a 6-9 p.m. Oct. 23 celebration at the Landmark Inn. Tickets and additional information are available online at warwickvalleyrotary.org or by calling Leo R. Kaytes at 845-629-6497.
Upon being notified of her selection, Chambers said she was “honored and humbled but the award should go to the entire Warwick Playground Dreams Committee members, the hundreds of volunteers who worked on the project and all of the donors who believed in our dream and made it possible."
Chambers received eight separate Citizen of the Year nominations. They praised her for her “passion, drive and commitment to achieving the dream of creating a playground for children and adults of all abilities.”
Michal T. Hodge wrote, “Hannelore led from the front but never took the credit. It was always the team that achieved. The project accomplished a dual purpose. It not only created an ADA accessible playground for our town and beyond, it brought our residents together in a special way as a community, neighbors meeting neighbors all for the good of everyone.”
Warwick Mayor Michael Newhard praised Hannelore Chambers and her team for their three-year effort to create a community-built, handicap-accessible playground in Stanley-Deming Park.
“The combination of community vision, organization and tireless fundraising showed us Hanne’s leadership skills,” wrote Newhard, adding, “I was able to see the project from the idea stage to the final playground and I witnessed the remarkable growth of all the committee members – many leaders were born from this project.”
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“Anyone who was part of “Build Week” came away with some sore muscles, muddy boots and a sense of awe about the community they live in. It’s not only an amazing playground that we built but it gives us a better understanding of what it means to belong. This inspirational work by Hanne and the Warwick Playground Dreams members has given us a priceless gift.”
Mayor Michael J. Newhard
Village of Warwick
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