NRV Leading Lights

Leading Light New River Valley Recipient Contributions

Leading Lights Nominees have and do serve a broad variety of volunteer and ser- vice organizations doing such volunteer work as:  Mentoring children & youth;  Planting and gleaning com- munity gardens;  Stocking and distributing food from local community food pantries;  Serving on volunteer rescue & fire squads;  Caring for & adopting out animals at local animal shelters;  Driving the elderly & disabled to medical appointments or taking hot meals to their homes;  Providing abused wom- en & children with shelter and services;  Teaching our youth to care for our environment;  Providing shelter and ser- vices to single homeless men;  Running clothing banks & thrift stores designed to help families become more self- sufficient;  Teaching & leading our youth about agriculture & farming; The list is long…. .

Janne Mathes, 2018 Montgomery County Community Distinguished Recipient

Distinguished Recipients * 7 Community (1 Lifetime Achievement, 1 each for Floyd, Giles, Pulaski counties, & City of Radford, 2 for Mont. Co.) * 2 College Recipients * 2 High School Recipients

Hunter Cole, 2018 College Distinguished Recipient

Frank Shushok, Sr. Assoc. VP of Student Affairs VT, Event Guest Speaker “ If you serve others, your life will be extraordinary”.